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Susan Lumpkin

Susan Lumpkin (born c. 1954) is a freelance writer and editor specializing in natural history and conservation. She holds a B.S. from Eastern Michigan University (1976) and a Ph.D. from Duke University (1980), and conducted postdoctoral research at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park. From 1990 to 2008, she served as director of communications at Friends of the National Zoo and editor of its ZooGoer magazine, and later became a consultant to the Global Tiger Initiative.
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Rabbits: The Animal Answer Guide

Published by Johns Hopkins University Press in 2011 as part of The Animal Answer Guides: Q&A for the Curious Naturalist series, this illustrated paperback by wildlife conservationists Susan Lumpkin and John Seidensticker addresses 95 frequently asked questions about rabbits and their lagomorph relatives, covering everything from anatomy and ecology to conservation and the long, complex relationship between rabbits and humans.

Reviewed May 2, 2026

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Bill Bryson

Bill Bryson

Science & Nature
Bill Bryson matches Susan Lumpkin's scientific depth in The Body, exploring science through conversational narrative momentum and wry humor.
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Peter Wohlleben's The Hidden Life of Trees offers accessible ecological science writing that reveals how a familiar organism is secretly remarkable, backed by fieldwork and conservation stakes.
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Ed Yong’s An Immense World shares Susan Lumpkin's curiosity about animal biology, zooming out to explore the sensory realms and behaviors across dozens of species.
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Zoë Schlanger

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Zoë Schlanger’s The Light Eaters shares Susan Lumpkin's respectful, evidence-driven wonder, exploring an overlooked group of organisms through cutting-edge science journalism.
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Jonathan Balcombe's What a Fish Knows shares Susan Lumpkin's rehabilitative tone and conservation message, using behavioral science to overturn assumptions about an underestimated animal class.
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What a Fish Knows: The Inner Lives of Our Underwater Cousins
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Thomas McNamee

Science & Nature
Thomas McNamee’s The Inner Life of Cats offers another science-backed deep dive into a familiar mammal's biology, behavior, and wild origins written for general readers.
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