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
Paper Book
Discover, identify, harvest, and grow mushrooms with confidence--no experience required. The Beginner's Guide to Mushrooms is the complete starter handbook to mushroom identification, foraging, cultivation, and cooking, written by two leading mycology experts. ...
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,...
Cooking with mushrooms : a fungi lover's guide to the world's most versatile, flavorful, health-boosting ingredients
Gentl, Andrea
Paper Book
IACP Cookbook Award Winner Named a Best Cookbook of 2022 by Bon Appetit In her extraordinary first cookbook, Andrea Gentl brings to her subject equal parts knowledge and technique, along with a unique passion and...
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...
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...
The Kingdom fungi : the biology of mushrooms, molds, and lichens
Stephenson, Steven L.
Ebook
The ubiquitous fungi are little known and vastly underappreciated. Yet, without them we wouldn't have bread, alcohol, cheese, tofu, or the unique flavors of mushrooms, morels, and truffles. We can't survive without fungi. The Kingdom Fungi provides a comprehensive look at...
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...
Mycelium running : how mushrooms can help save the world
Stamets, Paul.
Ebook
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. nbsp; The basic...
Mystical mushrooms : discover the magic & folklore of fantastic fungi
Kane, Aurora
Paper Book
Mystical Mushrooms defines the beauty of mushrooms by focusing on their magical connections and symbolic meanings through folkloric tales and superstitions throughout the world. Go for a walk in the woods on any given summer day and you may find yourself...
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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