Boglands: The Hidden World of Earth’s Most Extraordinary Ecosystems

Merritt Turetsky is so enraptured by bogs, so full of wide-eyed passion for them, and so skilled at recasting them as the magical wonderlands that they secretly are, that you cannot help but be swept away -- Ed Yong, author of AN IMMENSE WORLD and I CONTAIN MULTITUDES Boglands is one of those rare and exciting books that can change bad situations. A rich and loving appreciation of the world-wide kingdom of sphagnum bogs. Turetsky asks readers to help her support and rescue the world's endangered boglands. If you enjoy breathing, you should answer the call -- Annie Proulx, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of FEN, BOG AND SWAMP The ecologist Turetsky transports readers deep into the mysterious terrain of the bog - somewhere between land and water - to explore its rich history and ecological importance. From Borneo to Greece to Greenland, Turetsky makes a passionate case for these wetlands as both eerie preservers of the human past and models of symbiotic existence * New York Times * A beautiful ode to one of Earth's most overlooked environments, Merritt Turetsky reveals the rich histories and ecological wonders buried in bogs around the world -- Laura Poppick, author of STRATA Writing with a love and intimacy born from decades of immersion in these undervalued landscapes, Merritt Turetsky takes readers deep into boglands to witness the surprising beauty of peat: its mystery, its plants and animals, its crucial role in the future of Earth's climate -- Anna Chilvers, co-editor of THE BOOK OF BOGS A beguiling invitation to challenge how you see the natural world -- Best New Popular Science Books of 2026 * New Scientist *