Best Review Yet?
I’ve been writing books for 14 years and these books have received their share of reviews over that time. The award for the worst ever…
Tag: book review
Between the Covers
Water readers, make sure to watch Between the Covers with Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall and Sara Cox on BBC2 at 7pm tonight, Monday 27th March. You might…
The 75 Best Books of 2021
The Secret World of Weather has made The Telegraph’s ‘The 75 Best Books of 2021‘. You might also enjoy: How to Find Your Way Using…
Article in Today’s Daily Express (UK)
I’ve written an article about The Secret World of Weather in today’s Daily Express. There is currently no online version, but if they publish one…
David Hockney Reads about Reading Water
My thanks to Charlie Gladstone for sending an interesting email about a beautiful book, with an intriguing couple of paragraphs. The book in question is…
The First Review is In!
The first review of The Secret World of Weather is in and it’s a fun one. It’s in the Times today. “Gooley marshals a riveting…
Clues in the Classics
Welcome to a new guest column – Clues in the Classics – where Siobhan Machin explores classic works, always on the search for buried outdoor…
India Loves…
Thanks you India Knight for one of the best ever mini-reviews of the The Walker’s Guide to Outdoor Clues & Signs. From yesterday’s The Sunday…
How to Read Water
Clues & Patterns from Puddles to the Sea A New York Times Bestseller. A Sunday Times “Must Read” book. A must-have book for walkers, sailors,…
Summer Walking Book Reviews
I recently wrote a review of three walking-themed books for the Wall Street Journal. The books covered were: The Salt Path by Raynor Winn O…
New Book Review
The Nature Instinct (the U.S. Edition of ‘Wild Signs and Star Paths‘) has a new review. “Everywhere he looks he discerns evidence of direction, animal…
The Big Issue Book Review
Lovely review just out in The Big Issue: “What’s wonderful about this book is not just that it is full of helpful instructions for decoding…
Wall Street Journal Review
The Wall Street Journal has reviewed How to Read Water. “If you like water, as I do, you will learn a lot.” Angus Phillips The…
Times Review – A Big Splash
A new review of How To Read Water is in the Times today. The full review is on this page (behind a paywall). Here are…
Wall Street Journal Book Review
The Wall Street Journal has recently reviewed The Natural Navigator book. Here is a taster: “…as the title of his deeply poetic book—”The Natural Navigator”—suggests,…
Hay Festival Reviews
Thanks to everyone who came to my talk at the Hay Festival and to the Festival for inviting me. The Telegraph, who sponsor Hay Festival,…
Tree Lichens and Royalty
————————- In these four pictures we are looking at the same beech tree. See if you can work out which way you are looking in…
Book Review & Competition
The Natural Explorer has just been reviewed in Countryfile Magazine. Five stars: “Gooley returns with a highly readable and engaging work devoted to the temporarily…
Ordnance Survey
A great review of The Natural Explorer came out on Friday, which capped a pretty good week. “The Natural Explorer takes us on a multi-sensory,…
The Pocket Guide is Out!
The Natural Navigator Pocket Guide is out now! Who is this book for? How does it differ from the original book? How big is it?…