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