Novels

Cailin writes offbeat, whimsical, book club-friendly novels with fantastical elements that are grounded in science, nature, and near-future technology. They are character-focused, with a balance of humor and emotional depth, written in lyrical but approachable prose.

If you are an editor interested in any of these projects, please reach out to
Alex Land at Mad Woman Literary Agency
https://www.alexbrownwrites.com

The Magic of Now

The Magic of Now is an upmarket, speculative novel about a 62-year-old woman, the goat her sister is reincarnated into, and the new-age cult that might be behind it. It features themes and ideas that include:

  • grief and the way it shapes our perceptions of the world
  • the psychology of cults
  • the brain as a technology
  • the border between human/animal and natural/artificial
  • the experience of being a woman in the world at various stages of life and finding meaning in each stage.

Pigeon WIP

Pigeon WIP is an upmarket, speculative novel inspired by the Birds Aren’t Real conspiracy theory. It features themes and ideas that include:

  • the psychology of conspiracy theories (in a world where it’s hard to distinguish truth from fiction)
  • the evils of surveillance capitalism
  • where we can derive our hope for the future