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Recommended books

Here are some currently available books about Madagascar in English – several of which are written by members of the Society.
​ Travel guides & travelogues • Wildlife & field guides • Conservation & natural history • History & politics • Malagasy language • Children's books

Travel guides & travelogues

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Madagascar: The Bradt Travel Guide (2020)
Daniel Austin & Hilary Bradt
978-1-78477-665-7

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The Gardens of Mars: Madagascar, an Island Story (2021)
John Gimlette
978-1-78854-472-6

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The Aye-Aye and I (1992)
Gerald Durrell
978-0-670-92068-6

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Vanilla: Travels in Search of the Luscious Substance (2005)
Tim Ecott
978-0-14-101153-0


Wildlife & field guides

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Madagascar Wildlife: A Visitor's Guide (2023)
Nick Garbutt & Daniel Austin
978-1-80469-097-0

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Wildlife of Madagascar (2016)
Ken Behrens & Keith Barnes
978-0-691-16171-6

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Handbook of Mammals of Madagascar (2023) Nick Garbutt
978-1-4729-8593-4 (UK ed)
978-0-691-23991-0 (US ed)


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Lemurs of Madagascar (2010)
Russell A Mittermeier et al
978-1-934151-23-5

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Atlas of Selected Land Vertebrates of Madagascar (2013)
Steven M Goodman & Marie Jeanne Raherilalao
978-2-9538923-5-2

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Birds of Madagascar and the Indian Ocean Islands (2015)
Frank Hawkins, Roger Safford & Adrian Skerrett
978-1-4729-2409-4

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Madagascar: a guide to marine biodiversity (2012)
Andrew Cooke & Jürg Brand
978-2-9530572-7-0

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A Field Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Madagascar (2007)
Frank Glaw & Miguel Vences
978-3-929449-03-7

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An Illustrated History of Butterflies of the Afrotropical Indian Ocean Islands (2021)
James M Lawrence & Mark C Williams
978-1-8381528-3-3

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Ants of Madagascar – A Guide to the 62 Genera (2019)
Brian L Fisher & Christian Peeters
978-2-9538923-8-3

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Dragonflies and Damselflies of Madagascar... (2022)
Klaas-Douwe Dijkstra & Callan Cohen
978-2-9570997-2-6

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Baobabs of the World: The upside-down trees of Madagascar... (2016)
Andry Petignat & Louise Jasper
978-1-77584-370-2

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Orchids of Madagascar (2007)
Johan & Clare Hermans et al
978-1-84246-133-4

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Pachypodiums in Madagascar (2018)
Walter Röösli
978-0-9562206-9-1

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Field Guide to the Palms of Madagascar (2006)
John Dransfield et al
978-1-84246-157-0

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Identification Guide to Grasses and Bamboos in Madagascar (2018)
Maria Vorontsova
978-1-84246-648-3

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Generic Tree Flora of Madagascar (2001)
George E Schatz
978-1-900347-82-2

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Atlas of the Vegetation of Madagascar (2007)
Justin Moat & Paul Smith
978-1-84246-198-3


Conservation & natural history

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Thank You, Madagascar: The Conservation Diaries of Alison Jolly (2016)
Alison Jolly
978-1-78360-317-6

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Life Amongst the Thorns: biodiversity & conservation of Madagascar's spiny forest (2015)
Louise Jasper & Charlie Gardner
978-1-909612-67-9

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Extinct Madagascar: Picturing the Island's Past (2014)
Steven M Goodman, William L Jungers & Velizar Simeonovski
978-0-226-14397-2

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Madagascar, The Eighth Continent: Life, Death and Discovery in a Lost World (2013)
Peter Tyson
978-1-84162-441-9

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​Chasing Lemurs: My Journey into the Heart of Madagascar (2020)
Keriann McGoogan
978-1-63388-620-9

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For the Love of Lemurs: My Life in the Wilds of Madagascar (2016)
Patricia Chapple Wright
978-1-59056-445-5

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A Fish Caught in Time: The search for the coelacanth (2001)
Samantha Weinberg
978-1-85702-907-9

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Plant Collectors in Madagascar and the Comoro Islands (1997)
Laurence J Dorr
978-1-900347-18-1

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Tsingy: Stone Forest – Madagascar (2006)
Olivier Grunewald & David Wolozan
978-2-9526011-1-5

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Forest and Labor in Madagascar (2012)
Genese Marie Sodikoff
978-0-253-00577-9

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The Sloth Lemur’s Song: Madagascar from the Deep Past to the Uncertain Present (2022)
Alison Richard
​978-0-00-843594-3

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The New Natural History of Madagascar (2022)
Steven M Goodman (ed)
​978-0-691-22262-2
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History & politics

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A History of Madagascar (2001)
Sir Mervyn Brown
978-1-55876-292-3

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Madagascar: A Short History (2009)
Solofo Randrianja & Stephen Ellis
978-1-85065-947-1

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The Tragedy of Madagascar: An Island Nation Confronts the 21st Century (2022)
Nathaniel Adams
978-1-78904-874-2

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Female Caligula: Ranavalona, Madagascar's Mad Queen (2005)
Keith Laidler
978-1-911405-19-1

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The Politics of Institutional Failure in Madagascar's Third Republic (2016)
Richard R Marcus
978-0-7391-8160-7

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In Search of the Red Slave: Shipwreck and Captivity in Madagascar (2002)
Mike Parker Pearson & Karen Godden
978-0-7509-2938-7

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Lost People: Magic and the Legacy of Slavery in Madagascar (2007)
David Graeber
978-0-253-21915-2

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The Rising of the Red Shawls: A Revolt in Madagascar 1895–1899 (2014)
Stephen Ellis
978-1-107-63489-3

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Shipwrecks of Madagascar (2009)
Pierre van den Boogaerde
978-1-60693-494-4

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Contest for Land in Madagascar (2013)
Sandra Evers, Gwyn Campbell & Michael Lambek
978-90-0425622-4

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The Opposable Thumb: The Chronicles of Dr Charles James Meller 1836–1869 (2021)
Ian D Conacher
978-1-910237-53-3

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Corridors of Power: The Politics of Environmental Aid to Madagascar (2016)
Catherine A Corson
978-0-300-21227-3

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Pirate Enlightenment, or the Real Libertalia: Buccaneers, Women Traders & Mock Kingdoms in C18th Madagascar (2023)
David Graeber
978-0-241-61140-1

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Mission to Madagascar: The Sergeant, the King, and the Slave Trade (2023)
David H Mould
979-8-9870075-8-7


Malagasy language

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Malagasy-English English-Malagasy Bilingual Dictionary & Phrasebook (2013)
Matthew Winterton
978-1-5303-2319-7

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Malagasy-English, English-Malagasy: Dictionary and Phrasebook (2001)
Janie Rasoloson
978-0-7818-0843-9


Children's books

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​Rainyday & Cosypants: Madagascar Adventure (2016)
John Cresswell
978-1-5405-6226-5

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Thea Stilton and the Madagascar Madness (2016)
Geronimo Stilton
978-1-338-03289-5

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Aye-Aye Gets Lucky (2019)
Terri Tatchell  & Sulima Ivan
978-1-9991022-3-4

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The Lemur's Tale (2013)
Ophelia Redpath
978-1-84877-867-2

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This Book Belongs to Aye-Aye (2011)
Richard Byrne 
978-0-19-275619-0

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Thank You, Baobab Tree! (2015)
Mi-Hwa Joo, Yun-Heu Park & Joy Cowley
978-1-921790-98-0

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How to Lose a Lemur (2013)
Frann Preston-Gannon
978-1-84365-315-8


If you would like to suggest further books for inclusion in this list, please feel free to contact us.
​For out-of-print books, books in other languages, maps, CDs, DVDs and more, check out the Madagascar Library's searchable archive.
  • About the Society
    • Mission
    • Committee
    • History
  • Membership
  • Events
    • Forthcoming events
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  • Newsletter
  • Information
    • Embassy
    • Anglo-Malagasy History
    • Travel
    • Books
    • Press & media
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