Claudia Casper is the author of the novels The Reconstruction and The Continuation of Love by Other Means, which was short-listed for the Ethel Wilson BC Book Prize, and most recently, The Mercy Journals. Her writing has appeared in the Globe and Mail, the Vancouver Sun, Geist, Event, Best Canadian […]
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Author: © Charlene D’Avanzo Publisher: Torrey House Press Publication Date: June 2016 Ordering Information: IndieBound Social Media: Author blog, Facebook, Contact, Goodreads Back to the Dragonfly Library Sleuths will have to figure out who done it, but the real crime is the backdrop here: the endless heating of a fragile […]
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In July 2016, in our Google+ Community, I was excited to share that KSR was working on a new novel about climate change set in New York City. The Sacramento Bee quoted KSR in an interview, stating: I’m postulating a sea level rise and I’m doing a “drowned Manhattan” novel. […]
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Author: © Anthony Mays Publication Date: May 29, 2015 Ordering: Amazon Links: Author site Every day, somewhere in this world, a child goes to work just like you do. Only their workplace is filled with dangerous chemicals that can have long-term health effects on the body. Stockpiles of e-waste sites […]
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I spoke with author Anthony Mays. His mystery/suspense novel received a LiFE (Literature for Environment) Award last year. I asked him about the novel’s connection with the environment, and he explained that the novel looks at waste involved in electronic components. From the author: I learned many electronic components contain […]
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“From Earth Day to Arbor Day” is a blog tour with author D. G. Driver as she celebrates her two environmental themed YA fantasy novels Cry of the Sea & Whisper of the Woods. These novels are about Juniper Sawfeather, teen environmental activist, who discovers mythical creatures during her efforts to protect the natural […]
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Eco-fiction is a little gem that I believe is out of print. You can find a used copy on Amazon, Abe Books, and other places, or perhaps in your local used bookstore. I found mine at the prior-mentioned Olde Jolly Bookstore in Port Moody. This book was published in 1971 […]
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Working closely with Moebius Productions in France, Dark Horse is putting the work of a master storyteller back in print–with some material in English for the first time! Stel and Atan are interstellar investigators trying to find a lost space station and its crew. When they discover the mythical paradise […]
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Author: © James Kraus Publication Date: June 2013 Ordering: Amazon Back to the Dragonfly Library James Kraus knows the woods from every perspective – as a source of Wonder, a source of Timber, and a source of Conflict. -Bill McKibben Excerpt 1 (from a dream) Sara and I were walking […]
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Kirk’s wife dies, asking with her last breath that he take photographs in Yosemite National Park to fulfill her lifelong dream. Confused and uncertain with Sara’s request, Kirk begins a reluctant journey, influenced by his love for Sara, his powerful encounters with nature, and the people he meets – learning […]
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This is the story of a lie that became the most powerful kind of truth. A timeless novel as urgently compelling as War Day or Alas, Babylon, David Brin’s The Postman is the dramatically moving saga of a man who rekindled the spirit of America through the power of a dream, […]
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Part XIII. Women Working in Nature and the Arts An Officer of the Order of Canada, Lorna Crozier has been acknowledged for her contributions to Canadian literature, her teaching and her mentoring with five honourary doctorates, most recently from McGill and Simon Fraser Universities. Her books have received numerous national […]
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Jeff VanderMeer has been named the 2016-2017 Trias Writer-in-Residence for Hobart-William Smith College. His most recent fiction is the NYT-bestselling Southern Reach trilogy (Annihilation, Authority, and Acceptance) from FSG, which won the Shirley Jackson Award. The trilogy also prompted the New Yorker to call the author “the weird Thoreau” and has […]
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Author: © D.G. Driver Publication Date: February 2014 Series: Juniper Sawfeather Series Publisher: Fire and Ice Young Adult Books Ordering: Lulu, Kindle, Smashwords Social Media: Author’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Author’s website Back to the Dragonfly Library Excerpt from Chapter Seven The sun had risen and cast a beautiful golden glow […]
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Author: © D.G. Driver Publication Date: February 2014 Series: Juniper Sawfeather Series Awards: 2nd place in the YA category of the 2015 Green Book Festival for environmental themed books Publisher: Fire and Ice Young Adult Books Ordering: Lulu, Kindle, Smashwords Social Media: Author’s Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Author’s website Back to […]
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