Recs if you like A Paradise Built in Hell: The Extraordinary Communities That Arise in Disaster...
Are You Sure You Know What Anarchy is?
When you think of Anarchy, you may think of chaos, lawlessness, or just a white dude in a ski-mask tossing molotov cocktails. But that’s not what anarchy is. That’s the propaganda. Anarchy is a political philosophy based in the abolition of the state, in horizontal rather than hierarchical power, in mutual aid, and networks of care. When I learned how much I didn’t know about anarchy it blew my mind. Anarchists have been at the core of so much of modern history, and I want to share it with you.
Ologies Podcast Suggestions
Ologies is a weekly science podcast hosted by Alie Ward. Each episode, Ward interviews an expert from a distinct scientific field.
This unofficial list contains book suggestions made by the host or by her guests. I avoided extremely technical books or papers. Currently from episode 1 to 525 More details on these books and their associated episodes in my ever evolving spreadsheet.
In the spreadsheet there are also books not found on Goodreads and general book recommendations (like the entire bibliography of a specific author or group of people)
none house, with left grief
Nonfiction that makes me think of The Locked Tomb series by Tamsyn Muir.
But WAIT. There’s Hope. ✨NON-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 non-fiction books that have made it to O.E. Tearmann’s Open List of Positive and Hopeful Futures
Feel free to suggest any recs!
Hopepunk
Books to help us imagine the future we're growing towards
Solarpunk Hopecore in the Face of Collapse
Books about societal collapse, apocalypse, and the hopeful idea that those at the bottom of the ladder can work together for a resilient future.
Climate Justice Reading List
Reads about the climate crisis that’s facing humanity
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