Tag: novels
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Step inside the world of Tales From a Warming Planet. My new BES website Is live!
The Bureau of Environmental Security website expands the universe of the climate fiction series, Tales From a Warming Planet. The site offers interactive content, such as briefings, quizzes, and blogs connected to the novels. The project encourages readers to expand their connections to the stories of life in a warming world.
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Screenplays into novellas: Dipping my toe back into print
The author transitions from screenplays to novellas, finding potential in shorter works that could attract film interest. Despite challenges with publishers, self-publishing and audio adaptations remain viable options.
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Book trailer for the Future History of the Grail
Watch the new book trailer for The Future History of the Grail.
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Five Questions: Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men
I’m excited to introduce Grant Price, author of By the Feet of Men. In this new dystopian horror story, disastrous climate changes and radiation have ravaged Earth, and humankind’s future depends on a convoy of supply truck drivers.
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Solarpunk world engages despite a problematic protagonist: Review
Author Brenda Cooper’s Wilders, the first of a two-book series dubbed “Project Earth,” ticks off all the main boxes for solarpunk.
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Review: Weather Woman is a fantasy about control and illusion
How would you like to order up the weather, just like you order a pizza with pineapple, but no anchovies? That’s the fantasy that comes to life for Bronwyn Artair, a weather forecaster for a rural New England TV station in the novel, Weather Woman.
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14 lesser-known climate fiction novels and anthologies
A new sub-genre of science fiction—climate fiction—has taken hold. Read these 14 lesser-known climate fiction novels and anthologies.
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Five Questions: Cai Emmons, author of Weather Woman
Author’s note: Cai Emmons died January 2, 2023. My Five Questions series is back after a hiatus, and I’m excited to present the answers of Cai Emmons, author of a fascinating new novel, Weather Woman. Climate change plays a big role in this story of a young broadcast meteorologist who discovers a unique talent: she…
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A poetic approach to the emotional consequences of a changing world: Review
Author Robin MacArthur shows how to demonstrate climate change’s impact without the necessity of thrilling drama.
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Preachiness: Do climate fiction writers suffer from this syndrome?
The author discusses the challenges of addressing climate change in fiction without sounding preachy. They emphasize the need for subtle incorporation of environmental themes to engage readers meaningfully.
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Review: New novel tackles sexual assault on campus amid the #MeToo debate
Yes Means Yes is at once a seminar on the law concerning sexual assault on campus and the story of a young woman discovering its complexities at a personal level.
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Review: A Le Carré tale of disappointment and two endings
Not every book can have a satisfying end, and some books have disappointing endings, even one by the master storyteller, John Le Carré. Spoilers ahead, including details of book endings You’ve invested days, maybe weeks of time in a relationship, but at the end, you’re disappointed. It happens in real-life relationships, and it happens to…
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‘Bet: Stowaway Daughter’ now at Seattle Public Library
(Author’s note: Bet: Stowaway Daughter was published in a second edition on 10/1/2025 titled The Stowaway’s Secret.) Getting into the local library is one of the biggest challenges for the self-published author. I’ve leapt that hurdle with my one self-published novel, Bet: Stowaway Daughter, which I released as an e-book in 2009. It’s now available…
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Review: Why aren’t ‘serious’ writers writing about climate change?
Adam Trexler argues that while climate change dominates discussions, fictional narratives are scarce. He critiques the literary world’s neglect of novels that convey climate challenges and emotions, advocating for compelling storytelling.
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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: A Being Darkly Wise is sometimes thrilling, sometimes pendantic
Environmentalists and religious devotees share intense dedication to their causes, explored through characters in Atcheson’s psychological thriller, A Being Darkly Wise.
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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: Zachary Bonelli’s Voyage: Embarkation
Zachary Bonelli’s Voyage: Embarkation chronicles a boy’s adventures on an alternate Earth, showcasing the author’s evolving writing style and themes.
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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…