Diane Cook

Nov 16, 2024 | westplainsdailyquill.net | Diane Cook |Mtn. Presbyterian Churches

Posted 11/16/24We read in Psalm 107:1, “O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good; for his steadfast love endures forever.”This item is available in full to subscribers.

Jun 5, 2024 | thebookerprizes.com | Paul Murray |David Mitchell |Richard Powers |Diane Cook

In recent years, eco-fiction or cli-fi (climate fiction) has emerged as a distinctive genre, a space where many authors – some of whom have been nominated for our prizes – are addressing some of the world’s most crucial environmental issues, from deforestation to rising tides and air pollution. According to the Telegraph, publishers are noting an increase in climate-centred manuscripts being submitted, reflecting the ‘pressing concerns’ of our society.

Jul 31, 2023 | electricliterature.com | Diane Cook |Yoko Ogawa |Ramona Ausubel |Mohsin Hamid

I have always loved fairy tales. I love their economy of language and all their archetypes. They were the first stories I remember hearing, and they left their mark on me. I’m sure I’m not alone in this. Consider all that you imagine and remember when you read simple, two-word fairy tale phrases: “dark forest,” “magic mirror,” “enchanted sleep.”As a kid, I was captivated by fairy tales’ ability to normalize the utterly strange.

Feb 7, 2023 | thebookerprizes.substack.com | Donna Mackay |Diane Cook |Margaret Atwood |David Mitchell

By Donna Mackay-SmithNuclear war, devastating pandemics, natural collapse and even zombie apocalypses; speculative fiction featuring the downfall of civilisation and the end of the world as we know it has long held a special place in many readers’ hearts. Post-apocalypse writing has been around for a couple of centuries, with Mary Shelley credited as writing one of the first examples, The Last Man, in 1826.