Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | On Extended Wings | 1985 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 2 | A Natural History of the Senses | 1990 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 3 | The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales | 1991 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 4 | A Natural History of Love | 1994 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 5 | The Curious Naturalist | 1994 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 6 | Monk Seal Hideaway | 1995 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 7 | The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds | 1995 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 8 | A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis | 1997 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 9 | Bats: Shadows in the Night | 1997 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 10 | The Book of Love | 1998 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 11 | Deep Play | 1999 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 12 | Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden | 2001 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 13 | Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir | 2002 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 14 | An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain | 2004 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 15 | The Zookeeper’s Wife | 2007 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 16 | Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day | 2009 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 17 | One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir | 2011 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
| 18 | The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us | 2014 | Diane Ackerman | Buy |
Diane Ackerman has written nonfiction for nearly four decades, beginning with On Extended Wings (1985), a memoir about learning to fly. Her subject matter ranges widely, from endangered species in The Rarest of the Rare (1995) to crisis counseling in A Slender Thread (1997) to neuroscience in An Alchemy of Mind (2004). She writes about science in language accessible to non-specialists.
Her New York Times bestsellers include A Natural History of the Senses (1990) and The Zookeeper’s Wife (2007). Cultivating Delight (2001) is a garden memoir, while Dawn Light (2009) describes the world as seen during the early morning hours. One Hundred Names for Love (2011) chronicles her husband’s aphasia and their efforts to restore his language. The Human Age (2014), her most recent nonfiction book, examines how human activity is changing the Earth.