Rewilding Our Stories: Read 25 environmental books in 2025

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24 participants (128 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

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Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction by Joshua Whitehead

Love After the End: An Anthology of Two-Spirit and Indigiqueer Speculative Fiction

Joshua Whitehead

194 pages • digital • 2019

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories speculative fiction emotional hopeful reflective medium-paced
The Ministry for the Future by Kim Stanley Robinson

The Ministry for the Future

Kim Stanley Robinson

576 pages • hardcover • 2020

fiction science fiction challenging hopeful informative slow-paced
Trail of Lightning by Rebecca Roanhorse

Trail of Lightning

The Sixth World #1

Rebecca Roanhorse

304 pages • hardcover • 2018

fiction dystopian fantasy adventurous dark fast-paced
Blackfish City by Sam J. Miller

Blackfish City

Sam J. Miller

336 pages • digital • 2018

fiction dystopian fantasy science fiction adventurous dark mysterious medium-paced
Tentacle by Rita Indiana

Tentacle

Rita Indiana

132 pages • paperback • 2015

fiction lgbtqia+ science fiction challenging dark mysterious medium-paced
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