Tag: climate change
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Review: ‘Grumbles’ is a bit of humor at the greens’ expense
The novel “Grumbles: Take A Pill” humorously tackles serious environmental issues, blending satire with an engaging storyline about climate change.
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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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Six rules for putting climate change into your fiction
Climate fiction focuses on long-term climate change impacts on society, rooted in science. Writers are encouraged to explore creativity without strict rules while maintaining relevance to Earth’s challenges.
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Is the story of Noah a divine warning on climate change?
The upcoming film “Noah,” starring Russell Crowe, offers a modern reinterpretation of the Biblical flood story, highlighting themes of climate change and humanity’s responsibility, igniting discussions on its relevance today.
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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.
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Review: Water’s Edge is a plausible YA climate yarn
Rachel Meehan’s novel Water’s Edge transforms abstract climate change concepts into relatable narratives, depicting its profound effects on human relationships and communities.
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Review: Paulette Jiles’ Lighthouse Island
Lighthouse Island explores Nadia’s dystopian survival journey, evolving from a lackluster start to a rewarding and atmospheric conclusion.
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Review: The utopian World We Made. Maybe.
Current artistic visions lean toward dystopia, reflecting societal pessimism about issues like climate change, contrasting with past optimistic portrayals. Porritt’s The World We Made offers a hopeful path forward.
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Review: Shackleton’s Man Goes South has a queer combination
Shackleton’s Man Goes South, while ambitious, combines fiction and non-fiction on climate change but ultimately falls short in execution and coherence.
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Carbon Run: A novel of after the Warming
Global warming. It’s here, it’s real, and it’s changing how we live. What will life be like in a century, after the warming? No one knows. But we can imagine. This is the first post for my blog about the progress of my novel Carbon Run. It’s the story of a man pursued by a…