Nicolas Nova: A Bestiary of the Anthropocene: Hybrid Plants, Animals, Minerals, Fungi, and Other Specimens Natasha Brown At turns surprising

At turns surprising

The book is about grief and memory and how our childhood reading shapes the way we see the world

and the gay manga genre

William Maginnis

Soft Skull Press

Nicolas Nova: A Bestiary of the Anthropocene: Hybrid Plants, Animals, Minerals, Fungi, and Other Specimens Natasha Brown At turns surprisingSet Margins' Publications, 2025, softcover, 256 pages, 12. 1 x 16. 5 cm Plastiglomerates, surveillance robot dogs, fordite, artificial grass, antenna trees, COVID 19, decapitated mountains, drone fighting eagles, standardized bananas: all of these specimenssome more familiar than othersare examples of the hybridity that shapes the current landscapes of science, technology and everyday life. Inspired by medieval bestiaries and the increasingly visible