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 tightly drawn, atmospheric novel set along a bleak stretch of coastline. Seascraper follows a young man working the shore, caught between the weight of routine and the pull of something beyond it.

Spare and immersive, it’s been widely praised and longlisted for the Booker Prize, with a quiet intensity that stays with you. A novel about work, place and the slow pressure of wanting a different life.

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.

Written by our friends Ellie and Lucie of Bruce Fine Papers near Lincoln, this is a book we’ve been looking forward to getting hold of.

Drawn from their days spent metal detecting across familiar fields, it drifts between hobby and history, tracing what’s found beneath the surface and the stories that come with it.

Richly illustrated by Hannah Bess Ross, this is a 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.