Solarpunk discussion

Winds of Change: Short Stories about Our Climate is free until August 31.
https://claims.instafreebie.com/free/...

One of my favorite audiobooks on the natural world is on sale today! Check out The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Audible Link: https://www.audible.com/pd/Science-Te...

Lena wrote: "One of my favorite audiobooks on the natural world is on sale today! Check out The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration Into the Wonder of Consciousness
Audible Link: https:..."

I'm going to have to read that - I LOVE octopus, they are ridiculously smart and sassy to boot. This one, in Germany, got annoyed at the lights that switched on each morning...https://www.npr.org/templates/story/s...

Here’s my favorite: Octopus Escapes New Zealand!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/a...

Lena wrote: "Here’s my favorite: Octopus Escapes New Zealand!
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/a..."

Go Inky! Striking a blow for cephalopod freedoms everywhere :)

Amazon Prime has invested in seven short Cli-Fi stories!
https://smile.amazon.com/gp/product/B...
Free to Prime Members!

Cool! Thanks Rebecca!

That's awesome, thanks Rebecca :)

Walkaway is available for free until April 20th as part of Tor’s ebook club!
https://ebookclub.tor.com/?utm_source...

Emergency Skin
New solarpunk story by NK Jemisin available free as a kindle and audible for Prime Members and Kindle Unlimited for just the kindle version (I think).

Link:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B07...
My Review:
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

Lena wrote: "Emergency Skin
New solarpunk story by NK Jemisin available free as a kindle and audible for Prime Members and Kindle Unlimited for just the kindle..."

Thank you - I fell to temptation and bought the rest of the collection too, though this looks like the most (if not only) Solarpunk entry among them.

Solarpunk has come to The Verge! Behold
Better Worlds!
https://www.theverge.com/2018/12/5/18...

Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future is on sale today: https://www.amazon.com/Hieroglyph-Sto...

Glass and Gardens: Solarpunk Summers is on sale today for 99¢! Highly recommend!
https://www.amazon.com/Glass-Gardens-...

Lena wrote: "Hieroglyph: Stories and Visions for a Better Future is on sale today: https://www.amazon.com/Hieroglyph-Sto......"

I second that recommendation, it's one amazing book :)

Gravity is Heartless, a clifi and possibly Solarpunk book, is on sale today! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07VPH17ZH?...

The Green Man: Tales from the Mythic Forest is on sale today: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B083VT58ST?...
Purchased!

And Lately, The Sun, our February book of the month, is on sale until January 1st through Smashwords: https://www.smashwords.com/books/view...
The publisher has told me it’s a 75% coupon that applies at checkout.

Is $6.49 the discount price, or do we need a coupon code?

Judging from comparison to the Amazon price that is not the discount. The publisher said the discount happened automatically at checkout.

I just tried buying it, but the checkout price is still $6.49. :?

I wonder if that's a regional issue? When I go to the link Lena posted, the price automatically adjusts down and I get the message: "Use the code SEY75 at checkout for 75% off during our site-wide promotion!"
Maybe try that code manually - it might work where the automatic reduction isn't?

I can also gift it with the coupon, so do message me if you still have issues at all - we can give that a shot :)

Ah ha! I was using a mini-browser on a phone earlier. Now on my laptop I see the message about using the SEY75 code at checkout. Mission accomplished! Thanks for your help. :-D

Thank you both! When I open the link now, I see the discount too; maybe earlier Smashwords hadn't turned it on yet.

Fiona to the rescue!

Solarpunk Solstice Sale! At least on the Solarpunk group's September 2019 read, The Redwood Revenger. From now until the end of day on 12/25/20, a mere $0.99 US, $0.99 AUS/CAN/NZ/UK/IRE, etc., @ (AMZ, Kobo, B&N, Apple, geo-local offshoots of Kobo, etc).

Johannes wrote: "Solarpunk Solstice Sale! At least on the Solarpunk group's September 2019 read, The Redwood Revenger. From now until the end of day on 12/25/20, a mere $0.99 US, $0.99 AUS/CAN/NZ/UK..."

We have a previous group read on this one, too, and new comments are always welcome! :)

Cities of Light: A Collection of Solar Futures : Stories by: Paolo Bacigalupi, S.B. Divya, Andrew Dana Hudson, Deji Bryce Olukotun. Looks like it's a free download.

"Cities of Light features stories, essays, and art imagining solar futures in four U.S. cities: Chicago, Illinois; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Portland, Oregon; and San Antonio, Texas... exploring how the transition to solar energy will transform cities; catalyze revolutions in politics, governance, and culture; and create diverse futures for human communities... emphasizes that the design of solar energy matters in shaping the future of urban communities and considers how each city’s geographic and social features, along with the arc of its particular local history, create unique challenges and opportunities as we work collectively to design more equitable energy futures."

This has been impossible to save on my kindle without special apps or giving my email and yet I’m quite excited about it as it features stories in San Antonio! If the links last I might read it online. We should put it up for the next group read!

I noticed Bright Green Futures: 2024 is free on Amazon. Though I'd pop it here in case anyone sees despite this group being, er, in hibernation?

I think it's in "hibernation" more due to lack of material, than to lack of interest. Shall we give this a try?

I am very much willing to get things going again!!

Hey everyone!

Starting this year, I migrated from GR to StoryGraph. However, you can still find my reviews of solarpunk (and positive futures) on the Human Library forum:

https://choveshkata.net/forum/viewtop...

This particular one is about And Lately, the Sun: Speculative Fictions for a Climate-thrashed World, which turned out to be surprisingly positive.

(Also, apologies for my long silence. I was going through the longest low phase of my bipolar yet. :( )