Interest rates are at the front of everyone’s mind at the moment, so The Price of Time is a timely … More
Category: Non-fiction
Book review: Hothouse Earth by Bill McGuire
Hothouse Earth, written by geologist and activist Bill McGuire, is a great summary for the general reader of the key … More
Book review: In a Strange Room by Damon Galgut
In a Strange Room was originally published as three travel memoirs in the Paris Review but was published as a … More
Book review: Regenesis by George Monbiot
Having read George Monbiot’s journalism, I knew Regenesis would be a brilliantly argued and carefully researched read on the challenges … More
Book review: Mermaid Singing by Charmian Clift
This is the first of two books Charmian Clift wrote about her life in Greece with her husband, George Johnston, … More
Book review: The Adventures of Miss Barbara Pym by Paula Byrne
First Morrissey, now Barbara Pym. They say you should never meet your heroes, perhaps you don’t want to know their … More
Book review: Wayfinding by Michael Bond
As someone with quite a poor sense of direction I was intrigued to read Wayfinding. Written by science journalist Michael … More
Discovering great non-fiction — hear the podcast, read the book
I have a tendency to be over-ambitious when it comes to non-fiction. I’ll pick up a tome on a subject … More
Book review: We Are Bellingcat by Eliot Higgins
We Are Bellingcat is a fascinating account of the history of investigative news site Bellingcat and how they pioneered using … More
Book review: Queens of the Conquest by Alison Weir and The White Ship by Charles Spencer
I thought it would be interesting to review these two histories together. They both cover the period of the Norman … More