Wild Nature: Walking Australia's South East Forests by John Blay

In a new age of unnaturally destructive bushfires that are devastating national parks across the Eastern seaboard, Wild Nature is not just a fascinating book of nature writing and history, but a crucial document that proves the significance of a landscape many might take for granted. While many parts of this book reminds one of taking a stimulating and peaceful bushwalk - accompanied by the most informed guide you could ask for - it also usefully frames the continued existence of our south-east forests as urgently political.