They're everywhere: in forests and on bread, in autumn cookbooks and the air we breathe, in the rind of a rotting lemon, in folk tales and cheese, on sidewalks, in herbivore droppings, and at the bottom of the sea. They're also in wine glasses, beer mugs, and antibiotics. They are fungi, multifaceted organisms that weren't granted their own kingdom until 1959, despite having existed on the planet for millions of years. Since then, fungi, their scientific name, have shared the crown with the animal, mineral, and plant kingdoms. And Fungi is a hilarious introduction to this diverse world, presented in an original way, not as a typical popular science book, but as a magazine or newsletter written and edited by the fungi themselves. They explain, in a humorous tone, their long history and the multiplicity of their shapes, sizes, and characteristics, how they relate to other beings, what role they play in the great ecological system, and how they have influenced the history of humankind. The spectacularly illustrated and designed newsletter is peppered with stories featuring fungi, as well as poems, legends, myths, and the occasional suggestion for a home experiment, in addition to a series of instructions for mushroom hunters. All of this is accompanied by a comprehensive glossary of technical and scientific terms.

96 pages

20 × 27.3 cm