Reviews for Inconspicuous Consumption:

“[Schlossberg] has scoured the internet for pretty much every scary and fascinating statistic on her subject that you can imagine, and her time has been well spent. You come away from her book with a stronger sense of the sheer largeness of the human enterprise — the number of us now consuming, and the overwhelming effect of all that volume…she deserves real credit for coming through her journey into the guts of the consumer machine with a clarifying insight: We aren’t going to solve our problems one consumer at a time. We’re going to need to do it as societies and civilizations, or not at all.” —Bill McKibben, NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW

“[Schlossberg] has reported and written a treatise on climate change that is upsetting but not hysterical, eschewing headline-generating doomsday prognosticating in favor of a nerdy interest in the details. Inconspicuous Consumption is scary informative—in both senses—but also oddly enjoyable, filled with salty jokes and fun (or not so fun) facts and weird little rabbit holes…If you're looking for something to cling to in what often feels like a hopeless conversation, Schlossberg's darkly humorous, knowledge-is-power, eyes-wide-open approach may be just the thing.” — Julia Felsenthal, VOGUE

“In "Inconspicuous Consumption," author/journalist Tatiana Schlossberg warns we've pushed the planet to its limits and highlights the often-overlooked ways in which our daily lives and choices have an impact. Excessive use of electricity, over-buying food and clothes leading to too much e-waste, fuel issues all play a role. Using history, science and a personal narrative, Schlossberg provides a better understanding of both individual and systemic drivers of ecological destruction. Readers will find solace, humor and a route to feeling empowered with possibilities for positive change, rather than drained by an accumulation of bad news.” — Society of Environmental Journalists, 2020 Rachel Carson Environment Book award

“Avoiding dense technical language and writing in a highly personalized style laced with humor and asides, the author provides much-needed clarifications about climate change and pollution that not only empower average consumers with the ability to act and make informed decisions, but also encourage and inspire that action….If fighting climate change can be engaging, fun, and fulfilling, this is the road map.” — KIRKUS REVIEWS

“To halt the climate crisis, we must first understand the many factors that create and sustain it, and this book offers the tools for that understanding. The author breaks complex issues down to be understandable to the lay reader, while her humor and wit ensure that readers will close the book feeling energized rather than hopeless.” —BOOKLIST (starred review)

“With insight and urgency, Schlossberg prods readers to think more deeply about how they participate in these and other activities, and how they might mitigate their impact. In the process, she delivers an intriguing and educational narrative.” — PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

“It’s a road map to knowing one’s place in the climate fight—and, hopefully, how to set things right.”—VANITY FAIR

Interviews and more:

Tatiana Schlossberg Wants to Help You Feel Less Anxious About Climate Change (Late Night with Seth Meyers)

Tatiana Schlossberg on Our Role in Climate Change (The Today Show)

Booklist Editor’s Choice Adult Books 2019 (ALA Booklist)

Taking Collective Responsibility for Fixing Climate Change (The Goop Podcast)

Tatiana Schlossberg on the Urgent Need to Consume More Consciously (At a Distance Podcast)

Tatiana Schlossberg: Climate Change in the Everyday, Sustainable Fishing, and Impacts of Coal Ash on our Farmlands (Agriculture Adapts by ClimateAi)

Inconspicuous Consumption: The Environmental Impact You Don’t Know You Have (Climate One podcast)

Design Matters: Tatiana Schlossberg (Design Matters with Debbie Millman)

The 10 Best Climate Books 2019 (Fast Company)

A Consumption Holiday Special (Climate 2020 podcast)

Everyday Environmental Challenges (JFK35 podcast)

Buying jeans, eating burgers, watching Netflix: They affect the environment, too (Boston Globe)

Combating climate change can feel like a daunting task, but we’re not powerless (Boston Globe)

How Green is Your Valley? (Airmail)

Maine Calling: Inconspicuous Consumption: A New Book Explores How Consumer Choices Can Affect Climate Change (Maine Public Radio)

All of It with Alison Stewart: Covering Climate Now: Inconspicuous Consumption (WNYC)

Tatiana Schlossberg Wants You to be Less Serious About Climate Change (Just the Right Book with Roxanne Coady)

Interview of the Week: Tatiana Schlossberg (Our Daily Planet)

11 Books to Watch Out for This August (New York Times)

Think: Netflix and Chill? You Are Burning Coal (KERA Dallas)

Tatiana Schlossberg on the environmental impact of consumerism (Radio New Zealand)

28 New Books Out In August 2019 To Add To Your End-Of-Summer Reading List (Bustle)

From Kochland to Standing Rock: Here Are the 16-plus Best Environmental Books of August (The Revelator)

The Seven Best Books to Read This August (Town and Country)

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign (LitHub)

What to Do About Climate Change? Answer Begins With You (Vineyard Gazette)

Inconspicuous Consumption Still Has A Cost (Living Lab, WCAI Radio)

The Internet’s Carbon Footprint (IRL Podcast)

Tatiana Schlossberg on Inconspicuous Consumption (Section Magazine)