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Best Environmental Books: Lithub's 350 Books to Start Your Climate Change Library

Lithub's list is divided into four parts: The Classics, The Science, The Novels and Poems, and The Ideas. They are listed here together by popularity. Find inspiring (and terrifying) books to confront a warming world.
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The Fifth Season (N. K. Jemisin)
The Fifth Season
1
N. K. Jemisin
Oryx and Crake (Margaret Atwood)
Oryx and Crake
2
Margaret Atwood
The Martian (Andy Weir)
The Martian
3
Andy Weir
The Road (Cormac McCarthy)
The Road
4
Cormac McCarthy
The Jungle (Upton Sinclair)
The Jungle
5
Upton Sinclair
The Lord of the Rings (J.R.R.Tolkien)
The Lord of the Rings
6
J.R.R.Tolkien
In the Woods (Tara French)
In the Woods
7
Tara French
Walden (Henry David Thoreau)
Walden
8
Henry David Thoreau
Exit West (Mohsin Hamed)
Exit West
9
Mohsin Hamed
A Walk in the Woods (Bill Bryson)
A Walk in the Woods
10
Bill Bryson
H Is for Hawk (Helen MacDonald)
H Is for Hawk
11
Helen MacDonald
Annihilation (Jeff Vandermeer)
Annihilation
12
Jeff Vandermeer
The Overstory (Richard Powers)
The Overstory
13
Richard Powers
Grapes of Wrath (John Steinbeck)
Grapes of Wrath
14
John Steinbeck
Dune (Frank Herbert)
Dune
15
Frank Herbert
Salvage the Bones (Jesmyn Ward)
Salvage the Bones
16
Jesmyn Ward
Parable of the Sower (Octavia E. Butler)
Parable of the Sower
17
Octavia E. Butler
Lab Girl (Hope Jahren)
Lab Girl
18
Hope Jahren
Silent Spring (Rachel Carson)
Silent Spring
19
Rachel Carson
Fever Dream (Samanta Schweblin)
Fever Dream
20
Samanta Schweblin
Who Fears Death (Nnedi Okorafor)
Who Fears Death
21
Nnedi Okorafor
American War (Omar El Akkad)
American War
22
Omar El Akkad
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves (Karen Joy Fowler)
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
23
Karen Joy Fowler
Moby-Dick (Herman Melville)
Moby-Dick
24
Herman Melville
Future Home of the Living God (Louise Erdrich)
Future Home of the Living God
25
Louise Erdrich
The Sixth Extinction (Elizabeth Kolbert)
The Sixth Extinction
26
Elizabeth Kolbert
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
27
Annie Proulx
The Lathe of Heaven (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Lathe of Heaven
28
Ursula K. Le Guin
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
29
Lauren Groff
Braiding Sweetgrass (Robin Wall Kimmerer)
Braiding Sweetgrass
30
Robin Wall Kimmerer
The Windup Girl (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Windup Girl
31
Paolo Bacigalupi
Cosmos (Carl Sagan)
Cosmos
32
Carl Sagan
Moon of the Crusted Snow (Waubgeshig Rice)
Moon of the Crusted Snow
33
Waubgeshig Rice
The Drowned World (J.G. Ballard)
The Drowned World
34
J.G. Ballard
The Lorax (Dr. Seuss)
The Lorax
35
Dr. Seuss
Never Cry Wolf (Farley Mowat)
Never Cry Wolf
36
Farley Mowat
The World Without Us (Alan Weisman)
The World Without Us
37
Alan Weisman
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek (Annie Dillard)
Pilgrim at Tinker Creek
38
Annie Dillard
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (William Kamkwamba)
The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
39
William Kamkwamba
The Water Knife (Paolo Bacigalupi)
The Water Knife
40
Paolo Bacigalupi
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