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Posted inLiterature

Western Lit: In ‘Gold Fame Citrus,’ the Nascent Genre of Cli-Fi Looks to California

Though the super El Niño bearing down on California may help alleviate the state’s crippling drought, even a good drenching won’t wash away four dry years. For nearly a half-decade, the watery foundation that underpins so many California institutions—almonds and salmon, weed and dairy, the Salton Sea and Los Angeles itself—has wobbled under the weight […]

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