Animal (Fiction and Nonfiction)

It's a wild world and we're just living in it. Try this list for reads about wildlife, ecology, and human/animal connections that matter for survival.

Updated June 6, 2024
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What an owl knows : the new science of the world's most enigmatic birds
Ackerman, Jennifer
Paper Book
'And if anyone knows anything about anything... it's Owl who knows something about something.' Winnie-the-Pooh, A. A. Milne From prehistoric cave paintings to the prints and etchings of Picasso, owls have captivated and inspired us for millennia. Whether they appear as ancient...
Eat, poop, die : how animals make our world
Roman, Joe
Paper Book
Joe Roman reveals how ecosystems are sculpted and sustained by animals eating, pooping, and dying-and how these fundamental functions could help save us from climate catastrophe
Twilight Falls
Black, Juneau
Paper Book
'Billed as Agatha Christie meets Beatrix Potter . . . Sometimes you just need an entertaining, escapist read to while away the hours' ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ CULTURE FLY It's spring in Shady Hollow, and...
George : a magpie memoir
Hughes, Frieda
Paper Book
'He was a hectic, unprincipled bird, but it was impossible not to love him' ... a memoir of love, obsession and feathers
On animals
Orlean, Susan
Paper Book
A delightful and entertaining collection of a lifetime of musings, meditations and in-depth profiles about animals, by the bestselling author of The Orchid Thief and The Library Book.
The soul of an octopus : a surprising exploration into the wonder of consciousness
Montgomery, Sy
Paper Book
In 2011 Sy Montgomery wrote a feature for Orion magazine entitled 'Deep Intellect' about her friendship with a sensitive, sweet-natured octopus named Athena and the grief she felt at her death. It went viral, indicating the widespread fascination with these mysterious, almost alien-like...
Venomous lumpsucker
Beauman, Ned
Paper Book
*SUNDAY TIMES SCIENCE FICTION NOVEL OF THE YEAR* 'A novel that delights, dazzles and moves in equal measure' Financial Times 'Brutally satirical and grimly hilarious' Daily Mail The irresistible new novel by the...
Dewey : a small-town library cat who touched the world
Myron, Vicki.
Paper Book
This is a story about the library cat who inspired the lives of those around him as well as people across the world. At only a few weeks old, on the coldest night of the year, Dewey was stuffed into the returned book slot at the Spencer Public Library. The next morning librarian, Vicki Myron, finds...

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