Back to the series I was thrilled to chat with Edan about her work in the field of climate change and storytelling. She is the author of the novella If You’re Not Yet Like Me and the novels California and Woman No. 17. California debuted at #3 on the New […]
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Lamentations of Zeno, Ilija Trojanow
Click here to return to the series Today we explore the Antarctic via the novel Lamentations of Zeno (Verso Books, 2016) by Ilija Trojanow. I had not reached out to Ilija before, though I read his book a couple years ago and featured it at the Free Word Centre as […]
Read MoreThe Butterfly Effect, Rajat Chaudhuri
Click here to return to the series For this part of the global eco-fiction series, I was thrilled to talk with Rajat Chaudhuri, author of The Butterfly Effect (September 3, 2018, Olive Turtle, Niyogi), which Scroll.in describes as a novel that “blends mystery, eco-fiction and a Russian doll narrative.” Truly […]
Read MoreClimate Change Author Spotlight – Chantal Bilodeau
Back to the series I’ve known Chantal Bilodeau for a few years now, as our work aligns closely. She is the founder of Artists and Climate Change, an amazing site that covers a wide range of art that intersects with global warming. The art categories at AACC include architecture, comics, […]
Read MoreLost Objects’ “Little Red Drops”, Marian Womack
Click here to return to the series Over the summer, I spotlighted author Marian Womack’s new collection of short stories, Lost Objects. These stories explore place and landscape at different stages of decay, positioning them as fighting grounds for death and renewal. From dystopian Andalusia to Scotland or the Norfolk […]
Read MoreInterview with Cai Emmons, Weather Woman
Grounded in both awe and science, aching with wonder, and written with the dazzling surprise of a double rainbow… Emmons is a natural literary force to be reckoned with. —Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World and the New York Times bestsellers Pictures of You and Is This Tomorrow About the Book and Author Bronwyn […]
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Part XIX. Women Working in Nature and the Arts, Carol Fiore Today I am thrilled to welcome Carol Fiore to part 19 of our Women Working in Nature and the Arts series. Carol Fiore is the author of three books and several magazine articles. We’ll look at her most recent […]
Read MoreClimate Change Author Spotlight – Octavia Butler
Back to the series Octavia Butler, an African American science fiction writer, was born in 1947 and died in 2006. A Hugo and Nebula award winner, she wrote fairy tales as a young girl. By the time she was a pre-teen she got her first typewriter, ignoring her Aunt Hazel […]
Read MoreThe Green Gold of Borneo, Emin Madi
Click here to return to the series Today we travel to Borneo, to Sabah’s Lost World, a wondrous and isolated basin that surprisingly has not been too explored nor exploited like many other areas in the world that contain such beauty and abundant natural resources, all within a montane ecosystem. […]
Read MoreInterview with Maia KB Chowdhury
Part XVIII. Women Working in Nature and the Arts, Maia KB Chowdhury I am thrilled to chat with Maia KB Chowdhury, a multi-talented architect, artist, and author. Maia is an award-winning Registered Architect and author of a love story about fracking, The Erenwine Agenda. She is a contributor to Thrive […]
Read MoreThe Story Collector, Evie Gaughan
Click here to return to the series I still feel Ireland every day, though it’s been two years since I visited the country. Yet, I cannot quite get over it. I still see tiny orchids and Burnet’s roses and mountain avens poking through rocks in the Burren and vast swamp […]
Read MoreWide As the Wind, Edward Stanton
Click here to return to the series Welcome to part 2 of Dragonfly’s new global eco-fiction series, where I explore fiction from around the world dealing with environmental crises. In this feature, I cover the novel Wide as the Wind, by author Edward Stanton, who landed on the idea for […]
Read MoreInterview with Patricia J. Anderson
I had the pleasure of talking with Patricia J. Anderson, author of Threshold, recently published by Common Deer Press. This month’s interview comes from the perspective and lives of other species, providing a fresh outlook in the field of eco-fiction. Thanks to Patricia and Common Deer Press for the opportunity […]
Read MoreSolarpunk: Ecological and Fantastical Stories in a Sustainable World, Fábio Fernandes
Click here to return to the series One of the things eco-fiction is concerned about is the environmental destruction of the planet. Global eco-fiction lifts the gaze above the norm and into a worldly perspective in which authors and artists understand that ecological collapse is both a global concern and […]
Read MorePart XX. Authors Who Tackle Climate Change in Fiction–John KixMiller & Team
Back to the series Several months ago I became enamored by a multi-media project–Protectors of the Wood. John KixMiller, the author of the series, works with a team of artists and musicians who beautifully capture the novels with artistic illustrations and supplement the novels with a podcast for each episode. […]
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