Climate and environment non-fiction reads for when the feeling of doom is overwhelming and you want positive outlooks on the climate and reminders about our connection to nature.
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last updated June, 2026
As Long as Grass Grows: The Indigenous Fight for Environmental Justice, from Colonization to Standing Rock
Dina Gilio-Whitaker
How Far the Light Reaches: A Life in Ten Sea Creatures
Sabrina Imbler
Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes Through Indigenous Science
Jessica Hernandez
The Climate Optimist Handbook: How to Shift the Narrative on Climate Change and Find the Courage to Choose Change
Anne Therese Gennari
Woodsqueer
Gretchen Legler
The Red Deal: Indigenous Action to Save Our Earth
The Red Nation
When Trees Testify: Science, Wisdom, History, and Americaâs Black Botanical Legacy
Beronda L. Montgomery
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
Rebecca Solnit
The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World
Robin Wall Kimmerer
Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants
The Intersectional Environmentalist: How to Dismantle Systems of Oppression to Protect People + Planet
Leah Thomas
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