The most popular wilderness books of 2024

Wilderness books are set far from towns and roads. Tundra, backcountry and open range test the people who cross or settle them. Survival stories, frontier novels and accounts of solitude all share the same wide, indifferent landscape. This list shows the ones first published in 2024.

Cover of North American Odyssey

North American Odyssey

Amy Freeman, Dave Freeman

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of The Allotment on Willow Tree Lane A sweet, uplifting rural romance

The Allotment on Willow Tree Lane A sweet, uplifting rural romance

Lilac Mills

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of Wild Woman

Wild Woman

Philippa Forrester

2024 · 2025 edition

256 pages

Cover of CABIN

CABIN

Patrick Hutchison

Published 2024

400 pages

Cover of Bothy In Search of Simple Shelter

Bothy In Search of Simple Shelter

Kat Hill

2024 · 2025 edition

400 pages

Cover of Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms

Close Encounters of the Fungal Kind In Pursuit of Remarkable Mushrooms

Richard Fortey

2024 · 2025 edition

352 pages

Cover of A Natural History of Empty Lots Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places

A Natural History of Empty Lots Field Notes from Urban Edgelands, Back Alleys, and Other Wild Places

Christopher Brown

2024 · 2025 edition

320 pages

Cover of Absent Here Poems

Absent Here Poems

Bret Shepard

Published 2024

80 pages

Cover of Across the Edge Pushing the Limits across Oceans and Continents

Across the Edge Pushing the Limits across Oceans and Continents

Peter Clutterbuck

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of Drop Dead Sisters

Drop Dead Sisters

Amelia Diane Coombs, Mindy Kaling

Published 2024

272 pages

Cover of Picnics and Porcupines Eating in the Wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Picnics and Porcupines Eating in the Wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

Candice Goucher

Published 2024

276 pages

Cover of Wilderness Lifeline Bushcraft First Aid for Ultimate Survival

Wilderness Lifeline Bushcraft First Aid for Ultimate Survival

Alfred Gibson

Published 2024

170 pages

Cover of Alaska Interlink Traveller's Wildlife Guide

Alaska Interlink Traveller's Wildlife Guide

Dennis Paulson, Les Beletsky

Published 2024

456 pages

Cover of Wanderlust Mediterranean Exploring Trails Along the Mediterranean Sea

Wanderlust Mediterranean Exploring Trails Along the Mediterranean Sea

Gestalten, Cam Honan, Robert Klanten, Anna Diekmann

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of The Wilderness that Bears Your Name Poems

The Wilderness that Bears Your Name Poems

James A. Pearson

Published 2024

96 pages

Cover of Yosemite Where Mules Wear Diamonds

Yosemite Where Mules Wear Diamonds

Bob Barrett

Published 2024

98 pages

Cover of Rafting the Snake A Journey Through the Yukon’s Snake River Wilderness

Rafting the Snake A Journey Through the Yukon’s Snake River Wilderness

J. W. Becker

Published 2024

104 pages

Cover of All Through the Night Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies

All Through the Night Why Our Lives Depend on Dark Skies

Dani Robertson

Published 2024

320 pages

Cover of California Snakes and How to Find Them

California Snakes and How to Find Them

Emily Taylor

Published 2024

208 pages

Cover of Geoparks The UNESCO Global Geoparks

Geoparks The UNESCO Global Geoparks

Gestalten, UNESCO

Published 2024

304 pages

Cover of Wildlife Year How to Reconnect with Nature Through the Seasons

Wildlife Year How to Reconnect with Nature Through the Seasons

Sally Bevan

Published 2024

144 pages

Cover of The Great Divide Walking the Continental Divide Trail

The Great Divide Walking the Continental Divide Trail

Tim Voors

Published 2024

240 pages

Cover of How to Be a Bad Botanist

How to Be a Bad Botanist

Simon Barnes

Published 2024

288 pages

Cover of The Forager's Field Guide to Wild Foods

The Forager's Field Guide to Wild Foods

Huntress Harrow

Published 2024

134 pages