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The Lie of the Land wins Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing

Posted on 11/09/25

Many congratulations to Guy Shrubsole whose book The Lie of the Land has been awarded the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.

Nightshade Mother nominated for Sky Arts Award

Posted on 03/09/25

Many congratulations to Gwyneth Lewis whose memoir Nightshade Mother has been nominated for the Sky Arts Literature Award 2025.

Amy Liptrot writes Foreword for new edition of Beside the Ocean of Time

Posted on 14/08/25

A new edition of George Mackay Brown’s book Beside the Ocean of Time is published today by John Murray Classics with a Foreword by Amy Liptrot.

Julian Hoffman in today’s Guardian

Posted on 06/08/25

A lovely piece by Julian Hoffman writing in today’s Guardian about the Prespa lakes region of Greece.

Merlin Hanbury-Tenison at Royal Geographical Society event

Posted on 05/08/25

Catch Merlin Hanbury-Tenison speaking about his book Our Oaken Bones at the Royal Geographical Society on 9th September.

The Lie of the Land shortlisted for Wainwright Prize

Posted on 05/08/25

Many congratulations to Guy Shrubsole whose book The Lie of the Land has been shortlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing.

Our Oaken Bones shortlisted for Wainwright Prize

Posted on 05/08/25

Many congratulations to Merlin Hanbury-Tenison whose book Our Oaken Bones has been shortlisted for the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing.

Guy Shrubsole to speak at Wild Summit UK

Posted on 23/07/25

Catch Guy Shrubsole speaking as part of a fantastic line-up at Wild Summit UK in Bristol on 11th September.

A Book of Noises selected by Nature as one of their Summer Reads

Posted on 18/07/25

A lovely review of Caspar Henderson’s A Book of Noises, selected by Nature magazine as one of their Summer Reads for 2025.

Nightshade Mother wins Wales Book of the Year 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Award

Posted on 18/07/25

Many congratulations to Gwyneth Lewis whose memoir, Nightshade Mother has won the Wales Book of the Year 2025 Creative Non-Fiction Award.

Canongate acquires new book by Amy Liptrot

Posted on 08/07/25

Announced today in The Bookseller: Canongate will publish Amy Liptrot’s new book, The Tangles in May 2026. Returning to Orkney – to the place Amy wrote about so vividly in The Outrun – The Tangles is a book about the joys and challenges of moving to a small island with …

Our Oaken Bones reviewed in TLS

Posted on 04/07/25

A lovely review for Merlin Hanbury-Tenison’s Our Oaken Bones in the latest edition of the TLS: ‘A visceral longing for this lost woodland permeates Hanbury-Tenison’s generous-hearted book.’