42 New Nature Books to Connect You with the Wild

Spring is finally here, thank the gods. That was a rough winter.
To celebrate the year’s greenest season, we’ve gathered here the best new nature books that have hit shelves since 2020. We’ve taken a relatively broad approach to the concept of nature, but as you’ll see below, it really pays off.
Take, for instance, the innovative nonfiction book Fuzz: When Nature Breaks the Law. Author Mary Roach is both a very funny writer and a ridiculously gifted science communicator. With Fuzz, she finds a unique approach vector to the complicated and perpetual conflicts between humans and wildlife.
Other highlights in this collection include an exhaustive historical profile of America’s favorite raptor. Or check out NPR reporter Lulu Miller’s personal adventures in piscine taxonomy, Why Fish Don’t Exist. If you’re feeling despair about our culture’s current relationship with nature, don’t miss this hopeful vision from world-famous anthropologist Jane Goodall.
Scroll over the book covers to learn more about each title, and add the ones that pique your interest to your Want to Read shelf.
Have a favorite nonfiction nature book? Share it with your fellow readers in the comments below!
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The Hidden World of the Fox
The Book of Eels: Our Enduring Fascination with the Most Mysterious Creature in the Natural World
Eager: The Surprising, Secret Life of Beavers and Why They Matter
The Forest Unseen: A Year’s Watch in Nature
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I loved Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures!

Seed to Dust: A Gardener's Story
Hidden Nature: A Voyage of Discovery
Anything by Katherine May

The Wild Trees: A Story of Passion and Daring
I don't know if Dirty Chick is exactly a "nature" book, but it deals with truly fascinating farm animals and humans interacting with them hilariously.

I agree! Braiding Sweetgrass was amazing, and Gathering Moss is high on my To Read list.



First world problems I guess!"
One of my biggest problems!

Lots of great books here too- now on my RBR 👍🏻
Worlds of Wonder, Life's Edge and The Insect Crisis sounds more like the subjects I could get into more. Can't go wrong with Sir David Attenborough either.