David Yoon is the New York Times bestselling author of Frankly in Love, Super Fake Love Song, and for adult readers, Version Zero and City of Orange.
He’s a William C. Morris Award finalist and an Asian/Pacific American Award for Young Adult Literature Honor book recipient.
At CrimeReads Yoon tagged ten of his favorite apocalypse novels. One title on the list:
The World Without Us by Alan WeismanRead about the other entries on the list.
This riveting non-fiction book takes a simple question—What happens after humans go extinct?—and follows the thread all the way to Earth’s inevitable disintegration. It even talks about how our broadcast waves will eventually disappear, too, unless aliens are game and able enough to record them. It’s a strangely comforting book. Sure, one day, anything humans ever did or said will be gone without a trace. But so will all our preoccupations with legacy and reputation and legend, too. So why worry?
The World Without Us appears on Randall Munroe's list of six recommended books, Drew Williams's list of five books to help you recover from the loss of your planet, David Mitchell's six favorite books list, Annalee Newitz's list of thirty-five essential posthuman novels, and is one of Louise Erdrich's five most important books.
--Marshal Zeringue
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