Compelling Climate Fiction To Read Before It Becomes Nonfiction

2023.12.27.

Climate fiction, cli-fi for short, deals with the impact of climate change on the earth and on society. Spoiler: it’s never good! Cli-fi might seem like a bummer to read given how close to reality some of it might feel, but it can be a compelling way to engage with issues that are fundamental to life on earth now and in the future. What’s certain is that this genre is growing as more authors, of both literary fiction and speculative and science fiction, are choosing to tell stories through the lens of a world dramatically altered by changes to earth’s climate.

Compelling Climate Fiction To Read Before It Becomes Nonfiction

A New York Public Library reading list recommending climate fiction novels that imaginatively anticipate real-world environmental futures, blending speculative narrative with urgent political themes.

  • Source: The New York Public Library
  • Type: Literary reading list
  • Accessed: 15 January 2026

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NYPL Staff. Compelling Climate Fiction To Read Before It Becomes Nonfiction
The New York Public Library.
https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/09/08/compelling-climate-fiction-read-it-becomes-nonfiction
Accessed 15 January 2026.
Archived at: https://web.archive.org/web/20251214145348/https://www.nypl.org/blog/2023/09/08/compelling-climate-fiction-read-it-becomes-nonfiction

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