by Kristine Madera | Sep 5, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin Book Review by Kristine Madera I’m in the five-star camp on this one because the characters and their interactions and complications seem so much like they might in real life, which is to say messy and...
by Kristine Madera | Aug 22, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
The Heart Goes Last by Margaret Atwood Book Review by Kristine Madera The best speculative authors, like Atwood, take a modern trend or problem and spin it out to an extreme “solution” that serves as a social commentary enlightening readers about the absurdity...
by Kristine Madera | Aug 8, 2023 | Blog, Book Review
Parable of the Sower by Octavia Butler Book Review by Kristine Madera Normally, I shy away from novels this dystopian since life is dystopian enough, but this was recommended to me by enough people that I give it a whirl—and I’m glad I did. Woven through...
by Kristine Madera | Jul 25, 2023 | Book Review, Building Protopia, New Earth Solutions
Termination Shock by Neal Stephenson Book Review by Kristine Madera Neal Stephenson’s Termination Shock is speculative fiction at its best—in this case, a highly readable romp through what might happen if climate change got bad enough for private actors and...
by Kristine Madera | Jul 11, 2023 | Articles, Blog
Wild Things First published in WNC Woman Magazine Whenever we go for a hike in the woods, my husband carries a stick that he claims is for taming a bear. Wisely, the bears have steered clear, but the gleam in his eye speaks to a vision of himself as a sort of Grizzly...
