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May 18, 2025

Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

May 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Is a River Alive? by Robert Macfarlane

A new series of meditations on rivers from the author of “Underland”

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May 18, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Robert Macfarlane, Is a River Alive, ecology, nature, nature writing
May 03, 2025

King Tyrant by Mark Witton

May 03, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
King Tyrant by Mark Witton

A wonderfully-illustrated book on the most famous dinosaur of them all

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May 03, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
King Tyrant, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Mark Witton, dinosaurs, paleobiology, T rex, nature, natural history
April 10, 2025

Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor

April 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Turning to Birds by Lili Taylor

Actress Lili Taylor recounts some of her adventures with birds

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April 10, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Turning to Birds, Lili Taylor, nature, nature writing, birds
March 28, 2025

Birds, Sex, and Beauty by Matt Ridley

March 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Birds, Sex, and Beauty by Matt Ridley

Darwin’s “Descent of Man” goes to the hottest bird-dating spots in the world

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March 28, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Birds Sex & Beauty, birdsd, Birds, nature, nature writing, Matt Ridley, Darwin
January 19, 2025

Africa's Threatened Rhinos by Keith Somerville

January 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue
Africa's Threatened Rhinos by Keith Somerville

A new study of human hunting of Africa’s rhinos - and where things stand today

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January 19, 2025/ Steve Donoghue/
Africa's Threatened Rhinos, Keith Somerville, rhinos, nature, conservation, African history
November 14, 2024

Is Anyone Listening? by Denise Herzing

November 14, 2024/ Siddharth Handa
Is Anyone Listening? by Denise Herzing

A new look at the ways nonhuman animals communicate

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November 14, 2024/ Siddharth Handa/
Is Anyone Listening, nature, animal communication, Denise Herzing
November 05, 2024

The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Courage of Birds by Pete Dunne

An illustrated book about the strategies birds use to deal with cold weather

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November 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Pete Dunn, The Courage of Birds, birds, nature, nature writing
May 05, 2024

The Ant Collective

May 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Ant Collective

A fascinating illustrated look at the world of red ants

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May 05, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
Armin Schieb, The Ant Collective, antis, ants, natural history, nature
March 06, 2024

The Last of Its Kind by Gisli Palsson

March 06, 2024/ Steve Donoghue
The Last of Its Kind by Gisli Palsson

A newly-translated account of the great auk and the men who chronicled its extinction

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March 06, 2024/ Steve Donoghue/
The Last of Its Kind, Gisli Palsson, Anna Yates, the great auk, nature, natural history
October 05, 2023

The Birds of Yellowstone

October 05, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Birds of Yellowstone

A beautifully illustrated overview of the birds of the Yellowstone region.

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October 05, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Yellowstone's Birds: Diversity and Abundance in the World's First National Park, Douglas Smith, Lauren Walker, Katharine Duffy, John Taliaferro, Yellowstone National Park, natural history, nature, birds, Steve Donoghue, 2023
September 23, 2023

The Lives of Octopuses & Their Relatives by Danna Staaf

September 23, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
The Lives of Octopuses & Their Relatives by Danna Staaf

A gorgeously illustrated guide to the cephalopods of the world.

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September 23, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Danna Staaf, The Lives of Octopuses & Their Relatives, nature, natural history, octopuses, Steve Donoghue, 2023
June 22, 2023

What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

June 22, 2023/ Steve Donoghue
What an Owl Knows by Jennifer Ackerman

The author of “The Genius of Birds” turns her attention to some of the most iconic of all birds.

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June 22, 2023/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
What an Owl Knows: The New Science of the World's Most Enigmatic Bird, nature, natural history, owls, birds, Jennifer Ackerman, Steve Donoghue, 2023
December 10, 2021

Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce
Wild Design by Kimberly Ridley

The wonders of nature are celebrated in this beautifully-illustrated book.

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December 10, 2021/ Brian Bruce/
Animals & Nature
Wild Design, Kimberly Ridley, nature, nature writing, Brian Bruce, environment
July 30, 2021

Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns
Pastoral Song by James Rebanks

New in the US market: a book looks at the supposed joys of country living.

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July 30, 2021/ Connor Carrns/
Animals & Nature
Pastoral Song, English Pastoral, James Rebanks, nature, nature writing, Connor Carrns, farming
July 05, 2021

Fox & I by Catherine Raven

July 05, 2021/ Connor Carrns
Fox & I by Catherine Raven

The memoir of an unlikely bond that forms between a solitary woman and a wild fox.

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July 05, 2021/ Connor Carrns/
Animals & Nature, Biography/Memoir
Connor Carns, Catherine Raven, Fox & I, foxes, nature, natural histry, natural history, memoir, Connor Carrns
October 18, 2020

Phyllostomid Bats: A Unique Mammalian Radiation

October 18, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Phyllostomid Bats: A Unique Mammalian Radiation

The leaf-nosed bats of the New World get a glorious volume.

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October 18, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Theodore Fleming, Liliana Davalos, Marco Mello, bats, natural history, nature, Steve Donoghue, University of Chicago Press
October 01, 2020

Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow

October 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Bringing Back the Beaver by Derek Gow

A new book by the man spearheading the drive to bring beavers back to English waterways.

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October 01, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
Derek Gow, Chelsea Green Publishing, Steve Donoghue, animals, nature, environment
September 10, 2020

The Nature of Fear by Daniel Blumstein

September 10, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
The Nature of Fear by Daniel Blumstein

A new study looks at the extent - and the unexpected benefits - of fear in the animal kingdom.

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September 10, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature, Health & Psychology
Daniel Blumstein, nature, natural history, marmots, Steve Donoghue, animals
April 30, 2020

What It's Like To Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley

April 30, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
What It's Like To Be a Bird by David Allen Sibley

David Allen Sibley’s latest bird book is a beautifully-illustrated oversized volume on the behavior of a few dozen well-known species.

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April 30, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Animals & Nature
David Allen Sibley, birds, nature, nature writing, ornithology, Steve Donoghue
April 26, 2020

Alien Oceans by Kevin Peter Hand

April 26, 2020/ Steve Donoghue
Alien Oceans by Kevin Peter Hand

What can Earth’s oceans teach us about life on other worlds?

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April 26, 2020/ Steve Donoghue/
Science/Technology
Kevin Peter Hand, Princeton University Press, nature, Steve Donoghue, space exploration, NASA
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