Praise for Life on a Little-Known Planet
“Kolbert gracefully balances a realistic awareness of losses brought about by human activity—particularly by the use of fossil fuels—with a sense of wonder at just how much there is still to learn about this ‘little-known planet’ and admiration for those who quixotically explore and attempt to heal it. . . . [D]espair and hope dance together [in these] thought-provoking speculations about a world on the edge of violent change.”—Kirkus Review, starred review
“There is a great deal that humanity doesn’t know about how the world works, and expanding that knowledge may turn out to be crucial. [Life on a Little-Known Planet is] a worthwhile and convenient collection from one of the best-known writers on climate change and the environment.”—Library Journal
“With a topic as broad, technical—and let’s be honest, doomsy—as climate change is, Life on a Little-Known Planet is a master class in how to write about our changing world.”—Mother Jones
“Kolbert brings every creature, place, person, fact, and issue to scintillating life in these deft, engaging, lucid, and thought-provoking dispatches covering 20 years of her world travels during epic planetary changes. . . . Kolbert resolutely and brilliantly alerts us to how little we know about our precious planet, how much harm we do, and how we must and can do better.”—Booklist
“Kolbert is one of our most important and lucid voices on climate change, and she’s been ringing the bell for longer than most. This book . . . will be essential.”—Emily Temple, Literary Hub
“Kolbert has radically informed the way modern audiences understand climate change, and her newest collection is no exception, zooming into stories of hope, activism, and innovation across the globe.”—The Millions
Praise for Elizabeth Kolbert
“[Kolbert] makes a page-turner out of even the most sober and scientifically demanding aspects of extinction. Combining a lucid, steady, understated style with some enviable reporting adventures.”―New York Magazine
“What’s exceptional about Kolbert’s writing is the combination of scientific rigor and wry humor that keeps you turning the pages.”―National Geographic
“Kolbert tells by showing. Without beating the reader over the head, she makes it clear how far we already are from a world of undisturbed, perfectly balanced nature—and how far we must still go to find a new balance for the planet’s future that still has us humans in it.”—NPR
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