Michael Shellenberger - Harper
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson
• How it Fits: Both titles reflect a shared optimism in humanity's capacity to solve environmental problems through innovation and technological advances....

Kim Stanley Robinson - Orbit
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: Apocalypse Never: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All by Michael Shellenberger
• How it Fits: The Ministry for the Future aligns with the pragmatic approach in Apocalypse Never, highlighting...

David Wallace-Wells - Tim Duggan Books
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler
• How it Fits: Both titles offer bleak projections of the future, with The Uninhabitable Earth discussing worst-case climate scenarios and Parable of the Sower...

Octavia E. Butler - Grand Central Publishing
Format: Paperback

• Nonfiction Pairing: The Uninhabitable Earth: Life After Warming by David Wallace-Wells
• How it Fits: Butler's dystopian world in Parable of the Sower reflects the terrifying possibilities outlined in The Uninhabitable...

Benji Backer - Sentinel
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: Flight Behavior by Barbara Kingsolver
• How it Fits: Both The Conservative Environmentalist and Flight Behavior address the tension between environmental concerns and economic needs, particularly...

Barbara Kingsolver - Harper
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: The Conservative Environmentalist: How to Protect the Environment Without Destroying the Economy by Rodger D. Baker
• How it Fits: Flight Behavior explores the challenges of a rural community facing...

Naomi Klein - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: Oryx and Crake by Margaret Atwood
• How it Fits: Klein argues that capitalism is incompatible with solving climate change, a theme reflected in Oryx and Crake where corporate greed leads to environmental...

Margaret Atwood
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate by Naomi Klein
• How it Fits: Atwood's depiction of environmental devastation caused by unchecked corporate power mirrors Klein's argument that capitalism...

MICHAEL R BLOOMBERG - St. Martin's Press
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: New York 2140 by Kim Stanley Robinson
• How it Fits: Climate of Hope emphasizes the role of cities and businesses in addressing climate change through pragmatic solutions, a theme reflected in New...

Kim Stanley Robinson - Orbit
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: Climate of Hope by Michael Bloomberg and Carl Pope
• How it Fits: Robinson's depiction of a climate-ravaged New York City reflects Bloomberg and Pope's vision of urban innovation and resilience as key factors...

Bjorn Lomborg - Basic Books
Format: Book

• Fiction Pairing: Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins
• How it Fits: Lomborg argues against alarmist climate policies, advocating for more measured responses to environmental issues. Gold Fame Citrus portrays a future...

Claire Vaye Watkins - Riverhead Books
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: False Alarm: How Climate Change Panic Costs Us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet by Bjorn Lomborg
• How it Fits: Watkins' dystopian vision of environmental collapse mirrors Lomborg's...

Brandi Morin - House of Anansi Press
Format: Paperback

• Fiction Pairing: There There by Tommy Orange
• How it Fits: Both Our Voice of Fire and There There explore the resilience of Indigenous communities in the face of systemic oppression and environmental challenges....

Tommy Orange - Knopf
Format: Book

• Nonfiction Pairing: Our Voice of Fire: A Memoir of a Warrior Rising by Brandi Morin
• How it Fits: There There mirrors the themes of Our Voice of Fire through its exploration of modern Native American identity,...