James Macdonald Lockhart
@jmlockhart.bsky.social
Author of Wild Air & Raptor.
Literary Agent: James Lockhart Agency: jameslockhartagency.com
Literary Agent: James Lockhart Agency: jameslockhartagency.com
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An evening of wonder chatting with @drmjwarren.bsky.social last night about his beautifully-written book THE CUCKOO'S LEA, at The Bookery in Crediton - discussing crows & owls, placenames & Anglo-Saxon Charters!
Buy Michael's book here or from your local indy -
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cuckoos-l...
Buy Michael's book here or from your local indy -
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cuckoos-l...
November 14, 2025 at 11:06 AM
An evening of wonder chatting with @drmjwarren.bsky.social last night about his beautifully-written book THE CUCKOO'S LEA, at The Bookery in Crediton - discussing crows & owls, placenames & Anglo-Saxon Charters!
Buy Michael's book here or from your local indy -
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cuckoos-l...
Buy Michael's book here or from your local indy -
www.bloomsbury.com/uk/cuckoos-l...
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Prickles, thorns and spines - what's the difference? I tirelessly investigate for this week's Country Life.
📷 Alamy, Bridgewater images
📷 Alamy, Bridgewater images
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Prickles, thorns and spines - what's the difference? I tirelessly investigate for this week's Country Life.
📷 Alamy, Bridgewater images
📷 Alamy, Bridgewater images
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Delighted to be speaking about LIFELINES at the University of Glasgow on Nov 25th at 4pm for the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The event at the university's bookshop is free to attend and open to the public but registration is required via the link.
events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
November 4, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Delighted to be speaking about LIFELINES at the University of Glasgow on Nov 25th at 4pm for the School of Modern Languages and Cultures. The event at the university's bookshop is free to attend and open to the public but registration is required via the link.
events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
events.bookitbee.com/university-o...
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My book THE LOST RAINFORESTS OF BRITAIN was published 3 years ago. Since then, it's sold nearly 100,000 copies.
More importantly, it's been so wonderful to see the momentum behind the movement to restore Britain's temperate rainforests gather pace - with many more victories yet to come, I hope.
More importantly, it's been so wonderful to see the momentum behind the movement to restore Britain's temperate rainforests gather pace - with many more victories yet to come, I hope.
October 31, 2025 at 4:29 PM
My book THE LOST RAINFORESTS OF BRITAIN was published 3 years ago. Since then, it's sold nearly 100,000 copies.
More importantly, it's been so wonderful to see the momentum behind the movement to restore Britain's temperate rainforests gather pace - with many more victories yet to come, I hope.
More importantly, it's been so wonderful to see the momentum behind the movement to restore Britain's temperate rainforests gather pace - with many more victories yet to come, I hope.
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Deeply grateful to @orionmagazine.bsky.social for giving @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and myself the opportunity to have a conversation about borders, belonging, writing, rivers, grief and resistance, as well as our shared love for the more-than-human world.
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
Heart’s Home - Orion Magazine
A conversation about borders, belonging, and keeping the Kushners out
orionmagazine.org
October 28, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Deeply grateful to @orionmagazine.bsky.social for giving @alexismarieadams.bsky.social and myself the opportunity to have a conversation about borders, belonging, writing, rivers, grief and resistance, as well as our shared love for the more-than-human world.
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
orionmagazine.org/article/hear...
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So, the book has a cover, thanks to the kindness of Colin Davidson. Out in January 26 with some events in Ireland the end of February, start of March. Will be available in the US slightly later. Thanks to you all for encouragement along the way.
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July 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
So, the book has a cover, thanks to the kindness of Colin Davidson. Out in January 26 with some events in Ireland the end of February, start of March. Will be available in the US slightly later. Thanks to you all for encouragement along the way.
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
global.oup.com/academic/pro...
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People of Devon, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and I are in conversation about birds, landscape and belonging @thebookery.bsky.social, 13th November. Lots of Devon places are in the book, and crows, lots of crows! Join us! Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre... #authorevent #naturewriting
October 22, 2025 at 9:34 AM
People of Devon, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social and I are in conversation about birds, landscape and belonging @thebookery.bsky.social, 13th November. Lots of Devon places are in the book, and crows, lots of crows! Join us! Tickets: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/cre... #authorevent #naturewriting
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Delighted to share the North American cover for LIFELINES. With huge thanks to Nicole Caputo for the beautiful design and for placing Edward Lear's 1837 lithograph of a Dalmatian pelican at its heart. Published by Godine on April 14th, it's available to pre-order now!
bookshop.org/p/books/life...
bookshop.org/p/books/life...
October 15, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Delighted to share the North American cover for LIFELINES. With huge thanks to Nicole Caputo for the beautiful design and for placing Edward Lear's 1837 lithograph of a Dalmatian pelican at its heart. Published by Godine on April 14th, it's available to pre-order now!
bookshop.org/p/books/life...
bookshop.org/p/books/life...
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We are so excited to be publishing @steverutt.bsky.social's new book #TheWaterlands, an evocative journey through British waterscapes revealing everything a single raindrop can show us on its journey from source to sea. 💧
Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
E&T signs book on water
Elliott & Thompson aquires The Waterlands by Stephen Rutt, an evocative journey through British waterscapes 'revealing everything a single raindrop can show us on its journey from source to sea'
www.bookbrunch.co.uk
October 14, 2025 at 1:08 PM
We are so excited to be publishing @steverutt.bsky.social's new book #TheWaterlands, an evocative journey through British waterscapes revealing everything a single raindrop can show us on its journey from source to sea. 💧
Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
Read more @bookbrunch.bsky.social:
www.bookbrunch.co.uk/page/article...
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‘For several minutes I stood and stared as they looped, settled, flew again, feeling like I was in a dream.’
An unexpected encounter: As Jill Hopper walks by the River Wandle, electric blue shoots across the water www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/jill...
An unexpected encounter: As Jill Hopper walks by the River Wandle, electric blue shoots across the water www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/jill...
October 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM
‘For several minutes I stood and stared as they looped, settled, flew again, feeling like I was in a dream.’
An unexpected encounter: As Jill Hopper walks by the River Wandle, electric blue shoots across the water www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/jill...
An unexpected encounter: As Jill Hopper walks by the River Wandle, electric blue shoots across the water www.caughtbytheriver.net/2025/10/jill...
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This year's Rick Allen Memorial Talk is being given by AC member @annamfleming.bsky.social.
Anna will be discussing her book Time on Rock and her experience of mountaineering with Bolivia's Cholita climbers.
Held on 21 October at Birmingham University, the talk is free to attend & open to all.
Anna will be discussing her book Time on Rock and her experience of mountaineering with Bolivia's Cholita climbers.
Held on 21 October at Birmingham University, the talk is free to attend & open to all.
October 5, 2025 at 10:04 AM
This year's Rick Allen Memorial Talk is being given by AC member @annamfleming.bsky.social.
Anna will be discussing her book Time on Rock and her experience of mountaineering with Bolivia's Cholita climbers.
Held on 21 October at Birmingham University, the talk is free to attend & open to all.
Anna will be discussing her book Time on Rock and her experience of mountaineering with Bolivia's Cholita climbers.
Held on 21 October at Birmingham University, the talk is free to attend & open to all.
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Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
September 25, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Very excited to share that I'm writing a new book, THE GHOSTS OF CHALK COUNTRY - about the loss of England's chalk downland: a tale of flowers, fascism & freedom.
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
To be published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social in April 2027:
www.thebookseller.com/rights/willi...
Website: ghostsofchalkcountry.org
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@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social has acquired The Ghosts of Chalk Country, a 'journey into the chalk downs' by Sunday Times-bestselling author Guy Shrubsole. Publication is scheduled for April 2027 👇 #BookSky
William Collins lands Guy Shrubsole's new book The Ghosts of Chalk Country
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September 25, 2025 at 8:42 AM
@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social has acquired The Ghosts of Chalk Country, a 'journey into the chalk downs' by Sunday Times-bestselling author Guy Shrubsole. Publication is scheduled for April 2027 👇 #BookSky
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So excited to be returning to the fabulous @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social to join a wonderful line-up of writers. I'll be in conversation about my new book, LIFELINES, with the brilliant author and biodiversity campaigner Kate Rawles on Nov 22nd.
tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/schedule/689...
tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/schedule/689...
September 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
So excited to be returning to the fabulous @kendalmountainfest.bsky.social to join a wonderful line-up of writers. I'll be in conversation about my new book, LIFELINES, with the brilliant author and biodiversity campaigner Kate Rawles on Nov 22nd.
tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/schedule/689...
tickets.kendalmountainfestival.com/schedule/689...
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We're delighted to announce that we'll be publishing 'predominant nature writer' Jim Crumley's latest book, Symphonic: Harmony in Nature and Why It Matters ✨
Read more here:
saraband.net/2025/09/17/s...
#Booksky
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Read more here:
saraband.net/2025/09/17/s...
#Booksky
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September 17, 2025 at 10:35 AM
We're delighted to announce that we'll be publishing 'predominant nature writer' Jim Crumley's latest book, Symphonic: Harmony in Nature and Why It Matters ✨
Read more here:
saraband.net/2025/09/17/s...
#Booksky
📚💙
Read more here:
saraband.net/2025/09/17/s...
#Booksky
📚💙
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Such a joy and honour to interview the brilliant Dr Lee Durrell for the Corfu Literary Festival. Celebrating the centenary of Gerald Durrell's birth, she generously shared stories of their remarkable life together and her ongoing efforts to protect endangered species throughout the world.
September 15, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Such a joy and honour to interview the brilliant Dr Lee Durrell for the Corfu Literary Festival. Celebrating the centenary of Gerald Durrell's birth, she generously shared stories of their remarkable life together and her ongoing efforts to protect endangered species throughout the world.
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Good to speak at today’s @wildsummituk.bsky.social on why this government needs a vision for the countryside that isn’t about soulless attacks on newts. We need a new Nature Bill that takes inspiration from Attlee’s postwar govt: making national parks wilder & creating a right of responsible access
September 11, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Good to speak at today’s @wildsummituk.bsky.social on why this government needs a vision for the countryside that isn’t about soulless attacks on newts. We need a new Nature Bill that takes inspiration from Attlee’s postwar govt: making national parks wilder & creating a right of responsible access
Many congratulations to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing @wainwrightprize.bsky.social last night for his brilliant & important book The Lie of the Land, published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
September 11, 2025 at 8:21 AM
Many congratulations to @guyshrubsole.bsky.social on winning the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing @wainwrightprize.bsky.social last night for his brilliant & important book The Lie of the Land, published by @wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social
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Absolutely delighted that my book THE LIE OF THE LAND has won the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing!
This week, one of the book’s recommendations, a ban on moorland burning, became a reality. Next, we need a Nature Bill for England…
bsky.app/profile/wain...
This week, one of the book’s recommendations, a ban on moorland burning, became a reality. Next, we need a Nature Bill for England…
bsky.app/profile/wain...
The WINNER of the 2025 Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing...
The Lie of the Land, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social)
#WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect
The Lie of the Land, @guyshrubsole.bsky.social (@wmcollinsbooks.bsky.social)
#WainwrightPrize #StoriesThatConnect
September 10, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Absolutely delighted that my book THE LIE OF THE LAND has won the Wainwright Prize for Conservation Writing!
This week, one of the book’s recommendations, a ban on moorland burning, became a reality. Next, we need a Nature Bill for England…
bsky.app/profile/wain...
This week, one of the book’s recommendations, a ban on moorland burning, became a reality. Next, we need a Nature Bill for England…
bsky.app/profile/wain...
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🎇📚 SHORTLISTED! 📚🎇
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
September 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
🎇📚 SHORTLISTED! 📚🎇
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
We are absolutely delighted that Gwyneth Lewis's bold and honest memoir 'Nightshade Mother' has been shortlisted for the Sky Arts Literature award!
Make sure to tune in to the ceremony on 16 September!
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
Many congratulations to Gwyneth Lewis whose memoir, Nightshade Mother has been nominated for the 2025 Sky Arts Literature Award:
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
Nominees announced for 2025 Sky Arts Awards
Nominees are announced today for this year’s Sky Arts Awards, returning to London’s Roundhouse on 16 September.Launched last year as an evolution of the South Bank Sky Arts Awards, The Sky Arts Awards...
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September 3, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Many congratulations to Gwyneth Lewis whose memoir, Nightshade Mother has been nominated for the 2025 Sky Arts Literature Award:
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
www.skygroup.sky/en-gb/articl...
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Such a pleasure recording this podcast for Sense of Place about Lifelines, home and the more-than-human world!
www.senseofplacepod.com/podcast/epis...
www.senseofplacepod.com/podcast/epis...
September 1, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Such a pleasure recording this podcast for Sense of Place about Lifelines, home and the more-than-human world!
www.senseofplacepod.com/podcast/epis...
www.senseofplacepod.com/podcast/epis...
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Online this Tuesday evening. Delving into the exciting & urgent question of how we can include the lives & experiences of nonhumans in writing w/ fellow author Emma Geen, hosted by @walklistencreate.org! Tickets here:
walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...
walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...
Words to Light the Dark: Writing the worlds of other animals
How do we bridge the experiential gap between that of humans and other animals with writing that feels intelligible to us, while reaching for the differences in how other animals sense, think, and act...
walklistencreate.org
August 31, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Online this Tuesday evening. Delving into the exciting & urgent question of how we can include the lives & experiences of nonhumans in writing w/ fellow author Emma Geen, hosted by @walklistencreate.org! Tickets here:
walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...
walklistencreate.org/walkingevent...
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Books that intelligently poke at our complex relationship with wild nature, should be compulsory reading - this is one of them.
@chantallyons.bsky.social immerses herself in the world of wild boar and those people with an opinion on their growing presence.
www.waterstones.com/book/groundb...
@chantallyons.bsky.social immerses herself in the world of wild boar and those people with an opinion on their growing presence.
www.waterstones.com/book/groundb...
August 23, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Books that intelligently poke at our complex relationship with wild nature, should be compulsory reading - this is one of them.
@chantallyons.bsky.social immerses herself in the world of wild boar and those people with an opinion on their growing presence.
www.waterstones.com/book/groundb...
@chantallyons.bsky.social immerses herself in the world of wild boar and those people with an opinion on their growing presence.
www.waterstones.com/book/groundb...
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Os invitamos a la presentación en Barcelona de "La melodía del mundo" de @casparhenderson.bsky.social, en conversación con Claudia Casanova @lallum35.bsky.social, directora editorial de Ático de los Libros, en @documentabcn.bsky.social ✨
⏲️ Miércoles 10 de septiembre - 19:00h
📌 Librería Documenta
⏲️ Miércoles 10 de septiembre - 19:00h
📌 Librería Documenta
August 29, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Os invitamos a la presentación en Barcelona de "La melodía del mundo" de @casparhenderson.bsky.social, en conversación con Claudia Casanova @lallum35.bsky.social, directora editorial de Ático de los Libros, en @documentabcn.bsky.social ✨
⏲️ Miércoles 10 de septiembre - 19:00h
📌 Librería Documenta
⏲️ Miércoles 10 de septiembre - 19:00h
📌 Librería Documenta