Ever since I began reading the Seasons Anthology from Elliott & Thompson, I have been increasingly finding myself paying more attention to the genre of non-fiction called “place” writing. Focused on the interactions of people (either the writer or others) with a particular location in conveying the Zeitgeist of the place to the reader, place writing incorporates a wide range of elements from history to psychology – and of most interest to me, nature.
For his Sunday book review this week, Mark Avery takes up Mark Cocker’s new “Our Place; Can We Save Britain’s Wildlife Before It Is Too Late?” Given that he begins his review with “This is the best book on the state of nature since George Monbiot’s “Feral” and deserves to be read just as widely”
Given what Mark has previously written about Monbiot’s “Feral,” I think its safe to assume he recommends Cocker’s new book quite highly. You can read more of what Mark thought about “Our Place” in his blog.