Natural History & Pets Books

Looking for the best natural history books or pet books? Check out our varied selection of fiction and non-fiction books about the natural world, wildlife, weather, domestic animals – and more!
Enlightenment
Sarah Perry

A story of love and astronomy told over the course of twenty years through the lives of two improbable best friends***AN OBSERVER FICTION BOOK TO LOOK OUT FOR IN 2024***'A complete masterwork' SARAH...

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The Garden Against Time
Olivia Laing

'What a wonderful book this is. I loved the enchanting and beautifully written story but also the fascinating and thoughtful excursions along the way.' – Nigel Slater‘A garden contains secrets, we...

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Our Island Stories
Corinne Fowler

'This is an essential and fascinating book because it brings to light, through conversations and nature walks, some of the buried connections between Britain’s landscape and historic buildings and...

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The Seaside
Madeleine Bunting

"...a fascinating barometer of the state of the nation right now, in the wake of austerity, Brexit and Covid." - Travis ElboroughEngland's seaside is made up of a striking variety of coastlines...

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Blue Machine
Helen Czerski

FINANCIAL TIMES 2023 HIGHLIGHT'Helen Czerski weaves together physics and biology, history and science, in a beautifully poetic way.'Professor Alice Roberts'In Helen Czerski's hands, the mechanical...

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