Bronze — 2024 Reader’s Choice Awards
The coast is gone. What remains is the climb back.
When rising seas reshape the eastern seaboard, Juliet and Martin push northward along a drowned coastline toward Boston — driven by necessity, slowed by everything the world has become. Miles away, Juliet’s son Billy navigates a reality where technology is equal parts lifeline and liability, and the connections that once felt permanent are anything but.
Inland is a taut, grounded survival story about what people carry when everything familiar is swept away — and what it costs to keep moving toward something worth reaching.
For readers who want post-collapse fiction that never loses sight of the human beings inside it, Inland holds on to what matters most.
Kate Risse
Softcover: 978-1-961905-07-8 | $14.95
Audiobook: 978-1-961905-29-0 | $19.95
E-book: 978-1-961905-06-1 | $5.99
June 2024 | 360 pages
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Audiobook excerpts from Chapters 3, 5, and 33
In the media
a_limitless_reader – book review – June 11, 2024
Reader’s Entertainment by Jocie McKade – book review – June 15, 2024
Shubham Lakhina’s Reviews – book review – July 3, 2024
The Writer’s Podcast – guest appearance – July 8, 2024
Grady’s Reviews – book review – August 1, 2024
Shubham Lakhina’s Reviews – book review – July 3, 2024
The Wise Ones – guest appearance – August 1, 2024
paulsemel.com – guest appearance – August 1, 2024
Writer’s Bone – guest appearance – August 9, 2024
Writers after Dark – article “Cli-Fi: A Twilight Genre” – August 15, 2024
What I’m Reading by Randi-Lee Bowslaugh – book review – August 27, 2024
books_of_prisha – book review – August 30, 2024
The Justice, Brandeis University’s independent student newspaper – Mirabell Rowland – interview – October 22, 2024
Coffee Shop Writing – panelist – October 27, 2024
Climate Fiction Writers League – article “Hurricanes and Floods in Islands: Two Authors Talk about the Aftermath of Disasters” – June 3, 2025
“A chilling meditation on the fragility—and the resilience—of the ties that bind us in the face of crisis.”
—Amanda Hagood, professor of environmental humanities and reporter for The Gabber
“Beautifully written story with a vivid sense of place that will connect readers with nature and make the environmental crisis real and personal. Engaging characters and human warmth demonstrate that individuals can be part of creating solutions to the threats we all face. Accessible, readable adventure with a true green heart.”
—Nicola Davies, award-winning children’s book author
“Inland is a timely and poignant novel that resonates deeply with the challenges of our modern world. Risse’s masterful storytelling and keen insight make it a must-read for anyone seeking a gripping tale of survival, resilience, and the unbreakable bonds of family in the face of adversity.”
—a_limitless_reader