Biography & Memoir

A moving account of raising, then freeing, an orphaned screech owl, whose lasting friendship with the author, Carl Safina, illuminates humanity’s relationship with the world. Read more

This embellished graphic novel, based on Audubon’s own retellings, not only captures the spirit of early America’s unexplored wilderness but also the rise of this exceptional artist to become one of the greatest natural historians ever. By Fabien Grolleau Read more

Reflecting on family, identity and nature, this personal memoir is about what it is to have a home. Written by and featuring Amanda Thomson's artwork and photography throughout, it explores how place, language and family shape us and make us who we are. Read more

Pride Month Featured Item:
The paperback edition of Christin Cooper's NEW YORK TIMES Bestseller Better Living Through Birding.
Non-members will get 15% off the regular price and BCS members will get 25% off. Read more

An autobiography of Rodney Stotts sharing his unlikely journey in becoming a conservationist and one of America's few Black master falconers. Read more

British-Bangladeshi birder, environmentalist and activist Mya-Rose Craig is an international force. In her memoir she chronicles her mother’s struggle with mental illness, and shares her passion for social justice and dedication to preserving our planet. Read more

In this uplifting memoir, Trish O'Kane, a professor and activist, shares what birds can teach us about life, social change, and protecting the environment. Read more

At a personal and professional crossroads, a man resets his life and finds sobriety, love, and 618 bird species, cycling his way to a very Big Year. By Dorian Anderson. Read more

Thomas C. Gannon’s Birding While Indian spans more than fifty years of childhood walks and adult road trips to deliver, via a compendium of birds recorded and revered, the author’s life as a part-Lakota inhabitant of the Great Plains. Read more

Birding with Yeats is a delicate, sensitive, and gentle reflection on the unique bond between a mother and son, and the magic that is the natural world. By Lynn Thomson. Read more

A soulful collection of illuminating essays and interviews that explore Black people's spiritual and scientific connection to the land, waters, and climate, curated by the acclaimed author of Farming While Black. Read more

As a botanist, Robin Wall Kimmerer has been trained to ask questions of nature with the tools of science. As a member of the Citizen Potawatomi Nation, she embraces the notion that plants and animals are our oldest teachers. Read more

From Kerri ní Dochartaigh, the acclaimed author of Thin Places, a luminous day book about an unexpected year and finding home. Lyrical, fragmentary in subject and form, Cacophony of Bone is an ode to a year, a place, and a love that transformed a life. Read more

From Margaret Renkl, the beloved New York Times opinion writer and bestselling author of Late Migrations, comes a “howling love letter to the world” (Ann Patchett): a luminous book that traces the passing of seasons, personal and natural. Read more

Hardcover edition by Aisholpan Nurgaiv with Liz Welch. The subject of the award-winning documentary The Eagle Huntress tells the true story of how she became the first girl to compete in—and win—one of Mongolia's most prestigious competitions. Read more

This posthumously published collection of essays by nature writer Barry Lopez reveals an exceptional life and mind . Paperback. Read more