Thanks to Nina Munteanu for the following information on two new books on water. The Way of Water is a near-future vision that explores the nuances of corporate and government corruption and deceit together with resource warfare. An ecologist and technologist, Nina Munteanu uses both fiction and non-fiction to examine […]
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In a world that’s quickly heating up and drying up, you can’t go home again—even if you never leave—Clive Thompson Barbara Kingsolver’s 2012 novel Flight Behavior was, according to The Globe and Mail, the first novel that dealt “specifically, determinedly and overtly with climate change. [And] only Kingsolver could pull […]
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During our conversation on the eve of Rash’s trip to France for an Eco-Literature convention, where the theme was “Enchantment,” he tells me that “One thing that’s important for me in my work is to remind people that there is a natural world. It’s very easy to think we are […]
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Author: © João Cerqueira Publisher: Lion Publications Publication Date: July 6, 2016 Type: Novel Author Links: Amazon, Facebook, Website, Twitter Back to the Dragonfly Library For the love of nature When Magdalene and Jesus left the environmental camp, she revealed to him her ruminations. “Did you know that nature and […]
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Thanks to João Cerqueira for information about his novel Jesus and Magdalene, published by Line by Lion Publications in July 2016. It is available for order at Amazon. The novel won the silver medal at the 2015 Latino Book Awards with the original title A segunda vinda de Cristo à […]
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Author: © Donna Mulvenna Type: Prose Author Links: YouTube, Goodreads, Pinterest, Facebook “The earth has music for those who listen.” – George Santayana I see a lot of trees from my office window. Although, I don’t actually have a window. I don’t have walls either. Or a roof. I have […]
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Broun packs his novel with futuristic invention, Chablis-dry humor and a thick, dreamy nostalgia for the midsummer mayhem of Puck and his retinue — that old, good Britain. –New York Times, “The Shortlist / Eco-Fiction” Night of the Animals is an enchanting and inventive tale that explores the boundaries of […]
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A book about Oklahoma in the 1930s demands a spare, harsh style to match the landscape. “I Will Send Rain” obliges with a grim portrait of a family weathering the Dust Bowl as naggingly evocative as grit in your mouth. The New York Times, “The Shortlist / Eco-Fiction” Annie Bell […]
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Peter Marra wants to make something perfectly clear: he likes cats. The head of the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center in Washington loves wildlife and animals in general, including felines. And he agrees with those, including his 15-year-old vegetarian daughter, who insist the disasters befalling the natural world during what’s becoming […]
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It’s the summer before Jessa’s senior year in high school, and she’s looking forward to spending time with her animals, best friend, and the boy she likes. When she has an unexpected encounter with the dark underside of her vegetarian society, she’s challenged to find the strength to speak for […]
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What might happen if we could SEE carbon dioxide in the atmosphere? What if CO2 were, say, pink? In this engaging, funny, and highly timely book for children (and their adults!), a young boy whose parents named him Wilbur “in honor of that pig in Charlotte’s Web” discovers the power […]
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Author: © Mary Woodbury Publisher: Moon Willow Press Type: Fiction (Children’s Novella) Publication Date: 1st published January 2010 Ordering: Amazon Social Media: Facebook Excerpt from Part IV. Holidays On Sunday, the whole family piled into the Blazer and drove to the outskirts of Tarkin where the Harvest Festival was being […]
Read MoreThanks to everyone who attended! The readings went great, and we had some thoughtful Q&A from the audience afterward. Please see our Facebook for photos from the event. FREE EVENT – No tickets required! Community Garden “Eco-fiction, memoir, and a variety of non-fiction presentations” To celebrate 100,000 Poets (Authors and […]
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Join four intrepid kids as they discover the surprising variety of wildlife that lives in New York City’s premier park. The animals themselves are sometimes hard to find, but their poop is everywhere! Follow Tony, Lily, Emma, and Jackson as they explore Central Park, investigating poop (scat) and footprints (tracks) […]
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Though this is an older book, we have plenty of early literature to add to dragonfly.eco, and I was reminded of this novel when reading an article in the India Tribune. Surfacing is a work permeated with an aura of suspense, complex with layered meanings, and written in brilliant, diamond-sharp […]
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