Book selection: Climate Fiction

One hundred and thirty years ago, a Swedish scientist made a startling discovery: the coal driving the Industrial Age would also heat our planet by amplifying Earth’s natural greenhouse effect. Today, the words “climate change” echo through our newsfeeds, politics, and daily lives.
In this session, we’ll explore how fiction has taken up this global story—sometimes amplifying it, sometimes reimagining it. Climate fiction, or “cli-fi,” ranges widely: it can leap into distant, speculative futures or stay firmly rooted in the world we recognize right now. It can plunge us into catastrophic upheaval or show the resilience, creativity, and stubborn hope of people searching for solutions. Through human and non-human perspectives alike, we’ll look at how literature is helping us understand—and experience—the realities of our changing planet.

Location: Maison des Associations, salle Albert Jacquard
Starting time: 7:15 pm sharp
Presenter: Dana

Format:
Part 1: presenter(s) provide a short overview of the pre-selected books, highlighting some of the reviews and critics and other relevant background. Members who have read any of the books can contribute.
Part 2: participants are invited to introduce any book that they would like to recommend and provide a short overview thereof (on a voluntarily basis).
Part 3: participants vote to select the book to be discussed in one of the upcoming book discussion meetings.
We look forward to seeing you all!

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