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I Want a Better Catastrophe: Navigating the Climate Crisis with Grief, Hope, and Gallows Humor

An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers

With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the “impossible news” of our climate doom.

He searches out eight of today’s leading climate thinkers ― from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer ― asking them: “Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?”

With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. Boyd’s journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and “hopelessness workshops.” Along the way, he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: “Should I bring kids into such a world?” “Can I lose hope when others can’t afford to?” and “Why the fuck am I recycling?”

He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh. Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a “better catastrophe.”

This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis.


From the Publisher

I Want a Better Catastrophe by Andrew BoydI Want a Better Catastrophe by Andrew Boyd

Endorsements by Paul D. Miller, Kirkus Reviews and Foreword ReviewsEndorsements by Paul D. Miller, Kirkus Reviews and Foreword Reviews

Endorsements by Jamie Henn, Bill McKibben and Britt WrayEndorsements by Jamie Henn, Bill McKibben and Britt Wray

Includes interviews with Robin Wall Kimmerer, adrienne maree brown, Joanna Macy and moreIncludes interviews with Robin Wall Kimmerer, adrienne maree brown, Joanna Macy and more

At New Society Publishers we are committed to ensuring the health of the environmentAt New Society Publishers we are committed to ensuring the health of the environment

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers (February 14, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0865719837
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0865719835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.02 x 9 inches


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An existential manual for tragic optimists, can-do pessimists, and compassionate doomers

With global warming projected to rocket past the 1.5°C limit, lifelong activist Andrew Boyd is thrown into a crisis of hope, and off on a quest to learn how to live with the “impossible news” of our climate doom.

He searches out eight of today’s leading climate thinkers ― from activist Tim DeChristopher to collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht, grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joana Macy, and Indigenous botanist Robin Wall Kimmerer ― asking them: “Is it really the end of the world? and if so, now what?”

With gallows humor and a broken heart, Boyd steers readers through their climate angst as he walks his own. Boyd’s journey takes him from storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and “hopelessness workshops.” Along the way, he maps out our existential options, and tackles some familiar dilemmas: “Should I bring kids into such a world?” “Can I lose hope when others can’t afford to?” and “Why the fuck am I recycling?”

He finds answers that will surprise, inspire, and maybe even make you laugh. Drawing on wisdom traditions Eastern, Western, and Indigenous, Boyd crafts an insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a “better catastrophe.”

This is vital reading for everyone navigating climate anxiety and grief as our world hurtles towards an unthinkable crisis.


From the Publisher

I Want a Better Catastrophe by Andrew BoydI Want a Better Catastrophe by Andrew Boyd

Endorsements by Paul D. Miller, Kirkus Reviews and Foreword ReviewsEndorsements by Paul D. Miller, Kirkus Reviews and Foreword Reviews

Endorsements by Jamie Henn, Bill McKibben and Britt WrayEndorsements by Jamie Henn, Bill McKibben and Britt Wray

Includes interviews with Robin Wall Kimmerer, adrienne maree brown, Joanna Macy and moreIncludes interviews with Robin Wall Kimmerer, adrienne maree brown, Joanna Macy and more

At New Society Publishers we are committed to ensuring the health of the environmentAt New Society Publishers we are committed to ensuring the health of the environment

Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers (February 14, 2023)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 416 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0865719837
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0865719835
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.37 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.02 x 9 inches

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