From New York Times bestselling author Sarah Wilson comes a deeply moving, wise guide to finding joy and meaning in a world that seems to be falling apart It’s hard to escape the feeling that something is deeply wrong . . . that life has become precariously off-balance. We are hit hourly with headlines about catastrophic wildfires, unprecedented flooding, record heat waves, collapsing democracies, AI and nuclear threat, rising economic inequality, widespread unrest, and more. In I Eat the Stars , Sarah Wilson argues we are undergoing what every complex civilization before us has—systemic collapse. So how do we continue to live as sensitive humans amidst such a tumultuous shift? What does life look like when the systems we rely on deteriorate? Should we be having kids? How do we make financial decisions? Should we be prepping? And, most importantly, how do we avoid succumbing to doom and despair? In I Eat the Stars , Sarah Wilson delves into these pressing questions. Drawing on many years of research and wisdom gained from more than 200 conversations with philosophers, poets, game theorists, and spiritual leaders, Wilson takes readers on an intimate journey as she lays out a path for living fully, meaningfully, and beautifully through these troubled times. Our predicament, she argues, is ultimately an urgent call to us all to relish what is valuable to us—to eat the stars—and to return to our humanity once again. I Eat the Stars empowers readers to move beyond panic, doom, and despair. With her warm, incisively intelligent, wise, and down-to-earth voice, Wilson creates a space for readers to confront their fears and anxieties about an uncertain future, guiding them toward one rooted in truth, hope, justice, creativity, community, and to step up as “warriors” and meet the moment. We are in what we were warned about for decades. But from a crisis comes stunning possibility. "What the hell is happening to our world? The wonderful Sarah Wilson writes straight to the beating heart of what we all need to hear. This loving and uplifting book is the wise guide that can hold our hands as we tread these dark times." —Liam Neeson, actor and Goodwill Ambassador for UNICEF "This book feels like a raw conversation with the friend who can capture where we are as a collective. There are some people I do not want to ever leave this planet. If we can keep Sarah Wilson and David Attenborough forever, there will always be beacons of possibility to guide us." —Lena Headey, activist and star of Game of Thrones "Praising Sarah Wilson sufficiently is a prodigious task. Her range, her freedom of spirit, her brilliance, her unflinching honesty. . . . I Eat the Stars is a feisty, outspoken testament that devours wobbly beliefs and half-lived lies. Wilson’s not here to soothe. Her writing agitates. It awakens our exasperation, but also our compassion. It is unlike any book you have ever read. Be warned: you may never see the world again as you do now." —Paul Hawken, New York Times bestselling author of Drawdown "As I read chapter after chapter of this book, I realized that Sarah Wilson understands it all —every aspect of our species, our societies, and our inclinations that make us vulnerable to collapse. I have met no one else with such knowledge and insight. Whatever your taste in reading, if you are concerned about our future, take this book seriously." —Joseph A. Tainter, author of The Collapse of Complex Societies "A chilling and important book about the chaos and complexity of what’s happening in the world—and how to understand it at a human level." —Johann Hari, New York Times bestselling author of Stolen Focus "Sarah Wilson has taken material that I am deeply familiar with in my own work and made it come alive in compelling and captivating ways. I love her memorable prose. I love the non-linear romp through facts and emotions. I love her presence. This is a long, hard road we’re on, and I am glad for her companionship on the journey." —Margaret J. Wheatley, collapse theorist and author of Who Do We Choose to Be? "A book for dark times that is filled with light and hope. Thoughtful, sometimes unsettling, but always brave." —Peter Frankopan, international bestselling author of The Silk Roads "I Eat the Stars is a personal but information-and-thought-packed account of a vividly intelligent, profoundly concerned mind grappling with the threats and challenges of our increasingly chaotic world. Boldly and passionately confronting what is happening, Sarah Wilson seeks to make sense, to identify solutions, to question, to call out those who are harming the world, on a vigorous crusade to save the future. This is a clarion of a book. Hers is a soaring voice, which speaks with incisive clarity on behalf of the fears and hopes of many, and in doing so shows where hope is still to be found." —A. C. Grayling, philosopher and author of The History of Philosophy "It is difficult to provid