Animal magic: zoo offers book bundles for World Book Day
Happy World Book Day to one and all! WBD is traditionally a time when dressing up and school visits rule the day – but one unusual organisation is getting in… Read more »
Turns out early science fiction predicted man-made climate change
Climate change is real and the stakes are pretty dire. While some of the modern proposed solutions to climate change have started to creep towards something out of science fiction,… Read more »
Top Picks for Earth Day
Happy Earth Day! Check out our growing collection of environmental books and learn how you can get involved in The Climate Project. The 100% Solution: A Plan for… Read more »
Parents are upset that kids are upset by climate change books
In a recent piece in the Guardian, Patrick Barkham writes up what he calls the “Greta Thunberg effect”—the creation of a new canon of children’s books about climate change, which… Read more »
Penguin Random House sets new targets for sustainable business
Bertelsmann, the gigantic German media conglomerate and parent company to Penguin Random House, announced earlier this week its plan to become carbon neutral by 2030. In his note to Bertelsmann’s employees,… Read more »
Sarah, Duchess of York to write seven more children’s books with Serenity Press
This week it was announced that Sarah Ferguson, Duchess of York, has signed a seven-book children’s book deal with Serenity Press. According to a report in Tatler, Ferguson made the… Read more »
This week in newspeak: Donald Trump, The Environmentalist
Lest we begin to doubt the impact that books can have on the culture, in a backwards and entirely upsetting way, Donald Trump has reaffirmed the power of the written… Read more »
Greta Thunberg named TIME person of the year; jointly scoops Waterstones book of the year
You might have heard there’s an election on today in the UK*. Brenda from Bristol: NOT ANOTHER ONE! Yes, Brenda, another one. Because that’s just how we roll over here… Read more »
The votes are in: Melville House’s books are here to help explain the UK’s political mess
The UK has taken to the polls in the third general election in five years—the first December election for almost a century. At the moment of writing, latest opinion poll… Read more »
Oxford Dictionary’s Word of the Year is “climate emergency”
Drumroll please: Oxford Dictionary has announced its word of the year and it is … “climate emergency.” Oxford defines “climate emergency” as “a situation in which urgent action is required… Read more »