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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.
Canada, eh!
Canadian authors writing books set in Canada.
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.
But WAIT. There’s hope. ✨FICTION✨
Straight from the Solarpunk Manifesto, “We are solarpunks because the only other options are denial or despair.”
What if there’s more to our future? What if we were optimistic?
Below are the fiction books that have made it to O.E. Tearmann’s Open List of Positive and Hopeful Futures
I’ll make another list for the nonfiction and for the anthologies. Feel free to suggest any recs!
eco fiction
I’m assembling a team. a team of books related to ecological and earth sciences. recs more than welcome!
Climate Change Novels
Evergreen
The Great Pacific North West! Some books to enjoy the nature of the PNW! Nonfiction & Fiction
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.
Books when you want to be alone in a forest
Gorgeous forest imagery across a range of genres (fiction and nonfiction)
families across generations
fiction about generations of families, their relationships, and their legacies.
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!)
CBC Canada Reads Contenders #3 - 2022 to Present
The most recent contenders from Canada Reads, an annual "Battle of the Books" run by the CBC (Canada's national broadcaster). Each year five Canadian celebrities step in to champion one Canadian book in a series of televised debates/discussions to see which book will come out on top.
Past Present Future
Books that span epic time periods including both historical and futuristic. Not time travel focussed but multiple time points from the past to the future.
The Writer's Syllabus (by Shaelin Bishop)
Shaelin Bishop (aka ShaelinWrites) is a Canadian writer and YouTuber who makes lots of great videos with really helpful writing advice. She also has two videos called "The Writer's Syllabus" with book recommendations that will help you become a better writer and I decided to make a list of them here!
Take a break from Horror
I love the pulsing page-flipping feeling of a good horror book but sometimes my little brain I need a break 😮💨 Here are some plot-driven reads that will hopefully keep you tensely flippin' pages while you wash away those mental images that haunt you at night.
Maple Reads 🍁 *Canadian authors*
Books from different genres, all written by Canadians.
Multigenerational Family Dramas
Set in Canada
Books set in Canada
Open to recs!!
Reading Around the World
My pics for my "Reading Around the World Challenge". Although I may have read more than one book from a particular country, I included only one.
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