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BOOK CLUB

Climate Change Book Club meets the fourth Monday of each month and is co-hosted by KCCC and the WMU Climate Change Working Group.   Discussions are held online via Zoom, and new members are always welcome.  Scroll down to view the current and previous book selections.


To join the group email list, contact Allen Webb.

Book Club -- The Great Transition: A Novel
December 29, 2025
Book Club -- The Great Transition: A Novel
by Nick Fuller Goggins (2024)
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Book Club -- American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau - Part 2
November 24, 2025
Book Club -- American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau - Part 2
Edited by Bill McKibben (2008)
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American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
October 20, 2025
American Earth: Environmental Writing Since Thoreau
Edited by Bill McKibben (2008)
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Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
September 29, 2025
Here Comes the Sun: A Last Chance for the Climate and a Fresh Chance for Civilization
by Bill McKibben (2025)
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We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
August 25, 2025
We Are Eating the Earth: The Race to Fix Our Food System and Save Our Climate
by Michael Grunwald (2025)
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Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
July 28, 2025
Human Nature: Nine Ways to Feel About Our Changing Planet
by Kate Marvel (2025)
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Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
June 30, 2025
Dark Laboratory: On Columbus, the Caribbean, and the Origins of the Climate Crisis
by Tao Leigh Goffe (2025)
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Future Hopes: Hopeful Stories in a Time of Climate Change
May 26, 2025
Future Hopes: Hopeful Stories in a Time of Climate Change
Edited by Lauren James (2024)
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Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age
April 28, 2025
Climate Capitalism: Winning the Race to Zero Emissions and Solving the Crisis of Our Age
by Akshat Rathi (2024)
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Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: Why Individual Climate Action Matters More than Ever
March 24, 2025
Living the 1.5 Degree Lifestyle: Why Individual Climate Action Matters More than Ever
by Lloyd Alter (2021)
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What if We Get it Right?
February 24, 2025
What if We Get it Right?
by Ayana Johnson (2024)
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The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It (1)
January 27, 2025
The Language of Climate Politics: Fossil-Fuel Propaganda and How to Fight It (1)
by Genevieve Guenther (2024)
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Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
November 26, 2024
Threat Multiplier: Climate, Military Leadership, and the Fight for Global Security
by Sherri Goodman (2024)
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The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change
October 28, 2024
The Air They Breathe: A Pediatrician on the Frontlines of Climate Change
by Debra Hendrickson (2024)
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Making Climate Tech Work: Policies that Drive Innovation
September 30, 2024
Making Climate Tech Work: Policies that Drive Innovation
by Alon Tal (2024)
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Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World
August 26, 2024
Fire Weather: On the Front Lines of a Burning World
by John Vailant (2023)
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Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth
July 29, 2024
Solving the Climate Crisis: Frontline Reports from the Race to Save the Earth
by John Berger (2023)
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Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation
June 24, 2024
Door to Door: The Magnificent, Maddening, Mysterious World of Transportation
by Edward Hume (2016)
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Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
May 27, 2024
Slow Down: The Degrowth Manifesto
by Kohei Saito (translated into English, 2024)
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A Trillion Trees
April 29, 2024
A Trillion Trees
by Fred Pierce (2022)
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Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
March 25, 2024
Healing Grounds: Climate, Justice, and the Deep Roots of Regenerative Farming
by Liz Carlisle (2022)
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A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
February 26, 2024
A Bigger Picture: My Fight to Bring a New African Voice to the Climate Crisis
byVanessa Nakate (2021)
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Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
January 29, 2024
Five Times Faster: Rethinking the Science, Economics, and Diplomacy of Climate Change
by Simon Sharpe (2023)
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Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change
November 23, 2023
Future on Fire: Capitalism and the Politics of Climate Change
by David Camfield (2022)
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The Day the World Stops Shopping
October 26, 2023
The Day the World Stops Shopping
by J.B. Mackinnon (2021)
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The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
September 28, 2023
The Heat Will Kill You First: Life and Death on a Scorched Planet
by Jeff Goodell (2023)
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Blue Skies
July 25, 2023
Blue Skies
by T.C. Boyle (2023)
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Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
June 27, 2023
Not Too Late: Changing the Climate Story from Despair to Possibility
by Rebecca Solnit and Thelma Young Lutunatabua (eds.) (2023)
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Before the Street Lights Come On: Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions
May 30, 2023
Before the Street Lights Come On: Black America's Urgent Call for Climate Solutions
by Heather McTeer Toney (2023)
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Universities on Fire: Higher Education in Climate Crisis
April 25, 2023
Universities on Fire: Higher Education in Climate Crisis
by Bryan Alexander (2023)
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The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps to Save Our Planet
March 28, 2023
The Big Fix: 7 Practical Steps to Save Our Planet
by Hal Harvey & Justin Gillis (2022).
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Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
February 28, 2023
Falter: Has the Human Game Begun to Play Itself Out?
by Bill McKibben (2020)
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Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
January 24, 2023
Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
by Gaia Vince (2022)
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Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse
November 22, 2022
Silent Earth: Averting the Insect Apocalypse
by Dave Goulson (2021)
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Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future
October 24, 2022
Electrify: An Optimist's Playbook for Our Clean Energy Future
by Saul Griffith (2021)
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Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World
September 26, 2022
Warmth: Coming of Age at the End of Our World
by Daniel Sherrell (2021)
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Braiding Sweetgrass
August 29, 2022
Braiding Sweetgrass
by Robin Wall Kimmerer (2015)
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The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
April 25, 2022
The Nutmeg's Curse: Parables for a Planet in Crisis
by Amitav Ghosh (2021)
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Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
March 28, 2022
Reimagining Capitalism in a World on Fire
by Rebecca Henderson (2020)
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Climate Ghosts Migratory Species in the Anthropocene
February 28, 2022
Climate Ghosts Migratory Species in the Anthropocene
by Nancy Langston (2021)
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Our Silver City 2094
January 24, 2022
Our Silver City 2094
by Liz Jensen (2021)
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Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
December 27, 2021
Saving Us: A Climate Scientist's Case for Hope and Healing in a Divided World
by Katharine Hayhoe (2021)
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OVERHEATED: How Capitalism Broke the Planet and How We Fight Back
November 29, 2021
OVERHEATED: How Capitalism Broke the Planet and How We Fight Back
by Kate Aronoff (2021)
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Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
October 25, 2021
Hurricane Lizards and Plastic Squid: The Fraught and Fascinating Biology of Climate Change
by Thor Hanson (2021)
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Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
September 27, 2021
Emergent Strategy: Shaping Change, Changing Worlds
by Adrienne Maree Brown (2017)
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The Ministry for the Future
July 26, 2021
The Ministry for the Future
by Kim Stanley Robinson (2020)
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Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
June 28, 2021
Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st Century Economist
by Kate Raworth (2017)
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Climate Change from the Streets: How Conflict and Collaboration Strengthen the Environmental Justice Movement
May 24, 2021
Climate Change from the Streets: How Conflict and Collaboration Strengthen the Environmental Justice Movement
by Michael Méndez (2020)
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The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
April 26, 2021
The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet
by Michael Mann (2021)
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Climate Courage
March 22, 2021
Climate Courage
by Andreas Karelas (2020)
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