• "The book is still the greatest manmade machine of all - not the car, not the TV, not the smartphone."

  • In our Book Report series, we'd like to introduce ourselves via our bookshelf and share the books that most shape our diplomacy.

Polar Embassy Book Reports

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Book Report XI: A Bigger Picture

Vanessa Nakate, a climate justice activist, has earned the world’s attention with her local and international climate justice advocacy. Part-memoir and part-manifesto, she introduces herself, her contexts as a young...

Book Report XI: A Bigger Picture

Vanessa Nakate, a climate justice activist, has earned the world’s attention with her local and international climate justice advocacy. Part-memoir and part-manifesto, she introduces herself, her contexts as a young...

Book Report X: The Value of a Whale

Book Report X: The Value of a Whale

In the face of climate catastrophe, is green capitalism really the best we can do? A critical approach to carbon offsets, quantifying nature, and "cap and trade" systems.

Book Report X: The Value of a Whale

In the face of climate catastrophe, is green capitalism really the best we can do? A critical approach to carbon offsets, quantifying nature, and "cap and trade" systems.

Book Report IX: A History of Playing Cards

Book Report IX: A History of Playing Cards

A peek into the archives of the US Playing Card Company from 1930. A history in need of a modern new edition.

Book Report IX: A History of Playing Cards

A peek into the archives of the US Playing Card Company from 1930. A history in need of a modern new edition.

Book Report VIII: Undrowned

Book Report VIII: Undrowned

Our eighth Book Report is on Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Recommended by our friend Care - thank you! “What if the water remembers us better...

Book Report VIII: Undrowned

Our eighth Book Report is on Undrowned: Black Feminist Lessons from Marine Mammals by Alexis Pauline Gumbs. Recommended by our friend Care - thank you! “What if the water remembers us better...

Book Report VII: The Climate Book

Book Report VII: The Climate Book

Greta Thunberg's collection of guest essays offers a powerful overview of the many angles of climate justice. It is a terrifying but energizing story of humanity's greatest existential challenge.

Book Report VII: The Climate Book

Greta Thunberg's collection of guest essays offers a powerful overview of the many angles of climate justice. It is a terrifying but energizing story of humanity's greatest existential challenge.

Book Report VI: Queering the Tarot

Book Report VI: Queering the Tarot

Excellent advice on how to be mindful of the specific experiences of queer communities when you read Tarot for someone queer (including yourself!).

Book Report VI: Queering the Tarot

Excellent advice on how to be mindful of the specific experiences of queer communities when you read Tarot for someone queer (including yourself!).