A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World

John Rember

Sep 2020 · Tantor Media Inc · Narrated by Roger Wayne

About this audiobook

Written with clarity, tenacity, humor, and warmth, A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World attempts to find tolerable ethical positions in the face of barely tolerable events-and the real possibility of an intolerable future. It is a compelling, surprising, disturbing, and highly literate work of reportage and contemplation. It is both a collection of gentle-spirited wisdom and a rumination on ruin, as if distilled in equal measure from the spirits of Norman Maclean's A River Runs Through It and Cormac McCarthy's The Road. Through these ten essays, each further broken into ten smaller pieces, Rember examines the practical and ethical dilemmas of climate change, population, resource depletion, and mass extinction. At the same time, he never forgets those improbable connections between human beings that lead to moments of joy, empathy, and grace.

About the author

John Rember lives and writes in the Sawtooth Valley of Idaho. His books include A Hundred Little Pieces on the End of the World; Traplines; MFA in a Box; Sudden Death, Over Time; Cheerleaders from Gomorrah; and Coyote in the Mountains and Other Stories.

Roger Wayne hails from small-town Minnesota. He served in the Air Force as a broadcast journalist in South Korea before obtaining his BA in communications and journalism. Roger has recorded for video games, animation, and commercials, and he loves making books come to life. You can see what he's up to at rogerwayne.com.