The Secret Life of Fungi: Discoveries from a Hidden World

BY ALIYA WHITELEY ELLIOTT & THOMPSON £12.99

★★★★

Who’d have thought mushrooms could be poetic? Fungi-obsessed Whiteley takes us on a lyrical, fascinating exploration of this weird organism which she says has a ‘surreal and alien beauty’. I never realised how diverse fungi is: it can be found in our floorboards, fingernails, and even our thoughts. I found this humble book really rather wonderful. Pick this up before your next ramble in the Scottish countryside.