Green Summer Reading List

Hopefully, now that we’re officially in the dog days of summer, you’re able to use some of those saved-up vacation days to take some time off and relax. I’m a big fan of books, so I wanted to compile a list of green-minded reads for the summer. Not all of them are totally environmentally-based, but they all have green underlying themes at times, so check them out.

Oh, and for each, I’ve included Amazon and Half.com links, so if you want to buy online, you can find the cheapest option (not all titles are available on Half at all times). To be clear, these are affiliate links!

Fiction:

1. The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret Atwood (Amazon) (Half)
2. State of Fear by Michael Crichton (Amazon) (Half)
3. A Breath of Fresh Air by Amulya Malladi (Amazon) (Half)
4. World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War by Max Brooks (Amazon) (Half)
5. Native Tongue by Carl Hiaasen (Amazon) (Half)
6. The Fifth Sacred Thing by Starhawk (Amazon) (Half)
7. Lullaby by Chuck Palahniuk (Amazon) (Half)
8. Always Coming Home by Ursula K. Le Guin (Amazon) (Half)
9. This Other Eden by Ben Elton (Amazon) (Half)
10. Ishmael by Daniel Quinn (Amazon) (Half)

Nonfiction:

1. In Defense of Food: An Eater’s Manifesto by Michael Pollan (Amazon) (Half)
2. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough (Amazon) (Half)
3. The World Without Us by Alan Weisman (Amazon) (Half)
4. An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of Global Warming and What We can do about It by Al Gore (Amazon) (Half)
5. The Better World Shopping Guide: Every Dollar Makes a Difference by Ellis Jones (Amazon) (Half)

Bonus book – for Kids and Adults:

The Lorax by Dr. Seuss (Amazon) (Half)

What “green” books have you read lately? Leave your favorite environmentally-friendly titles below as a comment!