Author:Naomi Klein
'Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations' - Greta Thunberg
For more than twenty years Naomi Klein's books have defined our era, chronicling the exploitation of people and the planet and demanding justice. On Fire gathers for the first time more than a decade of her impassioned writing from the frontline of climate breakdown, and pairs it with new material on the staggeringly high stakes of what we choose to do next.
Here is Klein at her most prophetic and philosophical, investigating the climate crisis not only as a profound political challenge but also as a spiritual and imaginative one. Delving into topics ranging from the clash between ecological time and our culture of 'perpetual now,' to rising white supremacy and fortressed borders as a form of 'climate barbarism,' this is a rousing call to action for a planet on the brink.
With dispatches from the ghostly Great Barrier Reef, the smoke-choked skies of the Pacific Northwest, post-hurricane Puerto Rico and a Vatican attempting an unprecedented 'ecological conversion,' Klein makes the case that we will rise to the existential challenge of climate change only if we are willing to transform the systems that produced this crisis.
This is the fight for our lives. On Fire captures the burning urgency of the climate crisis, as well as the energy of a rising political movement demanding change now.
Naomi Klein's work has always moved and guided me. She is the great chronicler of our age of climate emergency, an inspirer of generations
—— Greta ThunbergThe greatest theorist of climate change.
—— Amitav GhoshNaomi Klein applies her fine, fierce and meticulous mind to the greatest, most urgent questions of our times. . . . I count her among the most inspirational political thinkers in the world today.
—— Arundhati RoyNaomi is like a great doctor - she can diagnose problems nobody else sees.
—— Alfonso CuarónNaomi Klein is a precious gift: every time I read her words, my heart leaps from sadness and anger to action. She takes us deep, down to the roots of what is wrong - and then up, up to a height from which we can see what must be done. Everything we love is at stake now: these writings are our best and brightest hope.
—— Emma ThompsonA critically important thought-leader in these perilous times, a necessary voice as a courageous movement of movements rises from the ashes.
—— Michelle Alexander, author of THE NEW JIM CROWAn invigorating message of climate hope through social transformation. Bring on the revolution.
—— Fred Pearce , New ScientistIn On Fire, the longstanding critic of corporate globalisation argues for a much more comprehensive economic reboot ... a long-lensed critique about humanity's relationship to nature.
—— Jonathan Ford , Financial TimesA hopeful vision of the future ... In these extraordinary times it should appeal to a new set of readers looking for extreme solutions to match the extremity of the crisis. This is Klein doing what she does best: 'not being polite and not playing by the rules'.
—— Harriet Constable , Geographical MagazineA powerful and righteous blast against defeatism.
—— Andrew Lynch , Business PostThe mapmakers of old wrote "Here Be Dragons" to designated unknown and uncharted areas. Terra Incognita simultaneously shows us how much of our world we can see and map and how many dark places still remain to be explored. Most important, it is a vital tool for teaching students, researchers, and analysts how to change our mental models -- our imagined maps -- of the worlds we think we inhabit. Our future depends on it.
—— Anne-Marie SlaughterTerra Incognita is a terrific achievement. It utilises maps as a graphic foil to a wide-ranging and deeply informed argument about our current international challenges and the possibilities for future collective action. The result is both compelling and subtle. Situating the argument within the current pandemic is very powerful and timely. Essential reading-and viewing-for anyone engaged in the global state we are in.
—— Jerry Brotton, author of A History of the World in 12 MapsIt not only charts the mesmerising development of geographical maps, [...] but also contains maps that reveal insights into global cultural developments, including the incredible rise of McDonald's and Netflix.
—— Mail OnlineAs ever, the bestselling writer takes a familiar subject and delivers one revelation after another
—— The Irish Mail on SundayA comforting compendium of fascinating facts
—— Irish IndependentThe brook bristles with data…but the star turns are Bryson's wry forays into the histories of
neuroscience, genetics, anatomy and immunology.
Stuffed with enthralling, often mystifying facts.
—— Christina Hardyment , The TimesBOOKS OF THE YEAR - 'You'll never look in the mirror the same way again'
—— Daily MirrorOne of the strengths of Bryson’s delightful new book... is that it reveals the thousands of rarely acknowledged tasks our body takes care of as we go about our day
—— A.J. Jacobs , The New York TimesA joy to read ... every paragraph contains at least one startling, even awe-inspiring fact ... Infused with an infectious sense of wonder at the miraculousness of it all.
—— Reader's DigestAbsolutely beautiful writing, Christie Watson captures both the intense joy and searing heartbreak of love
—— Jo SwinsonA salute to the profession, the book is also a mediation on motherhood
—— Kate Womersley , Times Literary SupplementAn insightful reminder of exactly how vital it is to treat one another with kindness and compassion, at a time when we need it most
—— Woman's OwnA powerful memoir
—— Laura Whitmore , BBC Radio 5Timely and highly original
—— Evening StandardBrilliant and moving
—— The TimesThe Consequences of Love is undoubtedly one of this year's most hotly-anticipated books, and with good reason
—— The Sunday Salon podcast with Alice-Azania JarvisBrilliantly written and heartbreaking but also joyful and uplifting
—— PsychologiesExtraordinary . . . profoundly moving
—— Sunday MirrorA brave, lyrical, painful tale of bereavement, addiction, and the building of a new life
—— Joanna Briscoe , Evening StandardSuperbly written. Beautifully written and utterly heartbreaking. Courageous, inspired, bleakly comic, extreme candour
—— GuardianSearing
—— Daily MailHodge's beautiful memoir is both a devastating, grief-fuelled account of her sister's death and a redemptive tale of an emotional reckoning
—— iIt's a vivid and oddly entertaining memoir, a hand plunged into the dark hole of grief . . . uncovers surprising treasures - most importantly, strength, resilience and love
—— Mail on SundaySearing. A masterful writer with a gift for storytelling. Her prose is rich with detail, combining a sharp sense of place with escalating drama. A triumph
—— iThe most moving, most exquisitely written book about addiction, grief, loss and coming to terms with trauma even decades on. One that you will be thinking about, and remember long after finishing
—— Sophia Money-Coutts , QuintessentiallyOne of the most beautiful memoirs I've ever read. This story will say with you long after you put the book down
—— Emma GannonI just turned the last page (reluctantly!). A bold, often brutal exploration of memory, grief and love. Full of hope and heart. I can't recommend it enough
—— Terri White, author of Coming UndoneA brave, brilliant book that is both beautiful and important. Read it then buy it for all your friends
—— Hello!Gavanndra's memoir The Consequences of Love is absolutely beautiful. It's compelling, heartbreaking, sweet, honest, fascination. I recommend it HIGHLY. I absolutely LOVED it.
—— Marian KeyesThis stunning exploration of grief is so well written and profoundly moving
—— Good HousekeepingAn elegant study of grief and memory
—— GuardianHodge pours heartbreak and love into the pages of a book that never pretends to know the answers, and is all the better for it
—— Sunday TimesAn eye-opening snapshot of the fashion world in '90s London
—— Vogue UK