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Nature Writing

Last updated: May 21, 2025

    The best books on Silence, recommended by Sara Maitland

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    The best books on Silence - The Desert Fathers by Translated by Helen Waddell

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    The Desert Fathers
    by Translated by Helen Waddell

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    The best books on Silence - Reflections On A Mountain Lake by Ani Tenzin Palmo

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    Reflections On A Mountain Lake
    by Ani Tenzin Palmo

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    The best books on Silence - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

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    Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
    by Annie Dillard

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    The best books on Silence - Sea Room by Adam Nicolson

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    Sea Room
    by Adam Nicolson

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    The best books on Silence - Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane

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    Mountains of the Mind
    by Robert Macfarlane

  • Modern Western societies often seem to be intolerant of silence. Why should this be? And is there any alternative? The author of "A Book of Silence" explains

  • The best books on Silence - The Desert Fathers by Translated by Helen Waddell
  • The best books on Silence - Reflections On A Mountain Lake by Ani Tenzin Palmo
  • The best books on Silence - Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard
  • The best books on Silence - Sea Room by Adam Nicolson
  • The best books on Silence - Mountains of the Mind by Robert Macfarlane

The best books on Silence, recommended by Sara Maitland

Modern Western societies often seem to be intolerant of silence. Why should this be? And is there any alternative? The author of “A Book of Silence” explains

The best books on Silence, recommended by Sara Maitland

    The best books on Wild Places, recommended by Robert Macfarlane

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    The best books on Wild Places - Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

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    Arctic Dreams
    by Barry Lopez

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    The best books on Wild Places - Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy

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    Blood Meridian
    by Cormac McCarthy

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    The best books on Wild Places - The Peregrine by JA Baker

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    The Peregrine
    by JA Baker

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    The best books on Wild Places - The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd

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    The Living Mountain
    by Nan Shepherd

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    The best books on Wild Places - Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

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    Desert Solitaire
    by Edward Abbey

  • Robert Macfarlane, author of an acclaimed trilogy of books about landscape and human thought tells us about the intrepid, sometimes misanthropic writers who inspired his own investigation of wilderness. He chooses some of his favourite books of nature-writing.

  • The best books on Wild Places - Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
  • The best books on Wild Places - Blood Meridian by Cormac McCarthy
  • The best books on Wild Places - The Peregrine by JA Baker
  • The best books on Wild Places - The Living Mountain by Nan Shepherd
  • The best books on Wild Places - Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

The best books on Wild Places, recommended by Robert Macfarlane

Robert Macfarlane, author of an acclaimed trilogy of books about landscape and human thought tells us about the intrepid, sometimes misanthropic writers who inspired his own investigation of wilderness. He chooses some of his favourite books of nature-writing.

The best books on Wild Places, recommended by Robert Macfarlane

    The best books on The American Desert, recommended by Hari Kunzru

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    The best books on The American Desert - The Diary and Itinerary of Francisco Garcés by Francisco Garcés

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    The Diary and Itinerary of Francisco Garcés
    by Francisco Garcés

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    The best books on The American Desert - The Desert by John C Van Dyke

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    The Desert
    by John C Van Dyke

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    The best books on The American Desert - Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey

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    Desert Solitaire
    by Edward Abbey

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    The best books on The American Desert - Scenes in America Deserta by Reyner Banham

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    Scenes in America Deserta
    by Reyner Banham

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    The best books on The American Desert - I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me by Trevor Paglen

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    I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me
    by Trevor Paglen

  • The novelist Hari Kunzru explains his fascination with the Mojave desert – a mysterious, forgotten place full of secret military sites where the silence feels like a physical weight on one’s ears

  • The best books on The American Desert - The Diary and Itinerary of Francisco Garcés by Francisco Garcés
  • The best books on The American Desert - The Desert by John C Van Dyke
  • The best books on The American Desert - Desert Solitaire by Edward Abbey
  • The best books on The American Desert - Scenes in America Deserta by Reyner Banham
  • The best books on The American Desert - I Could Tell You But Then You Would Have To Be Destroyed By Me by Trevor Paglen

The best books on The American Desert, recommended by Hari Kunzru

The novelist Hari Kunzru explains his fascination with the Mojave desert – a mysterious, forgotten place full of secret military sites where the silence feels like a physical weight on one’s ears

The best books on The American Desert, recommended by Hari Kunzru

    The best books on Man and Nature, recommended by TC Boyle

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    The best books on Man and Nature - The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen

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    The Song of the Dodo
    by David Quammen

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    The best books on Man and Nature - Out of Eden by Alan Burdick

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    Out of Eden
    by Alan Burdick

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    The best books on Man and Nature - Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase

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    Playing God in Yellowstone
    by Alston Chase

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    The best books on Man and Nature - The Tiger by John Vaillant

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    The Tiger
    by John Vaillant

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    The best books on Man and Nature - The Beast In The Garden by David Baron

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    The Beast In The Garden
    by David Baron

  • The novelist and nature lover T C Boyle tells us about delicious dodos, angry tigers, snakes on planes and why Viagra saves rhinos.

  • The best books on Man and Nature - The Song of the Dodo by David Quammen
  • The best books on Man and Nature - Out of Eden by Alan Burdick
  • The best books on Man and Nature - Playing God in Yellowstone by Alston Chase
  • The best books on Man and Nature - The Tiger by John Vaillant
  • The best books on Man and Nature - The Beast In The Garden by David Baron

The best books on Man and Nature, recommended by TC Boyle

The novelist and nature lover T C Boyle tells us about delicious dodos, angry tigers, snakes on planes and why Viagra saves rhinos.

The best books on Man and Nature, recommended by TC Boyle

    The best books on The English Countryside, recommended by Paul Brassley

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    The best books on The English Countryside - The Making of the English Landscape by W G Hoskins

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    The Making of the English Landscape
    by W G Hoskins

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    The best books on The English Countryside - Alternative Agriculture by Joan Thirsk

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    Alternative Agriculture
    by Joan Thirsk

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    The best books on The English Countryside - Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay by George Ewart Evans

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    Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay
    by George Ewart Evans

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    The best books on The English Countryside - Akenfield by Ronald Blythe

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    Akenfield
    by Ronald Blythe

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    The best books on The English Countryside - The Death of Rural England by Alun Howkins

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    The Death of Rural England
    by Alun Howkins

  • The English countryside on a sunny summer's day is one of the most beguiling places in the world to be. But how has it changed since the Black Death? Is there still a meaningful difference between urban and rural society? Rural historian Paul Brassley talks us through the best books to get a fuller understanding of England's green and pleasant land.

  • The best books on The English Countryside - The Making of the English Landscape by W G Hoskins
  • The best books on The English Countryside - Alternative Agriculture by Joan Thirsk
  • The best books on The English Countryside - Ask the Fellows who Cut the Hay by George Ewart Evans
  • The best books on The English Countryside - Akenfield by Ronald Blythe
  • The best books on The English Countryside - The Death of Rural England by Alun Howkins

The best books on The English Countryside, recommended by Paul Brassley

The English countryside on a sunny summer's day is one of the most beguiling places in the world to be. But how has it changed since the Black Death? Is there still a meaningful difference between urban and rural society? Rural historian Paul Brassley talks us through the best books to get a fuller understanding of England's green and pleasant land.

The best books on The English Countryside, recommended by Paul Brassley

    The best books on The Andes, recommended by Michael Jacobs

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    The best books on The Andes - The Condor and the Cows by Christopher Isherwood

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    The Condor and the Cows
    by Christopher Isherwood

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    The best books on The Andes - The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming

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    The Conquest of the Incas
    by John Hemming

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    The best books on The Andes - Patagonia: A Cultural History by Chris Moss

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    Patagonia: A Cultural History
    by Chris Moss

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    The best books on The Andes - The White Rock by Hugh Thomson

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    The White Rock
    by Hugh Thomson

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    The best books on The Andes - Devil in the Mountain by Simon Lamb

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    Devil in the Mountain
    by Simon Lamb

  • The respected author and prominent Hispanist examines the history and people of The Andes. Selects and reviews five great reads, including classics from Isherwood and Hemming

  • The best books on The Andes - The Condor and the Cows by Christopher Isherwood
  • The best books on The Andes - The Conquest of the Incas by John Hemming
  • The best books on The Andes - Patagonia: A Cultural History by Chris Moss
  • The best books on The Andes - The White Rock by Hugh Thomson
  • The best books on The Andes - Devil in the Mountain by Simon Lamb

The best books on The Andes, recommended by Michael Jacobs

The respected author and prominent Hispanist examines the history and people of The Andes. Selects and reviews five great reads, including classics from Isherwood and Hemming

The best books on The Andes, recommended by Michael Jacobs

    The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

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    The best books on Birdwatching - The Peregrine by JA Baker

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    The Peregrine
    by JA Baker

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    The best books on Birdwatching - Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    Birds Britannica
    by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey

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    The best books on Birdwatching - John Clare by Jonathan Bate

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    John Clare
    by Jonathan Bate

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    The best books on Birdwatching - A Bird in the Bush by Stephen Moss

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    A Bird in the Bush
    by Stephen Moss

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    The best books on Birdwatching - The Birds by Aristophanes

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    The Birds
    by Aristophanes

  • What drives people's passion for birds and birdwatching? For Jeremy Mynott, it's as much about us as it is about them. He recommends the best books on birds and birdwatching.

  • The best books on Birdwatching - The Peregrine by JA Baker
  • The best books on Birdwatching - Birds Britannica by Mark Cocker and Richard Mabey
  • The best books on Birdwatching - John Clare by Jonathan Bate
  • The best books on Birdwatching - A Bird in the Bush by Stephen Moss
  • The best books on Birdwatching - The Birds by Aristophanes

The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

What drives people’s passion for birds and birdwatching? For Jeremy Mynott, it’s as much about us as it is about them. He recommends the best books on birds and birdwatching.

The best books on Birdwatching, recommended by Jeremy Mynott

    The best books on The Polar Regions, recommended by Sara Wheeler

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    The best books on The Polar Regions - The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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    The Worst Journey in the World
    by Apsley Cherry-Garrard

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    The best books on The Polar Regions - Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

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    Arctic Dreams
    by Barry Lopez

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    The best books on The Polar Regions - An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie

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    An African in Greenland
    by Tete-Michel Kpomassie

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    The best books on The Polar Regions - The Reindeer People by Piers Vitebsky

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    The Reindeer People
    by Piers Vitebsky

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    The best books on The Polar Regions - The Ice by Stephen J. Pyne

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    The Ice
    by Stephen J. Pyne

  • The acclaimed author discusses the Polar Regions. She says an African In Greenland is the best book ever written on Greenland - the story of a man from Togo who went there in the 1960s

  • The best books on The Polar Regions - The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Garrard
  • The best books on The Polar Regions - Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
  • The best books on The Polar Regions - An African in Greenland by Tete-Michel Kpomassie
  • The best books on The Polar Regions - The Reindeer People by Piers Vitebsky
  • The best books on The Polar Regions - The Ice by Stephen J. Pyne

The best books on The Polar Regions, recommended by Sara Wheeler

The acclaimed author discusses the Polar Regions. She says an African In Greenland is the best book ever written on Greenland – the story of a man from Togo who went there in the 1960s

The best books on The Polar Regions, recommended by Sara Wheeler
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