Episode 75: Changing the Narrative about Climate Change with Author Rab Ferguson

<p>On this week's dose of book recommendations, library love, and literary enthusiasm, our guest is debut author <a href= "https://www.rabtales.co.uk/">Rab Ferguson</a>. He's written a young adult climate change novel, <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/2982/9781913872045">Landfill Mountains</a>, that blends all the coming-of-age and young love of YA with a bleak, futuristic landscape and eerie characters plucked straight from folktales. The result is an ode to the fragile beauty of our planet and the timeless art of oral storytelling. I first met Rab through the <a href="https://anchor.fm/bigkidsbookclubpodcast">Big Kids Book Club Podcast</a>, and today we have a great chat about storytelling and its role in his life and career, as well as what inspired his first book. We also swap some great <a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/changing-the-narrative-about-climate-change-with-author-rab-ferguson-episode-75"> book recommendations</a>! </p> <p>Don't miss the giveaway of one copy of Landfill Mountains on the Library Laura Podcast social media accounts thanks to <a href= "https://www.onwe.co/product-page/the-landfill-mountains">Onwe Press</a>. </p> <p>Get in touch with Rab on his <a href= "https://www.rabtales.co.uk/">website</a> and @rabtales on <a href= "https://www.instagram.com/rabtales/">Instagram</a>, <a href= "https://twitter.com/RabTales">Twitter</a>, and <a href= "https://www.tiktok.com/@rabtales">TikTok</a>.</p> <p>Buy a copy of Landfill Mountains as a <a href= "https://bookshop.org/a/2982/9781913872045%20">book</a> or <a href= "https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1913872041/ref=as_li_qf_asin_il_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=librarylaur08-20&creative=9325&linkCode=as2&creativeASIN=1913872041&linkId=03cc3f3ed96a946f22c3b5f4ae6098f9"> ebook</a> today! (affiliate links) </p> <p><a href= "https://bookshop.org/lists/changing-the-narrative-about-climate-change-with-author-rab-ferguson-episode-75"> Books from today's episode are on the Library Laura storefront on bookshop.org (affiliate link)</a></p> <p>Follow the Library Laura Po