DK Life triumphs in five-way auction for ‘extraordinary’ book on climate action by Loach

DK Life has landed a “highly engaging and accessible” book on climate action by activist and podcaster Mikaela Loach in a five-way auction.  

Marleigh Price, acquisitions editor, bought UK and Commonwealth rights to It’s Not That Radical!: Climate Action to Transform Our World, from Kemi Ogunsanwo of The Good Literary Agency. It will publish on 6th April 2023, just ahead of Earth Day.  

Loach has been named by Forbes as one of the most influential women in the UK climate movement. She works on climate justice and the intersections of anti-racism, feminism, wealth inequality and refugee rights. In 2021, she took the UK government to court over the tax breaks afforded to oil and gas companies. She is also a fourth-year medical student who holds a degree in global health policy and is co-host of the award-winning “Yikes Podcast”. 

The publisher described It’s Not That Radical! as “an accessible, powerful and galvanising book that shines a light on the need for a truly intersectional approach to climate action, while also empowering readers to participate in the fight for climate justice”.  

Loach said: “I’ve written the book I deeply wished existed for many years. As current times are revealing more and more, we need to move from conversations about ‘sustainability’ and into transformation and liberation for us all. This is a book about how we can – and must – build a better world. Writing this has been the greatest honour of my life – it has transformed me and I believe it will also transform others. I am absolutely elated to be working with Marleigh Price and the rest of the team at DK on it – speaking to Marleigh and the team, I immediately knew that she needed to be the one to work with me on this book. In the very white world of publishing; having her and my brilliant agent Kemi in my corner for my début has been so wonderful.” 

Price added: “It is such a privilege to be working with Mikaela Loach on this extraordinary book. Mikaela is a true force of nature, and she excels at communicating complex theories and ideas in a way that is highly engaging and accessible, while also acting as a call-to-arms for her audience and her readers. As we continue to be confronted with the horrifying realities of the climate crisis, Mikaela’s book couldn’t be more timely or urgently needed in offering a transformative and hopeful worldview.”