Bill McKibben started fighting climate change long before it was听popular to do so. His first book,听, came out听in 1989, and is widely considered to be the first mainstream examination of听the phenomenon. Since then, he鈥檚 published over a dozen more books about the environment, written regularly for听国产吃瓜黑料, Harper鈥檚 Magazine, and听National Geographic,听and founded the grassroots climate activist group听.听
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Right now, he's听an environmental studies scholar in residence at Vermont鈥檚 ,听and his听first-ever novel, ,听is due out this November. We recently caught up with McKibben听to chat about how he winds down from his days, and to find out what he keeps on his bedside table.
Novel
I鈥檝e got Kim Stanley Robinson鈥檚 epic new novel, 听on my bedside table right now. It鈥檚 about a half-drowned New York, but it鈥檚 oddly cheerful in a Huck Finn sort of way. 听
Radio
I listen听to Red Sox games on听my old .
Podcasts
I have my old Android phone so I can listen to podcasts. My daughter, Sophie, produces the documentary series, and it鈥檚 awfully good.听
Water Jug
I live in the Vermont woods, and one of the pleasures is a well that pumps out 25 gallons a minute of the you can imagine. It鈥檚 important to hydrate.听
Eye Mask
After years of way too much travel fighting climate change, I鈥檝e come to rely on my 鈥攖here鈥檚 something about total darkness.