A New Faith <genre: hopeful climate fiction>

Sequoia, a city of climate refugees, has to decide whether to thrive in a future built from scratch or to barely survive because it cannot let go of its past.

TinJar
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026... One of the trigger events in "A New Faith" is reverberation of the two murders in the fictional city of Sequoia spreading across the world. #booksky #books #book #novel #fiction #thriller #mystery #speculativefiction #crimefiction #hopepunk #solarpunk #detective

Trumpworld shows no tragedy is...
How Trump acolytes seized on UK teen’s killing to push anti-immigration agenda

Senior administration officials jump on death of Henry Nowak – and statements echo language of the far right

The Guardian

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/08/trump-hegseth-vance-henry-nowak-death

One of the trigger events in "A New Faith" is reverberation of the two murders in the fictional city of Sequoia spreading across the world. A few readers found it far-fetched. Unfortunately, that is the world we live in already.

https://tinjar.ghost.io/a-new-faith

#bookstodon #books #book #novel #fiction #thriller #mystery #speculativefiction #crimefiction #hopepunk #solarpunk

How Trump acolytes seized on UK teen’s killing to push anti-immigration agenda

Senior administration officials jump on death of Henry Nowak – and statements echo language of the far right

The Guardian
"What's the woodchipper setting for 'liquidity' again?" This became one of Husqvarna's most important customer service questions in the times that came after. #Microfictions #Hopepunk
solarpunkstories.substack.com/p/is-solarpu... #solarpunk #hopepunk #solar #Africa "Could Africa leapfrog the West by skipping its legacy infrastructure and mindsets that might make it harder to build a more solarpunk society? Could this continent lead us all into a deliciously sustainable future?"

Is Africa leading the solarpun...
Is Africa leading the solarpunk future?

Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa are building solutions that richer nations could learn from

SolarPunk Stories

https://solarpunkstories.substack.com/p/is-solarpunk-africa-leapfrogging

#solarpunk #hopepunk #solar #Africa

"parts of Africa are charting a different course. One built around grassroots clean energy generation, ecological restoration and community empowerment. Could Africa leapfrog the West by skipping its legacy infrastructure and mindsets that might make it harder to build a more solarpunk society? Could this continent lead us all into a deliciously sustainable future?"

Is Africa leading the solarpunk future?

Uganda, Rwanda and South Africa are building solutions that richer nations could learn from

SolarPunk Stories

I'm only just now learning about the term "#hopepunk", and I'm not sure how I feel about it. It feels kinda clunky if I'm being honest?

But at the same time, if I'm understanding the definition correctly, it describes Enigma Heart's overall story arc a lot more accurately than "cozy" does, and would prepare players better for the darker tonal shift the story takes in the middle acts.

"Woke Terrorists, Trying to Replace us Whites" cry the Rich....

...a better World is possible and worth fighting for. Now with Experts explaining how!

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jun/04/world-inequality-lab-equality-academics-planetary-survival

#ClimateCrisis #Fascism #Solarpunk #Hopepunk #Academia #PoliticalExtremism

‘An equal and habitable world is possible’: academics set out sweeping vision for planetary survival

Global report provides an alternative to climate breakdown, political extremism and economic tensions

The Guardian