
Have a Good Trip
Exploring the Magic Mushroom Experience
Eugenia Bone(Author)
Flatiron Books (Publisher)
Published on 17. November 2025
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-250-88641-5 (ISBN)
Description
Interest in psychedelic mushrooms has never been greater - or the science less definitive. Popular science writer and amateur mycologist Eugenia Bone reports on the state of psychedelics today, from microdosing to heroic trips, illustrating how "citizen science" and anecdotal accounts of the mushrooms' benefits are leading the new wave of scientific inquiry into psilocybin. With her signature blend of first-person narrative and scientific rigor, Bone breaks down just how the complicated cocktail of psychoactive compounds is thought to interact with our brain chemistry. She explains how mindset and setting can impact a trip - whether therapeutic, spiritual/mystical, or simply pleasure seeking - and vividly evokes the personalities and protocols that populate the tripping scene, from the renegade "'Noccers" of Washington who merrily disperse magic mushroom spores around Seattle, to the indigenous curanderas who conduct traditional ceremonies in remote Mexican villages. Throughout she shares her journey through the world of mushrooms, cultivating her own stash, grappling with personal challenges, and offering the insights she gleaned from her experiences. For both seasoned trippers and the merely mushroom curious, Have a Good Trip offers a balanced, entertaining, and provocative look at this rapidly evolving cultural phenomenon.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 200 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-250-88641-5 (9781250886415)
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Person
Eugenia Bone is a food and nature writer whose work has appeared in many newspapers and magazines, including New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and BBC Science. A former president of the NY Mycological Society and the author of Mycophilia, she appeared as an expert in the documentary Fantastic Fungi and has deep ties throughout the mushroom community. Bone is also an award-winning cookbook author and chef. She lives in New York City.