Books

April’s best new eco-books look toward solutions to the extinction crisis, climate change, water shortages, environmental justice and more.

A new book digs through dark caves and historical documents to tell the story of the now-extinct giant short-faced bear, which disappeared around the time of the mammoths.

Seven new environmental books offer practical advice, lessons from successful conservation projects and inspiration in troubled times.

Whether you’re into literary fiction, thrillers, sci-fi or comics, these new novels help us explore the complex geographies of climate change, pollution and the extinction crisis.

These books offer essential lessons for talking to a science-denying neighbor, local elected officials, your kids or the corporations causing our worst problems.

Pesticides, sewage, mining waste, air pollution and trash — these new books address the toxic elements in our society.

From the majesty of our feathered friends to the cultural cost of extinction, these new books help us examine the natural world.

From climate change to wildlife trafficking, these new books tackle the toughest problems of the day, along with vital solutions.

Erin Brockovich, E.O. Wilson, Jane Fonda and others deliver important new books addressing the fights against climate change, the extinction crisis and toxic pollution.

In The Reindeer Chronicles, Judith D. Schwartz shows how badly damaged landscapes are being restored across the world — and why more of that work is deeply needed.