Fabulous Fungi

Not really a plant, definitely not a flower, not grown from a seed - fungi are something special! Try one of these books and explore the mystery, magic, and earthy delights of mushrooms and fungi. Plant a seed, read!

Updated May 12, 2026
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The beginner's guide to mushrooms : everything you need to know, from foraging to cultivating
Bunyard, Britt Allen
Ebook
The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is your ultimate guide to mycology. Whether you've never picked a mushroom before in your life or you've been cultivating mushrooms at home for ages, the expert advice in this comprehensive mushroom manual will transform your practice. ...
Blight : fungi and the coming pandemic
Monosson, Emily
Ebook
Winner of the 2024 Phi Beta Kappa Award for Science A New York Times Editors' Choice A Science News Favorite Book of 2023 "Fungi sicken us and fungi sustain us. In either case, we ignore them at our peril." --Elizabeth Kolbert,...
Entangled life : how fungi make our worlds, change our minds & shape our futures
Sheldrake, Merlin
Paper Book
THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER WITH OVER ONE MILLION COPIES SOLD WORLDWIDE A "brilliant [and] entrancing" (The Guardian) journey into the hidden lives of fungi--the great connectors of the living world--and their astonishing and intimate roles in human life, with...
Have a good trip : exploring the magic mushroom experience
Bone, Eugenia
Paper Book
From a much-loved expert and popular science writer comes this straight-from-the-trenches report on how and why folks from all walks of life are using magic mushrooms to enhance their lives. Interest in psychedelic mushrooms has never been greater - or the science less...
How to forage for mushrooms without dying : an absolute beginner's guide to identifying 29 wild, edible mushrooms
Hyman, Frank
Paper Book
In this accessible, photographic guide for the beginner forager, professional mushroom hunter Frank Hyman teaches how to definitively identify 29 of the most readily available, edible mushrooms. With the surging interest in foraging for mushrooms, those new to the...
Kinning
Shawl, Nisi
Paper Book
Named a Best Fantasy and Sci-Fi Book of The Year by Elle! Nominated for the Locus Award for Best Science Fiction Novel! Kinning, the sequel to Nisi Shawl's acclaimed debut novel Everfair, continues the stunning alternate history where...
Mushrooming : an illustrated guide to the fantastic, delicious, deadly, and strange world of fungi
Borsato, Diane
Paper Book
An incredible diversity of fungi is flourishing all around us, not just in the forest but in parks, markets, and even museums. Once you know how to look, you can find mushrooms named after fairies and demons, mushrooms that look so much like woodland birds they are shot at by hunters, mushrooms that...
Mycelium running : how mushrooms can help save the world
Stamets, Paul.
Paper Book
Mycelium Running is a manual for the mycological rescue of the planet. That's right- growing more mushrooms may be the best thing we can do to save the environment, and in this groundbreaking text from mushroom expert Paul Stamets, you'll find out how. The basic science...
What moves the dead
Kingfisher, T.
Paper Book
An Instant USA Today & Indie Bestseller A Barnes & Noble Book of the Year Finalist A Goodreads Best Horror Choice Award Nominee A gripping and atmospheric reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's "The Fall of the House of Usher" from Hugo, Locus, &...

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