Hark by Alice Vincent audiobook review – a search for silence A former music journalist’s exploration of how we listen is informed by her life-changing experience of motherhood The Guardian - UK · Jun 19, 2025
Chelsea Flower Show garden designer Jo Thompson explains lack of women displaying work at event ‘You have to stick to your convictions and that requires a core of steel,’ she said The Independent UK · May 19, 2025
Music can lift mood, foster community and even rewire brains – but does it need to have a purpose? The therapeutic role music can play is the focus of a string of new books and even an entire BBC radio station. But why can’t we just listen to music for music’s sake? The Guardian - UK · Apr 14, 2025
My search for female gardeners’ life stories helped me combat loneliness – and make great friends I was lonely after lockdown and wanted to know why women gardened so wrote to those I admired. Now I have a host of new friends from different generations and backgrounds The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023
5 tips for growing your own tomatoes, according to a gardening expert Food shortage in the UK has led supermarkets to ration supplies of fresh fruit and vegetables. But it’s easier than you think to grow your own supplies at home The Independent UK · Mar 2, 2023
Putting down roots: meet our new gardening columnists As they gear up for their new patch, Claire Ratinon and Alice Vincent talk compost, nasturtiums – and why gardening has never been more important The Guardian - UK · Feb 17, 2023
The best books to read in 2023, from Prince Harry’s memoir to Zadie Smith’s new novel Get ready to race through some thrilling books in 2023, with heavily anticipated memoirs and new releases from big-name novelists. Jessie Thompson picks some of the most exciting upcoming reads The Independent UK · Jan 4, 2023