by Maddy Burgess | May 30, 2023 | Planet
Hay Festival is an annual literature festival that takes place in Hay-On-Wye, Powis in Wales every year. This year, the festival began on Thursday (May 25) and will be running until Sunday (June 4). Hay Festival seeks to “inspire, examine and entertain with...
by Shani Lim | May 24, 2023 | Planet
So you want to read about the environment, but you’re bored of reading books about climate change. Here are BLOT’s top 5 environmental thrillers (that aren’t cli-fi) to get you started. The difference between environmental thrillers and cli-fi While...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 23, 2023 | Planet
BLOT’s Rating: 🕮🕮🕮🕮 From bestselling novelist T. C. Boyle, a satirical yet devastating exploration of Earth’s uncertain future. Set in a not-so-far-away future, Blue Skies begins by asking the question: How will humans really react when their everyday lives are...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 22, 2023 | longer reads, Planet
From American War to Line, why climate fiction is the hot new genre reflecting our burning reality The world is falling apart. Ok, I might be slightly exaggerating but it’s still pretty bad. With 2023 already blessing us with burning forests, flooding districts...
by Sophie Olejnik | May 22, 2023 | Planet
Consider yourself a sci-fi fan? Then it’s probably time to try its cousin, climate fiction, or ‘cli-fi’ as it’s affectionately called. Years of rolling ecological disasters have brought the issue of climate change to the forefront, giving birth to this new and...
