Was George Orwell’s Political Writing Rooted in Love for the Natural World?
Inside Rebecca Solnit’s new book, “Orwell’s Roses”
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Michael Berry
October 19, 2021
Mythical Figures Probe the Future in “Appleseed”
Sierra reviews Matt Bell’s latest novel
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Michael Berry
July 13, 2021
Hard-Boiled Detective Novel Meets Cli-Fi in “Hummingbird Salamander”
Inside the latest from Jeff VanderMeer
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Michael Berry
April 6, 2021
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Kim Stanley Robinson’s Got Ideas to Stave Off Extinction
Inside his new novel, “The Ministry for the Future”
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Michael Berry
October 6, 2020
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New Book Claims Walking Makes Us More "Cognitively Mobile"
A review of Shane O’Mara’s “In Praise of Walking”
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Michael Berry
May 13, 2020
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Cli-Fi Maven Jeff VanderMeer Talks About His Latest Novel
The “Dead Astronauts” author makes art out of climate collapse
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Michael Berry
December 4, 2019
Amitav Ghosh Meets His Own Demand for Cli-Fi With “Gun Island”
The Indian novelist’s latest plays with weather, mythology, and possibility
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Michael Berry
September 18, 2019
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Buzzy New Book Makes Case for Why We Need Insects
"Buzz, Sting, Bite" celebrates the pests we love to hate
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Michael Berry
July 7, 2019
Bill McKibben Talks About “Falter”
The climate action pioneer’s new book explores what it means to be human
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Michael Berry
May 9, 2019
Roy Scranton Calls for Acceptance of a Future Defined by Climate Change
His new book "We're Doomed. Now What?" makes pessimism palatable
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Michael Berry
July 18, 2018