Summary: <br> We talk with <a href="https://craphound.com/">Cory Doctorow</a> about his new novel <a href="https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250865939/thelostcause">The Lost Cause</a>, “a solarpunk science fiction novel of hope amidst the climate emergency.” It imagines an America where another better world is possible, while confronting the evils of today.<br> <br> <br> <br> Writers Voice— in depth conversation with writers of all genres, on the air since 2004.<br> <br> <br> <br> Find us on Facebook at Writers Voice with Francesca Rheannon, on Instagram and Threads @WritersVoicePodcast or find us on X/Twitter.<br> <br> <br> <br> Love Writer’s Voice? Please rate us on your podcast app. It really helps to get the word out about our show. <br> <br> <br> <br> <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/18HhhEaVHe9V5UasS232NxP1A9kfqgu-F5ZjoE_-wv2o/edit?usp=sharing">Read the transcript</a><br> <br> <br> <br> Key Words: writer’s voice, podcast, book recommendations, author interview, book podcast, book show, book excerpt, fiction, cli-fi, Cory Doctorow, Green New Deal, climate change<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> A Green New Deal America<br> <br> <br> <br> What would America look like 30 years from now if the Green New Deal were mainstream? A universal jobs guarantee? Renewable energy the law of the land? Social solidarity the guiding principle of society?<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> Now, imagine that the forces of reaction are anything but vanquished. The tax-avoiding tech billionaires have teamed up with MAGA remnants to overthrow progress and reinstate reaction. And the climate crisis is still ongoing.<br> <br> <br> <br> What’s a young person to do? Especially because the MAGA forces are armed to the teeth — and the young person in question is related to one of them, his “Gramps.” That’s the dilemma facing the 18 year -old protagonist of Cory Doctorow’s new novel, The Lost Cause.<br> <br> <br> <br> A Battle For The Future<br> <br> <br> <br> The questions posed in The Lost Cause are salient to our current moment: how to protect democracy against violent extremism; how to build social solidarity within the pressure cooker of crises that threaten to divide us; and how to use technology responsibly for human good instead of for the profit of a few.<br> <br> <br> <br> Those questions and more are wrapped in a package of vivid storytelling — something the incredibly prolific writer Cory Doctorow excels at.<br> <br> <br> <br> About The Author<br> <br> <br> <br> Cory Doctorow is a science fiction author, activist and journalist. He’s been on Writer’s Voice <a href="https://www.writersvoice.net/?s=doctorow">several times to talk about his books</a> Walkaway, Radicalized and Makers. In addition to The Lost Cause, his most recent nonfiction book is The Internet Con: How To Seize The Means Of Computation. In 2020, he was inducted into the Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy Hall of Fame. Doctorow is the author of the popular website, <a href="https://craphound.com/">Craphound.com</a>.<br>
