Science, meet society. Available Sept. 21, this gets our pick for book of the month.

“Called ‘one of the nation’s most effective communicators on climate change,’ Katharine Hayhoe knows how to navigate all sides of the conversation on our changing planet. A Canadian climate scientist living in Texas, she negotiates distrust of data, indifference to imminent threats, and resistance to proposed solutions with ease. Over the past 15 years Hayhoe has found that the most important thing we can do to address climate change is talk about it — and she wants to teach you how.”

Katherine Hayworth wrote the book on Climate change we all need to read. Having been in the Evangelical circles for many years it’s sometimes painful to watch the disdain given to “tree hugging libs” and yet as I’ve grown older and think about the world we are leaving to our children and the biblical responsibility of caring for the earth and its inhabitants ( I find myself being a tree hugging lib grandma) yet I am at a loss for words as to how to talk to my friends about why I think it’s important we all hug a few trees and care for the environment. If you find yourself without words and lack of scientific understanding as to how to describe things look no further. Katherine Hayhoe has the words and the knowledge and has done a magnificent job showing us why we should care and practical steps on how we can show that we care.
She starts her book sharing about how she grew up with a sad who was a scientist and she learned at a young age that she studied the Bible and the world as Gods creation. Thanks Katherine. Please read this book!

This was both a hard read and an encouraging read for me. Hayhoe talks about how small conversations in which we find shared values with people can lead to positive change in behaviors that affect the environment. It's easy to be discouraged in the first part of the book as she shares the facts about climate change and how it's getting worse. Couple that with all the stories about people who don't think climate change is real, and I almost didn't make it past the first third of the book, but I'm so glad I kept reading. When I finished the book, I felt like Hayhoe's overall voice was positive, and she shared practical things that I felt are achievable for me to do.

This is a great read for anyone like me who knows multiple people in various circles who either don't believe climate change is real or don't think that it has any effect on them. This is also a good read for Christians who are often engaging in circles where the environment is seen as a taboo or irrelevant topic. As a Christian herself, Hayhoe makes a case for why this is an issue that should matter to Christians.

I highly recommend this book to anyone who feels helpless when it comes to climate change and wants practical advice and encouragement for engaging with friends and family as well as practical ideas for their own use.

Thank you to Katharine Hayhoe, Atria Books, and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and honestly review this book!

Whether you want to be prepared for casual conversation, or if it happens to come up more often in your day-to-day, Katharine Hayhoe's book "Saving Us," provides excellent, in-depth insights into how to have difficult conversations with people about climate change. Hayhoe is positive in her writing and I feel like some of her techniques can be applied in many different difficult conversations where people tend to deny facts. Definitely a book worth getting and one I'm glad to have read.