6 Nature Books That Will Change How You See the World

Beyond the Shelves: A Podcast from the Des Moines Public Library

Join us for our first video episode as we explore books celebrating nature and the environment! From Mary Oliver's contemplative essays to fungi's hidden intelligence, we discuss how the natural world intersects with our lives. Plus: library neighborhoods explained, garlic-scented books (!), and Reading Rainbow's triumphant return with a new host.

Nature & Environment Theme Books

• Upstream by Mary Oliver
• The Light Eaters by Zoë Schlinger
• Fuzz by Mary Roach
• Entangled Life by Merlin Sheldrake
• Leave Only Footprints by Connor Knighton
• Something in the Woods Loves You by Jared K. Anderson

Currently Reading

• Lucky Day by Chuck Tingle
• Bog Queen by Anna North
• Flip by Ngozi Ukazu
• Atmosphere by Taylor Jenkins Reid
• Heart the Lover by Lily King

On Their TBR

• Crafting for Sinners by Jenny Keefer
• Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor
• All of Us Murderers by K.J. Charles
• Little Woodchucks by Nick Offerman
• Soul Searching by Lila Sage