I Want a Better Catastrophe

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 leading climate thinkers from collapse-psychologist Jamey Hecht to grassroots strategist adrienne maree brown, eco-philosopher Joanna 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. From storm-battered coastlines to pipeline blockades and 'hopelessness workshops,' 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 in this insightful and irreverent guide for achieving a 'better catastrophe.'AWARDSBRONZE | 2023 Living Now Book Awards: Social Activism / Charity