All things wild and wonderful
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!






Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.






Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)






Ecology, Biology, Nature๐
Nonfiction books exploring the natural world and our โplace in the family of thingsโ (Mary Oliver, Wild Geese). ๐ฆโโฌ๐ฆ๐ฑ๐ชธ๐ฆ๐ชท๐ชผ๐






A Planet Worth Knowing
โLeave no traceโ wasnโt meant to be a suggestion. Nature is calling, and we need to pick up.






none house, with left grief
Nonfiction that makes me think of The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir.






Anti-Fascism Reads
a list of books to educate yourself on social and political topics






So You Survived Fundie Homeschooling โค๏ธ โค๏ธ โค๏ธ
Recommendations for homeschool survivors, from homeschool survivors. These are books (and additional resources, in the comments) that have helped me and other former homeschoolers begin to fill in some gaping holes in our education.






Mother Nature's Reading List
Non-fiction for the planet - plants and animals, ecology, biology, climate change and inspiring reads from those trying to save the beautiful world that we live on.






TIL: Earth edition
As a climate scientist and paleoclimatologist with a passion for our world and science communication, I wanted to share my recommendations for Earth science books that are informative, engaging, and accessible. I intend to continue updating this list.






The Ecologistโs Essentials
A list of books essential to understanding and appreciating the natural world. Donโt forget to bask in the sunshine like an ectotherm โ๏ธ you deserve it!






Earth, Ethics, Environment
Nonfiction books about environmental ethics and philosophy, human/environment relations, cultural ways of knowing, and understanding wildlife. Essentially, books that will make you think about your role as a fellow creature of this earth๐ฑ๐พ๐ (Check pinned comment for more recs!) [created Sep '25]






Wonderful Biology Books
The perfect biology book blends informative science and an interesting writing style. This ideal blend is hard to find and Iโm thankful every time. I hope you like these, too!






Gotta Catch them All! Pokemon to Book Matches
This is a list of books representing every pokemon in HeartGold and SoulSilver (So Johto+Kanto regions). For my sanity, this is one book per evo line. The list with match-ups is in the commentsโ๐ป๐






HereโฆEducate yourself!
Nonfiction books across varying interests. Excludes memoirs and self help books






Straight ๐ฅ facts about our gorgeous planet
Non-fiction, non-heavy, heartfelt books focussed on the environment and climate






Insectopolis Library Shop
Books pictured in the "Bibliography of Recommended Titles" at the end of Insectopolis






Stories in STEM!
This list focuses on nonfiction books that describe different topics in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math). This list tends to prioritize books that focus more on the whys/hows something works, but occasionally dive into the history of subjects too!
Happy reading! As always open to suggestions!! ๐ค ๐ฑ






Protecting our earth๐ฑ
Lets build sustainability by keeping up with things destroying our planet.






Must-read nature & environment books
Learn more about conservation efforts, environmental science, and wildlife. Contemplate how we humans can interact with nature & help the world around us๐ฑโ๏ธ





