I wasn't sure what @tweedpipe.bsky.social would make of #LandBeneaththeWaves, so I was made up when he gave such generous feedback. I particularly liked his comments "This one's different" and "It will endure long after more emollient books have been pulped." Thanks Charles!

#naturewriting #booksky

My review of Living in Wonder by @Roddreher
and The Spirituality Gap by @abi-millar.bsky.social
in @TheTLS
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From the-tls.co.uk

You'll learn lots of amazing swift science too, and while reading this I have certainly been looking up into the spring skies with an extra dose of awe and respect. 3/4

And beautiful illustrations by @JonathanMPomroy and tactile, high-quality and pleasingly tactile production by @LittleToller. Highly recommended 4/4

This year I chose two Books of the Year.

Paul Donald's @Alauda123 Traffication
and
Charles Foster's @tweedpipe Cry of the Wild

Very different books except for being equally superb. More info and full reviews https://markavery.info/2023/11/26/this-blogs-books-of-the-year-2023/

I just finished "The Screaming Sky". An amazing book. It's about swifts, and about the author's obsession with them (and @tweedpipe IS obsessed!). More than that it is a deep dive into the perfection & miracle of any and every species, each an equal product of evolution 1/4..

"The name real ale says it all. It is real stuff for real people, drunk in real places for real reasons" http://t.co/jzD9I9XqQy @tweedpipe

‘Real ale is like many rare & sensitive animals. It is driven out by noise & smoke & bright lights. It thinks that pubs are places in which to drink, talk, laugh, sing & play darts, rather than places for standing sullenly, fighting, & catching herpes from teenagers.’ @tweedpipe

"Have you ever wondered why the lager producers market their stuff as best drunk ice-cold? Cold anaesthetises your taste buds!" - @tweedpipe

Good morning. Very mild isn't it? It is here. A week from Christmas Eve. Long nights. Time to settle down with a good book?

My joint books of 2023 were Traffication by @Alauda123 and Cry of the Wild by @tweedpipe Reviews of many other 'nature' books of 2023 here

Shortlisted authors who are also on Twitter include: @StephenMoss_TV @KeggieC @GarryBagnell @TZBirder @tweedpipe @Alauda123 @DrRJWarren @ChrisGPackham @alicksimmons @elvirawerkman @LulahEllender @drkierachapman @forallthebirds1...

This week’s #InspirationAleQuote comes from the great Charles Foster (@tweedpipe). Sadly, this sentiment is as true today as it was in 2011. https://t.co/soMAZLsklX

"The name real ale says it all. It is real stuff for real people, drunk in real places for real reasons" http://t.co/jzD9I9XqQy @tweedpipe