Heaven Is a Place on Earth
A wandering history of American utopias and a love letter to the belief that a better world is genuinely possible.
What it is: Adrian Shirk's genre-blurring memoir and history of American utopias and intentional communities, and her own search for collective life.
A line I keep: "a better world is in fact ... possible, even if I'm not sure how."
Why it matters to the New Earth: It is the closest companion to my own move toward communal living. It treats utopia not as naive but as serious, fragile, and worth attempting even when we mess it up.
What to do with it: Read it if you are dreaming of building or joining something communal. It will keep you honest and hopeful.
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