Reading the Wainwright Prize: Rising Ground

In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – this time with Rising Ground: A Search for the Spirit of Place by Philip Marsden. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Rising Ground

Reading the Wainwright Prize: H is for Hawk

In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – next up is Helen Macdonald’s H is for Hawk. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: H is for Hawk

Reading the Wainwright Prize: Meadowland

In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – next we have Meadowland by John Lewis-Stempel. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Meadowland

Reading the Wainwright Prize: Claxton

In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – starting with Mark Cocker’s Claxton: Field Notes from a Small Planet. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Claxton

Reading the Wainwright Prize: Running Free

In the run up to the announcement of this year’s Wainwright Prize winner, we’re sharing extracts from each of the shortlisted books – here’s the last of our extracts Running Free: A Runner’s Journey Back to Nature, by Richard Askwith. Continue reading Reading the Wainwright Prize: Running Free