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Go out into the fields and woods, the parks and riverside at dawn, before humans properly stir and you will witness not the wonder of ‘the rising sun’, but also much more. You will see the fox trotting home, the hare in the corn washing her face; and the birds at song. The hour of dawn is a...

‘Utterly compulsive … I could not stop reading’ CHARLOTTE McCONAGHY ‘Mesmerising … I felt the unearthly pull of its power long after I'd finished’ KALIANE BRADLEY From the acclaimed author of Our Wives Under the Sea, Julia Armfield, comes an extraordinary epic novel following two...

A luminous and deeply personal celebration of the trees that have shaped one scientist's life and can help save our planet. Blending her talent for artful storytelling with her expertise as a botanist, biologist and biochemist, The Trees I Love is Diana Beresford-Kroeger’s love letter to the...

For fans of Ada Limón and Kate Baer, Make Me Good Soil is a luminous, intimate new poetry collection from celebrated author Sophie Strand that explores personal love, loss, trauma healing, and illness through the lens of interspecies connection. Sophie Strand's poetry is attuned to the...

Why do so many religious people look up for comfort instead of down, as if heaven were our only home and not this earth under our feet? Why not both? Who said we had to choose? For decades, bestselling author Barbara Brown Taylor has helped readers rediscover the sacred in the ordinary. In a...

Discover more about the fascinating world of reptiles in 10 captivating essays . Often maligned, largely misunderstood, and surprisingly hard to find, reptiles are resourceful, hardy and diverse creatures that have been around since deep in the Earth's prehistory. Learning about them is not only...

March 1984. In a Shropshire copse, the body of an elderly woman is found. She is a rose grower and an environmental campaigner, a solitary figure who lived by her own convictions. Her name is Hilda Murrell. Hilda’s murder sparks national outrage – and suspicion. When the initial police...

Discover more about the secret lives of insects in 10 captivating essays Insects, also known as the widely misunderstood small things that in reality control everything. Whether you find insects frightening, or fascinating, these tiny critters loom large in the imagination. How small are they?...

A bold, hopeful argument for using our oceans to meet the worldwide need for food, renewable energy, and economic well-being without sacrificing the health of the planet As the world struggles to feed humanity, fuel economies and trade, and fulfill global energy needs, companies and governments...

A spellbinding guide to the entwined evolution of humans and flowers—and what they can teach us about life The love story between flowers and humans is millions of years old. Over millennia of ecological changes and challenges, flowers have inspired us, comforted us, and taught us some of our...

How AI is transforming the lives of billions of animals—and what we can do about it. Like it or not, AI is rapidly reshaping human life. But what does it mean for other species? In AI, Animals, and Us, researcher Max Taylor explores the surprising world of whale translators, robot dogs...

'An essential waybook for a bewildered world' NANCY CAMPBELL, author of Thunderstone and Fifty Words for Snow 'A powerful and evocative exploration of disaster and collapse, resilience and renewal' SHAFIK MEGHJI, author of Small Earthquakes This is not a book about the end of the world - it's...

Meet the British animals we tend to ignore – and discover why they matter more than we think. From midge clouds and riverside bat walks to slug-slick gardens and wasps’ nests in the eaves, Awful Creatures follows writer Saskia McCracken as she seeks out the British animals we dismiss, shun...

Narrated by the author 'Such careful, beautiful thinking and writing about fear and pain and love and consolation. I loved it' Sarah Moss From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Wintering and Enchantment, comes a heartfelt meditation on the secret labour of care. When her husband falls...

The inspiration for the HBO docuseries Monsters of God, a “riveting story of money and greed” from Tiger King filmmaker Eric Goode (Financial Times). When Bryan Christy began to investigate the world of reptile smuggling, he had no idea what he would be in for. In the course of his research...

We can save the planet, but first we need to break the rules. It's no surprise that the natural world around us is struggling. Climate change, destruction of vital ecosystems, loss of biodiversity—the list can feel never ending. But Forrest Galante, wildlife biologist, conservationist and...

An enchantingly profound meditation on our connection to the natural world and finding meaning beyond the demands of our daily lives, as told through the story of a pear orchard and the man who raised it Thirty years ago, Colin Harrison came across an ad in a local newspaper for an abandoned...

The forager, urban farmer, and NatGeo star shares this beautiful, practical field guide and primer to the ethics of caring for the land. With this indispensable, practical resource in the garden, in the field, and in the wild, learn the basics of foraging, as well as the “whys” of foraging...

What if one of the most intelligent minds on Earth could fly? Crows and ravens can solve multi-step puzzles, use and shape tools, remember human faces for years, and plan ahead. In this groundbreaking new book, Neuroscientist Andreas Nieder reveals how these birds think, and why their...

From a beloved best-selling author, a surprising tale of avian elections, state rivalries, and the birds who definitely did not ask for this. What were we thinking, a century ago, when we elected the cardinal or the mockingbird as our state’s official bird? Amy Stewart went looking for answers...