Eric John Stark grew up on Mercury.
I had to look that one up.
I had a little exposure to it myself. That's how I knew how the old barometers were made.
As for reading, and the air of Venus, you owe it to yourself, (especially considering the cost), to look up James Killus' book set in the skies of Venus called "Dark Underbelly".
It's everything you could ask for, and more.