The Ice Sings Back, M Jackson
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
Category Archives: Contemporary
Birnam Wood, Eleanor Catton
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
Madukka the River Serpent, Julie Janson
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
Sordidez, E.G. Condé
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
Dinosaurs, Lydia Millet
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?
Read moreBlack River, Nilanjana S. Roy
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
Indie Corner – Jill Stukenberg
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
Oghenechovwe Ekpeki, Zelda Knight, and Sheree Renée Thomas – Africa Risen
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Indie Corner – Sharon Heath
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
The Last Polar Bear, Dana Rodney
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
The Deluge, Stephen Markley
“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
The Book of Rain, Thomas Wharton
A groundbreaking, deeply affecting work of environmental literary suspense for fans of Cloud Atlas, The Overstory, and Station Eleven.
Read moreThe Rooftop Garden, Menaka Raman-Wilms
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
The Last Animal, Ramona Ausubel
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
The Light Pirate, Lily Brooks-Dalton
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