Writing fiction about climate change is notoriously difficult. Some authors have gone for massive ensemble casts to defeat the hyperobject . But what if one zoomed in to smaller, quieter, interpersonal stories? Jon Raymond is a screenwriter and novelist whose work I very much enjoy. He is a frequent collaborator of Kelly Reichardt 's, on films such as Old Joy , First Cow , Night Moves , and Showing Up . He also adapted James M. Cain's novel, Mildred Pierce , which became an HBO miniseries starring Kate Winslett. His novels in particular deal with our place in a world with a changing climate. His previous work, Denial , concerns itself with questions of climate culpability for the individual person with great skill. His new novel, God and Sex, asks poignant questions about the nature of miracles and doubt from within a climate context. We discuss both books at length in this show. They're both worth reading. Pick a copy of God and Sex while it is fresh off the presses! This Episode's Sponsors Philip Lee LLP: legal resources for carbon removal buyers and suppliers Arbonics: forestry project developer in the EU Listen to the RCC episode with Lisett Luik from Arbonics Become a sponsor by emailing carbon.removal.strategies[at]gmail.com Use this affiliate link to use Descript's transcripting and podcast editing service Use this affiliate link to use Riverside to record your podcasts Sign up for the 9Zero climate coworking space with my referral code Resources Become a paid subscriber of Reversing Climate Change Buy God and Sex Denial Bonnie "Prince" Billy Kim Stanley Robinson Adolf Eichmann's trial Eichmann in Jerusalem by Hannah Arendt Manicheaism Jean Valjean Go (re)watch The Sixth Sense —it's great. Ursula K Le Guin
