Cary Groner

Dec 11, 2024 | kansascity.com | Cary Groner

While real-world catastrophes have arrived with distressing regularity this century, fictional stories set after the seemingly inevitable apocalypse have grown more popular than ever. There's surely an element of privilege to this trend, but you can't fault anyone seeking a bit of escape in post-apocalyptic TV shows, video games or novels.

Dec 3, 2024 | crimereads.com | Cary Groner

When some readers hear that a novel concerns itself with spirituality, their first reaction may understandably be: Oh dear. When the terms “spiritual” and “narrative” keep close company, they suggest uncomfortable traveling companions: a vaguely ethereal story line, an absence of significant conflict, or characters who seem more symbolic than human. But it doesn’t have to be that way.

Nov 29, 2024 | startribune.com | Cory Oldweiler |Cary Groner

Fiction: Imaginative post-apocalyptic journey in “The Way” is more focused on the ends than the means. Cary Groner (Spiegel & Grau)While real-world catastrophes have arrived with distressing regularity this century, fictional stories set after the seemingly inevitable apocalypse have grown more popular than ever. There’s surely an element of privilege to this trend, but you can’t fault anyone seeking a bit of escape in post-apocalyptic TV shows, video games or novels.

Nov 27, 2024 | datebook.sfchronicle.com | Cary Groner |Kevin Canfield

“The Way” by Cary Groner. Photo: Spiegel & GrauWestward bound, Will Collins is doing 4 miles per hour — not bad given that his pickup truck is being pulled by mules. His destination: The Sovereign Republic of California. Will is the hero of Cary Groner’s “The Way,” a novel set in the 2040s. America has collapsed. If you need something, you barter. Meat and guns are valuable. Nobody has gasoline, hence the mules. Paper money? Use it to keep the campfire going.