Penguin Classics launches ‘new canon’ of environmental literature

Imprint’s Green Ideas series begins with 20 short books by writers from Rachel Carson to Greta Thunberg it believes are ‘the classics that made a movement’From Greta Thunberg to James Lovelock, publisher Penguin Classics has come up with a “new canon” of the environmental literature, which it believes has “changed the way we think and talk about the living Earth”.The move is part of a growing trend in publishing for books focused on the climate, whether from big hitters such as David Attenborough or Bill Gates, whose How to Avoid a Climate Disaster was out in February, or so-called “cli-fi”, climate fiction, from writers including Richard Powers and Jenny Offill. Penguin’s Green Ideas series capitalises on this appetite, collecting 20 short books it believes constitute “the classics that made a movement”, by “visionary thinkers around the world [who] have raised their voices to defend the planet”. Related: No One Is Too Small to Make a Difference review – Greta Thunberg’s vision Continue reading... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'

[ The Guardian | 2021-08-26 07:00:42 UTC ]
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EU 'to approve Penguin Random House merger'

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Edward Elgar launches Elgaronline

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Global launch for eighth Wimpy Kid

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Penguin signs Monica McInerney

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One Year of Translating, Selling Swedish Literature Direct

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Ilex launches writers' 'proving ground'

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Europa Editions launches crime list World Noir

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The UK’s Literature Prize Becomes The Folio Prize, Valued at £40,000

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Conde Nast to launch Glamour and GQ video networks

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Australia approves Random House Penguin merger

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