Another Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
I may be doing something right when it comes to writing climate fiction. A long review appears on Goodreads recently and, if I do say so myself, this review is…
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Another Editorial Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
And here’s another strong review, which, for those who know me well, means that my hands can stop sweating (at least for the moment). A previous review of Over Brooklyn…
Booklife Review of Over Brooklyn Hills
Booklife, part of the Publishers Weekly organization, just published a review of Over Brooklyn Hills, my third book of The Steep Climes Quartet. Over Brooklyn Hills published on Monday, June…
Over Brooklyn Hills is Now Available
On Monday, June 15 (2026), the third book of The Steep Climes Quartet, Over Brooklyn Hills, publishes from CMTI Publishing. The Steep Climes Quartet is a literary climate fiction series.…
A Fantastic Essay about Climate Fiction but Still a Lot of Fantasy
Why is being straight about the climate-changing world we live in so hard? Austin and Clare Aslan, the authors of the post “Climate Fiction Writing as the ‘Slow Blade that…
The World of Amazon Publishing and the Hoops a Publisher Jumps Through to Participate in the World of Amazon Publishing
I’m back to dealing with getting The Steep Climes Quartet out into the world with the upcoming publication date of June 15, for Over Brooklyn Hills, the third book of…
Climate Fiction and Myth in Climate Fiction
Why are so many novels about climate change pursuing myth and fantasy instead of actual solutions? I am a student of climate fiction, and not surprisingly so, since I write…
Figuring Out Climate Fiction
More academics at work on climate storytelling Everybody tries to figure things out, although what is being figured out is hardly the same for everyone. Nor is the method for…
The War on Big Oil
No, I’m not talking about the violence of war, although, in my upcoming Over Brooklyn Hills, Book Three in my literary climate fiction series the Steep Climes Quartet, I have…
Let’s Talk About Climate Optimism and Hope That We Can Write About Doing Something About Climate Change
A main concern of climate fiction, at least if you’re inclined to read academic essays or delve into an analysis of The Climate Fiction Writers League, is to build stories…