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BrightFlame

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Fiction, Fantasy, Solarpunk

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July 2024

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BrightFlame (she/they) writes, teaches, and makes magic towards a just, regenerative world. In her debut novel The Working, a modern coven must thwart a looming eco-cataclysm and find the key to the bright future we need. Her short fiction is featured in Bright Green Futures, Solarpunk Creatures, Bioluminescent, and Solarpunk Magazine. She’s known for her teaching in the worldwide pagan community and co-founded the Center for Sustainable Futures at Columbia University that features her workshops and nonfiction. She’s a member of the Climate Fiction Writers League, Brooklyn Speculative Fiction Writers, and SFWA. She lives on Lenape territory (Turtle Island/US) with a human, a forest, a labyrinth, the Fae, bees, turtles, fungi, rocks, and ...more

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Average rating: 4.33 · 42 ratings · 16 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Working 4.80 avg rating — 15 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bioluminescent: A Lunarpunk Anthology by Justine Norton-Kertson (Editor), Starhawk (Goodreads Author) (Contributor), Neil Gaiman (Goodreads Author) (Contributor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2023 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bright Green Futures: 2024 by Renan Bernardo (Goodreads Author), Susan Quinn (Editor), Sarena Ulibarri (Goodreads Author) 4.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book really liked it Middlegame (Alchemical Journeys, #1) by Seanan McGuire (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing The Stardust Thief (The Sandsea Trilogy, #1) by Chelsea Abdullah (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing Saturnalia by Stephanie Feldman (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing The Jaguar Mask by Michael J. DeLuca (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
The Jaguar Mask is a 12-course meal. It took me more than typical to sink into the story and get to know the characters. Especially since its gritty, noir crime vibe wouldn't normally attract me. However, it was well worth persevering. The book is li ...more
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Long after climate-caused collapse, some lead a rough nomadic life that sustains them until the distant tech-based, highly segmented (by class) city drains the region of water. The author demonstrates what it means to stand for environmental and soci ...more
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing The Last Days of Good People by A.T. Sayre (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
An emotional ride that brought tears--and didn't leave me where I thought. This intriguing story offers an interesting species on their home planet with Earth people observing from a distance. Well, until there seems to be no hope for the species to ...more
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing The Space Between You and Me by Julie True Kingsley (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Love stories and YA books are not my typical. But the social justice aspect of this book called to me. An important story, especially in these times. The author crafts a story showing realistic lives of farm workers from Mexico who chase from harvest ...more
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BrightFlame BrightFlame rated a book it was amazing Be the Sea by Clara Ward (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Just finished Clara Ward's Be the Sea--I didn't want it to end! I highly recommend this EcoLit, ClimateFiction story with diverse (including neurodiverse) characters. The author weaves in marine biology and offers sea creature points of view in a ver ...more
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I don't tend to be a horror reader, but the author's description of monsters we can love convinced me to give the book a try. As grisly as some of the descriptions are (for instance, of Shesheshen eating humans and incorporating their body parts), th ...more
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