Sally Coulthard

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Sally Coulthard
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Coulthard in 2021
Born (1974-09-03) 3 September 1974 (age 51)
Calverley, West Yorkshire, England
Alma mater
Years active–present
SpouseJames Gordon-Finlayson
Children3
Website www.sallycoulthard.co.uk

Sally Coulthard (born 3 September 1974) is an English non-fiction author, who has published over thirty books in the areas of nature, craft, rural life and social history. Topics range from folklore, farm animals, wildlife and rural buildings, 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" according to the Times Literary Supplement. [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]

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Early life

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

Coulthard has published more than thirty 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 and Yorkshire Life magazine. [7]

Personal life

Coulthard lives on a smallholding in the Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire with her husband James Gordon-Finlayson and their three daughters. [9]

Bibliography

References

  1. 1 2 Berger, Hugo (10 March 2025). "WATCH: Sally Coulthard delves into Britain's rural past at Farnham Literary Festival". Borden Herald. Archived from the original on 11 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  2. ↑ "Sally Coulthard". headofzeus.com. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  3. 1 2 Skinner, Mark (17 October 2024). "The Best Nature Writing Books of 2024 | Waterstones.com Blog | Waterstones". www.waterstones.com. Archived from the original on 18 January 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  4. 1 2 Nowell, Isaac (20 September 2024). "A paradise of apples: The Apple by Sally Coulthard book review". Times Literary Supplement. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  5. ↑ Danovich, Tove (1 April 2024). "How the Strange Relationship between Chickens and Humans Shaped Our World". Scientific American. Archived from the original on 29 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  6. 1 2 Kahn, Eve M. (4 May 2021). "6 Design Books That Celebrate a World of Artifacts". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 18 March 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  7. 1 2 Coulthard, Sally (28 January 2025). "How to use cold frames and cloches in your garden". Country Living. Archived from the original on 11 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  8. 1 2 "Country Walking talks barns, bees and biodiversity with acclaimed nature writer Sally Coulthard". Walk 1000 Miles. 2 December 2021. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 20 July 2025.
  9. 1 2 3 "Howardian Hills, North Yorkshire — Best Places to Live in the UK 2020". The Sunday Times. 22 March 2020. Archived from the original on 2021-11-23. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  10. 1 2 "Author Sally Coulthard". Graham Maw Christie Agency. Archived from the original on 2021-11-10. Retrieved 2021-11-23.
  11. ↑ Quinn, Serin (25 July 2024). "A delicious history of the apple – from the Tian Sian mountains to supermarket shelves". Salon. Archived from the original on 28 May 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  12. ↑ Vogler, Pen (1 April 2025). "A crisp and refreshing account of the apple". The Spectator World. Archived from the original on 17 April 2025. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
  13. ↑ Fraser, Katie (25 October 2023). "HarperNorth swoops for Coulthard's 'effortlessly readable' history of the countryside in 100 objects". The Bookseller. Archived from the original on 9 October 2024. Retrieved 9 October 2024.
  14. ↑ 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.
  15. ↑ Kilroy, Debbie (31 March 2021). "Floriography: The Myths, Magic and Language of Flowers, Sally Coulthard". Get History. Archived from the original on 7 December 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  16. ↑ "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.
  17. ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 3 November 2024. Retrieved 8 October 2024.
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