Nature and the natural world: general interest

Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize

‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times

A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.

Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World

A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year

A Spectator Book of the Year

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year

A New Yorker Book of the Year

Some called it a craze. To others it was a cult. Join prize-winning historian Kathryn Hughes to discover how Britain fell in love with cats and ushered in a new era.

Catland: Feline Enchantment and the Making of the Modern World

*Shortlisted for the Pol Roger Duff Cooper Prize*

A Times and Sunday Times Book of the Year

A Wall Street Journal Book of the Year

A Spectator Book of the Year

A Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year

A New Yorker Book of the Year

Eating the Sun: How Plants Power the Planet

‘Eating the Sun’ is the story of the discovery of a miracle: the source of life itself. From the intricacies of its molecular processes to the beauty of the nature that it supports, ‘Eating the Sun’ is a wondering tribute to the extraordinary process that has allowed plants to power the earth for billions of years.

Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong: Unabridged edition

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize

‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times

A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.

Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize

‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times

A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.

Wild Air: In Search of Birdsong

Shortlisted for the 2023 Highland Book Prize

‘Joyful and mindful, a powerful argument for being still and listening’ Sunday Times

A book about birds, birdsong and the countryside they inhabit, from the critically acclaimed author of Raptor.

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