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Unearthing the modern science and ancient wisdom of the mycological world.
Published by Watkins Books, July 2026
A note from Watkins:
Kit has spent years immersed in the mushroom world — meeting mycologists, growers, artists, foragers, chefs, makers and other fungal obsessives, and, characteristically, trying things for herself. The result is a highly visual collection of stories exploring the extraordinary ways fungi intersect with human life: science, food, medicine, art, folklore, materials, culture and the environment.
And importantly, the reader isn’t simply asked to read about fungi. Every story ends with something to make, cook, grow, find or try, turning the book into an invitation to enter the fungal world yourself. As Kit writes in the opening pages: "This isn't just a book to read, it's a book to engage with."
There is also something strikingly hopeful about the book. At a time when so much of the conversation about nature and the future is understandably dominated by crisis and loss, Kit’s response is one of curiosity, possibility and engagement. Get outside. Look more closely. Experiment. Make something. Grow something. Participate.
There are many ways to be a fungus. Through their remarkable diversity, fungi guide us towards forgotten parts of ourselves, inviting us to reconsider our relationships with ourselves, each other, and the natural world.
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Praise for
FUNGI: Creatures & Cultures
“A beautifully crafted network of fungal threads. This book is a generous and imaginative
invitation into the world of fungi, not just as organisms, but as cultural, historical, and
creative forces. Full of insight, practical activities, and playful curiosity, which encourages
engagement with mycology as a living, evolving relationship. A genuinely inspiring read.”
Rich Wright
Senior Conservation Officer (Fungi) at Plant Life
“This is a great book. I love the vibe; it’s playful and easy to read.
Gonna help a lot of younguns learn about the culture.”
William Padilla-Brown,
Multidisciplinary Citizen Scientist and Founder and CEO of MycoSymbiotics
“A profoundly insightful and personal overview of the fungal kingdom, and how it has
myceliated human civilization. It’s visually stunning, thought-provoking, factual, packed
with humor and quirky recipes which make this book unlike any other on this topic.”
Marc Violo
Founder and CEO of MycoStories
“An absolutely superb foray into Kingdom Fungi!”
Lawrence Millman
Author of Fungipedia
“The infectious enthusiasm and love for fungi splashes from each page.
This is the type of fungal contamination to embrace!”
Yasmine Ostendorf-Rodr.guez
Curator and Researcher of art and ecology, and Author of Let’s Become Fungal!
“A fabulously insightful journey through the vast kingdom of fungi.”
Jem Purry
Student and Young Mycologist of the Year 2025
“Fungi: Creatures and Cultures is a beautifully crafted ethnomycological exposition that
poetically weaves the eons of association between humans and fungi. With its stunning
images and Kit’s punchy writing style, it’s the perfect centerpiece for your coffee table.
Aspiring mycophiles are going to have their minds blown on nearly every page, but even
veteran funginauts will have to put the book down from time to time to look up into empty
space and just sit in the wonder of what they’ve just read. I know I certainly did.”
Jasper Degenaars
Hyphae Headmaster of Fungi Academy
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