Books

From big bears to the boreal forests, here are some books that moved us and helped illuminate what’s worth fighting for. 

A new book investigates the toxic legacy of Hanford, the Washington state facility that produced plutonium for nuclear weapons.

Inspire the next generation of activists and conservationists with new these books celebrating wildlife and wild spaces.

If a book contains critical conservation messages but nobody reads it, does it make a difference?

We can’t — and shouldn’t — hide from the reality of multiple ecological and social crises, say the authors of a new book.

Winged wonders get the spotlight in these new environmental books covering our relationship with nature.

Protecting women’s rights and the environment go hand-in-hand in these new books, which also celebrate female leaders and scientists.

Writers like Kim Stanley Robinson, Barry Lopez, Sy Montgomery and others celebrate the fragile beauty of this modern world — and address how to help save it.

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A new book digs through dark caves and historical documents to tell the story of the now-extinct giant short-faced bear, which disappeared around the time of the mammoths.