The world is burning, and Corinne will do anything to put out the flames. After her brother died aboard an oil boat on the Mississippi River in 2013, Corrine awakened to the realities of climate change and its perpetrators. Now, a year later, she finds herself trapped in a lonely cycle of mourning both her brother and the very planet she stands on.

Ground yourself in the Gulf South with this unforgettable story of the climate crisis, Black resistance, and the enduring power of love, in advance of the Rachel’s Network 25th anniversary meeting in New Orleans. Join our one-time community book club discussion of the novel Troubled Waters by New Orleans-based climate writer Mary Annaïse Heglar.