2019 Longlist
The Easternmost House by Juliet Blaxland
Juliet Blaxland lives on a crumbling cliff top on the east coast of Suffolk. The Easternmost House will soon crumble into the sea. This book describes a year living on the edge: a meditation on nature, on coastal erosion, on impermanence and on the changing seasons.
Ghost Trees by Bob Gilbert
Ghost Trees tells the secrets and stories of the urban wildscape, of glorious nature resilient and resurgent on our very doorsteps.
How to Catch a Mole by Marc Hamer
A life-affirming book about the British countryside, the cycle of nature, solitude and contentment, through the prism of a brilliant new nature writer’s experience working as a traditional mole-catcher, and why he gave it up.
Landfill by Tim Dee
Landfill is a nature book for our times. Without nostalgia or eulogy, it kicks beneath the littered surface of things to discover stranger truths.
Lanny by Max Porter
Chimerical, audacious, strange and wonderful – a song to difference and imagination, to friendship, youth and love, Lanny is ‘dazzlingly good’ Robert Macfarlane.
Our Place by Mark Cocker
Our Place is a radical examination of Britain’s relationship with the land, by one of our greatest nature writers.
Out of the Woods by Luke Turner
Dazzling, devastating and highly original, this memoir is about the irresistible yet double-edged potency of the forest, and the possibility of learning to find peace in the grey areas of life.
The Stopping Places by Damian Le Bas
In a bid to better understand his heritage, Damian sets out on a journey to discover the stopping places – the old encampment sites known only to Travellers.
Thinking on My Feet by Kate Humble
Thinking on My Feet tells the story of Kate’s walking year – shining a light on the benefits of this simple activity.
Time Song by Julia Blackburn
Told through stories and songs, Time Song is a spellbinding journey in search of this lost land, by one of Britain’s most original writers.
Underland by Robert Macfarlane
In Underland, Robert Macfarlane takes a dazzling journey into the concealed geographies of the ground beneath our feet – the hidden regions beneath the visible surfaces of the world.
Wild Woman Swimming by Lynne Roper
West Country paramedic Lynne Roper began swimming outdoors after recovering from breast cancer. For the next five years, until her death, Lynne kept a journal of her adventures in over sixty places across Dartmoor and the Devon coasts. This is a book for walkers, nature lovers and wild swimmers alike.
Wilding by Isabella Tree
Part gripping memoir, part fascinating account of the ecology of our countryside, Wilding is, above all, an inspiring story of hope.