Nature & the natural world: general interest

Kings of Their Own Ocean: Tuna and the Future of our Oceans

This is a tale of human obsession, one intrepid tuna, the dedicated fisherman who caught and set her free, the promises and limits of ocean science and the big truth of how our insatiable appetite for bluefin transformed a cottage industry into a global dilemma.

Silk: A History in Three Metamorphoses

There is not just one story of silk. In silk is science, history and mythology. In silk is the future.

Aarathi Prasad’s Silk is a gorgeous new history weaving together the story of a unique material that has fascinated the world for millennia.

The Age of Cats: How Cats Evolved from the Savannah to your Sofa

The past, present and future of the world’s most popular and beloved pet, from a leading evolutionary biologist and great cat lover.

‘Engaging and wide-ranging … The Age of Cats is a readable and informed exploration of the wildcat that lurks within Fluffy’ Washington Post

Countryfile: A Year in the Countryside

A month-by-month celebration of the best of Countryfile magazine as well as an illustrated overview of the beauty and the drama of a year in the countryside.

How Trees Can Save the World

From the internationally bestselling author of The Hidden Life of Trees

An illuminating manifesto on ancient forests: how they adapt to climate change by passing their wisdom through generations, and why our future lies in protecting them.

Under the Henfluence: The World of Chickens and the People Who Love Them

‘Share[s] the life-enhancing joys of the humble hen’ Sunday Times

‘Clocks our obsession with chicken-keeping … Brilliant’ New York Magazine

An immersive blend of chicken-keeping memoir and animal welfare reporting by a journalist who accidentally became obsessed with her flock.

Black Holes: The Key to Understanding the Universe

A Brief History of Time for the 21st Century

At the heart of our galaxy lies a monster so deadly, not even light can escape its grasp. Its secrets lie waiting to be discovered. It’s time to explore our universe’s most mysterious inhabitants

Black Holes

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