A deeply moving and mind-expanding collection of personal essays in the first ever work of
non-fiction from #1 internationally bestselling author John Green The Anthropocene is the
current geological age in which human activity has profoundly shaped the planet and its
biodiversity. In this remarkable symphony of essays adapted and expanded from his
ground-breaking critically acclaimed podcast John Green reviews different facets of the
human-centered planet - from the QWERTY keyboard and Halley's Comet to Penguins of Madagascar -
on a five-star scale. Complex and rich with detail the Anthropocene's reviews have been
praised as 'observations that double as exercises in memoiristic empathy' with over 10 million
lifetime downloads. John Green's gift for storytelling shines throughout this artfully curated
collection about the shared human experience it includes beloved essays along with six all-new
pieces exclusive to the book.
