Books and testimonials

Published works

  • My House of Sky: The Life and Work of J.A. Baker

    Included in the Guardian’s best nature books of 2017.

    My House of Sky is the first biography of the acclaimed and enigmatic naturalist, J.A. Baker, author of ‘The Peregrine’. and ‘The Hill of Summer’. It includes a forward by Robert Macfarane and an afterword by the orthinologist and conservationist John Fanshawe.

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  • Speculative Nature Writing: an anthology

    This anthology brings together new and established authors at the speculative edge of nature writing.

    The collection the overlap between fiction and non-fiction, pushing against familiar forms and conventions of nature writing.

    The editors propose ‘speculative nature writing’ as an intervention in current ways of thinking about nature and current ways of imagining our shared futures.

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Testimonials and reviews

  • ‘Hetty Saunders has risen splendidly to the challenge.’

    — Clive Aslet, writer and editor

  • ‘Astonishing power and originality.’

    — John Gray, philosopher

  • ‘Hetty Saunders has written a superb, subtle account .... This is a book distinguished not only by the calm clarity of its prose and the quiet cleverness with which it tells its story, but also by its tact.’

    — Robert Macfarlane, writer and academic

  • ‘[A] laser sharp editorial eye and intimidating knowledge of English grammar’

    — Dr Jos Smith, writer and academic

  • ‘Her focus on clarity and precision in communication has been invaluable .... Working with Hetty has been a pleasure, thanks to her communication skills and professional demeanour.’

    — Helen Dickman, Love Mondays Club founder

  • ‘Hetty has been incredibly instrumental in my writing process. She is an editor who gets her teeth stuck into every detail of your writing and the surrounding context. By doing this, Hetty works in total alignment with your goals and it’s clear she’s on your team from the very beginning. She is able to deliver constructive thoughts in a way that fills you not with worry, as constructive criticism often can, but with excitment for new possibilities and direction. She’s abundantly kind, calm, and simply wants your work to thrive.’

    — Anna Wicks, Dancercise with Anna