Like his last book, Riot Baby, Goliath carries pressing real-world implications. Tochi Onyebuchi’s Goliath envisions his home of New Haven in the not-too-distant future, ravaged by climate crisis and abandoned by the mostly-white class of people who can afford it.
One acclaimed Connecticut author's latest work of science fiction helps to reframe the climate crisis as inherently local, all while confronting issues of race, class, and gentrification. But environmental justice advocates point to the many ways present-day discriminatory practices and policies have resulted in stark instances of environmental racism here in the U.S.
When we hear about the climate crisis, it can often be framed as a future or somehow distant dilemma.
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