Recs if you like Never Home Alone: From Microbes to Millipedes, Camel Crickets, and Honeybees, the Natural History of Where We Live...
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!
Part Of, Not Distinct From
Books dedicated to exploring how nature is all around us no matter how we try to fight it! Whether right outside our door, within our microbiomes, or deeper into our cities, nature will find us. After all, we are a part of it, not distinct from it.
Minibeasts
A nonfiction list dedicated to learning about the most numerous animals on our planet - the tiny and mighty minibeasts!
"Minibeasts" is an informal term used to describe small invertebrates - this includes, but is absolutely not limited to, insects, arachnids, snails, slugs, and worms! Would you call it a creepy crawly or a bug? Then it's probably a minibeast!
List name has been altered to differentiate it from the quest. I'll likely remove the list soon, as a heads up 💚
human inquiry into nature
It’s okay to judge a book by it’s cover!
Beautiful books for when your monthly reading roundup needs a little facelift 😉
The Ecologist’s Essentials
A list of books essential to understanding and appreciating the natural world. Don’t forget to bask in the sunshine like an ectotherm ☀️ you deserve it!
Nature & Rewilding 💚
All about wildlife, nature, and restoring what we humans have lost. Attempting to include mostly inspirational books, but some may be harder hitting.
So you want to study ecology and evolution 🐒
Read these books first! Take a deep dive into the wonderful ecosystems that have evolved over millions of years and realise that humans are not as unique as we like to think.
It’s much cheaper than a degree (coming from a conservation and ecology major) 🤪
Reading Specifically, and Deeply
Niche non-fiction to open your mind to a world in specifics
Nature at Home
Read books on this list to learn more about the flora and fauna near home and how to attract more species to your special corner of the world.
- nonfiction & nature -
from collections of scientific essays to philosophical observations of the natural world
oddly specific non-fiction
non-fiction books to read if you want to learn about an oddly specific topic
