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Damnation Spring, Ash Robinson

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 7, 2021 by Mary WoodburyAugust 15, 2021

An epic, immersive debut, Damnation Spring is the deeply human story of a Pacific Northwest logging town wrenched in two by a mystery that threatens … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical | Tagged Ash Davidson | Leave a reply

Ark of the Apocalypse, Tobin Marks (Review)

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 27, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJuly 27, 2021

Ark of the Apocalypse by Tobin Marks ISBN: 978-1-63337-237-5 Publisher: Boyle & Dalton Publication date: March 14, 2021 Review by Mary Woodbury Review Tobin Marks’ … Read more

Posted in All, Apocalyptic, Books, Contemporary, Dystopian, Fantasy, Historical, Post-apocalyptic, Reviews, Science Fiction, Speculative, Suspense/Thriller | Tagged Tobin Marks | 3 Replies

The Old Woman and the River, Ismail Fahd Ismail

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 13, 2021 by Mary WoodburyMay 13, 2021

The story is about the life-giving powers of women; it is also a story about hope and the possibilities of the human spirit even in … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Woman's | Tagged Ismail Fahd Ismail | Leave a reply

Indie Corner – Jaimee Wriston

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on May 10, 2021 by Mary WoodburyJune 21, 2021

Back to the Indie Corner series I’m thrilled to talk with Jaimee Wriston Colbert again. In this Indie Corner, we explore her new novel How … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Indie Corner, Interviews, Woman's, Women Working in Nature and the Arts | Tagged Jaimee Wriston | 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

The Year Without Summer, Guinevere Glasfurd

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

Author Guinevere Glasfurd tells Historia how a local news story showed her the way to write her sweeping climate change novel, TheYear Without Summer, which … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Historical, Literary | Tagged Guinevere Glasfurd | 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

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

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The Four Winds, Kristin Hannah

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

Texas, 1934. Millions are out of work and a drought has broken the Great Plains. Farmers are fighting to keep their land and their livelihoods … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Historical, Woman's | Tagged Kristin Hannah | Leave a reply

Death of a River Guide, Richard Flanagan

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on September 1, 2020 by Mary WoodburySeptember 1, 2020

Aljaz Cosini is leading a group of tourists on a raft tour down Tasmania’s wild Franklin River when his greatest fear is realized—a tourist falls … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Literary | Tagged Richard Flanagan | Leave a reply

Betty, Tiffany McDaniel

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 31, 2020 by Mary WoodburyAugust 31, 2020

“A girl comes of age against the knife.” So begins the story of Betty Carpenter. Born in a bathtub in 1954 to a Cherokee father … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Contemporary, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Literary, YA/Teen | Tagged Tiffany McDaniel | Leave a reply

Crooked Hallelujah, Kelli Jo Ford

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 29, 2020 by Mary WoodburyAugust 29, 2020

Crooked Hallelujah tells the stories of Justine–a mixed-blood Cherokee woman– and her daughter, Reney, as they move from Eastern Oklahoma’s Indian Country in the hopes … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Cultural/Regional, Historical, Indigenous, LGTBQ+, Literary, Woman's | Tagged Kelli Jo Ford | Leave a reply

Dr. Wangari Maathai Plants a Forest, Rebel Girls

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 25, 2020 by Mary WoodburyDecember 20, 2021

From the world of Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls comes the historical novel based on the life of Dr. Wangari Maathai, the Nobel Peace … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Children's, Cultural/Regional, Flora, Historical, Woman's | Tagged Rebel Girls | Leave a reply

Animal’s People, Indra Sinha

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on August 20, 2020 by Mary WoodburyAugust 20, 2020

Indra Sinha’s Animal’s People looks at the Bhopal gas explosion in India – one of the most horrific environmental disasters of the 20th-century. A poisonous … Read more

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Heart Wood, Shirley DicKard

Dragonfly: An Exploration of Eco-fiction Posted on July 20, 2020 by Mary WoodburyJuly 20, 2020

Complete title: Heart Wood — Four Women, for the Earth, for the Future Heart Wood is a compelling family saga set in the foothills of … Read more

Posted in All, Books, Historical, Speculative, Woman's | Tagged Shirley DicKard | Leave a reply

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