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Diane Ackerman Complete Bibliography

Browse books by Diane Ackerman in publication order, including standalone books, complete series lists, reading order, and publication years.

Updated 2026-07-11 / 27 books / 2 series

Diane Ackerman is an American author best known for her lyrical nonfiction works, including *A Natural History of the Senses*. A prolific poet and naturalist, she has received numerous accolades, including the John Burroughs Medal for distinguished nature writing. This page provides the Diane Ackerman books in order, including both chronological publication order and series reading order.

Books by Diane Ackerman in Publication Order

1976 The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral[Poems] POoC / 1 Buy
1978 Wife of Light POoC / 2 Buy
1983 Lady Faustus POoC / 3 Buy
1985 On Extended Wings POoNB / 1 Buy
1988 Reverse Thunder: A Dramatic Poem POoC / 4 Buy
1990 A Natural History of the Senses POoNB / 2 Buy
1991 The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales POoNB / 3 Buy
1991 Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems POoC / 5 Buy
1994 A Natural History of Love POoNB / 4 Buy
1994 The Curious Naturalist POoNB / 5 Buy
1995 The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds POoNB / 6 Buy
1995 Monk Seal Hideaway POoNB / 7 Buy
1997 A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis POoNB / 8 Buy
1997 Bats: Shadows in the Night POoNB / 9 Buy
1998 I Praise My Destroyer: Poems POoC / 6 Buy
1998 The Book of Love POoNB / 10 Buy
1999 Deep Play POoNB / 11 Buy
2000 Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire POoC / 7 Buy
2000 The Senses of Animals: Poems POoC / 8 Buy
2001 Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden POoNB / 12 Buy
2002 Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir POoNB / 13 Buy
2003 Animal Sense POoC / 9 Buy
2004 An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain POoNB / 14 Buy
2007 The Zookeeper's Wife POoNB / 15 Buy
2009 Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day POoNB / 16 Buy
2011 One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir POoNB / 17 Buy
2014 The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us POoNB / 18 Buy

Complete Diane Ackerman Series Reading Order / browse all ->

Collections Reading Order 9 books / 1976-2003
01 The Planets: A Cosmic Pastoral[Poems] 1976 Buy
02 Wife of Light 1978 Buy
03 Lady Faustus 1983 Buy
04 Reverse Thunder: A Dramatic Poem 1988 Buy
05 Jaguar of Sweet Laughter: New and Selected Poems 1991 Buy
06 I Praise My Destroyer: Poems 1998 Buy
07 Origami Bridges: Poems of Psychoanalysis and Fire 2000 Buy
08 The Senses of Animals: Poems 2000 Buy
09 Animal Sense 2003 Buy
Non-Fiction Reading Order 18 books / 1985-2014
01 On Extended Wings 1985 Buy
02 A Natural History of the Senses 1990 Buy
03 The Moon by Whale Light and Other Adventures Among Bats, Penguins, Crocodilians and Whales 1991 Buy
04 A Natural History of Love 1994 Buy
05 The Curious Naturalist 1994 Buy
06 The Rarest of the Rare: Vanishing Animals, Timeless Worlds 1995 Buy
07 Monk Seal Hideaway 1995 Buy
08 A Slender Thread: Rediscovering Hope at the Heart of Crisis 1997 Buy
09 Bats: Shadows in the Night 1997 Buy
10 The Book of Love 1998 Buy
11 Deep Play 1999 Buy
12 Cultivating Delight: A Natural History of My Garden 2001 Buy
13 Twilight of the Tenderfoot: A Western Memoir 2002 Buy
14 An Alchemy of Mind: The Marvel and Mystery of the Brain 2004 Buy
15 The Zookeeper's Wife 2007 Buy
16 Dawn Light: Dancing with Cranes and Other Ways to Start the Day 2009 Buy
17 One Hundred Names for Love: A Memoir 2011 Buy
18 The Human Age: The World Shaped By Us 2014 Buy

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What is the best order to read Diane Ackerman books?

Publication order is usually the safest place to start. If a book belongs to a series, follow the numbered series reading order shown on this page.

Are standalone books and series both included?

Yes. Standalone titles appear in the full chronological bibliography, and series are broken out separately with reading-order links when catalog data is available.

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