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Summer Reading: Environment Books That Changed the World

Summer Reading: Environment Books That Changed the World

By Stuart Braun From Rachel Carsen’s seminal literary depiction of a poisoned world in the early 1960s, Silent Spring, to David Wallace-Wells’ profound climate crisis treatise, The Uninhabitable Planet (2019), here are six essential cautionary eco tales and nonfiction environmental books to be enjoyed in the shade of what is shaping up to be another […]

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    New Year, New Books: The 14 Best Environmental Books of January

    New Year, New Books: The 14 Best Environmental Books of January

    By John R. Platt It’s a new year, and many of us have made our resolutions for the months ahead. Well, here’s one more for you: Resolve to read about the critical environmental issues that will affect us not just this year but in the years to come. Publishers have you covered for that resolution […]

    12 Children’s Books to Grow Future Food Leaders

    12 Children’s Books to Grow Future Food Leaders

    By Danielle Nierenberg, Katherine Walla and Hayly Hoch This holiday season, we’re highlighting 12 children’s books that will educate and inspire future eaters, food producers and innovators. From stories exploring community gardens and ugly vegetables, to tales about feeding a hungry stranger and slaying “the climate dragon,” these books discuss deep topics in a personalized […]

    18 Cookbooks for Building a Diverse and Just Food System

    18 Cookbooks for Building a Diverse and Just Food System

    By Danielle Nierenberg and Natalie Quathamer For a delicious end to 2018, Food Tank is highlighting 18 cookbooks that embrace a diverse global food industry. The list features chefs of color and authors that identify as LGBTQ+ working to feed a food revolution that breaks the barriers of race, gender, and sexuality. These books examine […]

    16 New Vegan Cookbooks We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019

    16 New Vegan Cookbooks We Can’t Wait to Read in 2019

    Vegan chefs are currently creating the most innovative, gorgeous food imaginable. You can experience this deliciousness at restaurants, but it’s equally exciting to try vegan chefs’ culinary magic in our own homes. And this, folks, is why we’ve put together a list of the most anticipated vegan cookbooks of 2019. The staggering number of vegan […]

    19 Books to Take the Food System Back

    19 Books to Take the Food System Back

    By Danielle Nierenberg & Katherine Walla Food Tank is highlighting 19 books about food and agriculture to fall for this season! These books explore food policy, nutrition science, healthy eating, food justice and the challenges of farming. Readers will be able to immerse themselves in new roles as activists, brewers, chefs, farmers, politicians and more. […]

    Beach Reads and Big Ideas: The 15 Best New Eco-Books for July

    Beach Reads and Big Ideas: The 15 Best New Eco-Books for July

    By John R. Platt Looking for a few new books to read during your summer vacation? Look no further than these 15 new environmentally themed titles coming out in July. Publishers have scheduled some thought-provoking new titles for just about every type of reader, from nature lovers to history buffs, and from political activists to […]