Tuesday, 6 July 2021

The 2021 Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing

 Each year when the long list for this award is released I like to have a look to see which I've read already.
It's the only book prize that has books that interest me
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Just one read so far - The Wild Silence by Raynor Winn. I borrowed English Pastoral from the library in December but didn't read it for some reason. I've read other books by Neil Ansell and Melissa Harrison but not those mentioned above.Most are in stock in the library and The Circling Sky will be ready for me to collect later this month. I may well get around to reading some of the others sometime.

 
And  HERE  are my other posts about the Book Prize list in previous years 
 
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  1. Tasker Dunham6 July 2021 at 08:38

    I wasn't aware of the Wainwright prize. That pile of books would definitely keep me occupied.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk6 July 2021 at 09:01

      Some of the other Book Prizes have books that are far too highbrow for me!
      These are more my type of reading

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  2. thelma6 July 2021 at 08:58

    Interesting, thank you for listing them. Nature writing is of course the 'in thing' at the moment, especially with enforced stay at home.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk6 July 2021 at 09:12

      A couple of the books listed are about nature during the pandemic so it's certainly given some authors a chance to write.

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  3. Bovey Belle6 July 2021 at 10:15

    What a beautiful pile of fascinating books. The Screaming Sky appeals to me as that is what we have here, with the Swifts coming up from the town (where they nest) to feed over our hill. I just LOVE to hear them - they remind me of childhood when Swifts nested at our Community Centre, a couple of hundred yards down the road, and would feed over the wild valley at the back of our home.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk6 July 2021 at 13:07

      I'd like to read about 5 out of the 13 - the library have most

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  4. Angela6 July 2021 at 10:30

    I enjoyed H is for Hawk, so Vesper Flights interests me...

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    1. Sue in Suffolk6 July 2021 at 13:09

      I tried H is for Hawk ages ago but didn't get through it - can't remember why

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  5. Ellen D.6 July 2021 at 14:57

    That is a genre I have never read - I am usually a mystery reader - so I may have to give them a try. I will have to see if my library carries them.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk7 July 2021 at 11:41

      I'm mainly crime fiction too but have to have a change now and again

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  6. Dog Lover6 July 2021 at 21:11

    Hi Sue, not been on here for a long time as IPad been broken since last December! Just here to say hello. Brummie Sue.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk7 July 2021 at 11:39

      Hello hello! I probably owe you a letter with my new address!

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  7. Joanne Noragon7 July 2021 at 01:04

    I'm a Helen McDonald fan, and a Raynor Winn aficionado. Any time her name comes up, I do a google check. Moth is with us and Raynor is planning a third book.

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    1. Sue in Suffolk7 July 2021 at 11:40

      Oh thank you for looking them up, I'll look out for the 3rd book

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  8. Jane7 July 2021 at 22:19

    I really enjoyed English Pastoral. If only all farmers were as prepared to change.

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