Books & Literature

We’re so excited to announce the release of our latest original audiobook, MeatEater’s American History: The Hide Hunters (1865-1883). This is the third installment of MeatEater’s American History audiobook series, where we explain chunks of American history in great, lively, bloody detail. In this...

I can already see the skepticism in your scrunched face as you read this byline. It’s the same look I get when I tell anyone that I write poetry. Unless you read it in your spare time or pursued a degree in English literature, you probably have preconceived (and incorrect) notions about what exactly...

The following is an excerpt from CATCH A CRAYFISH, COUNT THE STARS: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids. We just released a paperback edition; you can get a copy right here. There are more than 10,000 species of birds on Earth, with over 2,000 that can be found in North America...

The following is an excerpt from CATCH A CRAYFISH, COUNT THE STARS: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids. We just released a paperback edition; you can get a copy right here. The biggest fish ever caught with a rod and reel was an incredible 17-foot-long, 3,400-pound great white...

The following is an excerpt from CATCH A CRAYFISH, COUNT THE STARS: Fun Projects, Skills, and Adventures for Outdoor Kids. We'll be releasing a paperback edition next week on May 27, stay tuned! Most people walk at an average speed of about 3–4 miles per hour on flat ground. Of course, it’s much...

We are so excited to announce the latest addition to the MeatEater Podcast Network, The American West with Dan Flores. New York Times best-selling author Dan Flores is one of America’s most celebrated historians, renowned for his deep explorations of the country’s landscapes and the remarkable...

We’re thrilled to announce our newest addition to the MeatEater games universe: MeatEater Turtle! It’s like Wordle, but better. You’ll have six tries to solve a five-letter word from categories such as hunting, fishing, gear, animals, and nature. And there are color coded hints shown after each...

In the latest installment of MeatEater’s American History, Steven Rinella brings to life the legendary wilderness exploits of mountain men such as Jim Bridger, Jedidiah Smith, and Hugh Glass, who headed out to the Rocky Mountains to trap beavers in the decades following the Louisiana Purchase...

Join Steven Rinella in his latest adventures as he dives into history’s greatest and most perplexing wilderness mysteries in Hunting History. With his deep knowledge of the wild, survival expertise, and unyielding curiosity and grit, Steve is uniquely positioned to look at these mysteries through a...

The MeatEater Crew is hitting the road for the MeatEater U: Mountain Men Tour! Join Steven Rinella and Randall Williams at one of three university stops to explore the untamed world of a celebrated and misunderstood group of nineteenth-century outdoorsmen: the Mountain Men. At each school, Steve and...

The third edition of our Campfire Stories audiobook series is out in the world. It’s got more of the close calls you’ve come to love, plus stories about amazing finds and revelations in the outdoors. There’s a story about a helicopter crash, the tale of a hunter whose remains were lost for more than...

We’re thrilled to announce our newest addition to the MeatEater games universe: MeatEater Crossword Puzzles! If you’re a fan of MeatEater Trivia, the only game show where conservation always wins, then these puzzles are for you. Every Wednesday morning, we’ll drop a new crossword right here on our...