‘Underground Lovers is a joy to read.’
— Sophie Cunningham, author of City of Trees

‘Sensual and scientific. Dazzling and boundary breaking. Underground Lovers will make you see the world anew.’
— Long Litt Woon, author of The Way Through the Woods

‘The world of fungi is our world even if we don’t know it and can’t see most of it — strange, dazzling, spooky, unpredictable, friendly, deadly, sly. And Alison is the perfect guide. She surprises and informs, delights and warns; makes you wish you could walk with her and her passionate companions. That’s OK. In this book you do.’
— Paul Kelly, songwriter

‘An evocative, accessible and important book about one of the most vital, yet hugely ignored, kingdoms on our planet – fungi. After reading this you cannot help but see the world in a different light – and should approach mushrooms and truffles with new relish.
— Charles Massy, author of Call of the Reed Warbler

‘Anyone who has joined Alison in a forest, anywhere in the world, will know her incredible ability to magnify those microscopic organisms that hold our natural world together, to connect every element of human life — physical, emotional or social — to the function of our natural landscapes. Underground Lovers is like a walk in the forest, pungent and complex, filled with curiosity and wonder, and leaving you with a sense that there is so much more to uncover.’
— Millie Ross, horticulturist and presenter, ABCTV Gardening Australia

‘This subterranean journey introduces the quirks of behaviour that allow fungi to spread through soils, support living plants, and recycle the debris of nature. Alison is an accomplished storyteller.’
— Nicholas P. Money, mycologist and science writer

‘The underground teaches us a different language – and Alison Pouliot is the perfect translator.’
— Toby Kiers, Professor, VU Amsterdam

‘Underground Lovers takes storytelling about fungi to a captivating new level. A well-researched page turner.’
— Anders Dahlberg, Professor, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences