{"nodes":[{"node":{"nid":"71936","title":"ASU Book Group: \u2018Climate Imagination\u2019 edited by Joey Eschrich and Ed Finn","campus":"Tempe campus, Online event","locations":"Hayden Library Luhrs Reading Room (LIB 101) and Online","college_unit":"ASU Library, Department of English, The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, Center for Science and the Imagination, School for the Future of Innovation in Society, The GAME School","department":"","field_cost_value":"Free","event_price_level":"Free","asu_events_price_desc":"Free","body_summary":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn celebration of Earth Month, the ASU Book Group\u0027s April 2026 reading selection is\u0026amp;nbs\u003C\/p\u003E","full_body":"\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EIn celebration of Earth Month, the ASU Book Group\u0027s April 2026 reading selection is\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/lib.asu.edu\/shelf-life\/climate-imagination\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cClimate Imagination: Dispatches from Hopeful Futures,\u201d\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E edited by Center for Science and the Imagination Managing Editor\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/csi.asu.edu\/people\/joey-eschrich\/\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EJoey Eschrich\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, also an ASU alum (BA film and media studies \u201908; MA gender studies \u201911) and Director\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/search.asu.edu\/profile\/1337767\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EEd Finn\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E, an associate professor in the GAME School and the School for the Future of Innovation in Society.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe book group is open to all in the ASU community and meets monthly\u003Cspan\u003E this spring from noon to 1 p.m.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EHaven\u0027t read the book? Come anyway! Authors are always present.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003ESynopsis\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EInstead of gloom and doom, \u201cClimate Imagination\u201d seeks to inspire a wave of narratives about what positive climate futures might look like for communities around the world. The book features perspectives from writers, artists, researchers and advocates based in a diverse range of places, each with their own unique opportunities and challenges for climate action: from China to Wales, Germany to Nigeria, Sri Lanka to Mexico, Malaysia, India, Brazil, the United States, and more.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe book is free to access on the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/direct.mit.edu\/books\/oa-edited-volume\/6060\/Climate-ImaginationDispatches-from-Hopeful-Futures\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003EMIT Press website\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EAbout the book group\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe ASU Book Group meetings and selections fo\u003Cspan\u003Er spring 2026 are:\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cul class=\u0022uds-list\u0022\u003E\u003Cli\u003EFeb. 26 -\u003Cspan\u003E \u003C\/span\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/asu-book-group-i-will-die-foreign-land-kalani-pickhart\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cI Will Die in a Foreign Land\u201d by Kalani Pickhart\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EMar. 26 - \u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/asu-book-group-visiting-composer-andrea-avery\u0022\u003E\u201cVisiting Composer\u201d by Andrea Avery\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003Cli\u003EApr. 23 -\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca href=\u0022https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/asu-book-group-climate-imagination-edited-joey-eschrich-and-ed-finn\u0022\u003E\u003Cspan\u003E\u201cClimate Imagination\u201d edited by Joey Eschrich and Ed Finn\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/ul\u003E\u003Cp dir=\u0022ltr\u0022\u003EThe ASU Book Group is sponsored as a community outreach initiative hosted in partnership between the Department of English and ASU Library.\u003C\/p\u003E","phone":"","contactname":"Patricia Odle, ASU Library","email":"Patricia.Odle@asu.edu","delta":"0","alias":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/event\/asu-book-group-climate-imagination-edited-joey-eschrich-and-ed-finn?id=0","ticketing_rsvp_txt":"Register","ticketing_rsvp_txt2":"","ticketing_rsvp_url":"https:\/\/asu.libcal.com\/calendar\/librarycommunications\/asubookgroupclimateimagination","ticketing_rsvp_url2":"","website":"","image_url":"https:\/\/asuevents.asu.edu\/sites\/g\/files\/litvpz3506\/files\/2026-01\/eschrichfinnclimatecov.jpg","image_alt":"","image_title":"","start_date":"Apr 23 2026 - 12:00pm","end_date":"Apr 23 2026 - 1:00pm","time_description":"","very_start_date":"2026-04-23T12:00:00Z","very_end_date":"2026-04-23T13:00:00Z","event_types":"Brown bag, Meeting, Presentation","interests":"Alumni|English|Humanities|Libraries|Arts and Creative Expression|Global|Science|Sustainability","audiences":"For alumni|For current ASU students|For donors|For staff|For faculty|For Sun Devil parents and families|For the community","event_units":"ASU Library|Department of English|The College of Liberal Arts and Sciences|Center for Science and the Imagination|School for the Future of Innovation in Society|The GAME School","event_topics":"Arts and entertainment|Campus life|Free|Open to the public","download":"","event_map_url":"https:\/\/share.google\/jJkwagN6LhxoZQ7DV","event_map_title":"","event_video":"","location_term":"Tempe campus, Online event","venue_address":"300 E. 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