Have you ever heard of climate fiction? How about eco-fiction or environmental fiction? There are many names for this trending genre and its popularity is only increasing. Essentially, this genre explores humanity’s influence on the environment. Oftentimes, science fiction and dystopian literature can also be considered cli-fi. It examines what could happen in our future regarding climate change, other man-made environmental issues, or it displays current ecological issues at a personal level.
Publishing
FAULTLAND Shakes Up Social Media
By Cole Bowman
We knew early on that FAULTLAND was the kind of book that could carry a strong and unconventional social media presence, and our Oolies are busily working away to demonstrate just how accurate that prediction was.
Announcing FROM KNOWLEDGE TO POWER
By Callie Brown
Ooligan Press is thrilled to announce FROM KNOWLEDGE TO POWER, our newest nonfiction title by Dr. John Perona. Set to launch in October 2021, this climate advocate’s handbook addresses climate change from a scientific, political, and social perspective, all while encouraging the reader’s advocacy.
What the Publishing Industry Can Learn from AO3’s Tagging System
By Kelly Zatlin
AO3’s means of organizing its content has rightfully given the website a lot of attention. So what can the publishing industry stand to learn from AO3’s tagging infrastructure?
In Search of the Perfect Pocket Book
By Alexandra Magel
If you’re both a reader and regular public transit rider, you’ve had this problem: How do you take your book with you? Reading and library apps are wonderful—I use them all the time—but I always have a print book in my bag. Not every book is suitable for transit, and I’ve tried different formats and narrowed the list of books I’ll pack.
What Ever Happened to New Adult?
By Jennifer Davis
Over a decade ago, readers, authors, and publishers alike started to recognize a widening gap between the young adult and adult fiction genres. While the young adult genre tends to encompass stories targeted toward readers ages twelve to eighteen, adult fiction almost always features thirty-year-olds and older. This left out an entire market of twenty-somethings who wanted their stories told as well. Hence, in 2009, St. Martin’s Press coined the term “new adult” to describe this subgenre of fiction that bridged the gap between YA and adult.