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The Ice Sings Back, M Jackson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 11, 2023 by Mary WoodburyMay 11, 2023

Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Interviews, Woman's, Women Working in Nature and the Arts, World Eco-Fiction | Tagged M Jackson | Leave a reply

Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 22, 2023 by Mary WoodburyMarch 22, 2023

From the Booker Prize–winning author of The Luminaries, Eleanor Catton’s Birnam Wood is an electrifying eco-thriller grounded in a provocative and sly exploration of some of … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Literary, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged Eleanor Catton | Leave a reply

Madukka the River Serpent, Julie Janson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 22, 2023 by Mary WoodburyMarch 22, 2023

Madukka the River Serpent is a striking novel about family and resistance from Australian Darug Burruberongal writer and playwright Julie Janson. Read more at The … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Crime/Detective, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged Julie Janson | Leave a reply

Sordidez, E.G. Condé

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 14, 2023 by Mary WoodburyMarch 14, 2023

Vero has always felt at odds with his community. As a trans man in near-future Puerto Rico, he struggles to gain acceptance for his identity … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, LGTBQ+, Literary, Science Fiction, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged E.G. Condé | Leave a reply

Dinosaurs, Lydia Millet

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 13, 2023 by Mary WoodburyFebruary 13, 2023

Dinosaurs is both sharp-edged and tender, an emotionally moving, intellectually resonant novel that asks: In the shadow of existential threat, where does hope live?

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Black River, Nilanjana S. Roy

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 13, 2023 by Mary WoodburyFebruary 13, 2023

For the most part, Delhi turns its back on her, staining her swollen body with its ashes and garbage and sewage, choking her with the … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Crime/Detective, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Literary, Mystery, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged Nilanjana S Roy | Leave a reply

Indie Corner – Jill Stukenberg

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 13, 2023 by Mary WoodburyMarch 14, 2023

I’m so happy to welcome Jill Stukenberg to the Indie Corner and discuss her new novel News of the Air (Black Lawrence Press 2022). During … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Contemporary, Dystopian, Indie Corner, Interviews, Women Working in Nature and the Arts | Tagged Jill Stukenberg | 1 Reply

Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Zelda Knight, and Sheree Renée Thomas – Africa Risen

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 12, 2023 by Mary WoodburyFebruary 16, 2023

Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of … Read more

Posted in Africanfuturism, Africanjujuism, Afrofuturism, All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Interviews, Short Stories, Speculative, Utopian, Women Working in Nature and the Arts, World Eco-Fiction | Tagged Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Sheree Renée Thomas, Zelda Knight | Leave a reply

Indie Corner – Sharon Heath

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mary WoodburyFebruary 13, 2023

Back to the Indie Corner series I am so thrilled to share a conversation with Sharon Heath, author of the The Fleur Trilogy (Thomas Jacob … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Indie Corner, Woman's | Tagged Sharon Heath | Leave a reply

The Last Polar Bear, Dana Rodney

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2023

The Last Polar Bear is part wildlife adventure, part nature narrative, and a thought-provoking story of the Arctic’s last polar bear and the Inuit woman … Read more

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The Deluge, Stephen Markley

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2023

“This book is, simply put, a modern classic. If you read it, you’ll never forget it. Prophetic, terrifying, uplifting.” -Stephen King From the bestselling author … Read more

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The Book of Rain, Thomas Wharton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 12, 2023 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 12, 2023

A groundbreaking, deeply affecting work of environmental literary suspense for fans of Cloud Atlas, The Overstory, and Station Eleven.

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The Rooftop Garden, Menaka Raman-Wilms

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 10, 2023 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 10, 2023

Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more

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The Last Animal, Ramona Ausubel

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 20, 2022 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2022

The Last Animal takes readers on a wild, entertaining, and refreshingly different kind of journey, one that explores the possibilities and perils of the human … Read more

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The Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 3, 2022 by Mary WoodburyDecember 3, 2022

Florida is slipping away. As devastating weather patterns and rising sea levels gradually wreak havoc on the state’s infrastructure, a powerful hurricane approaches a small … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Dystopian, Literary, Science Fiction | Tagged Lily Brooks-Dalton | Leave a reply

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