James Rebanks

James Rebanks
Born1974 (age 49–50)
EducationUniversity of Oxford (BA)
AwardsWainwright Prize for Nature Writing (2021)
Writing career
GenrePastoral
Notable worksThe Shepherd's Life

James Rebanks (born 1974)[1] is an English sheep farmer and author, from Matterdale in Cumbria.[2] His first book, the autobiography The Shepherd's Life, was published in 2015,[3] and he published English Pastoral in 2020.[4][5] He also published The Illustrated Herdwick Shepherd in 2015[6] and The Shepherd's View: Modern Photographs from an Ancient Landscape in 2016.[7]

  1. ^ "James Rebanks, Shepherd and Writer". Desert Island Discs. BBC Radio 4. 25 January 2019. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  2. ^ Moran, Caitlin (4 September 2020). "Caitlin Moran meets James Rebanks, Lake District sheep farmer turned Twitter activist". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 28 December 2021.(subscription required)
  3. ^ Rebanks, James (2 April 2015). The Shepherd's Life: A Tale of the Lake District. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 978-1846148545.
  4. ^ Rebanks, James (3 September 2020). English Pastoral: an inheritance. London: Allen Lane. ISBN 9780241245729.
  5. ^ Morrison, Blake (3 September 2020). "English Pastoral by James Rebanks review – how to look after the land". The Guardian. Retrieved 28 December 2021.
  6. ^ Rebanks, James (5 November 2015). The Illustrated Herdwick Shepherd. London: Penguin Books. ISBN 9781846148903.
  7. ^ Rebanks, James (18 October 2016). The Shepherd's View: Modern Photographs from an Ancient Landscape. London: Flatiron Books. ISBN 978-1250103369.