Potiki, Patricia Grace
‘Destroy the land and sea, we destroy ourselves.’ On the remote coast of New Zealand, at the curve that binds … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Magical Realism
Sharks in the Time of Saviours, Kawai Strong Washburn
In 1994 in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii, seven-year-old Nainoa Flores is saved from drowning by a shiver of sharks. His family, struggling … Continue reading →
Pani Mar Raha Hai, Amna Mufti
With her latest novel on water crisis, “Paani Mar Raha Hai”, Mufti has not only contributed to the bourgeoning field … Continue reading →
Split Tooth, Tanya Taqaq
This book is being read and discussed at the Cambridge Ecofiction Bookclub in January 2020. According to Goodreads, Veering back … Continue reading →
Lion City, Ng Yi-Sheng
These are the exquisitely strange tales of Lion City, the first collection of short fiction by award-winning poet and playwright … Continue reading →
Awakening Worlds, J.C. Thomas
Awakening Worlds is a coming of age novel with contemporary Gothic themes and elements of magical realism, a must-read for … Continue reading →
A.S. King’s Me and Marvin Gardens, Review by Kimberly Christensen
Me and Marvin Gardens by A.S. King Middle Grade Fiction Published by Scholastic Trades Review by Kimberly Christensen Everything around … Continue reading →
Latitudes of Longing, Shubhangi Swarup
A recent take on the state of writing argues that novelists have been complicit in maintaining silence around global warming … Continue reading →
She Would Be King, Wayétu Moore
Animals have inspired some of the most memorable moments in African storytelling. In 17th century Ethiopia, Galawdewos repeatedly relies on … Continue reading →
Cave Walker, Donelle Dreese
My hope is that Cave Walker fits into contemporary eco-fiction in the sense that nature occupies a central space in … Continue reading →