Environmental Fiction Reading List

When speaking of environmental literature, there are many authors that stand out: Rachel Carson, Aldo Leopold, Terry Tempest Williams, Ed Abbey, Sigurd Olson, Gary Snyder, John Muir, Gretel Ehrlich, Annie Dillard…

The following short list of fiction is meant as a compliment to those classics – a step in a different direction for sure, but one that maintains a thematic (although sometimes abstract) connection to the Earth. Humorous, dark, adventurous, suspenseful, or witty, each book is well-written, original, and thought-provoking, and a great addition to any reader’s collection.

Wilbur Smith, Elephant Song
Cormac McCarthy, The Road
Daniel Quinn, Ishmael
Carl Hiaasen, Skinny Dip
Lyn Miller-Lachman, Dirt Cheap
Lydia Millet, How the Dead Dream
Brian Clarke, The Stream