Originally published July 8, 2014. Rebooted July 17, 2025 into the World Eco-fiction Series. Updated: This novel is now a movie. I want to thank Emmi for this wonderful interview. My first pleasure was reading her book, Memory of Water. The novel takes place in the future after climate change […]
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The July newsletter is out, and it’s all about water. You’ll find extra news, such as book of the month, flashbacks, and extra commentary. Want to support this volunteer website? Dragonfly Pub’s ebook store is open! You can read about, buy, and download our ebooks directly. Your support allows me […]
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Welcome to the World Eco-fiction Series: Climate Change and Beyond. This spotlight series travels the planet exploring fictional stories close to natural landscapes and wildlife, often with environmental concerns. If you like this series, check out our article at Medium, “Around the World in 80 Books: A Guide to Ecological […]
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Not quite sci-fi, not quite dystopian, this superb literary novel defies categorization. Readers will shiver as they keep turning the pages. Audrey Schulman has once again written a spellbinding, original novel that never loses sight of its humanity.Read more at Europa Editions. The book is also listed at Jeff VanderMeer’s […]
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From the beloved, award-winning author of Our Wives Under the Sea, a speculative reimagining of King Lear, centering three sisters navigating queer love and loss in a drowning world. “One of my FAVORITE NOVELS of the past few years.” -Jeff VanderMeer, New York Times bestselling author of Annihilation Read more […]
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About the Book A modern coven must thwart a looming eco-cataclysm and find the key to the bright futures we need. Betsy’s a modern-day Witch with an ageless problem: she’s worried about screwing up her coven’s ritual. Again. But the coven has a bigger issue to face—the destruction of their […]
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This enchanting tale of a cursed mythical creature and the lonely fisherman who falls in love with her is “a daring, mesmerizing novel…single-handedly bringing magic realism up-to-date” (Maggie O’Farrell, best-selling author of Hamnet). Read more at Penguin Random House.
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Stories of the Canadian Arctic intersect in this epic five-hundred-year journey led by a one-eared polar bear. Read more at Playwrights Canada Press.
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“Green Stories” prize winner Fairhaven – A Novel of Climate Optimism follows the path of Grace Chan, born in Penang, Malaysia. She has experienced the dire consequences of climate change personally and is taking action borne both of hope and desperation. Fairhaven opens in 2036 as Grace is days away […]
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Click here to return to the series This is a reboot of the world eco-fiction spotlight from November 8, 2019, where we headed for the first time to the USA. Having spent a great amount of time in the Appalachian Mountains as a child (you can read more here), when […]
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108: An Eco-Thriller, by Dheepa R. Maturi, is out in June 2025. While working the night shift at a San Francisco news agency, Bayla Jeevan has a shocking out-of-body experience. Her consciousness is transported deep into an Indian forest, where she witnesses a noxious liquid spreading through the soil. At […]
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I’m happy to chat with Susan Kaye Quinn, editor of Bright Green Futures: 2024. It’s a collection of short solarpunk stories from guests of the Bright Green Futures podcast, lifting up stories to build a better world. These hopeful stories include clicky space centipedes, sentient trees, a flooded future Rio […]
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This interview is a Turning the Tide spotlight on Tracy Blom, author of the Wonder Lens Friends series. The first book, Lissa Loves Bugs, illustrated by Cathy Morrison, is out June 4 by Paw Prints Publishing. Mary: Hi Tracy, and welcome to Dragonfly! Tell us something about your life that […]
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Turning the Tide: The Youngest Generation Spotlight Series Children’s bookshelf | YA/teen bookshelf | Book reviews | Spotlights | Resources and teacher links | Games | Films News: In May 2025, we spotlight Tracy Blom, who is writing a middle-grade chapter book series. The first book, The Wonder Lens Friends: […]
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In Madeleine Thien’s speculative fiction about a climate-ravaged future, 7-year-old Lina learns from past voyagers and other time travelers. –Los Angeles Times See more at Penguin Random House.
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