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Happy World Book Day 2024!

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Happy World Book Day 2024!
Celebrate the 27th World Book Day with Merlin Unwin Books. Nothing can beat the total captivation of a good book. We are lucky to supply many independent bookshops across the UK who help us to share our passion for a well told story, or fact-filled book.
 
Our books celebrate the countryside and nature and we feel we have something for everyone! What are you waiting for... buy a book this World Book Day.

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Helen Shaw reveals the beauty of The North Pennines in new book... coming soon!

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Helen Shaw reveals the beauty of The North Pennines in new book... coming soon!
Author Helen Shaw has taken some beautiful photos near her home in the North Pennines, known as 'England's Last Wilderness'. 

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Leopards in Laikipia, Kenya - by Richard Barrett (author of Wild World)

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Leopards in Laikipia, Kenya - by Richard Barrett (author of Wild World)
Richard Barrett has just returned from Laikipia, Kenya where he photographed Leopards. His photos are really special, including photos of a rare black leopard, pictured. See more photos from this trip on his website, Wild and Wonderful.
If you're keen to learn how to take better photos of international wildlife when on holiday, his book Wild World, tells you all you need to know. From travel and photography advice to tips on how, when and where to plan your safari adventure.

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New Book coming soon on the Klinkhamer Special and career of Hans van Klinken

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New Book coming soon on the Klinkhamer Special  and career of Hans van Klinken
We are very excited to be publishing The Klink on 6th June 2024. The book, by celebrated flytyer Hans van Klinken, marks 40 years since the creation of the Klinkhåmer Special fishing fly.

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The Field Book Review - Fish Feel Pain by Alex Schwab

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The Field Book Review - Fish Feel Pain by Alex Schwab
A book review was published in The Field (Jan / Feb issue) for Alex Schwab's new book, Fish Feel Pain - Scrutiny of a Dogma
'Any book about the morality of fishing has the potential to put a dampener on even the most ardent angling arguments. Yet this book would counter that idea. As the FFP dogma has predominated, so the need for reasoned reflection has grown. Schwab tackles it philosophically, sociologically and scientifically. Mercifully, he not only has a sense of humour but he also displays a levity to his writing that ensures this impassioned work is never anything less than compelling.'

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