A vigorous eruption column rising over the summit of 1,282-m (4,206 ft)-high Augustine Volcano. Photograph by M.E. Yount, U.S. Geological Survey, March 31, 1986.  The earth never stops moving beneath our feet, but sometimes, its rumblings are impossible to ignore. Recent reports indicate that Mount Spurr , a towering peak northwest of Anchorage, Alaska, is showing signs of potential eruption. Increased gas emissions, heightened seismic activity, and indications of magma movement have raised concerns that an eruption may be imminent. The last time Mount Spurr erupted was in 1992, covering parts of Alaska with ash and severely disrupting air travel. Now, over three decades later, scientists are closely monitoring its behavior — and the parallels to my novel Inversion are impossible to overlook. In Inversion , the world is thrown into chaos when a series of simultaneous volcanic eruptions occur across the globe. From Iceland to Antarctica, these eruptions trigger a chain reaction tha...

I’ve always leaned toward traditional publishing practices when it comes to beta and ARC readers, so my circle of readers is small — but their feedback is invaluable. The insights I’ve received so far have been thoughtful, detailed, and deeply encouraging. Here’s a glimpse of what a couple of my early readers had to say about The Life of Phi : One reader described the experience like this: "I wasn’t expecting The Life of Phi to hit me the way it did. What drew me in wasn’t just the worldbuilding or the plot — it was the writing itself. The language is lyrical, almost hypnotic, especially in the sections narrated by the water itself. Those passages felt like poetry — fluid, unpredictable, and powerful." They went on to highlight the symbolic use of water as both a life force and a destroyer — a metaphor that deepened the novel’s tension. As Quinn reflects on the AI’s growing influence, the weight of those water metaphors builds. Sahara’s destructive path mirrors a raging ri...