The Latest Breaking News from James Rebanks

James Rebanks: ‘I was a closet reader for years’

The author on having to keep his love of books a secret as a child, struggling with JG Ballard, and the Russian poem he says is the ‘best thing I’ve ever read’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 22, 2025

Rain, chaos and humping pigs: how Clarkson’s Farm became a stealth hit

A show hosted by an inept former Top Gear presenter has become Prime Video’s biggest original series ever

Evening Standard · May 22, 2025

The Place of Tides by James Rebanks review – duck tales

The Lakeland shepherd heads to a Norwegian island where eiderdown is harvested to learn lessons about nature and humanity

The Guardian - UK · Dec 25, 2024

Country diary: Relentless rain – but a day of farming collaboration

Keswick, Cumbria: We visited a farm to find out how it has been working successfully with nature, complementing its livestock with ponds and edible hedgerows

The Guardian - UK · Mar 4, 2024

From a deep dive into Chinese cuisine to a celebration of cakes: Observer Food Monthly’s books of 2023

Ten titles to buy for adventurous eaters, gardeners or committed cooks. In no particular order, here’s OFM’s pick of the year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 10, 2023

Rory Stewart, Jeanette Winterson and Marlon James announced for Hay festival 2024

The UK literary festival unveils 29 taster events next year and plans to focus on ‘global themes and the impact of issues on the world’

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2023

The Farmer’s Wife by Helen Rebanks review – farm to fork

Food and family life in a grounded companion piece to the writer’s husband’s The Shepherd’s Life

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2023

Farmer’s wife Helen Rebanks: ‘There was a fire in me about speaking up for the women who hold things together’

The wife of bestselling author James has written a book of her own shining a light on small-scale farming. She talks about the pressures of Brexit and preposterous trade deals

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2023

Nick Offerman: ‘I was told I’d never not be Ron Swanson’

Parks and Recreation gave the midwestern actor the role of a lifetime – one that he struggled to escape. But now, with a stunning standalone episode of The Last Of Us and a new standup tour, he’s found there’s life after Ron

The Guardian - UK · Jun 10, 2023

‘The R-word can be alienating’: How Haweswater rewilding project aims to benefit all

On the Lake District’s north-eastern fringe, two farmsteads are restoring the landscape with a commitment to conservation and providing jobs

The Guardian - UK · Mar 10, 2023