The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and Loss
illustrated-nonfiction · First published 2026
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Robert Macfarlane Books in Order
Robert Macfarlane is a British writer and Fellow of Emmanuel College, Cambridge. His work ranges across literary criticism, nature writing, travel writing, poetry, picture books, and collaborations with artists and musicians. His major books include Mountains of the Mind, The Wild Places, The Old Ways, Landmarks, The Lost Words, Underland, and Is a River Alive?
nature writingenvironmental nonfictiontravel writingliterary criticismpoetrypicture books
Robert Macfarlane's Newest Book
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Mountains of the Mind: A History of a Fascination
Best starting point for Macfarlane's literary and intellectual preoccupations with landscape and human imagination.
The Lost Words: A Spell Book
Accessible collaborative entry point combining lyrical writing, natural history, and environmental concerns.
Underland: A Deep Time Journey
A major mature work that brings together geology, deep time, myth, memory, and ecological crisis.
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Books by series
trilogy · complete
Landscapes
A trilogy of books exploring landscape, place, human imagination, and the natural world.
series · ongoing
Night Creatures
A planned illustrated series of lyrical picture books about nocturnal life and wonder.
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Night Creatures: FireflyAmazon ↗Book 1 · picture-book · 2025
Outside the series
Bibliography by category
Novels (5)
- Original Copy: Plagiarism and Originality in Nineteenth-Century LiteratureAmazon ↗
academic-nonfiction · 2007
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LandmarksAmazon ↗nonfiction · 2015
- Underland: A Deep Time JourneyAmazon ↗
nonfiction · 2019
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Is a River Alive?Amazon ↗nonfiction · 2025
- The Book of Birds: A Field Guide to Wonder and LossAmazon ↗
illustrated-nonfiction · 2026
Essays and speeches (1)
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The Gifts of ReadingAmazon ↗essay-collection · 2016
Children's books (1)
- The World to ComeAmazon ↗
picture-book · 2024
Poetry (3)
Other (1)
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HollowayAmazon ↗illustrated-prose · 2013