Welcome to Earth Day at Dragonfly, where the Rewilding Our Stories Discord members share with you some of our highly recommended ecologically themed novels (and one TV series). We also share what we’re reading so far in our 2024 book club. We created a Discord book club channel and an […] The post Earth Day – Rewilding Our Stories appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Back to the Indie Corner series This Indie Corner revisits author W.R. Woodbury and his new novel The Botanist. In this seven episode work of literary fiction, a young man partakes of psilocybin mushrooms with a native shaman in the Pacific Northwest, and discovers that he hears voices from plants […] The post Indie Corner – The Botanist by W.R. Woodbury appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

About the Book The Rewilding (Transit Lounge, 2024) is an exhilarating and unforgettable love song for our world. Heartbroken and in fear for his life, corporate whistle blower, Jagger Eckerman, escapes to hide out in a remote cave, but kick-arse radical, Nia Moretti, is furious a ‘capitalist suit’ has taken […] The post Spotlight – Donna M Cameron appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Revolution is brewing in the semi-submerged city of Tiankawi, between humans and the fathomfolk who live in its waters. This gloriously imaginative debut fantasy, inspired by East Asian mythology and ocean folk tales, is a novel of magic, rebellion and change.Read more at Hachette Book Group. The post Fathomfolk, Eliza Chan appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Sensuous and surprising, joyous and bitingly sharp, told in language as alluring as it is original, Land of Milk and Honey lays provocatively bare the ethics of seeking pleasure in a dying world. It is a daringly imaginative exploration of desire and deception, privilege and faith, and the roles we […] The post Land of Milk and Honey, C Pam Zhang appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

After fleeing their home, Silvia and her mother have relocated to a crumbling luxury tower—the Morningside—in a not-so-distant future where their city is half underwater. This touching and inventive novel follows a young woman searching for meaning and belonging, both through her loving aunt’s stories and the enigmatic resident of […] The post The Morningside, Téa Obreht appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Click here to return to the world eco-fiction series About the Book I enjoyed reading this witty novella set in lively gardens with speaking animals, two lovers discovering each other and how language envelops their world, and the whims of other gardeners and intermittent poetry, all beneath sunny London skies. […] The post Spotlight – Suniti Namjoshi – The Good-Hearted Gardeners appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

I’m so pleased to talk with Tory Stephens, who I worked with recently to syndicate two stories from Grist’s Imagine 2200 climate fiction contest. This is Imagine’s third short story contest celebrating stories that offer vivid, hope-filled, diverse visions of climate progress. This year’s judges were Paolo Bacigalupi, Nalo Hopkinson, […] The post Interview with Tory Stephens, Creative Manager of Grist’s Imagine 2022 Climate Fiction Contest appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors A beekeeper finds a new sense of purpose and community after helping to develop a warning system for floods. Artist credit: Stefan Große Halbuer Syndication attribution: This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, a climate fiction contest from […] The post To Labor for the Hive, Jamie Liu appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more

Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors Across generations and a changing world, an Indian family preserves its traditions through food, dance, and connection. Artist credit: Mikyung Lee Syndication attribution: This story is part of Imagine 2200: Climate Fiction for Future Ancestors, a climate fiction contest from Grist. Imagine 2200 […] The post Cabbage Koora: A Prognostic Autobiography, Sanjana Sekhar appeared first on Dragonfly: An exploration of eco-fiction ..read more