Sally Coulthard
Sally Coulthard | |
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 Coulthard in 2021 | |
| Born | 3 September 1974 Calverley, West Yorkshire, England |
| Alma mater | |
| Years active | –present |
| Spouse | James Gordon-Finlayson |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | www |
Sally Coulthard (born 3 September 1974) is an English non-fiction author, who has published over twenty books in the areas of nature, craft, rural life and rural history. Topics range from apples, bees, sheep, hedgehogs, and owls, to A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects,[1][2] which was a Waterstones Best Book of 2024 for Nature Writing.[3] She connects the histories of cooking, plants, animals, people and businesses with literature, folklore, and mythology using a "warmly wry narrative voice".[4] For Fowl Play: A History of Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate, Coulthard was complimented on the quality of her research into complex issues with real consequences.[5] Through her books and her column in Country Living, Coulthard also gives practical advice on topics like 50 ways to help save the bees[6] and the use of cold frames.[7]
Early life
[edit]Sally Coulthard was born September 1974 and raised in Calverley, a village in West Yorkshire.[8][9] After studying Archaeology & Anthropology at Keble College, Oxford, she worked in television production for a number of years before moving back to Yorkshire to become a writer.[9]
Career
[edit]Coulthard has published more than twenty non-fiction books on nature, rural life and history, and craft.[10] She is represented by Graham Maw Christie literary agents.[10] Coulthard is also a columnist for Country Living magazine.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Coulthard lives on a smallholding in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire with her husband James Gordon-Finlayson and their three daughters.[9]
Bibliography
[edit]- 2025: The Apple: A Delicious History (Apollo)[4][11][12]
- 2024: A Brief History of the Countryside in 100 Objects (HarperNorth)[13][1][3]
- 2024: The Book of the Frog (Apollo)
- 2024: The Wildlife Year (Quadrille Publishing)
- 2022: Fowl Play: A History of the Chicken from Dinosaur to Dinner Plate (Head of Zeus)[14]
- 2021: Floriography: The Myth, Magic and Language of Flowers (Quadrille)[15]
- 2021: The Barn: The Lives, Landscape and Lost Ways of an Old Yorkshire Farm (Head of Zeus)[8]
- 2021: The Book of the Earthworm (Head of Zeus, 2021)
- 2021: 50 ways to help save the bees (The Countryman Press, 2021)[6]
- 2020: A Short History of the World According to Sheep (Head of Zeus, 2020)[16]
- 2020: Biophilia: You + Nature + Home (Quadrille, 2020)
- 2019: The Bee Bible (Head of Zeus, 2021)
- 2019: Superstition: The History of Common Folk Beliefs (Quadrille, 2019)[17]
- 2019: Crafted: A Compendium of Craft, Artisans and the Culture of Making (Quadrille, 2019)
- 2019: The Hedgehog Handbook (Head of Zeus, 2019)
- 2018: Little Book of Snow (Head of Zeus, 2018)
- 2018: How to Build a Shed (Laurence King, 2018)
- 2017: The Little Book of Building Fires (Head of Zeus, 2017)
- 2017: Studio: Creative Spaces for Creative People (Jacqui Small LLP, 2017)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Berger, Hugo (10 March 2025). "WATCH: Sally Coulthard delves into Britain's rural past at Farnham Literary Festival". Borden Herald. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Sally Coulthard". headofzeus.com. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ a b Skinner, Mark (17 October 2024). "The Best Nature Writing Books of 2024 | Waterstones.com Blog | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Nowell, Isaac (20 September 2024). "A paradise of apples: The Apple by Sally Coulthard book review". Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Danovich, Tove (1 April 2024). "How the Strange Relationship between Chickens and Humans Shaped Our World". Scientific American. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Kahn, Eve M. (4 May 2021). "6 Design Books That Celebrate a World of Artifacts". The New York Times. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b Coulthard, Sally (28 January 2025). "How to use cold frames and cloches in your garden". Country Living. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Country Walking talks barns, bees and biodiversity with acclaimed nature writer Sally Coulthard". Walk 1000 Miles. 2 December 2021.
- ^ a b c "Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire — Best Places to Live in the UK 2020". The Sunday Times. 22 March 2020. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ a b "Author Sally Coulthard". Graham Maw Christie Agency. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
- ^ Quinn, Serin (25 July 2024). "A delicious history of the apple – from the Tian Sian mountains to supermarket shelves". Salon. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Vogler, Pen (1 April 2025). "A crisp and refreshing account of the apple". The Spectator World. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Fraser, Katie (25 October 2023). "HarperNorth swoops for Coulthard's 'effortlessly readable' history of the countryside in 100 objects". The Bookseller. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Burn, Chris (13 October 2022). "Fowl Play: Sally Coulthard's new book reveals cost of world's chicken addiction". The Yorkshire Post. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
- ^ Kilroy, Debbie (31 March 2021). "Floriography: The Myths, Magic and Language of Flowers, Sally Coulthard". Get History. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Interview with Sally Coulthard, author of A Short History of the World According to Sheep". Smart Thinking Books. 15 January 2022. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
- ^ Dale, Sharon (3 January 2020). "Are you superstitious? Yorkshire author Sally Coulthard's new book reveals why we fear the number 13, and other folk beliefs". The Scarborough News. Retrieved 8 October 2024.