Nature Books

Books that take the natural world seriously as subject, teacher, and witness.

17 books
A Walk in the Woods by Bill Bryson book cover
Non-Fiction

A Walk in the Woods

Bill Bryson, 1997
Butcher's Crossing by John Williams book cover
Literary Fiction

Butcher's Crossing

John Williams, 1960
H is for Hawk by Helen Macdonald book cover
Memoir

H is for Hawk

Helen Macdonald, 2006
Hatchet by Gary Paulsen book cover
Young Adult

Hatchet

Gary Paulsen, 1986
Horse Heaven by Jane Smiley book cover

Horse Heaven

Jane Smiley, 2003
How to Do Nothing by Jenny Odell book cover
Philosophy

How to Do Nothing

Jenny Odell, 2019
In the Heart of the Sea by Nathaniel Philbrick book cover
Non-Fiction

In the Heart of the Sea

Nathaniel Philbrick, 2000
Julie of the Wolves by Jean Craighead George book cover
Young Adult

Julie of the Wolves

Jean Craighead George, 1972
My Side of the Mountain by Jean Craighead George book cover
Young Adult

My Side of the Mountain

Jean Craighead George, 1959
North Woods by Daniel Mason book cover

North Woods

Daniel Mason, 2023
Peak by Roland Smith book cover
Young Adult

Peak

Roland Smith, 2007
The Snow Leopard by Peter Matthiessen book cover
Non-Fiction

The Snow Leopard

Peter Matthiessen, 1978
Touching the Void by Joe Simpson book cover
Non-Fiction

Touching the Void

Joe Simpson, 1988
Walden by Henry David Thoreau book cover
Literary Fiction

Walden

Henry David Thoreau, 2021
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens book cover
Literary Fiction

Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens, 2018
Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah book cover
Contemporary Fiction

Where the Forest Meets the Stars

Glendy Vanderah, 2019
Wild by Cheryl Strayed book cover
Memoir

Wild

Cheryl Strayed, 2012
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