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Denise Baden

@dabaden.bsky.social

#Writer (e.g. Habitat Man), #playwright (Murder in the Citizens' Jury), founder of #GreenStories and #EcoHairBeauty. I'm on the Forbes List of Climate Leaders and am Professor of #Sustainability at University of Southampton. https://www.dabaden.com/

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Fiction ‘brings lectures to life’ as academics face empty classes University ‘whodunnit’ inspired by attempts to tackle poor attendance as scholars look for novel ways to engage mainstream audiences

@timeshighered.bsky.social wrote a lovely article about my work using #storytelling in #highereducation. It got some bitter comments about having to entertain to get students to turn up. They have a point but I do what I must to get bums on seats! www.timeshighereducation.com/news/fiction...

18.11.2025 16:52 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

I'm doing a lunchtime session next Thursday (20th November) 12-1pm GMT on Creative Climate Communication. Register for the free event here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f28fcf... Lots of tips for #climate #Storytelling

14.11.2025 15:31 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams Microsoft Virtual Events Powered by Teams

I'm doing a lunchtime session next Thursday (20th November) 12-1pm GMT on Creative Climate Communication. Register for the free event here: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/f28fcf... Lots of tips for #climate #Storytelling

14.11.2025 15:31 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A culture of truth and lies I’ve been reading A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee where he convincingly makes the case that routine lying, misinformation and disinformation is accelerating us towards climate disaster. It occu...

My latest Creative Climate Communication newsletter on LinkedIn discusses @mikebernerslee.bsky.social new book 'A Climate of Truth' and what that means for us in general and for #writers www.linkedin.com/pulse/cultur...

11.11.2025 18:22 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A culture of truth and lies I’ve been reading A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee where he convincingly makes the case that routine lying, misinformation and disinformation is accelerating us towards climate disaster. It occu...

My latest Creative Climate Communication newsletter on LinkedIn discusses @mikebernerslee.bsky.social new book 'A Climate of Truth' and what that means for us in general and for #writers www.linkedin.com/pulse/cultur...

11.11.2025 18:22 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A culture of truth and lies I’ve been reading A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee where he convincingly makes the case that routine lying, misinformation and disinformation is accelerating us towards climate disaster. It occu...

My latest Creative Climate Communication newsletter on LinkedIn discusses @mikebernerslee.bsky.social new book 'A Climate of Truth' and what that means for us in general and for #writers www.linkedin.com/pulse/cultur...

03.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Fireflies Short story by Megan Mills

I adored Megan Mill's short story Fireflies in the Bending the Arc blog. Poignant and relatable bendingthearcmagazine.substack.com/p/fireflies?... @thewritemegan.bsky.social

06.11.2025 09:10 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Many winners of our Green Stories writing competitions are published by habitatpress.com. As a small independent publisher with a purpose, they're keen to get their books into libraries, chosen as book club reads, and welcome reviews. @ecolit.bsky.social

05.11.2025 15:05 — 👍 2    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Performance Tips For Authors, And Writing Climate Fiction With Laura Baggaley | How can authors write about climate change without preaching? What happens when your publisher goes under just before your book launch? How do theatre skills translate to better dialogue, readings, an...

A great podcast for #writers www.thecreativepenn.com/2025/10/20/p...

04.11.2025 14:04 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Lots of #ClimateInfluence wisdom in latest piece from @dabaden.bsky.social . #MustRead

In writing and all ways we communicate there is opportunity to "...go deeper on the issue of culture and who and what influences our values."

#leadership #communications #storytelling

03.11.2025 16:40 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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My novella 'The Assassin' which inspired my play 'Murder in the Citizens' Jury' is now available on most audio platforms, and is free if you are on Spotify premium books2read.com/u/bpypKk

29.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Great piece, and a motivating sales pitch in one. I concur with your perspective on climate fiction, and am glad to see someone is focused on building agency in readers, rather than despair.

31.10.2025 11:08 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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A culture of truth and lies I’ve been reading A Climate of Truth by Mike Berners-Lee where he convincingly makes the case that routine lying, misinformation and disinformation is accelerating us towards climate disaster. It occu...

My latest Creative Climate Communication newsletter on LinkedIn discusses @mikebernerslee.bsky.social new book 'A Climate of Truth' and what that means for us in general and for #writers www.linkedin.com/pulse/cultur...

03.11.2025 12:09 — 👍 4    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 1
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Why I Don't Like Climate Fiction by D. A Baden, founder of Green Stories

Why I don't like #climatefiction is a controversial title for an article for the Climate Fiction Writers League especially from someone who writes #cli-fi! climatefictionwritersleague.substack.com/p/why-i-dont... @clichangefiction.bsky.social @cli-fi-reviews.bsky.social @climate-fiction.bsky.social

30.10.2025 16:26 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
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Why I Don't Like Climate Fiction by D. A Baden, founder of Green Stories

Why I don't like #climatefiction is a controversial title for an article for the Climate Fiction Writers League especially from someone who writes #cli-fi! climatefictionwritersleague.substack.com/p/why-i-dont... @clichangefiction.bsky.social @cli-fi-reviews.bsky.social @climate-fiction.bsky.social

30.10.2025 16:26 — 👍 4    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0
The main image is a hand-made sign on cardboard proclaiming "Protect our planet!", and it has a drawing of the planet Earth on it. It is held aloft against a clear blue sky. On top of this is the text: Write solutions, not just dystopias, to inspire change: Introducing the climate-conscious writers handbook. In a box below this is the text 'Guest post by Wren James, Founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League'. Wren is pictured standing by the ocean.

The main image is a hand-made sign on cardboard proclaiming "Protect our planet!", and it has a drawing of the planet Earth on it. It is held aloft against a clear blue sky. On top of this is the text: Write solutions, not just dystopias, to inspire change: Introducing the climate-conscious writers handbook. In a box below this is the text 'Guest post by Wren James, Founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League'. Wren is pictured standing by the ocean.

Meet the writer and mission behind The Climate-Conscious Writers Handbook—and consider this guest post from Wren James, founder of the Climate Fiction Writers League, a call to arms for all writers.

britishfantasysociety.org/creating-the...

28.06.2025 15:04 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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My novella 'The Assassin' which inspired my play 'Murder in the Citizens' Jury' is now available on most audio platforms, and is free if you are on Spotify premium books2read.com/u/bpypKk

29.10.2025 15:51 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Delighted to share that my romcom Habitat Man #audiobook is now available free on #Spotify if you have Spotify premium, as well as audible and most audio platforms
buy.bookfunnel.com/hyrlb8nwuy

24.10.2025 12:08 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Delighted to share that my romcom Habitat Man #audiobook is now available free on #Spotify if you have Spotify premium, as well as audible and most audio platforms
buy.bookfunnel.com/hyrlb8nwuy

24.10.2025 12:08 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Book launch - D A Baden We managed to fill the P&G Wells book shop in the beautiful historic city of Winchester on Saturday for the book launch for my third novel. I was interviewed by local journalist Claudia Murg, and we i...

I'm still coming down from the wonderful time we had at the book launch for The Philosopher and the Assassin on Saturday. Thanks to those who travelled to get there and to Claudia who managed to interview me and film at the same time. See clips here: www.dabaden.com/book-launch/

14.10.2025 17:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Performance Tips For Authors, And Writing Climate Fiction With Laura Baggaley | How can authors write about climate change without preaching? What happens when your publisher goes under just before your book launch? How do theatre skills translate to better dialogue, readings, an...

I love this podcast by Laura Baggaley where she talks to Joanna Penn about #writing and #theatre. She does a nice shout-out for Green Stories and @habitatpress.bsky.social and how to find ways to engage readers in climate solutions without scaring them off! www.thecreativepenn.com/2025/10/20/p...

21.10.2025 12:29 — 👍 5    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
Book Launch for The Philosopher and the Assassin full video
YouTube video by Green Stories Book Launch for The Philosopher and the Assassin full video

The video of the book launch for The Philosopher and the Assassin is now available, see www.youtube.com/watch?v=UtlD.... Also check out www.youtube.com/@greenstorie... for other videos

20.10.2025 13:14 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

Hello world!

#Sentientism is a worldview: "evidence, reason and compassion for all sentient beings" Simple yet radical. We hope you like it!

https://sentientism.info/
https://linktr.ee/sentientism
https://www.youtube.com/c/Sentientism/
https://apple.co/391khQO

28.07.2023 17:20 — 👍 51    🔁 15    💬 1    📌 1
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Book launch - D A Baden We managed to fill the P&G Wells book shop in the beautiful historic city of Winchester on Saturday for the book launch for my third novel. I was interviewed by local journalist Claudia Murg, and we i...

I've uploaded some more photos and videos from the book launch for the Philosopher and the Assassin. www.dabaden.com/book-launch/ Check out the readings plus a bonus birthday poem!

15.10.2025 16:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Book launch - D A Baden We managed to fill the P&G Wells book shop in the beautiful historic city of Winchester on Saturday for the book launch for my third novel. I was interviewed by local journalist Claudia Murg, and we i...

I've uploaded some more photos and videos from the book launch for the Philosopher and the Assassin. www.dabaden.com/book-launch/ Check out the readings plus a bonus birthday poem!

15.10.2025 16:06 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
Book launch - D A Baden We managed to fill the P&G Wells book shop in the beautiful historic city of Winchester on Saturday for the book launch for my third novel. I was interviewed by local journalist Claudia Murg, and we i...

I'm still coming down from the wonderful time we had at the book launch for The Philosopher and the Assassin on Saturday. Thanks to those who travelled to get there and to Claudia who managed to interview me and film at the same time. See clips here: www.dabaden.com/book-launch/

14.10.2025 17:50 — 👍 3    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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Excited for the book launch today of The Philosopher and the Assassin in the beautiful historic city of Winchester. I'll be interviewed by a local journalist and will do a few readings. Can't wait!

11.10.2025 07:27 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thrutopian Fiction: The Philosopher and the Assassin This month I have been busy with the launch of my latest novel: The Philosopher and the Assassin. It is literary fiction and uses the popular murder mystery device to engage readers while educating th...

This months Creative Climate Communication newsletter talks about thrutopian fiction and my new book launch www.linkedin.com/pulse/thruto...

07.10.2025 18:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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The Philosopher and the Assassin - Habitat Press The Philosopher and the Assassin is a contemporary literary fiction novel that weaves moral philosophy, climate and whodunnit.

Today is the last day to get a discounted copy of The Philosopher and the Assassin on Amazon. The book launch is on Saturday and I can't wait!
"Funny, memorable, characterful and original.” by
The Literary Studio. If you prefer to avoid Amazon, buy direct here: habitatpress.com/product/the-...

08.10.2025 09:58 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Thrutopian Fiction: The Philosopher and the Assassin This month I have been busy with the launch of my latest novel: The Philosopher and the Assassin. It is literary fiction and uses the popular murder mystery device to engage readers while educating th...

This months Creative Climate Communication newsletter talks about thrutopian fiction and my new book launch www.linkedin.com/pulse/thruto...

07.10.2025 18:00 — 👍 2    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0

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