Category Archives: books

Back to Basics

Posted on September 5, 2023 by Francis Pryor

The last few weeks have been a bit frantic. My new book, A Fenland Garden, was published on July 6th and on that evening I did a sell-out signing in Waterstones Bookshop, Kings Lynn. Since then, I’ve spent a week … Continue reading →

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Bookshop Alert: My Next Book Is Published on July 6th!

Posted on July 4, 2023 by Nigel Smith

I know I mentioned “A FENLAND GARDEN: Creating a haven for people, plants and wildlife” in my last blog post, but when I wrote that I hadn’t seen a copy of the book itself. So often when I receive that … Continue reading →

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A Torrid Early Summer

Posted on August 9, 2021 by Francis Pryor

Gosh this has been a strange summer and I don’t know if readers have shared our inability to tie down which day of the week we are currently living through. Yesterday was Friday, but all day Maisie and I were … Continue reading →

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Front of House

Posted on June 29, 2021 by Francis Pryor

If truth be known, I would always far rather be working or just relaxing behind the scenes. I have never been much of a centre stage or front of house person. I confess that some people might find that admission … Continue reading →

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My Next Book! ‘Scenes From Prehistoric Life’

Posted on April 3, 2021 by Francis Pryor

First, I must apologise for the delay in producing this blog post. Life has been very frantic, what with Covid, writing and editing. The weather hasn’t helped either, in fact I increasingly use the term ‘global weirding’ to describe the … Continue reading →

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Back to Abnormality!

Posted on June 23, 2020 by Francis Pryor

It’s Sunday morning and for the first time in many weeks I’m not sitting down to write the last few chapters of my new book. Because they’re finished! Last night to celebrate we opened a bottle of Champagne which we … Continue reading →

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The Fens: And Now for the Audiobook – read by the Author!!!

Posted on December 6, 2019 by Francis Pryor

I’ve always liked the idea of audiobooks: something you could listen to on demand. The trouble was, we lacked the technology. Cassette tapes and CDs etc are fine, but bulky – so downloads have to be the answer. And then, … Continue reading →

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Norman’s Pond

Posted on July 5, 2019 by Francis Pryor

First some sensational news: my new book, The Fens is going to be the BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week from July 8th-12th!!! This will involve 15-minute readings (not by me), which are broadcast twice daily, most often in … Continue reading →

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I have it in my hands, my latest book: The FENS!

Posted on June 14, 2019 by Francis Pryor

Writing a work of non-fiction has one event that is never quite the same if you write fiction: it’s that moment when you rip open an envelope from your publisher to reveal your latest book. And there it is, in … Continue reading →

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2018: A Climactic Autumn

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Francis Pryor

Following the success of this year’s NGS Open Garden, I was preparing myself for something of an anti-climax autumn. But first I had to head north for a Time Team/Dig Ventures event which took place on Lindisfarne, Holy Island, the … Continue reading →

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