Indie Corner – W.R. Woodbury
Back to the Indie Corner series This month’s Indie Corner is the first that features one of my relatives. W.R. Woodbury is my husband’s uncle. … Read more
Cascade, Rachel A. Rosen
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. … Read more
Venomous Lumpsucker, Ned Beauman
The near future. Tens of thousands of species are going extinct every year. And a whole industry has sprung up around their extinctions, to help … Read more
LaGuardia, Nnedi Okorafor
Illustrated by Tana Ford, LaGuardia is being republished as a deluxe edition in hardcover and Kindle formats. Boingboing states: Laguardia is a contemporary story of immigration, … Read more
Backyard Wildlife – Crickets and Harvest
Back to Series I got nervous around the end of July when I had not yet heard any crickets yet. I read an article in … Read more
The House of Drought, Dennis Dennis Mombauer
Click here to return to the series The global novel exists, not as a genre separated from and opposed to other kinds of fiction, but … Read more
The Last Quarter of the Moon, Zijian Chi
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
Lark Ascending, Silas House
As fires devastate most of the United States, Lark and his family secure a place on a refugee boat headed to Ireland, the last country … Read more
Indie Corner – Arlene Mark
Back to the Indie Corner series Arlene Mark’s The Year Without a Summer (August 2022, SparkPress) is a heartwarming and relevant novel for middle-grade and … Read more
Review of Michael Rothenberg’s In Memory of a Banyan Tree
Review by Mary Woodbury In Memory of a Banyan Tree by Michael Rothenberg (Lost Horse Press, 2022) American poet Michael Rothenberg’s newest collection of poems … Read more
Noor, Nnedi Okorafor
Now in paperback, from Africanfuturist luminary Okorafor comes a new science fiction novel of intense action and thoughtful rumination on biotechnology, destiny, and humanity in … Read more
Shifting Earth, Cecil Castellucci
In a not-so-distant future, a freak particle storm has landed botanist Dr. Maeve Millay on an idyllic yet strange parallel Earth, with no way back … Read more
The Most Important Comic Book on Earth, Cara Delevingne
The Most Important Comic Book On Earth: Stories to Save the World is a global collaboration for planetary change, bringing together a diverse team of … Read more
Denial, Jon Raymond
A futuristic thriller about climate change by the acclaimed screenwriter of First Cow, Meek’s Cutoff, and HBO’s Mildred Pierce. Denial is both a page-turning speculative … Read more
Synopsis of Men, by Mary Woodbury
The following article contains spoilers. Alex Garland’s Men is a fascinating folk horror classic that, while exalting the English countryside’s nature and beauty, also … Read more