Rewilding Our Stories: Read 25 environmental books in 2025

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24 participants (150 books)

01 Jan 2025—31 Dec 2025

Overview

Welcome to the 2025 Reading Challenge hosted by Rewilding Our Stories, a group of ecofiction readers who are interested in climate and ecological themes in contemporary and speculative arts and literature. The goal of this year's reading challenge is to read up to 25 new-to-you books with environmental themes in 2025. The books you choose can be any genre or length: a slim poetry collection counts just as much as a lengthy speculative fiction novel or a dense academic monograph. 

This is a drop-in challenge that anyone can join, regardless of whether you read 5 environmental books this year or 25. The point of the challenge is to encourage us to diversify our eco-reading, share recommendations, and have fun. 

You are welcome to join our Discord server to share your progress and discuss what you've read: https://discord.gg/hXQWTEgpbT 

Challenge Books

All books added
The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi

The Water Knife

Paolo Bacigalupi

371 pages • hardcover • 2009

fiction dystopian science fiction thriller adventurous mysterious fast-paced
The Swan Book by Alexis Wright

The Swan Book

Alexis Wright

340 pages • paperback • 2013

fiction science fiction speculative fiction challenging dark reflective slow-paced
Stochasticity by Tobias S. Buckell

Stochasticity

METAtropolis

Tobias S. Buckell

57 pages • 2009

fiction science fiction short stories challenging slow-paced
The New Atlantis by Ursula K. Le Guin

The New Atlantis

Ursula K. Le Guin

46 pages • digital • 1975

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous reflective medium-paced
American War by Omar El Akkad

American War

Omar El Akkad

432 pages • paperback • 2017

fiction dystopian science fiction dark slow-paced
The Drowned World by J.G. Ballard

The Drowned World

J.G. Ballard

198 pages • paperback • 1962

fiction science fiction speculative fiction adventurous slow-paced
Hikers' Stories from the Appalachian Trail by Kathryn Fulton

Hikers' Stories from the Appalachian Trail

Kathryn Fulton

176 pages • digital • 2012

nonfiction sports adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
Gold Fame Citrus by Claire Vaye Watkins

Gold Fame Citrus

Claire Vaye Watkins

339 pages • hardcover • 2015

fiction dystopian science fiction challenging dark emotional medium-paced
The Word for World is Forest by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Word for World is Forest

Hainish Cycle

Ursula K. Le Guin

160 pages • paperback • 1972

fiction science fiction dark reflective medium-paced
The Mountain in the Sea by Ray Nayler

The Mountain in the Sea

Ray Nayler

456 pages • hardcover • 2022

fiction science fiction thriller challenging mysterious reflective medium-paced