James Canton

There's been a lot more interest in plants and trees in the UK recently thanks to David Attenborough's The Green Planet series, so this week we speak with nature writer James Canton about his recent book The Oak Papers which tells the story of an 800 year old oak tree, and our relationship with oak throughout the ages. He and Robin chat about great nature writing, notable underwear stores in Ealing and nature in literature from Homer to Chatwin to Macdonald and beyond. Support the podcast on Patreon to hear extended episodes each week. Go to patreon.com/bookshambles

An episode of the Book Shambles podcast, hosted by The Cosmic Shambles Network, titled "James Canton" was published on January 27, 2022 and runs 42 minutes.

January 27, 2022 ·42m · Book Shambles

Summary

There's been a lot more interest in plants and trees in the UK recently thanks to David Attenborough's The Green Planet series, so this week we speak with nature writer James Canton about his recent book The Oak Papers which tells the story of an 800 year old oak tree, and our relationship with oak throughout the ages. He and Robin chat about great nature writing, notable underwear stores in Ealing and nature in literature from Homer to Chatwin to Macdonald and beyond. Support the podcast on Patreon to hear extended episodes each week. Go to patreon.com/bookshambles

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