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Read an excerpt from Under the Sky We Make in The Guardian.

Praise for
UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE

"A beautiful book—wise, painful, transformative—about all that we might still save. Reading it forced me to dig deep within myself, to try to find answers to what I cared about most, what I believed. "
--Jayson Greene, author of One More We Saw Stars
“A crash-course on why climate change is happening and how to fix it, interwoven with beautifully written, witty anecdotes…Under the Sky We Make pushes back—politely, but with science—against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate…A breezy field guide on how to align your lifestyle with your values.”
– Maddie Stone, 
Grist
“This compelling book about climate change really packs a punch, because climate scientist Nicholas relentlessly brings things down to the personal level….this is a realistic, accessible, and clarion call for change…Students will enjoy Nicholas’s wry observations and appreciate her approachable insights as well as her “key take-aways” from every chapter.”
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-Booklist (starred review)
“The move from exploitation to regeneration is indeed critical if we are going to have a chance in the global warming fight–and since this decade is critical, this book comes at the right moment!” 
–Bill McKibben, author Falter and founder, 350.org 

"Educational and galvanizing, this book is part memoir, part exposé, part warm conversation with a friend–and it is a soul-stirring call to action.”
–Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, and widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air 
"Lund University climate scientist Nicholas delivers a user-friendly survey of the current state of the knowledge on climate change...she writes with welcome clarity and little partisan cheerleading. 
Readers looking to save the world—and humanity—should take an interest in this harm-reducing program."

- Kirkus Reviews
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Thanks so much for reading about how we'll fix the climate and ecological crises with facts, feelings, and action.
Please pick up a copy of UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE today from your local bookstore, or using the link above.
Thank you for raising climate on the agenda, ​I really appreciate you being here! 


Don't miss the teaching and discussion guides, playlist, and more info under the BOOK tab. 

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Description

​"Nicholas explores finding purpose in a warming world, combining her scientific expertise and her lived, personal experience in a way that seems fresh and deeply urgent: Agonizing over the climate costs of visiting loved ones overseas, how to find low-carbon love on Tinder, and even exploring her complicated family legacy involving supermarket turkeys.

In her astonishing book Under the Sky We Make, Nicholas does for climate science what Michael Pollan did more than a decade ago for the food on our plate: offering a hopeful, clear-eyed, and somehow also hilarious guide to effecting real change, starting in our own lives. Saving ourselves from climate apocalypse will require radical shifts within each of us, to effect real change in our society and culture. But it can be done. It requires, Dr. Nicholas argues, belief in our own agency and value, alongside a deep understanding that no one will ever hand us power–we’re going to have to seize it for ourselves."

Praise for
UNDER THE SKY WE MAKE

"A beautiful book—wise, painful, transformative—about all that we might still save. Reading it forced me to dig deep within myself, to try to find answers to what I cared about most, what I believed. "
--Jayson Greene, author of Once More We Saw Stars
“A crash-course on why climate change is happening and how to fix it, interwoven with beautifully written, witty anecdotes…Under the Sky We Make pushes back—politely, but with science—against the narrative that individual actions make little difference to the climate…A breezy field guide on how to align your lifestyle with your values.”
– Maddie Stone, 
Grist
"Educational and galvanizing, this book is part memoir, part exposé, part warm conversation with a friend–and it is a soul-stirring call to action.”
–Dr. Lucy Kalanithi, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine, Stanford University, and widow of Paul Kalanithi, author of When Breath Becomes Air 
"Lund University climate scientist Nicholas delivers a user-friendly survey of the current state of the knowledge on climate change...she writes with welcome clarity and little partisan cheerleading. 
Readers looking to save the world—and humanity—should take an interest in this harm-reducing program."

- Kirkus Reviews
“The move from exploitation to regeneration is indeed critical if we are going to have a chance in the global warming fight–and since this decade is critical, this book comes at the right moment!” 
–Bill McKibben, author Falter and founder, 350.org 

“This compelling book about climate change really packs a punch, because climate scientist Nicholas relentlessly brings things down to the personal level….Libraries wondering if they really need another title on climate change should rest reassured; this is a realistic, accessible, and clarion call for change…Students will enjoy Nicholas’s wry observations and appreciate her approachable insights as well as her “key take-aways” from every chapter.” --Booklist (starred review)
"Thankfully, Kimberly Nicholas' Under the Sky We Make is here to show all of us how we can save the world, just by making meaningful changes in our own lives."
-Bustle, The Most Anticipated Books of March 2021


Excerpts

"Scientists need both facts & feelings..." -The Guardian
"Forget future generations" - Mindbodygreen
"...I hate Earth Day" - Daily Beast

Press & Interviews

New Scientist
Grist
Science
Outside
Public Radio International: The World
Scientific American
Soapbox Project
Gen Dread
Inside Climate News
Independent
Extrakt (på svenska)
Maddie Stone's piece for Grist was reprinted in Slate and Mother Jones. 

Reviews & Book Lists

Boooklist (Starred Review)
Publishers Weekly
Kirkus: 5 Books About Climate Change You Should Read Now
Bustle: Most Anticipated Books of March 2021
#1 New Book on Climate Change- mindbodygreen
SheReads
Recommended on Good Morning America (reprinted on ABC News and Yahoo!)
Quoted by National Geographic Planet Possible 

Listen to the Satellite Radio Book Tour

Spotify playlist as a podcast guest on BBC,
​Vox, The Guardian, & more. 
PRI The World with Marco Werman
​"Perpetual Notion Machine with Emily Morris" / WORT-FM (Madison, WI)
"Conversations with Dan Skinner" /KPR Public Radio Kansas (Lawrence, KS) 
"Morning Show with Shelley Irwin" / WGVU-FM (NPR affiliate) (Grand Rapids, MI)
"The Bill Newman Show with Bill Newman and Monte Belmonte" / WHMP-FM (Northampton, MA)
"Studio Tulsa with Rich Fisher" / KWGS-FM (NPR affiliate) (Tulsa, OK)
"In the Moment with Lori Walsh" / South Dakota Public Radio (NPR/PBS affiliate) (Regional - South Dakota)
"The Show" Public Radio Arizona 

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    • How to order outside US/Canada
    • Behind the Scenes
    • If My Book Were Music
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    • Flying Less >
      • The Takeoff of Staying on the Ground
      • Policy Briefs
      • Ingen ny tid för avgång
      • Academics Flying Less
    • Radically Reducing Lund's Emissions
    • Climate Solutions >
      • What Can I Do? 2 >
        • What Can I Do?
        • High School Teaching Materials
        • Fyra klimatsmarta livsstilsval
        • Press Release: 4 Lifestyle Choices That Most Reduce Your Carbon Footprint
        • The Climate Mitigation Gap: Study & Video Abstract
        • Study FAQs
      • Climate Science 101
      • Climate Policy >
        • IPCC Report on 1.5°
        • Kims Klimatval
        • COP21 (Paris Agreement)
      • Farmer adaptation
      • Harnessing biodiversity
    • Climate Education
    • Sustainable Land >
      • Global land use
      • European farming systems
      • Swedish land use
      • Ecosystem Services & OPERAs
      • REDD+
      • Land Acquisitions
    • Sustainable Food >
      • Urban Food Forestry
      • Local food in Iceland
      • One Great Meal
      • Dietary choices & climate change
      • Crop yields & climate
    • Wine, Climate, & Sustainability >
      • Wine & Climate: Impacts & Solutions
      • Wine Diversity for Climate Adaptation
      • Wine yields & quality under climate change
      • Farmer climate adaptation
      • Vineyard ecosystems & landscapes
      • European Wine Case Studies (OPERAs)
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