Books

Running Feet, Sharp Noses: personal reflections of our place among the animals

This anthology of contributions from a diverse selection of writers who contemplate their own position in the animal world deserves repeated reading

Dogs, and our relationship with them, are a popular topic in this essay collection

While many of us have been animal lovers for our entire lives, our relationship with them has recently come into sharp focus. The climate emergency is pushing stories of extinction, elimination and habitat destruction into our immediate worries. Spotting a starling at a bird feeder or a healthy fox by your bins takes on new resonance as we consider our own place within the animal kingdom.

This new essay collection explores the various roles of ...