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Mushrooming Spiral-Bound | 2023-02-28

Diane Borsato Kelsey Oseid (Illustrated by)

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"A merry, idiosyncratic guide, charmingly illustrated."--Eugenia Bone, The Wall Street Journal

An illustrated guide to over 100 types of mushrooms, offering insights and stories about these mysterious organisms

An incredible diversity of fungi is flourishing all around us, not just in the forest but in parks, markets, and even museums. Once you know how to look, you can find mushrooms named after fairies and demons, mushrooms that look so much like woodland birds they are shot at by hunters, mushrooms that glow in the dark . . . and so much more.

Beyond serving as a guide for identification, Mushrooming explores how "the quiet hunt" can radically expand our perspectives, connect us to nature, and enrich our lives. Whether you're a beginner forager or an expert mycophile, this is the perfect handbook to spark your curiosity and deepen your appreciation for the fantastic, delicious, deadly, and strange world of fungi.
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Original Binding: Hardcover Paper over boards
Pages: 240 pages
ISBN-10: 1615199586
Item Weight: 1.4 lbs
Dimensions: 7.0 x 0.9 x 9.1 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 31 to 100 ratings
"Reference books reveal their singularity by their parameters. Mushrooming, by Diane Borsato, is a merry, idiosyncratic guide, charmingly illustrated by Kelsey Oseid. A sort of collector's journal of mushrooms and mushroom-related experiences, the book has entries on more than 60 North American species and is punctuated with personal essays, including one about Ms. Borsato's foray into the medicinal-mushroom world of New York's Chinatown. Among that community's stars is the supposed performance enhancer Ophiocordyceps sinensis, a fungal parasite that the showrunners of HBO's "The Last of Us" have so creepily and fancifully employed." -The Wall Street Journal

Diane Borsato is an award-winning artist exhibited in galleries and museums internationally. An associate professor at the University of Guelph in Ontario, she teaches advanced courses in experimental studio.

Kelsey Oseid is an illustrator, author, and amateur naturalist. Her gouache illustrations focus on natural history and astronomy. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.