From Journalism to Fiction: A Climate Chat with Emma Pattee

Emma Pattee is a climate journalist who self describes as 'your friendly neighborhood climate mom.' A writer who has contributed to the likes of The New York Times and The Guardian, she is now releasing her her debut novel 'Tilt.' 'Tilt' explores motherhood in the face of natural disaster, and how the foundations of our lives are built and shaken. The book follows Annie, who is nine months pregnant and shopping for a crib at IKEA when a massive earthquake hits Portland, Oregon. In 2021 Emma coined the term climate shadow, an alternative to climate footprint. She has written climate articles about climate fiction and parenting through the climate crisis. In this chat, we talk about how Emma balances both her and her reader's curiosities when writing, how to choose what to spend your time on, and the importance of subversive spaces. Buy Emma’s novel TILTEmma’s Substack “Just One More Question”Emma’s websiteFollow Climate Decoded on Instagram @climatedecoded and LinkedIn!Read the transcript and find resources mentioned in the episode at the Climate Decoded website: https://climatedecoded.com/Support the podcast by buying us a coffee at https://buymeacoffee.com/climatedecodedEmma’s Instagram (@emmapattee) Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.