Literature professor Michael Bérubé’s "The Ex-Human" delves into science fiction works that envision postapocalyptic worlds and the possible extinction of the human race. The book focuses on an intriguing range of authors, including... Read More

"Field Guide to the Patchy Anthropocene" looks beyond the monolithic perception of the climate crisis and presents a methodology of observing and identifying socioecological “patches” of human-effected change. Coauthored by the... Read More

Rebecca Kormos’s sociology text focuses on the disparate involvement of women in the climate change movement. Women bear the global brunt of climate change, from droughts and extreme temperature fluctuations to the ravages of flooding,... Read More

Dominic Pettman and Eugene Thacker’s expansive book "Sad Planets" contemplates humanity’s troubled perception of climate change and perhaps diminishing cosmic presence. The book sprawls across a captivating informational universe... Read More

Serenella Quarello’s delightful and thoughtful reference text "Extinctopedia" focuses on various animals in danger of disappearing, with suggestions for what can be done to save them. Quarello catalogs more than 150 types of animals,... Read More

Comprehensive and inspiring, "The Story Is in Our Bones" reviews how women, Indigenous people, and other activists across the globe are working to counter climate change and protect ecosystems. In this persuasive book, Osprey Orielle... Read More

Rabbi Ellen Bernstein’s "Toward a Holy Ecology" is a meditative, captivating interpretation of Song of Songs that emphasizes the natural world, women’s strength, and wholeness. The Song of Songs, an enigmatic poem that celebrates a... Read More

Timely, thought-provoking, and refreshingly optimistic, "A Darwinian Survival Guide" says that human beings must understand and apply the principles of evolution to survive climate change. In this insightful book, field biologists Daniel... Read More