Books

These books provide insight into the problems that plague people and the planet, while also offering solutions for a more just future.

May’s publications cover the amazing lives of elephants, butterflies, eels and fungi, and offer solutions for eco-anxiety and other environmental ills.

New books by Carl Safina and other experts offer lessons for making this a better planet — for both humans and wildlife — even while we’re stuck at home.

March’s best books examine how cities (and families) can fight climate change; look at the history of Earth Day; and reveal growing threats to the world’s wild spaces.

Books out this month also address protecting pollinators, Florida panthers and other endangered species.

New books out this month dig into some of humanity’s ecological ills — and unearth a classic satire that should still inspire.

This month’s new books dig deep into the need for diverse environmentalists, climate adaptation, wildlife coexistence and the Green New Deal.

Who needs vampires or serial killers? These new books offer horrifying information — and thrilling solutions — on endangered species, sea-level rise, food security and corporate pollution.

The author and activist talks about climate hope, grief and her new book, On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal . 

This month brings important new books by Naomi Klein, photographer Joel Sartore, Jonathan Safran Foer and water activist Maude Barlow.