Oli Franklin-Wallis Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
Oli Franklin-Wallis on XOliver Franklin-Wallis is a contributing editor at WIRED UK. Features editor @BritishGQ. Writer for @WIREDUK, @guardian, etc. My first book WASTELAND, about the waste crisis, is out now. ‘Franklin-Wells’ - the New Yorker

History of Shit
Dominique LaporteSurely one of the best book covers ever (from Dominique Laporte's 1978 "History Of Shit") https://t.co/J8FOHJla7P
Paperback, 2002
$24.95Member price:$12.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Conundrum: How Scientific Innovation, Increased Efficiency, and Good Intentions Can Make Our Energy and Climate Problems Worse
David OwenRebound effects like this is one reason why David Owen’s book ‘The Conundrum’ is one of the most important books I think I’ve ever read about climate change. https://t.co/j3NQNwiFkg
Paperback, 2012
$24.00Member price:$12.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Who Woke the Baby?
Jane Clarke@rhiannonlucyc My eldests' favourite books when she was that age were Who Woke The Baby? by Jane Clarke. We also loved Blueberry Girl by @neilhimself. (And Pirate Stew when slightly older.)
Out of stock

Nomad Century: How Climate Migration Will Reshape Our World
Gaia VinceI'm very lucky to have read some of this and can confirm it's going to be brilliant - an urgent topic perfectly timed by the always ace @WanderingGaia
Paperback, 2023
$19.99Member price:$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How to Love Animals: In a Human-Shaped World
Henry ManceYou should buy Henry’s excellent book, which changed the way I eat and buy things in small and large ways.
Hardcover, 2021
$27.00Member price:$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Footprints: In Search of Future Fossils
David FarrierNot new, but I absolutely loved Footprints by @David_Farrier - some of the best nature/science writing I've enjoyed in years. https://t.co/79xTd0shs8
Paperback, 2021
$18.00Member price:$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Contamination of the Earth: A History of Pollutions in the Industrial Age
Francois Jarrige(From Contaminations Of The Earth: A History Of Pollutions in the Industrial Age, by Francois Jarrige and Thomas Le Roux)
Paperback, 2021
$19.95Member price:$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book