Nature Reads on Earth Matters is the show where we explore the stories behind books that bring us closer to nature and the world around us. Every month, we team up with the good folks at Sunda Shelves, an independent bookstore with a passion for wild places and thoughtful reads. For this month's episode, we speak to Su Mei Toh, a freelance researcher and advisor at Wild Asia. Together with co-host Surin Suksuwan, the co-founder of Sunda Shelves, Su Mei joins us to share more about a selection of books that range from environmental classics and Indigenous knowledge, to science writing and field guides rooted in Malaysia.

Books discussed on this episode include:

1. Silent Spring by Rachel Carson

2. Soil and Soul by Alistair McIntosh

3. The Orang Asli and the Contest for Resources by Colin Nicholas

4. Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer

5. Cod: A Biography of the Fish That Changed the World by Mark Kurlansky

6. Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez

7. An Immense World by Ed Yong

8. Birds of Malaysia - Lim Kim Seng, Yong Ding Li & Lim Kim Chuah

9. Beyond Mimo's Tree by Abyan Junus-Nishizawa & Farah Landemaine

10. A Naturalist’s Guide to the Trees of Southeast Asia - Saw Leng Guan

Produced by: Juliet Jacobs

Presented by: Juliet Jacobs

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Categories:  environment,  education

Tags:  the bigger picture,  earth matters,  Nature Reads,  Sunda Shelves,  books on conservation,  nature literature,  nature guide books,  environmental communication,