I hope you’re excited about 2024 and thinking of ways to get out and enjoy some adventures in the great outdoors.

This is my first Shouting from the Shed of 2024 with all the usual good links below. (But actually it’s also a secret way of telling you that my new book, Local, is released worldwide next week, and I’m both excited and nervous.) 

Pre-orders of books are so important for tricking the online algorithms into giving a book more exposure.

So I would be very, very, very, very (etc) grateful if you bought a copy today. Just click here and be done with it.

Local is available worldwide in paperback, Kindle, and audio format. You can, of course, also get a copy from your favourite independent bookshop if you hate Jeff Bezos. 

My favourite bookshop, Stanfords, has named Local as their January Book of the Month which I was delighted about.

Here are some things I’d like to share with you today:

• There are still some spaces available at my talks in Bristol, Kingston, and the Peak District. (London is fully booked, sorry.)
• A lovely post about running, goals, and New Year Resolutions.
• What time is it? Here’s a literary and literal answer…
• This Barn Owl baby just heard thunder for the first time.
• The joyful dancing from these kids will make you smile.
• A genuinely epic human-powered journey.
• There She Goes: A Reading List on Women Adventurers.
• This looks like a fabulous bikepacking route across Europe.
• The British Exploring Society is offering grants for young people to go on some amazing expeditions.
• Re-Action is doing good work in helping make the outdoor community more sustainable.