Recs if you like Wild Dark Shore...

i don’t need to explain to anyone why the proliferation climate fiction has skyrocketed over the past few years. this new wave of climate fiction, from 2020-present (ongoing), refuses to exclude climate catastrophe from depictions of or changing world. these works are grounded in present and future realities, the speculative less ‘speculative’, and more predictive.

climate fic set in worlds impacted by rising water levels

recommendations welcome, as always!

Books We Love from NPR began in 2013, always boasting over 200 books (almost 400 in recent years) featuring genres from memoirs, to cookbooks, to graphic novels, to children’s literature, to nonfiction, to novels. Check out NPR’s website to filter this massive list.

The list is in reverse alphabetical order directly from NPR.

These books utilize first person, second person, and third person perspective- ideally all three but books with some combination of the three are also included.

Here's every book so far from BOTM's monthly shortlist since February 2015 for anyone who wants to read them all like I do!

books set in drowned or drowning worlds

Stories centered around isolation, being stranded, societal collapse, and surviving in the wilderness.

lit fic featuring dysfunctional families

every book that has ever been longlisted for the stella prize, from 2013-present. the stella prize awards works across poetry, memoir, fiction, non-fiction and graphic works by australian women and non-binary storytellers.

Books that use climate change as a major force or backdrop.

Books with neurodivergent MCs across various genres so you can find them in your favorite one.

Neurodivergent rep here includes autism, adhd, ocd or dyslexia. In addition the term neurodivergent also includes anyone who’s neurological processing works in a way that isn’t considered typical; such as various personality disorders, other sensory issues and depending on who you ask also depression, ptsd, and more. I’ve included all here when I find them.

I'm a huge fan of Maisie's music and her newest album Florescence has been playing nonstop since it came out. She's a passionate reader, so over the years many books recommendations have accumulated and I thought it would be cute to make a list out of them. Info taken from her Goodreads and Instagram accounts, newsletter, podcast, and various interviews she did. I will update this list as new recs come up, but if I miss something feel free to suggest it in the comments.

Southern Hemisphere reads!! we will be running an unofficial SH season readalong, and our Spring readalong book is Wale Rider (1/9-30/11)! this is for any books written by SH authors, especially those set here, so pop your fav recs in the comments 😁 (i haven't read all of these! so double check content warnings if you need to)

fiction books centered around characters processing grief 🦋

Each month Reese Witherspoon picks books she loves with a woman at the center of the story.

Brb, just thinking about what I'd do in an environmental apocalypse

Note: I will be deleting my PB account within the next two weeks, and I believe this list will be erased. Feel free to screenshot it if you see anything that interests you! ☺️ 3/17/2026

reese's complete picks- trying to read as many of these as i can... but we shall see

I’m assembling a team. a team of books related to ecological and earth sciences. recs more than welcome!