The Nutshells

The December Nutshell

The best novels I read in 2024 matched with my best bird photos

Dec 22, 2024 •

The October-November Nutshell

Judith Rossell, exploitation v. representation, and bluer skies

Nov 30, 2024 •

The September Nutshell

Jen Storer, portals, and the other kind of reluctant reader

Sep 30, 2024 •

The August Nutshell

Nina Kenwood, devotion, and two great conversations

Sep 1, 2024 •

The July Nutshell

Francine Pascal, the Davitts shortlist, and my final stretch

Jul 31, 2024 •

The June Nutshell

Sarah Zweck, the Davitts Longlist, $1,000 for Cambodia, and a killer novelist

Jun 29, 2024 •

The May Nutshell

Evergreen, artists, unbanning books, and Voracious Readers

May 30, 2024 •

The April Nutshell

Anton Clifford-Motopi, problematic favourites, and a bot named Leo

Apr 30, 2024 •

The March Nutshell

Nova Weetman, Chapters For Change, Ghost Story, and Story Tools

Mar 31, 2024 •

The February Nutshell

The London Edition: J.T. Williams, doorways in old brick walls, posing robins, and a violin that plays itself

Feb 28, 2024 •

The January Nutshell

H. Hayek, weight stigma, the 20k-word mark, and birds of course

Jan 30, 2024 •

The November/December Nutshell

A.L. Tait, a cover reveal, and a Christmas Special

Dec 8, 2023 •

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