INGRAINED

A NEW YORKER BEST BOOK OF 2024 Robinson s prose is humorous and macho taking its lead from the gruff sensual delivery of food writer Anthony Bourdain FINANCIAL TIMES A debut that s both a paean to the art of woodworking and a memoir about creative endeavours OBSERVER Mesmeric SPECTATOR Robinson s chiselled elegant prose is the sound of a bright new voice in non fiction SOPHY ROBERTS author of A Training School for Elephants and Lost Pianos of Siberia A beautifully cut and crafted masterpiece inlaid with insight and polished with the pure joy of nature CHRIS PACKHAM author of Fingers in the Sparkle Jar A Memoir Original Rare As beautiful as trees A masterpiece JOHN LEWIS STEMPEL author of Meadowland The Running Hare and The Wood What a joy this is I love the epic quest ness of it the wry humour total graft risk taking and downright scariness of Callum s bold adventure Utterly life affirming MEL GIEDROYC A delightful book about the art of craft a hard carved woodworking romance written with tenderness and an almost sensual attention to detail I can smell the resin and the soft fresh sawdust I can feel the bite of dense grain beneath the blade Quite magical CAL FLYN author of Islands of Abandonment