Lynn Hutchinson Lee’s novella leads us through a decadently aromatic world: notes of orchids, chanterelle mushrooms and plush moss; sterilized and burned bedsheets abound. Just out of frame, girls long-dead slip past us, organza-like. A dizzying and beautiful debut, Origins of Desire in Orchid Fens explores life as a Romany […]
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Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series Recently I had the opportunity to talk with Aneesa Jamal, founder of Cogitation Club in India. Aneesa is also a NAAEE CEE Change Fellow 2023; Global Fellow, Center for Climate Literacy, University of Minnesota; and PhD Researcher, Curriculum & Instruction, Universiti […]
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Turning the Tide: The Youngest Generation Spotlight Series Children’s bookshelf | YA/teen bookshelf | Book reviews | Spotlights | Resources and teacher links | Games | Films News: In March 2025, we highlight Aneesa Jamal and her work with Cogitation Club in India, which teaches kids about climate change and, […]
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In English for the first time—translated by Sue Burke and published by Apex Book Company—ChloroPhilia is an Ignotus Award-nominated novella by Cristina Jurado. It’s a strange coming-of-age story addressing life after an environmental disaster, collective madness, and sacrifices made for the greater good.
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Thanks to the author for reaching out to Dragonfly. About 10:59: A deadly virus. An over-populated world. An impossible decision. The clock is ticking to the end of the world; and we’re already at 10:59. An apocalyptic thriller with a difference, 10:59 by NR Baker will have you questioning everything—and […]
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It’s 2039 and temperatures are soaring, seas are rising, and the political climate is equally as menacing. Chance is living a life of crime just to get by, when her community is singled out for a government rejuvenation scheme, promising to bring her coastal town back to life. But when […]
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In this Hugo Award winning graphic-novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower by Damian Duffy and John Jennings, the author portrays a searing vision of America’s future. The acclaimed graphic novel adaptation of Octavia E. Butler’s groundbreaking dystopian novel, Parable of the Sower, is a don’t-miss classic that […]
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Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series Chat with Nichole To add to the world eco-fiction spotlight, I’m so happy to kickstart my focus on words and art from Appalachia this year with Nichole Amber Moss, who I met in the Rewilding our Stories Discord a few years […]
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Hopeful dystopias are so much more than an apparent oxymoron: they are in some fundamental way the spearhead of the future—and ironically often a celebration of human spirit by shining a light through the darkness of disaster. In Through the Portal: Tales from a Hopeful Dystopia, award-winning authors of speculative […]
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A searing, dystopian tale about climate crisis, ideological extremism, and the tidal pull of our most violent, exploitative instincts, this is another unforgettable novel from a master of feminist horror. Read More at Simon & Schuster.
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Dream State explores several monumental themes—love, family, identity, human transience, climate change—but always with a scrupulous attention to the fate of individuals, and always with a powerful sense of intimate connection. . .a remarkable achievement.” Read more at Penguin Random House
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“This book is a fever dream, a mood, a spell, an entire climate filled with a particular kind of desert winter light— harsh, unsparing, and beautiful. Honestly, I feel that part of me is still actually living in the book. Tremendously moving.” -Leslie Jamison, New York Times bestselling author of […]
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Dark Matter Presents The Off-Season: An Anthology of Coastal New Weird features twenty-five brand-new stories of disquieting and disturbing “New Weird” horror set in landscapes and communities on the edge of the sea. These unsettling stories de-familiarize the ordinary, evoke dread in the daylight, and haunt like half-remembered nightmares. They […]
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“The Future couldn’t be more timely, or more welcome. It’s the book we need right now. It manages to be a persuasive, carefully thought-through manual for social and technological change, a roadmap to a better, greener, kinder tomorrow — a world that’s ours for the taking if we want it […]
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Rachel A. Rosen’s debut novel, Cascade, has been described as magic realism, climate fantasy and, as its publisher prefers, fantasy that feels like science fiction. Set in a terrifying but all-too believable near future and leavened with a dry wit, Cascade features a cast of fully realized characters drawn into […]
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