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Nina Munteanu

Nina Munteanu

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 Re-Creative Spotlight: Nina Munteanu on The OverstoryOn this episode of Re-Creative, Mark and I talk to writer, naturalist and limnologist Nina Munteanu about a Pulitzer Prize winning novel that had quite an impact on her: Richard Power’s The Overstory. Nina considers herself an environmental activist and ecologist. Much of her fiction is written in a sub-genre of SF: eco-fiction. She’s also a lover of irony, which is one of the reasons she loves the novel so much.Each character in The Overstory is either an avatar of a tree, or, perhaps, the trees are the main characters and the people simply represent them. “What Powers does is very powerful, in that he keeps it real,” Nina tells us.The novel deals with issues of deforestation, ecological collapse, and the extinction of some large trees.In this engrossing conversation, Nina teaches us some new ecological terms, such as the “duff” — the litter, or the decaying vegetation on the forest floor, underneath the overstory. (Also, limnology, the study of waters found within continents.)By the end of this conversation you will want to read not only The Overstory, but Nina’s own work!Support our Guest!Nina Munteanu is a Canadian ecologist and internationally published novelist of science fiction and fantasy. In addition to eight published novels, Nina has written award-nominated short stories, articles and non-fiction books, which have been translated into several languages. Recognition for her work includes the Midwest Book Review Reader’s Choice Award, finalist for Foreword Magazine’s Book of the Year Award, the SLF Fountain Award, and The Delta Optimist Reviewers Choice.Nina’s latest work (as of this recording) is A Diary in the Age of Water, which is an eco-fiction that follows the climate-induced journey of humanity through four generations of women with a unique relationship with water.Find all her books at her website, here! Paid subscriptions of this podcast support Donovan Street Press Inc. and the creation of new books and podcasts.Re-Creative is a co-production of Donovan Street Press Inc. in association with MonkeyJoy Press.Contact us at: contact@donovanstreetpress.com If you don’t wish to receive the podcast (or you’re receiving too many emails from this newsletter), it is possible to manage your Substack subscription to receive only the sections you want (e.g., the Donovan Street Press newsletter, the Captain’s Away serial, the Re-Creative podcast) via your account settings. You can do so by clicking on your avatar and selecting “Manage subscription” or by directly navigating to your account page.Follow Joe Mahoney and Donovan Street Press Inc. on: Goodreads, Bluesky, Threads, Mastadon, Facebook, and Instagram Get full access to Donovan Street Press Inc. at mahoneyj.substack.com/subscribe
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