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Let’s Talk Bookish: Earth Day Book Recs

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Let’s Talk Bookish is a weekly meme created by Rukky @Eternity Books and hosted by Aria @Book Nook Bits, and it’s where we get to discuss certain topics, share our opinions, and spread the love by visiting each other’s posts! Check out the April 2024 Topics if you want to join in the bookish discussion fun.

This week’s topic is actually a Freebie so I’m doing last week’s topic and answering:

Earth Day Book Recs

Prompts: It’s (almost) Earth Day! What are some nature-y books you recommend? Are there any books you’ve read recently about climate, or about the planet in general? How about books with nature-related covers?

Off the top of my head, I don’t think I’ve read many books with a nature-y theme but there are a few that spring to mind. Some of these books are so atmospheric it feels like nature is its own character. Some are post-apocalyptic where we can see the devastating consequences of how humans have treated our planet. Others are books where the natural elements play a big role in the characters’ lives—whether that’s their love for nature, their jobs, or the setting of the story. All of them are from a range of genres: thrillers, fantasy, romance, contemporary, children’s books, and graphic novels.

Here are (more than) a few that I’ve loved and would recommend to readers:

Force of Nature by Jane Harper, The Dry by Jane Harper, The Lost Man by Jane Harper, Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse, Bend Toward the Sun by Jen Devon
The Simple Wild by K.A. Tucker, The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah, The Child Finder by Rene Denfeld, Where the Forest Meets the Stars by Glendy Vanderah, The Secret Garden on 81st Street by Ivy Noelle Weir
The Bear and the Nightingale by Katherine Arden, Wolfsong by TJ Klune, Forrest for the Trees by Kilby Blades, Fireborn by Aisling Fowler, The Drowned Woods by Emily Lloyd Jones
Silver in the Wood by Emily Tesh, Enjoy the View by Sarah Morgenthaler, Lost in the Never Woods by Aiden Thomas, Among the Beasts & Briars by Ashley Poston, Kept from Cages by Phil Williams

Do you read a lot of books with a nature-y theme? What books of an environmental nature would you recommend for Earth Day? Have you read any of these or are they on your TBR?

14 thoughts on “Let’s Talk Bookish: Earth Day Book Recs”

  4. Enjoy the View, The Simple Wild, and Bend Towards the Sun were all so good. Bend Towards the Sun fits nicely with ecological things. The first book I thought of was The Last Cuentista because it was about climate and whatnot.

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  5. The ones I can think of is a series of Christian cozy mysteries, each set in a different National park back when they were being established. There were three books by Karen Barnett.

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