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Botanical Curses and Poisons
By: Fez Inkwright
Narrated by: Leslie Howard
Length: 7 hours 15 minutes
Abridged: No
Discover the folklore and history of our most toxic plants.
"If you drink much from a bottle marked 'poison,' it is almost certain to disagree with you, sooner or later."—Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland
In both history and fiction, some of the most dramatic, notorious deaths have been through poisonings. Concealed and deliberate, it's a... Read more
Seed to Dust
By: Marc Hamer
Narrated by: Owen Teale
Length: 9 hours 48 minutes
Abridged: No
For readers of Late Migrations and H is for Hawk
A stunning meditation on gardening and the wisdom of plants, " that rare book that will appeal to nonfiction readers everywhere. . . Candid, tender, thoughtful and absorbing."—Shelf Awareness (STARRED Review)
"With chapters. . . [that] shimmer like lantern slides, lit with luminous imagery. . . Seed... Read more
Mill Town
By: Kerri Arsenault
Narrated by: Kerri Arsenault
Length: 12 hours 22 minutes
Abridged: No
"This is a listen for anyone interested in small-town America, how it's changed, and why it matters...Though Arsenault may not be a professional narrator, her passion for these important stories comes through with just the right amount of sincerity." -- AudioFile Magazine
This program is read by the author.
A galvanizing and powerful debut, Mill... Read more
Fathoms
By: Rebecca Giggs
Narrated by: Shiromi Arserio
Length: 12 hours 5 minutes
Abridged: No
Winner of the 2021 Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction * Finalist for the 2020 Kirkus Prize for Nonfiction * Finalist for the PEN/E.O. Wilson Literary Science Writing Award
A “delving, haunted, and poetic debut” (The New York Times Book Review) about the awe-inspiring lives of whales, revealing what they can teach us about... Read more
The Death of Sitting Bear
By: N. Scott Momaday
Narrated by: N. Scott Momaday
Length: 2 hours 28 minutes
Abridged: No
Pulitzer Prize winner and celebrated American master N. Scott Momaday returns with a radiant collection of more than 200 new and selected poems rooted in Native American tradition.
“The poems in this book reflect my deep respect for and appreciation of words. . . . I believe that poetry is the highest form of verbal expression. Although I have... Read more
A Terrible Thing to Waste
By: Harriet A. Washington
Narrated by: Ron Butler
Length: 10 hours 13 minutes
Abridged: No
A "powerful and indispensable" look at the devastating consequences of environmental racism (Gerald Markowitz) -- and what we can do to remedy its toxic effects on marginalized communities.
Did you know...
Middle-class African American households with incomes between $50,000 and $60,000 live in neighborhoods that are more polluted than those of... Read more
Late Migrations
By: Margaret Renkl
Narrated by: Joyce Bean
Length: 5 hours 2 minutes
Abridged: No
Selected as a TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna book club pick, Late Migrations is an unusual, captivating portrait of a family―and of the cycles of joy and grief that inscribe human lives within the natural world―from beloved New York Times opinion writer Margaret Renkl.Growing up in Alabama, Renkl was a devoted reader, an explorer of riverbeds and... Read more
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The Sun Is a Compass
By: Caroline Van Hemert
Narrated by: Xe Sands
Length: 9 hours 1 minute
Abridged: No
This gripping true story follows a biologist's human-powered journey from the Pacific Northwest to the Arctic to rediscover her love of birds, nature, and adventure—perfect for fans of Cheryl Strayed. During graduate school, as she conducted experiments on the peculiarly misshapen beaks of chickadees, ornithologist Caroline Van Hemert began to... Read more
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The Last Whalers
By: Doug Bock Clark
Narrated by: Jay Snyder
Length: 11 hours 23 minutes
Abridged: No
In this "immersive, densely reported, and altogether remarkable first book [with] the texture and color of a first-rate novel" (New York Times), journalist Doug Bock Clark tells the epic story of the world's last subsistence whalers and the threats posed to a tribe on the brink.
A New York Times Notable Book
A New York Times Editors' Choice
Winner... Read more
What the Eyes Don't See
By: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Narrated by: Mona Hanna-Attisha
Length: 11 hours 10 minutes
Abridged: No
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • The dramatic story of the Flint water crisis, by a relentless physician who stood up to power.
“Stirring . . . [a] blueprint for all those who believe . . . that ‘the world . . . should be full of people raising their voices.’”—The New York Times
“Revealing, with the gripping intrigue of a Grisham thriller.” —O: The... Read more
Mozart's Starling
By: Lyanda Lynn Haupt
Narrated by: Linda Henning
Length: 7 hours 16 minutes
Abridged: No
On May 27th, 1784, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart met a flirtatious little starling in a Viennese shop who sang an improvised version of the theme from his Piano Concerto no. 17 in G major. Sensing a kindred spirit in the plucky young bird, Mozart bought him and took him home to be a family pet. For three years, the starling lived with Mozart,... Read more
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Animal Madness
By: Laurel Braitman
Narrated by: Madeleine Maby
Length: 11 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
**“Science Friday” Summer Reading Pick**
**Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads**
**People magazine Best Summer Reads**
“A lovely, big-hearted book…brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals well” (The New York Times).
Have you ever wondered if your dog might be a bit depressed? How... Read more
The Cactus Hunters
By: Jared D. Margulies
Narrated by: Walter Dixon
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Cacti and succulents are phenomenally popular worldwide among plant enthusiasts, despite being among the world's most threatened species. The fervor driving the illegal trade in succulents might also be driving some species to extinction. Delving into the strange world of succulent collecting, The Cactus Hunters takes us to the heart of this... Read more
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Accidental Astronomy
By: Chris Lintott
Narrated by: Chris Lintott
Length: 7 hours 30 minutes
Abridged: No
A top astronomer reveals why his field depends on luck
If you learn about the scientific method, you learn that first we hypothesize about something we’ve experienced, and then we look for more of it. This works well enough—but what if you are interested in studying a heretofore unknown comet or supernova? That is the essential problem of the... Read more
The Great River
By: Boyce Upholt
Narrated by: Gabriel Vaughan
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A sweeping history of the Mississippi River—and the centuries of human meddling that have transformed both it and America.
Over thousands of years, the Mississippi watershed was home to millions of Indigenous people who regarded "the great river" with awe and respect, adorning its banks with astonishing spiritual earthworks. But European... Read more
Homewaters
By: David B. Williams
Narrated by: Jonathan Todd Ross
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Not far from Seattle skyscrapers live 150-year-old clams, more than 250 species of fish, and underwater kelp forests as complex as any terrestrial ecosystem. For millennia, vibrant Coast Salish communities have lived beside these waters dense with nutrient-rich foods, with cultures intertwined through exchanges across the waterways. Transformed... Read more
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One Garden Against the World
By: Kate Bradbury
Narrated by: Kate Bradbury
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Five years after writing her first nature memoir, The Bumblebee Flies Anyway, Kate Bradbury has a new garden.
It’s busy: home to all sorts of wildlife, from red mason bees and bumblebees to house sparrows, hedgehogs and dragonflies. It seems the entire frog population of Brighton and Hove breeds in her small pond each spring, and now there are... Read more
Sing Like Fish
By: Amorina Kingdon
Narrated by: Angelina Rocca
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A captivating exploration of how underwater animals tap into sound to survive, and a clarion call for humans to address the ways we invade these critical soundscapes—from an award-winning science writer
“Sing Like Fish is that rare book that makes you see the world differently.”—Mark Kurlansky, New York Times bestselling author of Salt and Cod
For... Read more
The Heart of the Woods
By: Wyl Menmuir
Narrated by: Wyl Menmuir
Length: 6 hours 59 minutes
Abridged: No
Just as a parent leaves a legacy to their child, a tree leaves a legacy to its surroundings. A deep and explorative companion piece to the Roger Deakin Award-winning The Draw of The Sea.
Throughout history, trees have determined the tools we use, the boats we build, the stories we tell about the world and ourselves, the songs we sing, and some... Read more
This Ordinary Stardust
By: Alan Townsend
Narrated by: Alan Townsend
Length: 6 hours 41 minutes
Abridged: No
"[A] remarkable account of a shifting consciousness” - Publisher’s Weekly, starred review
“An extraordinary, powerful book” - David Quammen, author of The Heartbeat of the Wild and Breathless
A compassionate exploration of scientific wonder that offers “a fresh perspective on life, death, and the bittersweet consequences of impermanence,” (Jon... Read more
Cast, Catch, Release
By: Marina Gibson
Narrated by: Marina Gibson
Length: 6 hours
Abridged: No
For readers of H Is for Hawk and Wild, a lyrical memoir and passionate ode to the art of fly fishing and how it can shape a life—by renowned female angler and conservationist Marina Gibson.
As her twenty-first birthday approached, Marina Gibson received a unique gift suggestion from her parents, who offered her a choice between fishing rods or... Read more
Survival Is Not Assured
By: Geoff Powter
Narrated by: Brian Wiggins
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
Jim Donini has been an icon of American climbing for the past fifty years, pushing the boundaries of alpine ascents around the world, and inspiring generations with his achievements. In Survival Is Not Assured, award-winning author Geoff Powter dives into Donini's remarkable life story, exploring his groundbreaking climbs and his tumultuous... Read more
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Die Stimme des Bodens
By: Sonja Medwedski
Narrated by: Bodo Henkel
Length: 6 hours 35 minutes
Abridged: No
Was hat Boden eigentlich mit Festivals, Bier oder radioaktiven Pilzen zu tun? Warum landet er manchmal in der Badewanne oder sogar in unserem Magen? Zum ersten Mal kommt unser Boden persönlich zu Wort und erzählt im charmanten Plauderton aus unterirdischer Perspektive von seinem Alltag mit uns Menschen. Ob im Garten, im Wald oder in der Stadt,... Read more
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The Wildest Hunt
By: Randy Nelson
Narrated by: Kent Klineman
Length: TBA
Abridged: No
A lively collection of wilder-than-fiction poaching stories from across Canada and the US, including insights from investigating officers involved in real poaching situations.
Get ready to hear some of the wildest true crime imaginable. Showcasing fish and wildlife poaching stories from every province and territory in Canada and every state in... Read more
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