A free, community-wide virtual book club designed to engage our community in shared conversation
Read along with us!
Our first selection is What If We Get It Right?: Visions of Climate Futures by Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson, a 2026 Climate Solutions Series featured speaker.
Follow along on our Instagram broadcast channel or sign up for our weekly book club newsletter as we read and discuss the book together in the lead-up to the festival.
As a member of the book club you’ll get special access to discussion prompts, curated reading lists, giveaways, and exclusive ticket opportunities delivered straight to you inbox.
How it Works
Read together
We’ll read about 30 pages a week, giving everyone time to explore ideas and stay on track
Join the conversation
Discussion questions drop in our Instagram Broadcast Channel every Wednesday and Sunday — share you thoughts and connect with others!
Get the weekly recap
Each Sunday, Our book club newsletter includes:
Drop in whenever
Heard about the club a little late? No problem! You can join anytime. Explore past discussion prompts, browse the archives, or catch up at your own pace.
Why we selected What if We Got it Right? as our first book club pick
The Great Northern’s Climate Solutions Series brings our community together to face the realities of the climate crisis and to imagine real-world solutions for a more equitable and sustainable future.
It’s easy to feel that the window for decisive action is closing. Yet we embrace an ethos of optimism, not out of naive hope, but because it’s central to the hard work of creating meaningful change.
As Dr. Ayana Elizabeth Johnson shows in What If We Get It Right?, sometimes the bravest act in the face of an existential crisis is to imagine life on the other side. Through essays, interviews, data, poetry, and art, she guides us toward climate solutions at the intersection of science, policy, culture, and justice.
We’re honored to welcome Dr. Johnson to our festival this winter to discuss her work — and to spend the next few months engaging deeply with her ideas.
Get 10% Off What if We Got it Right at Magers & Quinn
We’ve teamed up with Minneapolis independent bookstore Magers & Quinn to offer 10% off What If We Get It Right? when you purchase your copy from their store with code TGNREADS10. Grab your copy and get ready to join the conversation!