Our Books of 2024. With Wine Pairings. (Non-Fiction).
Complex. Light & bright. Bold. Dry. Sweet. Chewy. Fizzy. We got you covered.
Here are the books that we, hand on heart, would recommend as climate/tech books published in 20241. Yes, some of them are fiction. They’re bloody brilliant. And they’re in part 2. If you’re new here, that’s because we think the only useful way to look at climate solutions is in the round - focused on how actual humans feel, think, act, and react. Otherwise we’d just point you to Elon Musk’s feed.
These are the books that if we were sitting in a bookshop I’d say, “yeah these.”
Right. You’re nearly out of time to get these as gifts so let’s be quick. (Or pretend they’re gifts but get them for yourself - I’m not judging.)
Careful readers will note we’ve had the good fortune to interview a number of authors in 2024, and some of their books are represented here. The majority of books are not written by people we’ve spoken to. Yet. And in no particular order so don’t @ me.
Nonfiction
The Heat and the Fury - On the Frontlines of Climate Violence, by Peter Schwartzstein.
Pitch: David Wallace Well…
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