APRIL READING

A gentle, observant portrait of the season as it unfolds. In Spring, Michael Morpurgo moves through fields, hedgerows and gardens with the attentiveness of someone who has spent a lifetime watching the land. Part of his much-loved seasonal quartet, by a writer whose work has shaped generations.

A raw, salt-edged account of life along the north-east coast. In Seascraper, Benjamin Myers traces a year spent gathering from the shoreline, moving with the tides, the weather and the quiet routines of coastal life.

Part memoir, part nature writing, it’s as much about attention and self-reliance as it is about the sea itself. Spare, grounded, and closely observed.

From the makers of the cult zine, Weird Walk expands into a richly layered guide to walking as something more than pastime. Part field companion, part folkloric record, it traces old paths, seasonal rituals and half-forgotten stories that sit just beneath the surface of the landscape.

A sharp, tender novel about what we hold on to, and what we’re forced to let go. Following a young woman navigating family, money and expectation, it looks closely at the small decisions that shape a life.

A practical, well-judged guide to arranging flowers with a natural, seasonal eye In The Flower School, Joseph Massie focuses on the essentials, from structure and proportion to colour and movement, and builds up to looser, more expressive arrangements. As colour begins to return outside, it’s a natural point to start bringing it in. Early stems, garden cuttings, whatever’s emerging, this is where you begin.

A richly illustrated collection of stories drawn from landscapes around the world, each one rooted in animals, seasons and the rhythms of the natural world. It moves from myth and folklore to quieter, observational tales, all held together by a sense of place.