Tag: books
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Review: Why can’t climate change be funny and romantic, too?
Brian Adams’ novel, Love in the Time of Climate Change, humorously explores environmental activism through a romance between a professor and a teacher, critiquing the serious tone often found in the movement.
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Why Ursula K. Le Guin’s speech was misguided and wrong
Ursula K. Le Guin criticized the publishing industry for prioritizing profit over art, yet the author questions her stance, suggesting that capitalism enables diverse literary expressions, benefiting both traditional and self-published writers.
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Review: Has Game of Thrones reached its sell-by date?
The review critiques George R.R. Martin’s A Dance With Dragons, pointing out its excessive length, lack of discipline, and repetitive storytelling while acknowledging some strong characters and vivid scenes.
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Is fiction about climate change for real?
Interstellar, releasing November 7, portrays a future devastated by climate change. Discussing the emerging genre “climate fiction,” the piece reflects on artists addressing environmental anxieties through storytelling.
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Utopia vs dystopia smackdown: Guess who wins.
Are dystopias depressing? The fact is, readers prefer dystopian novels, because they’re more interesting than utopian stories, most of the time.
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Review: Peak oil fuels this dystopian survivalist novel
The text discusses Jennifer Ellis’ novel, highlighting its portrayal of a dystopian future shaped by climate change and societal collapse, focusing on complex human relationships amid crisis.
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Review: Mr Palin, to get at The Truth, dig deeper
In The Truth, Michael Palin explores hero-worship through protagonist Keith Mabbut, an adrift writer who misunderstands truth while pursuing a murky biography of environmentalist Hamish Melville.
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Review: Christopher Priest’s ‘The Adjacent’ is confusing, maybe unfinished
Cosmologists and fiction explore multiverses, paralleling realities, while Christopher Priest’s The Adjacent intertwines narratives but leaves many threads unresolved.
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Review: Is this book the first climate fiction novel ever?
J.G. Ballard’s The Drowned World is cited as early climate fiction, while George Turner’s 1987 novel The Sea and Summer is recognized for addressing human-caused climate change and societal issues like income inequality.
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Review: Lydia Millet’s ‘Pills and Starships’ is parts sci-fi and cautionary tale
Lydia Millet’s “Pills and Starships” explores a dystopian future through teen Nat’s journey, reflecting on climate change and personal growth.
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Review: Kim Stanley Robinson gives the cold shoulder to Antarctica
The review discusses Kim Stanley Robinson’s novel Antarctica, focusing on its exploration of climate change, politics, and human dynamics. It critiques character development and emphasizes themes relevant to contemporary environmental issues.
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Review: Emmi Itäranta’s ‘Memory of Water’ sings in the key of blue
Memory of Water explores a dystopian future where fresh water is controlled by a tyrannical regime, highlighting Noria’s complex choices and resilience.
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How to write a gripping news release for your new book
The author shares insights from their experience as a communications director, offering independent authors tips on crafting effective news releases to attract editor attention for their books.
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10 omens that auger self-publishing for your novel
Writers today consider self-publishing due to rejection issues, personal pressure, and past experiences influencing their publishing decisions.
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Review: A Wrong Turn at the (Australian) Office of Unmade Lists
In this charming, but puzzling novel, Jane Rawson explores the Australian landscape post-climate change, which has become a fantastical world. I remember a lecture in a college philosophy class about a medieval scholastic who wrote that if you can imagine something, it’s possible for it to become real. The artist Picasso took the idea a…
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Review: Lisa Devaney’s ‘In Ark’ warns against a benign eco-ideology
Climate fiction explores dystopian futures shaped by climate change, with Devaney’s “In Ark” illustrating the dangers of isolationist ideologies.
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Thoughts on the climate fiction genre from a writer and publisher
Mark Nykanen, author of Primitive, Carry the Flame, and other environmentally themed novels, and Mary Sands Woodbury, editor at Moon Willow Press, offered their thoughts on climate fiction and its future in publishing.
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Review: SeaBEAN a high-tech environmental fantasy
SeaBEAN is a children’s sci-fi novel about environmental stewardship, featuring adventures of a girl using a high-tech classroom device.
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Review: 6 speculative stories are a ‘Hot Mess’
Hot Mess showcases six speculative stories on climate change’s impact, blending dystopia, satire, and emotional narratives to explore adaptation.