10 Biology Non-Fiction Books by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) Authors

Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.

• Science in Black and White: How Biology and Environment Shape Our Racial Divide by Alondra Oubré
• The Spectrum of Sex: The Science of Male, Female and Intersex by Hida Viloria and Maria Nieto
• Naming Nature: The Clash Between Instinct and Science by Carol Kaesuk Yoon
• Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge, and the Teachings of Plants by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Gathering Moss: A Natural and Cultural History of Mosses by Robin Wall Kimmerer
• Monarchs and Milkweed: A Migrating Butterfly, a Poisonous Plant, and Their Remarkable Story of Coevolution by Anurag Agrawal
• The Gene: An Intimate History by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• The Emperor of All Maladies: A Biography of Cancer by Siddhartha Mukherjee
• I Contain Multitudes: The Microbes Within Us and a Grander View of Life by Ed Yong
• World of Wonders: In Praise of Fireflies, Whale Sharks, and Other Astonishments by Aimee Nezhukumatathil