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Climate Fiction: Further reading
Constantly being updated!
Looking for the quest? >>> A Quest for the Future Books in the quest won't appear on this list.
Books from a wide variety of fiction genres that touch on climate themes in some way. Please bear in mind that while cli-fi can be hopeful, it also touches on a lot of difficult themes, so make sure to protect your mental health too.
Barack Obama's favorite books
All of his picks since 2008, both summer reading lists and yearly round-ups.
books your pretentious friend has heard of
Profit > People
Fictional stories. Real consequences. Profit > People is dedicated to books with capitalist critique, focusing on the lives - and bodies - sacrificed at the altar of industry and interest. Always taking recommendations!
The Big Bad Luddite Novel*
ANTI: fascism, ai, nfts, Big Tech, billionaires, surveillance states, optimization, algorithms, bot farms, technofeudalism, enshittification, exploitation, extractionism, planned obsolescence PRO: organized labor, punk, analog, solidarity, free speech, friction, degrowth, experimentation, right to privacy, right to repair, diy, material process, mutual aid, ecological living, the human hand, the human mind
*Short stories welcome. Looking for nonfiction? Check out The Big Bad Luddite List.
the overlooked atlas
a compiled list of all the "underrated" or otherwise overlooked books from the various cultures of our very own pagebound community, inspired by all of your wonderful recommendations!
i'm always open to further suggestions from your own culture if you have any books you think deserve a further spotlight or you don't see them mentioned here.
Aotearoa NZ: Living Here Lately
Haere Mai, welcome! Here you will find a non-exhaustive list of modern literature that evokes the feeling of what it is like to live in Aotearoa New Zealand today.
All books here are written by New Zealanders and set in modern time New Zealand (or a fictionalised version of).
Very open to recommendations!
Read the North π¨π¦
Celebrating Canadian authors, with an emphasis on fiction. I'm also trying to include a lot of Indigenous authors in this list! Open to suggestions.
If you want to disappear for a while
Atmospheric novels that feel like stepping into another country, another era, another interior life.
Shakespearean Titles
books which titles are direct quotes from Shakespeare (alas The Fault in Our Stars would not count)
open to suggestions!
Cli-fi/Eco-Fiction
Fiction that deals with climate change. Books may take place in the world as we know it, in the near future, or in fictional worlds experiencing climate change.
Lost in the Forest π²π²π²
Humans share 25% of our DNA with trees and I share 100% of my affections with these books that feature forests, trees, and wild landscapes.
Leave your recs in the comments!
π²π²π² See you in the forest βοΈπ²π²π²
Aotearoa New Zealand π³πΏ
Books set in, by, or adapted in NZ
NZ books are underrated! Iβd love to share our culture with the world β¨
Climate Sci-Fi-ish
I've been noticing that I reach for a lot of books that are kinda sci-fi-y and center around climate change. Some are more for sure sci-fi and some are more literary/between genres
Inspired by Shakespeare
The books in this collection are all inspired by Shakespeare's plays, comedies, tragedies, and histories.
Green Fiction
A collection of fiction containing strong environmental themes, whether that be conservation and sustainability, natural exploration, or the oncoming climate apocalypse. Finish these books then go touch some grass! (Or better yet, read them outside!)
Tech sceptic
Books to make you fear the future
Set in Aotearoa
Books set in Aotearoa (New Zealand)
Open to recs!
Elemental fiction
Fiction books with explicit or implied themes of earth, water, air and fire
Book Club Pick options
Nothing like the paralyzing fear of trying to pick a book for book club! This is mostly me trying to keep track of books I want to experience with a group and/or beg to be discussed
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