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A Curated DarkSkyPA Collection of Book Titles

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America's First Great Eclipse Bookcover

America’s First Great Eclipse

Steve Ruskin

An entertaining and fast-paced read describing the buzz surrounding the 1878 total eclipse visible through much of America’s frontier west

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Bookcover of Archaeology of the Night

Archaeology of the Night

Nancy Gonlin and April Newell

An academic collection of articles that explores how ancient people experienced and lived with the night, before modern artificial lighting.

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Bookcover of At Day’s Close

At Day’s Close

Roger Ekirch

A history of how people thought about and lived at night in historical times.

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Bookcover of Cosmos

Cosmos

Carl Sagan

Famous book and series from Carl Sagan about the Cosmos

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Bookcover of  Coyote Places the Stars

Coyote Places the Stars

Harriet Peck Taylor

Native American Story about the origin of the constellations.

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Bookcover of Ecological Consequences of Artificial Light at Night

Ecological Consequences of Artificial Light at Night

Catherine Rich and Travis Longcore

How artificial light at night affects all life on Earth.

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Bookcover of Field Guide to the Night

Field Guide to the Night

John Bulmer

We didn't lose the night, we surrendered it.

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Bookcover of Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightening Bugs

Fireflies, Glow-worms, and Lightening Bugs

Lynn Frierson Faust

The first ever identification guide to fireflies of the eastern and central United States

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Bookcover of Flight Paths

Flight Paths

Rebecca Heisman

An engaging look at how scientists cracked the mystery of where birds go on migration, an important topic since so many birds migrate by night and are threatened by artificial light.

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Bookcover of  Into the Unknown

Into the Unknown

Kelsey Johnson

The quest to understand the mysteries of the cosmos

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Bookcover of  Lakota Star Knowledge

Lakota Star Knowledge

Ronald Goodman

Studies in Lakota Stellar Theology

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Learning to Walk in the Dark Bookcover

Learning to Walk in the Dark

Barbara Brown Taylor

For those looking for a more religious exploration of the dark, Episcopal Priest and best-selling author Barabara Brown Taylor unpacks what it means when society associates goodness with light and evil with darkness. Isn’t there good to be found in the dark, too?

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Bookcover of  Long Ago Stories of the Eastern Cherokee

Long Ago Stories of the Eastern Cherokee

Lloyd Arneach

Native American stories

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Bookcover of  Night Magic

Night Magic

Leigh Ann Henion

Adventures among glowworms, moon gardens, and other marvels of the dark

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Orbital Bookcover

Orbital

Samantha Harvey

Winner of the 2024 Booker Prize, this novel tells the story of six astronauts living aboard the international space station. It is a powerful medication on the power of space and the bonds that tie humanity together.

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Bookcover of Papa, please get the moon for me

Papa, please get the moon for me

Eric Carle

A children's book about the phases of the Moon

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Bookcover of Silent Sparks : The Wondrous World of Fireflies

Silent Sparks : The Wondrous World of Fireflies

Sara Lewis

For how many people love fireflies, there are few books that explore them in-depth. This book fills that gap.

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Bookcover of Starborn

Starborn

Roberto Trotta

How the stars made us (and who we would be without them)

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Starlight Nights

Leslie C. Peltier

First published in 1965, this memoir by a famed comet hunter and star gazer celebrates the power of observing the night sky.

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Bookcover of Stars of the First People

Stars of the First People

Dorcas S. :Miller

Native American Star Myths and Constellations

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Bookcover of  The Circadian Diabetes Code

The Circadian Diabetes Code

Satchin Panda, PhD

All about our Circadian System and Type 2 Diabetes.

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Bookcover of The Darkness Manifesto

The Darkness Manifesto

Johan Eklof

On light pollution, night ecology, and the ancient rhythms that sustain life

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Bookcover of  The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet

The Earth Under Sky Bear's Feet

Joseph Bruchac, Thomas Locker

Native American Poems of the Land

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Bookcover of The End of Night

The End of Night

Paul Bogard

Searching for natural darkness in an age of artificial light

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Bookcover of The Glass Universe

The Glass Universe

Dava Sobel

A history of the overlooked women at the Harvard Observatory who helped unlock the secrets of the universe. If you like this one, try other books by Dava Sobel, including “Galileo’s Daughter, ” “Longitude,” and “The Planets.”

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Bookcover of The Human Cosmos

The Human Cosmos

Jo Marchant

An engaging exploration of how humanity’s relationship with the sky has shaped history.

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The Inner Clock Bookcover

The Inner Clock

Lynne Peeples

DarkSky International’s book club book for 2025, this book explores the various internal clocks held by our bodies and how we can lead lives most in sync with them.

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Bookcover of The Lost Constellations

The Lost Constellations

John Barentine

A more technical book that explores the history of constellations throughout history.

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Bookcover of The Stars: A new Way to See Them

The Stars: A new Way to See Them

H. A. Rey

Easy-to-read book that will teach you to find the constellations in a fun and relaxed way.

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Bookcover of The Universe in a Nutshell

The Universe in a Nutshell

Stephen Hawking

Famous book by Stephen Hawking

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The Wild Dark

Craig Childs

While biking from one of the most light-polluted spots imaginable—the Las Vegas strip—to one of the least light-polluted spots in North America, the author takes the reader on an exploration of what it means to no longer be able see the stars.

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Bookcover of  They Dance in the Sky

They Dance in the Sky

Jean Guard and Ray A. Williamson

Native American Star Myths

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Bookcover of Turn Left at Orion

Turn Left at Orion

Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis

Hundreds of night sky objects and how to find them

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