Birds

The new Birds of Nottinghamshire

The new Birds of Nottinghamshire has been a long-term project for the county bird club, Nottinghamshire Birdwatchers. It has taken over 8 years from the first planning meeting for the new avifauna at The Nelson public house in Winthorpe to the publication of the book by Liverpool University Press in 2019. The Birds of Nottinghamshire … Continue reading

Literature, Poetry

Border Blurs – In Conversation with Greg Thomas

Greg Thomas' Border Blurs, a recent addition to the Liverpool English Texts and Studies series, considers the relationship between English and Scottish poets and the international concrete poetry movement of the 1950s-1970s. We discussed this new publication with the author. Could you tell us a bit about Border Blurs and what drew you to focus your research … Continue reading

Heritage and Landscape

A History of England in 100 Places: a selection by Philip Wilkinson

A History of England in 100 Places: Irreplaceable is a unique history of England chosen and told by the people who live there. This Historic England book makes a great gift, and is currently 50% off in our winter sale. To celebrate this, author Philip Wilkinson has selected one place from each of the ten sections … Continue reading