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OK. Got a bunch of ideas for things we could read this year at #MycoBookClub.

Like or comment on any that grab your interest, and feel free to add your own suggestions — then we can get the next few months' reading planned in. 👍
'The Romance of the Fungus World' by Rolfe & Rolfe (1925) đź’•

There's a copy free to read in the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/in.ernet.dli.2015.216868/page/n13/mode/2up

... and a few softback 70's reprints available second hand which are not too pricey.

📷© Lesley Truffle via https://lesleytruffle.com/the-romance-of-the-fungus-world/
We could get out of our minds on MUSHROOM FACTS, with:

'Shroom: A Cultural History of the Magic Mushroom' by Andy Letcher (2007)

Available in paperback for around ÂŁ10. #MycoBookClub
We could take a trip back in time, to North America, and introduce ourselves to:

'Our edible toadstools and mushrooms and how to distinguish them' by W. H. Gibson (1895)

It's a beauty! #MycoBookClub

Available in @BioDivLibrary https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/114612#page/13/mode/1up
If we're heading over to North America, we could blow some cash on:

'John Cage: A Mycological Foray' (2020)

It's... different. And rather lovely. #MycoBookClub

Image © Atelier Éditions http://atelier-editions.com/store/john-cage-a-mycological-foray
Or we could treat ourselves for free to:

'One Thousand American Fungi' by Charles McIlvaine (1900)

He sounds like a character, "Ole Ironguts". Have heard it's a chatty read?

Available in @BioDivLibrary https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/16659#page/7/mode/1up #MycoBookClub
We have it on good authority that this is "amazingly written":

'The Advance of the Fungi' by E.C. Large (1940)

Free to read in the Internet Archive: https://archive.org/details/advanceofthefung031917mbp/page/n7/mode/2up

And just look at that dust jacket🤩 #MycoBookClub
Then what? How about...

'The Triumph of the Fungi' by Nicholas P. Money (2007)

This one costs about £40, but we've heard it's also a great read. Other mycological books by Money are available (including one on 𝑦𝑒𝑎𝑠𝑡). #MycoBookClub
Too tired to read? Let your eyes drink in the artistry of 'Icones Farlowianae' by W.G. Farlow (1929) and be revived.

Available in @BioDivLibrary https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/111846#page/3/mode/1up

Image: Plate 60, Agaricus arvensis via BHL
There's also a new book out soon by Lynne Boddy which looks great: 'Fungi and Trees: Their complex relationships' (2021).

Available to pre-order for ÂŁ45 (estimated January 2021) https://www.trees.org.uk/News-Blog/Latest-News/New-Fungi-books-available-to-pre-order
So you see there's plenty of reading material for #MycoBookClub to push on through 2021.

Let us know what you'd like to read and join in! #Mycology #Fungi #Mushrooms #MushroomTwitter

Find our previous reads on the virtual bookshelf, here: https://mycobookclub.blogspot.com/ 
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