'The Light Pirate' depicts a dystopian Florida amidst climate catastrophes
Podcast: NPR's Book of the DayPublished On: Tue Dec 13 2022
Description: Climate displacement is already a reality. In Lily Brooks-Dalton's new novel The Light Pirate, which takes place in a near future, a family chooses to stay in a Florida town hit by a severe hurricane. As the state collapses, the people who live there must forge their own path forward. In today's episode, Brooks-Dalton speaks with NPR's Sarah McCammon about the compromises made between nature and civilization, and how the decision to rebuild weighs on those left behind.Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoicesNPR Privacy Policy
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