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12 must-read environmental books, chosen by SEAS

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December 8, 2022

Ever wonder what we at the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability (SEAS) have been reading? Here's our list of must-read books from 2022 about the natural world, sustainability, climate action and more. Grab a cup of something warm and enjoy!

 

All We Can Save book

"All We Can Save: Truth, Courage, and Solutions for the Climate Crisis"
Co-edited by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Katharine Wilkinson

The Best American Science and Nature Writing book

"The Best American Science and Nature Writing 2022"
By Ayana Elizabeth Johnson and Jaime Green

(Watch Johnson's Wege lecture here)

 

"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants" By Robin Wall Kimmerer

 

"Braiding Sweetgrass: Indigenous Wisdom, Scientific Knowledge and the Teachings of Plants"
By Robin Wall Kimmerer
(Recommended by Sam Stolper)
"Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future" By Mary Robinson "Climate Justice: Hope, Resilience, and the Fight for a Sustainable Future"
By Mary Robinson
(Mark your calendars—Robinson will be the 21st Peter M. Wege Lecture speaker on March 13, 2023!)
"Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science" By Jessica Hernandez "Fresh Banana Leaves: Healing Indigenous Landscapes through Indigenous Science"
By Jessica Hernandez
(Recommended by Kyle Whyte)
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming" "Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming"
By Liz Carlisle
(Recommended by Ivette Perfecto)
"Remembrance of Earth's Past #1: The Three-Body Problem" "Remembrance of Earth's Past #1: The Three-Body Problem"
By Liu Cixin
(Recommended by Cheyenne Lei)
Saving Us by Katherine Hayhoe "Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World"
By Katharine Hayhoe
(Watch Hayhoe's conversation with Peck here)
Subtact by Leidy Klotz

"Subtract: The Untapped Science of Less"
By Leidy Klotz
(Recommended by Shelie Miller)

The Overstory by Richard Powers "The Overstory"
By Richard Powers
(Recommended by Sam Stolper)
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler "Parable of the Sower"
By Octavia Butler
(Recommended by Sam Stolper)
Coppice Agroforestry "Coppice Agroforestry: Tending Trees for Product, Profit, and Woodland Ecology"
By Mark Krawczyk
(Recommended by Shannon J. Brines)
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