Inspiration: books on climate change and the seas that I read to write Dark Blue Rising
By Teri Terry
By Teri Terry
These are books I read when I was planning and then writing Dark Blue Rising and Red Sky Burning (the next book, which is out next year), and planning Dark Night Falling. Some very relevant, some less so; some read page to page from beginning to end, some dipped in and out of as needed.
This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate
Naomi Klein
£14.99 £14.24This is a BRILLIANT BOOK - if you want to get to grips with the insanity of the climate crisis, it's a good place to start. It played a large part in what I wrote and I'm still writing. Can't recommend it highly enough. Despite the subject matter, Naomi manages to retain some optimism that I really needed when I read.
The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable
Amitav Ghosh
£11.50Not an easy read - but very interesting. Why is the climate crisis written about so little when it is of overwhelming importance to every living thing on our planet?
The Uninhabitable Earth: A Story of the Future
David Wallace-Wells
£10.99 £10.44I got very sad reading this one - the weight of it all got to me. Took me a while to shake it off
Deep Thinkers: An exploration of intelligence in whales, dolphins, and porpoises
Janet Mann
£20.00Soooo interesting, this one; gave me some real insight to what I'm writing.
The Spectacle of Illusion: Magic, the paranormal & the complicity of the mind
Matthew L. Tompkins
£19.95 £18.95Only tangentially related to anything I'm writing - love this book, though. Great use of historic images also.
Lost Ocean: An Inky Adventure & Colouring Book
Johanna Basford
£14.99 £14.24Because sometimes colouring in is just what I need. Actually it's a great thing to do while the mind is ticking things over: keeps your hands busy and mind free.