Sally Coulthard
Sally Coulthard 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, which was a Waterstones Best Book of 2024 for Nature Writing. 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. 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. Through her books and her column in Country Living, Coulthard also gives practical advice on topics like 50 ways to help save the bees and the use of cold frames.