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James Rebanks: ‘I was a closet reader for years’

The author on having to keep his love of books a secret as a child, struggling with JG Ballard, and the Russian poem he says is the ‘best thing I’ve ever read’

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Rain, chaos and humping pigs: how Clarkson’s Farm became a stealth hit

A show hosted by an inept former Top Gear presenter has become Prime Video’s biggest original series ever

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The Place of Tides by James Rebanks review – duck tales

The Lakeland shepherd heads to a Norwegian island where eiderdown is harvested to learn lessons about nature and humanity

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On my radar: Monty Don’s cultural highlights

The Gardeners’ World presenter on being a sucker for spy stories, pub nights in the early 70s, and having his prejudices challenged by a gigantic floral dog

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The Place of Tides by James Rebanks review – a warming tale of gathering eiderdown in Norway

The Shepherd’s Life author trades the Lake District for a remote island just below the Arctic Circle, where he joins an ‘unbreakable’ septuagenarian keeping an ancient family tradition alive

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Tributes paid after legendary Cumbrian fell-runner Joss Naylor dies aged 88

The farmer and runner was a legend in the far north-west corner of England.

Evening Standard

The Borrowed Hills by Scott Preston review – a blistering tale of land and violence

The tragedy that decimated UK farming in 2001 spills into a nightmare in a viscerally vivid debut with knife-sharp black humour

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Country diary: Relentless rain – but a day of farming collaboration

Keswick, Cumbria: We visited a farm to find out how it has been working successfully with nature, complementing its livestock with ponds and edible hedgerows

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From a deep dive into Chinese cuisine to a celebration of cakes: Observer Food Monthly’s books of 2023

Ten titles to buy for adventurous eaters, gardeners or committed cooks. In no particular order, here’s OFM’s pick of the year

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Rory Stewart, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James announced for Hay festival 2024

The UK literary festival unveils 29 taster events next year and plans to focus on ‘global themes and the impact of issues on the world’

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The Farmer’s Wife by Helen Rebanks review – farm to fork

Food and family life in a grounded companion piece to the writer’s husband’s The Shepherd’s Life

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Farmer’s wife Helen Rebanks: ‘There was a fire in me about speaking up for the women who hold things together’

The wife of bestselling author James has written a book of her own shining a light on small-scale farming. She talks about the pressures of Brexit and preposterous trade deals

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Nick Offerman: ‘I was told I’d never not be Ron Swanson’

Parks and Recreation gave the midwestern actor the role of a lifetime – one that he struggled to escape. But now, with a stunning standalone episode of The Last Of Us and a new standup tour, he’s found there’s life after Ron

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‘The R-word can be alienating’: How Haweswater rewilding project aims to benefit all

On the Lake District’s north-eastern fringe, two farmsteads are restoring the landscape with a commitment to conservation and providing jobs

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