An anthology of 24 stories aimed to raise awareness about sustainability, No More Fairy Tales. Stories to Save our Planet, edited by D.A.Baden is an excellent example of how topics of extreme actuality can be skillfully and creativelly made part of the literary narrative.
When a topic of such high political actuality is becoming a subject of literary inspiration, this is the clearest indicator of the widespread relevance. Therefore, there is an audience interested in such topics and the diversity of approaches and stories included in this anthology is the clear example in this sense.
The short stories cover a wide variety of styles and genres, from fantastic to romantic and dramatic, and it was interesting for me to embrace the diversity of approaches on a topic that can be smartly read in so many ways.
As I was not familiar with most of the authors, this anthology also gave me the chance to get to know new writers, in additions to the inspiration of the topic itself.
D.A.Baden is professor of sustainability at the University of Southampton and author of academic publications on this topic.
Rating: 4 stars
Disclaimer: Book offered as part of the book tour but the opinions are, as usual, my own
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