My Quiet Life in Suffolk

 Well,  I didn't get the shingles vaccination in the week , the nurse took my blood pressure as she said it hadn't been done for a w...

 The Longlist for the Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing was released on Friday. It's the only book prize I like to look at and most ye...

Each July I always look to see what's in the Wainwright Prize Long List for Nature writing. Some years I've already read one or two ...

 The Wainwright Prize for Nature Writing is the only book prize I have a look at when they release the long list. This is it for 2022 Other...

 This small book  contains all you ever want to know about Swifts unless you are even more obsessed than the author.   It's been shortli...

 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 pr...

The long list for this prize has been announced. It's the only book prize that gets me interested. This is the UK nature writing long li...

Once again I have read a book that's been shortlisted for The Wainwright Book Prize. This prize is for UK nature and travel writing and ...

There are lots of Book Awards out there............. The Man Booker, The Pulitzer, The Baileys Womens prize, The Costa, The Wellcome and a l...