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Crow Winter, Karen McBride

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 23, 2021 by Mary WoodburyApril 23, 2021

Since coming home to Spirit Bear Point First Nation, Hazel Ellis has been dreaming of an old crow. He tells her he’s here to help … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Fantasy, Literary, Magical Realism, Mystery | Tagged Karen McBride | Leave a reply

Brown Girl in the Ring, Nalo Hopkinson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 23, 2021 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

The rich and privileged have fled the city, barricaded it behind roadblocks, and left it to crumble. The inner city has had to rediscover old … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Flora, Magical Realism, Short Stories, Speculative | Tagged Nalo Hopkinson | Leave a reply

The Fishermen, Chigozie Obioma

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 23, 2021 by Mary WoodburyApril 23, 2021

In a small town in western Nigeria, four young brothers take advantage of their strict father’s absence from home to go fishing at a forbidden … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Literary | Tagged Chigozie Obioma | Leave a reply

Indie Corner – Anne Coray

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on April 11, 2021 by Mary WoodburyAugust 21, 2021

Back to the Indie Corner series I’m thrilled to introduce author Anne Coray to the Indie Corner spotlight. As a lifelong Alaskan, place has always … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Features, Indie Corner, Interviews, Literary, Spotlight, Women Working in Nature and the Arts | Tagged Anne Coray | Leave a reply

High as the Waters Rise, Anja Kampmann

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on March 19, 2021 by Mary WoodburyMarch 19, 2021

German poet Anja Kampmann’s award-winning debut novel is the dazzling, heart-rending story of an oil rig worker whose closest friend goes missing, plunging him into … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Literary, Mystery | Tagged Anja Kampmann | Leave a reply

Infinite Country, Patricia Engel

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on February 18, 2021 by Mary WoodburyFebruary 18, 2021

Infinite Country is a multi generational family saga about a Colombian family with mixed citizenship status. The story is told through different family members perspectives, … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Literary | Tagged Patricia Engel | Leave a reply

The Living Sea of Waking Dreams, Richard Flanagan

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 31, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 31, 2021

In a world of perennial fire and growing extinctions, Anna’s aged mother is dying—if her three children would just allow it. Condemned by their pity … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Literary, Magical Realism, Science Fiction | Tagged Richard Flanagan | Leave a reply

How Beautiful We Were, Imbolo Mbue

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 14, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 14, 2021

“We should have known the end was near.” So begins Imbolo Mbue’s powerful second novel, How Beautiful We Were. Set in the fictional African village … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical | Tagged Imbolo Mbue | Leave a reply

Red Island House, Andrea Lee

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 14, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 14, 2021

A sweeping novel about marriage and loyalty, identity and heritage, fate and freedom, Red Island House reintroduces readers to a powerhouse literary voice and an … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Literary | Tagged Andrea Lee | Leave a reply

That Old Country Music, Kevin Barry

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on January 5, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJanuary 5, 2021

With three novels and two short story collections published, Kevin Barry has steadily established his stature as one of the finest writers not just in … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Literary, Short Stories | Tagged Kevin Barry | Leave a reply

Wolf Light, Yaba Badoe

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 11, 2020 by Mary WoodburyDecember 11, 2020

When copper miners plunder Zula’s desert home in Gobi Altai, and Adoma’s forest and river are polluted by gold prospectors, it is only a matter … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Fantasy, YA/Teen | Tagged Yaba Badoe | Leave a reply

Loveoid, JL Morin – Review

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 6, 2020 by Mary WoodburyDecember 7, 2020

Loveoid by JL Morin Release date: December 6, 2020 Genre: eco-fiction, literary fiction, speculative fiction Price: $11.95; 276 pages ISBN: 978-1-941861-54-7 Available at Gardeners, Bertrams, … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Dystopian, Reviews, Romance | Tagged JL Morin | Leave a reply

King and the Dragonflies, Kacen Callender

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 6, 2020 by Mary WoodburyDecember 6, 2020

King and the Dragonflies by Kacen Callender won the National Book Award for Young People’s Literature at the 71st Annual National Book Awards presented by … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, LGTBQ+, YA/Teen | Tagged Kacen Callender | Leave a reply

Forest World, Margarita Engle

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 6, 2020 by Kimberly ChristensenDecember 7, 2020

Middle Grade Fiction Reviewed by Kimberly Christensen Edver and his mother left Cuba when he was just a baby. His father stayed behind and Edver … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Children's, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Fauna, Reviews, Reviews-Youth, YA/Teen | Tagged Margarita Engle | Leave a reply

Margarita, Anni Kytömäki

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on December 1, 2020 by Mary WoodburyDecember 1, 2020

Margarita won Finlandia Prize for the best fiction book of the year. “I have dedicated this book to the silent ones of water and earth … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Literary | Tagged Anni Kytömäki | Leave a reply

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