Entangled Life

“[An] ebullient and ambitious exploration … Reading [Entangled Life] left me not just moved but altered, eager to disseminate its message of what fungi can do.”—The New York Times“A gorgeous book of literary nature writing, ripe with insight and erudition… . Food for the soul.”—The Wall Street Journal“An encapsulating look at the importance of fungi to our ecosystem and world—as key players in biological processes, as crucial healing instruments and more. You’ll never look at mushrooms the same way again.”—People“Nearly every page of this book contained either an observation so interesting or a turn of phrase so lovely that I was moved to slow down, stop, and re-read… . [Entangled Life] reminded me that fungi are, like the Universe, sublime.”—Science“An exuberant introduction to the biology, ecology, climatology, and psychopharmacology of the earth’s ‘metabolic wizards.’”—Harpers Magazine“A poetic, mind-bending tour of the fungal world.”—Scientific American“Wondrous … Humans should consider fungi among the greatest of earth’s marvels.”—Time (Books of the Year)“An astonishing book.”—The Observer“Completely mind-blowing.”—The Sunday Times“Grand and dizzying in how thoroughly it recalibrates our understanding of the natural world.”—Ed Yong, author of An Immense World“I fell in love with this book. Merlin Sheldrake is a scientist with the imagination of a poet and a beautiful writer.”—Michael Pollan, author of How to Change Your Mind (Bay Area Book Festival, 2020)“A magical journey deep into the roots of Nature by an expert storyteller … a must-read.”—Paul Stamets, author of Mycelium Running“Reading this book, I felt surrounded by a web of wonder. The natural world is more fantastic than any fantasy, so long as you have the means to perceive it. This book provides the means.”—Jaron Lanier, author of You Are Not a Gadget“Urgent, astounding, and necessary.”—Helen Macdonald, author of H is for Hawk“Dazzling, vibrant, vision changing.”—Robert Macfarlane, author of Underland“Gorgeous.”—Margaret Atwood, author of The Testaments

Merlin Sheldrake is a biologist and author of Entangled Life: How Fungi Make Our Worlds, Change Our Minds & Shape Our Futures, a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller and winner of the Royal Society Book Prize and the Wainwright Prize. Sheldrake is a research associate of the Vrije University Amsterdam and works with the Society for the Protection of Underground Networks and the Fungi Foundation. A keen brewer and fermenter, he is fascinated by the relationships that arise between humans and more-than-human organisms.