More Praise for A Season Unknown
"In A Season Unknown, child psychologist Keith Cohen inventively reimagines our relationship to the natural world. Malach’s emotional, mystical journey toward adulthood and activism reframes the often overwhelming climate crisis in terms that we can easily understand—those of a single human life."
—Mark Beauregard, author of The Whale: A Love Story, finalist for the 2016 Los Angeles Times Art Seidenbaum Prize for First Fiction
“An imaginative and searing exposition of how strange, confusing, and unjust it must seem to young people to learn that nature is in peril and the climate is on the brink. A clear look at life in the last years we have to make a change. A Season Unknown belongs alongside Richard Powers’s The Overstory and Lydia Millet’s A Children’s Bible.”
—Spencer Glendon, Founder of Probable Futures
"In A Season Unknown, Keith Cohen creates a metaphysical novel with big ideas and bigger heart. Its ecological and environmental spirituality will remind readers of the works of Barbara Kingsolver. It is a profoundly magical yet sometimes tragic work, but the rich language, vivid characters, and beautiful moments will ultimately leave readers with an uplifting and needed story."
—Tim Huggins, bookselling entrepreneur & cofounder of Earfull
“This book will have you drawn to Malach with the same inexplicable intensity as those around him. Cohen’s slow, deliberate pacing lends the prose an almost dreamlike quality as Malach's story unfolds. Fans of Max Porter's Lanny and Catherine Lacey's Pew will love A Season Unknown.”
—Katherine Nazzaro, Porter Square Books
“A Season Unknown is an exceptionally powerful story that thoughtfully engages us to realize the increasing threats we face from our changing climate and the inherent risks to the wellbeing of all life on our fragile planet. Cohen's timely message is bound to inspire readers to reflect on how much is at stake, as we are moved to determine a path that leads to solutions for the most urgent environmental issues of our time. “
—Marcia Cooper, Environmental Activist and President of Green Newton
“A modern fable – a beautiful collision of Aesop and Franz Kafka – that offers a challenging yet hopeful exploration of our perilous times.”
—Nick Petrulakis, events coordinator at DIESEL, A Bookstore