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Everything the Light Touches, Janice Pariat

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

Drawn richly from scientific and botanical ideas, Everything the Light Touches is a swirl of ever-expanding themes: the contrasts between modern India and its colonial … Read more

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Bellevue, Allison Booth

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

From CultureFly: People often ask me about the inspiration for my novels. For Bellevue, my response is simple: green bans, strong women, and the Blue … Read more

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Heavy Weather, Kevan Manwaring et al.

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

Heavy Weather: Tempestuous Tales of Stranger Climes: Since Odysseus’ curious crew first unleashed the bag of winds gifted him by Aeolus, the God of Winds, … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Classic, Fauna, Flora, Fungi, Historical, Horror, Short Stories, Weird Fiction | Leave a reply

Limberlost, Robbie Arnott

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on November 14, 2022 by Mary WoodburyNovember 14, 2022

The third novel by the award-winning author of Flames and The Rain Heron, Limberlost is an extraordinary chronicle of life and land: of carnage and … Read more

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King of Hope, Kim Conklin

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 31, 2022 by Mary WoodburyOctober 31, 2022

In her debut novel, King of Hope, Michigan native Kim Conklin writes about a small community in southern Ontario facing the looming threat of environmental … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Historical | Tagged Kim Conklin | Leave a reply

Salt and Skin, Eliza Henry-Jones

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 31, 2022 by Mary WoodburyOctober 31, 2022

Drawing on records of the witch trials and folk tales of the northern isles, Salt and Skin is full of tenderness, magic, and yearning. It’s a … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Woman's | Tagged Eliza Henry-Jones | Leave a reply

Demon Copperhead, Barbara Kingsolver

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on October 24, 2022 by Mary WoodburyOctober 24, 2022

A re-imagined Charles Dickens’ David Copperfield story, set in the Appalachian Mountains, this large book (over 600 pages) explores the life of a boy born … Read more

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The Last Quarter of the Moon, Zijian Chi

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 3, 2022 by Mary WoodburyAugust 3, 2022

Translated by Bruce Humes, this novel, first published in 2005, is being re-released by Penguin Random House, re-categorized in the genre of eco-fiction. In The … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Fauna, Historical, Literary | Tagged Bruce Holmes, Zijian Chi | 2 Replies

All the Horses of Iceland, Sarah Tolmie

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 11, 2022 by Mary WoodburyJuly 11, 2022

Everyone knows of the horses of Iceland, wild, and small, and free, but few have heard their story. All the Horses of Iceland tells the … Read more

Posted in Adventure, All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Fantasy, Fauna, Historical | Tagged Sarah Tolmie | Leave a reply

Valli, Sheela Tomy

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 11, 2022 by Mary WoodburyJuly 11, 2022

Originally published in Malayalam, in June 2021, Valli is Sheela Tomy’s debut novel. It’s being translated into English by Jayasree Kalathil. According to Financial Express, … Read more

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Thrust, Lydia Yuknavitch

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on June 29, 2022 by Mary WoodburyJune 29, 2022

As rising waters–and an encroaching police state–endanger her life and family, a girl with the gifts of a carrier travels through water and time to … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical, LGTBQ+, Science Fiction, Speculative | Tagged Lydia Yuknavitch | Leave a reply

Mahanadi, Anita Agnihotri

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 27, 2021 by Mary WoodburySeptember 27, 2021

Translated by Nivedita Sen, with the subtitle: A novel about the river. In this novel, the tale of the river is entwined with the people … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Historical | Tagged Anita Agnihotri | Leave a reply

Cloud Cuckoo Land, Anthony Doerr

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 27, 2021 by Mary WoodburySeptember 27, 2021

In Cloud Cuckoo Land, the world may be falling apart but everything and everyone must come together…This novel of performative storytelling that is also a … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Fantasy, Historical, Literary, Science Fiction | Tagged Anthony Doerr | Leave a reply

Matrix, Lauren Groff

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mary WoodburySeptember 12, 2021

Pandemics recur in her stories, as do natural landscapes ravaged by climate change, as do women who are quietly incandescent with rage. –The Atlantic

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The Island of Missing Trees, Elif Shafak

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 12, 2021 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

In The Island of Missing Trees, prizewinning author Elif Shafak brings us a rich, magical tale of belonging and identity, love and trauma, memory and … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Flora, Historical, Literary, Magical Realism | Tagged Elif Shafak | Leave a reply

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