Tag: speculative fiction
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10 amazing authors who put climate change into their novels
Here’s 10 authors you may not have read, but whom offer amazing and thoughtful stories about a warmed future.
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Are we creating the dystopia we’ve always feared?
The opening of Star Trek: Beyond and Trump’s nomination highlight contrasting American perspectives on optimism and pessimism about the future, reflecting societal beliefs about technology, governance, and potential dystopia.
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Review: Augments of Change salient in a time of racial tension
In a time of racial tensions and national reckoning with uncomfortable pieces of our history, Augments of Change attempts to satirize race, noting that it’s mostly an illusion. America is going through another paroxysm of racially tinged violence, reminding everyone of our failure to reconcile our history with our ideals. In my own lifetime, the…
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What is the role of a writer as climate change creeps up on us?
The author reflects on COP21’s significance amidst climate change while expressing a mix of fear and fascination about future consequences. Their fiction explores adaptation to inevitable environmental changes without promoting alarmism.
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Review: Gold Fame Citrus is tangy, acidic, and tasty
The post discusses Claire Vaye Watkins’ debut novel, “Gold Fame Citrus,” set in a desolate, dystopian Southwest. It explores themes of environmental degradation and human resilience amidst extreme conditions.
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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: 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.