Themes we've explored

In between seasons on The Queen's Reading Room, we pick a theme to explore in greater detail.

Nature Writing

An interlude to reflect on how blessed we are to have so many fantastic writers on nature in the UK and internationally and introduce a selection of some of the most compelling books on this topic.

ben-goldsmith-on-grief-and-beavers

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Ben Goldsmith
On Grief and Beavers
ben-goldsmith-on-rediscovering-our-love-of-nature

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Ben Goldsmith
On Rediscovering Our Love of Nature
ben-goldsmith-on-iris-stone-circle

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Ben Goldsmith
On Iris’ Stone Circle
cal-flyn-on-islands-of-abandonment

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Cal Flyn
On Islands of Abandonment
cal-flyn-on-the-swona-cows

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Cal Flyn
On the Swona Cows
eoghan-daltun-on-the-rewilding-process

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Eoghan Daltun
On the Rewilding Process
eoghan-daltun-on-writing-an-irish-atlantic-rainforest

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Eoghan Daltun
On Writing An Irish Atlantic Rainforest
peter-wohlleben-on-natures-society

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Peter Wohlleben
On Nature’s Society
helen-macdonald-on-h-is-for-hawk

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Helen Macdonald
On H is for Hawk
helen-macdonald-on-hunting-with-mabel

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Helen Macdonald
On Hunting with Mabel
suzanne-simard-on-mother-trees

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Suzanne Simard
On Mother Trees
suzanne-simard-on-the-future-of-our-forests

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Suzanne Simard
On the Future of Our Forests
olivia-colman-reads-beatrix-potters-the-tale-of-peter-rabbit

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Olivia Colman
Reads The Tale of Peter Rabbit
isabella-tree-on-the-knepp-experiment

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Isabella Tree
On the Knepp Experiment
isabella-tree-on-natures-return-at-knepp

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Isabella Tree
On Nature’s Return at Knepp
isabella-tree-on-the-dangers-of-nostalgia

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Isabella Tree
On the Dangers of Nostalgia
raynor-winn-on-inhabiting-nature

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Raynor Winn
On Inhabiting Nature
raynor-winn-on-writing-the-salt-path

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Raynor Winn
On Writing The Salt Path

Online Exclusives

ben-goldsmith-on-restoring-wetlands

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Ben Goldsmith
On Restoring Wetlands
ben-goldsmith-on-wild-farming

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Ben Goldsmith
On Wild Farming
cal-flyn-on-the-chernobyl-exclusion-zone

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Cal Flyn
On the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone
cal-flyn-on-the-lessons-we-learn-from-nature

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Cal Flyn
On the Lessons We Learn from Nature
peter-wohlleben-on-trusting-natures-process

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Peter Wohlleben
On Trusting Nature’s Process
helen-macdonald-on-us-and-nature

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Helen Macdonald
On Us and Nature