Life On A Little-Known Planet: Dispatches From A Changing World
What can we learn from scientists racing to save our changing planet? Pulitzer winner Elizabeth Kolbert explores the frontiers of climate science.
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In March and April 2026, the SciFri Book Club will read Life on a Little-Known Planet: Dispatches from a Changing World by Elizabeth Kolbert. This collection brings together the Pulitzer Prize winner’s most influential essays about climate change and the natural world. She takes us around the globe to meet the scientists, researchers, and everyday citizens working to understand and protect our changing world.
This Book Club season kicks off Sunday, March 1, 2026, and you can read along with us! Check back here for more updates about this Book Club pick soon.
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