From Bloomsbury: Shot through with biting wit, brutal gore, primal sex, and unexpected catharsis, It’s Not the End of the World is a nerve-shredding roller coaster of a novel that will leave readers shocked, heartbroken, and inspired to question their most firmly held convictions. What happens when our current battles […]
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In the tradition of Station Eleven, a literary thriller set partly on the roof of New York’s Museum of Natural History in a flooded future. Read more at Macmillan. “Gripping…tense, delightful and rich with resonance.” –Scientific American “Captivating…The setting, the detailed emotive descriptions, and nail-biting adventure are incandescent.” -Library Journal […]
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A spellbinding dystopian novel about the lengths one will go to for their children in a world teetering on the edge of apocalypse. See more about Bloomsbury.
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When Tia accidentally overhears a whispered conversation between her mother—terminally ill and lying in a hospital bed in Port Harcourt, Nigeria—and her aunt, the repercussions will send her on a desperate quest to uncover a secret her mother has been hiding for nearly two decades. “Within these pages there is […]
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Eco-fiction isn’t limited to just the written word. It can include films and even games. Check back often, as I will update this post when new movies come out. This is just a sample listing, so if you think something should be included, please contact me. Most of these films […]
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I had the great pleasure to talk with Cristina Jurado, author of several novels and collections. In this interview we’ll focus on her newest novella ChloroPhilia, translated by Sue Burke and published by Apex Book Company (May 18, 2025). About the Book Would you sacrifice your humanity to save the […]
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Welcome to R.M. Tembruell, who joins May’s Dragonfly’s Indie Corner. R.M. Tembreull is a devoted husband and proud father, a combat veteran with 26 years in the US Air Force, and an accomplished career professional in law enforcement, physical security, and antiterrorism. In his travels and endeavors, he has experienced […]
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Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series Earth Day 2025 I’m happy to reunite with a colleague from Vancouver days, Isaac Yuen, to celebrate Earth Day 2025. I first met Isaac nearly a decade ago when we participated in an Earth Day climate change and storytelling panel at […]
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Katy Wimhurst has had three collections of short stories published—An Orchid in My Belly Button (Elsewhen Press, 2025), Snapshots of the Apocalypse (Fly on the Wall Press, 2022), and Let Them Float (Alien Buddha Press, 2023). Her first book of visual eco poems was Fifty-One Trillion Bits (Trickhouse Press, 2023). She sometimes interviews writers for 3AM Magazine. More […]
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The Bright Green Futures: 2024 anthology, edited by Susan Kaye Quinn, is a collection of short solarpunk stories from guests of the Bright Green Futures podcast, where we lift up stories to build a better world. These hopeful climate-fiction stories include clicky space centipedes, sentient trees, a flooded future Rio […]
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Lynn Hutchinson Lee’s novella leads us through a decadently aromatic world: notes of orchids, chanterelle mushrooms and plush moss; sterilized and burned bedsheets abound. Just out of frame, girls long-dead slip past us, organza-like. A dizzying and beautiful debut, Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens explores life as a Romany […]
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Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Aneesa Jamal, founder of Cogitation Club in India. Aneesa is also a NAAEE CEE Change Fellow 2023; Global Fellow, Center for Climate Literacy, University of Minnesota; and PhD Researcher, Curriculum & Instruction, Universiti […]
Read More In English for the first time—translated by Sue Burke and published by Apex Book Company—ChloroPhilia is an Ignotus Award-nominated novella by Cristina Jurado. It’s a strange coming-of-age story addressing life after an environmental disaster, collective madness, and sacrifices made for the greater good.
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Thanks to the author for reaching out to Dragonfly. About 10:59: A deadly virus. An over-populated world. An impossible decision. The clock is ticking to the end of the world; and we’re already at 10:59. An apocalyptic thriller with a difference, 10:59 by NR Baker will have you questioning everything—and […]
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It’s 2039 and temperatures are soaring, seas are rising, and the political climate is equally as menacing. Chance is living a life of crime just to get by, when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life. But when […]
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