My 2016 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Book cover for "The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable," a 2016 Climate Book of the Year, featuring aerial imagery of rivers or wetlands with dark land and light blue water.

Posted in Climate Book of the Years, News

01/10/2026

Amitav Ghosh, ‘The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable’ (Chicago, IL: University of Chicago Press. 176pp.) 1 October 2026, roughly an 8-minute read This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the 44 years of my professional career in climate […]

Cover of the 2015 climate book "On Care for Our Common Home," an encyclical letter by Pope Francis, featuring a blue and white design and the Vatican coat of arms.

My 2015 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/09/2026

Pope Francis, ‘Laudato Si’: On Care For Our Common Home’ (Brooklyn, NY: Melville House Publishing. 165pp.) 1 September 2026. This is roughly an 8 minute read This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one...

A group of people walk across a snowy landscape with mountains in the background; large text reads "HOW CLIMATE CHANGE.

My 2014 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/08/2026

Candis Callison, ‘How Climate Change Comes to Matter: The Communal Life of Facts’ (Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 316pp.) 1 August 2026. This is roughly an 8 minute read. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which...

Book cover for the 2013 Climate Book features red text, "A Case for Climate Engineering," over a cloudy sky background, with a bold red vertical stripe on the left side.

My 2013 Climate Book of the Year

Mike Hulme | 01/07/2026

David Keith, ‘A Case for Climate Engineering’ (Cambridge MA: MIT Press. 194pp.) 1 July 2026. This is roughly an 8 minute read. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight...

Navy blue background with white text reading "Between God & Green," a 2012 Climate Book of the Year, and a simple green leafy plant illustration.

My 2012 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/06/2026

Katharine K Wilkinson, ’Between God and Green: How Evangelicals are Cultivating a Middle Ground on Climate Change’ (New York: Oxford University Press. 256pp.) 1 June 2026. This is roughly an 8 minute read. This essay continues my series of...

Book cover with the title "Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions, and Everyday Life" over a foggy, muted landscape background—a notable 2011 Climate Book capturing the emotional side of climate change.

My 2011 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 30/04/2026

Kari M. Norgaard, ‘Living in Denial: Climate Change, Emotions and Everyday Life’ (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. 279pp.) This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of...

Book cover for the 2010 climate book "Merchants of Doubt," featuring the title over a background of white smoke rising against a blue sky.

My 2010 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 01/04/2026

Naomi Oreskes and Eric Conway (2010) Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. 368pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which...

Partial book cover with large blue text reading "SCIENCE AS A CONTACT SPORT" and smaller gold text "Inside the Battle to Save Earth’s Climate," a 2009 climate book named Book of the Year.

My 2009 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 02/03/2026

Schneider,S.H. (2009) Science as a Contact Sport: Inside the Battle to Save Earth’s Climate. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society. 295pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review...

The words "Climate Wars" are displayed over a blue-tinted image of the Earth with circular radar lines, evoking the urgency of the acclaimed 2008 Climate Book shortlisted for Book of the Year.

My 2008 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 02/02/2026

Dyer,G. (2008) Climate Wars: The Fight for Survival as the World Overheats. Toronto: Random House. 272pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of the...

A large iceberg against a dark sky with the text, "The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy," displayed on the right—nominated for Climate Book of the Year, 2007.

My 2007 ‘Climate Book of the Year’

Mike Hulme | 02/01/2026

Shearman,D. and Smith,J.W. (2007) The Climate Change Challenge and the Failure of Democracy. Westport, CT: Praeger. 180pp. This essay continues my series of monthly posts in which I select one ‘climate’ book to highlight and review from one of...

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