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2023 James Cropper Wainwright Prize Longlist
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2023 James Cropper Wainwright Prize Longlist

The James Cropper Wainwright prize was created to showcase the best in nature writing and to celebrate and encourage outdoor exploration.

Ten Birds That Changed the World

By: Stephen Moss
Narrated by: Stephen Moss
Length: 9 hours 56 minutes

The natural history of humankind, told through our long relationship with birds  

For the whole of human history, we have lived alongside birds. We have hunted and domesticated them for food; venerated them in our mythologies, religions, and rituals; exploited them for their natural resources; and been inspired by them for our music, art, and... Read more

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A Line in the World

A Year on the North Sea Coast

By: Dorthe Nors
Narrated by: Ann Richardson
Length: 5 hours 50 minutes

Dorthe Nors's first nonfiction book chronicles a year she spent traveling along the North Sea coast—from Skagen at the northern tip of Denmark to the Frisian Islands in the Wadden Sea. In fourteen expansive essays, Nors traces the history, geography, and culture of the places she visits while reflecting on her childhood and her family and... Read more

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Nomad Century

How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World

By: Gaia Vince
Narrated by: Gaia Vince
Length: 9 hours 45 minutes

The program is read by the author.

Nomad Century is an
urgent investigation of the most underreported, seismic consequence of climate change: how it will force us to change where—and how—we live

“We are facing a species emergency. We can survive, but to do so will require a planned and deliberate migration of a kind humanity has never before... Read more

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The Lost Rainforests of Britain

By: Guy Shrubsole
Narrated by: Guy Shrubsole
Length: 9 hours 3 minutes

WINNER OF THE WAINWRIGHT PRIZE FOR CONSERVATION 2023 The Sunday Times Science Book of the Year As seen on Countryfile ‘If anyone was born to save Britain’s rainforests, it was Guy Shrubsole’... Read more

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Birdgirl

Looking to the Skies in Search of a Better Future

By: Mya-Rose Craig
Narrated by: Mya-Rose Craig
Length: 9 hours 30 minutes

"Craig narrates, imbuing her book with genuine pathos."- The New York Times

"Mya-Rose Craig's narration of her debut memoir is full of youthful exuberance, wisdom, and wit."- AudioFile


“Craig narrates her own work, transmitting her enthusiasm and knowledge in her engaging British-Bangladeshi accent.”- Library Journal

Birder, environmentalist and... Read more

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Beastly

The 40,000-Year Story of Animals and Us

By: Keggie Carew
Narrated by: Pippa Haywood
Length: 16 hours 38 minutes

“This book has permanently changed my relationship with the animals of our planet - humans included. Though the book recounts the fairly bleak history (and future) of human-animal interactions, Beastly also gifts readers with interstitial 'Love, Actually' sections to illustrate what IS possible. Also, beavers will save us all! Read more

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Rooted

Stories of Life, Land and a Farming Revolution

By: Sarah Langford
Narrated by: Sarah Langford
Length: 10 hours 19 minutes

Brought to you by Penguin.

A fascinating personal account of a revolution in British farming


Sarah Langford had left her country roots behind to live and work in the city as a barrister. But when she found herself moving to the countryside, back to an agricultural life she had left behind, she saw farmers dealing with very different problems to... Read more

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Elixir

In the Valley at the End of Time

By: Kapka Kassabova
Narrated by: Natalie Pela
Length: 17 hours 26 minutes

In Elixir, in a wild river valley and amid the three mountains that define it, Kapka Kassabova seeks out the deep connection between people, plants, and place. The Mesta is one of the oldest rivers in Europe and the surrounding forests and mountains of the southern Balkans are an extraordinarily rich nexus for plant gatherers.

Over several... Read more

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Fen, Bog and Swamp

A Short History of Peatland Destruction and Its Role in the Climate Crisis

By: Annie Proulx
Narrated by: Gabra Zackman
Length: 5 hours 6 minutes

*Named a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker and Literary Hub!* A Finalist for the 2022 NBCC Awards in Nonfiction, the 2023 Phillip D. Reed Environmental Writing Award, and the NEIBA 2023 New England Book Award*

From Pulitzer Prize winner Annie Proulx, this riveting deep dive into the history of our wetlands and what their systematic...
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