Recs if you like The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World...

A collection of non-fiction books that touch upon the stories of the natural world, and all the people who live among it. (Or, as an astronomer once said: "I love stories, and the story of our universe is the grandest one we have") Always open to suggestions!

Niche nonfiction, aka micro-histories!

microhistory: the intensive historical investigation of a well defined smaller unit of research (such as an event, community, individual or a settlement); it aspires to "ask large questions in small places"

“Leave no trace” wasn’t meant to be a suggestion. Nature is calling, and we need to pick up.

Nonfiction books exploring the natural world and our “place in the family of things” (Mary Oliver, Wild Geese). 🐦‍⬛🦋🌱🪸🦊🪷🪼🍄

Nonfiction books exploring water and the life it sustains. Oceans, lakes, fish, and more.

Books to help you appreciate the animals and plants we tend to hate. Recommendations very welcome, I love this subject!

just ocean nonfiction except I very clearly have an intense interest in sharks (I contain multitudes)

Nonfiction on a single, weirdly specific topic

Non-fiction books about the ocean and the life within it 💙 From seabirds, whales, sharks and deep sea creatures, all the way to fishing and diving and the ocean as a whole. Perfect as beach reads - or for whenever you have meerweh. These books dive deep - literally. ˙ ✩🫧°🪼˖⋆𓆉°:•.🐠*.•🪸.•:°

Small topics that pack a punch

One of my favourite niche genres is when memoirs are mixed with science, (or the other way around!— books about science that incorporate parts of the author’s life. The science also tends to be more accessible than in typical academic writing. So let’s read some books about people and their favourite science! P.S. please feel free to suggest more titles to add!

Books about how nature endures and carries traces of us. These stories explore our connection to the natural world through decay, memory, and renewal.

Marine biology books for all ages!

Microhistory and PopSci books to find your newest hyperfixation.

Read more about the birds, reptiles, fish, mollusks, and mammals with whom we share our wonderful world! 🦉🐈🐸🐴🐳🦈🐥🦇🦭🐄

If you have a suggestion, just comment it!

Niche non-fiction to open your mind to a world in specifics

Books that delve deeper into interesting species, ecosystems and above all food.

I usually despise autobiographical content sprinkled through nonfiction books – that is, unless I don't