https://www.christophermari.com/media daily 0.75 2024-03-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1602000504500-DPA0MKZQ90A975LGBV8A/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_27eb.jpg Media Some interviews and other fun stuff I’ve done to promote my books: The Best Books on the History of Space Exploration, Shepherd.com, 1/17/2022. An interview my coauthor Jeremy and I did for the Hybrid Author podcast, 1/18/2018. A print interview Jeremy and I did with the Big Thrill, 1/31/2017. A print interview Jeremy and I did with Fanbase Press, 1/19/2017. A print interview Jeremy and I did that ran in the Huffington Post, 1/9/2017. Here’s some book selections I made for Mystery Playground, 12/1/2016. Jeremy and I contributed to some thoughts to the Odyssey for National Novel Writing Month, 10/31/2016. Here’s a print interview I did with the Queens Courier, 8/10/2016. https://www.christophermari.com/home daily 1.0 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1737918611148-KK54GL8JNZTQY7QKDX2O/IMG_9288.jpg Home https://www.christophermari.com/novels daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/c60b5d04-b1cc-40ca-a160-c9c5a49502f1/image0.jpeg Books - Ten Worlds Away INFINITE WORLDS. INFINITE POSSIBILITIES. A woman visits her teenage grandfather on the day he meets her grandmother. A young married couple comes to a fork in humanity’s road on Mars. A detective meets an unusual amnesiac in postwar New York City. A pair of explorers confront a frozen sky. An old man questions his sanity when he begins receiving strange calls. A little girl spends one last day with her beloved father before he goes off to war. A man loses the ability to worry while exploring a planet orbiting a distant star. These are just some of the stories in Ten Worlds Away, a gripping collection of speculative fiction inspired by the classic science fiction of the mid-20th century and Rod Serling’s groundbreaking television series, The Twilight Zone. "Mari … collects 10 poignant and contemplative speculative shorts that run the gamut of human emotions, endeavors, and faults. ... This clever collection is sure to please fans of wistful sci-fi." —Publishers Weekly Buy on Amazon Buy on Indiebound Buy on Barnes and Noble Buy on Books-A-Million Buy on Waterstones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1601404184949-KX4MZICRXT3AA0PWLMAR/The+Beachhead.jpg Books - The Beachhead After Earth is decimated, the entire remaining human population is marooned on an unfamiliar beach. The enigmatic winged Orangemen leave the survivors with instructions to remake their society, basic tools and weapons, and a few thousand books, including Bibles in many languages. As two generations are born and raised, conflicting theories as to the nature of the apocalypse continue to simmer. Fifty years later, the arrival of a new family that shouldn’t exist threatens the delicate peace holding humanity together. Two young soldiers, John Giordano and Kendra McQueen, venture into the unexplored wilderness beyond the city walls in search of answers. But their disquieting discoveries only raise more questions, forcing mankind to reconsider what it means to be human. In this reflective, provocative postapocalyptic novel, John, Kendra, and the remnants of humanity must find the strength to love and the will to forgive—or they will all perish. “An intriguing look at the end of the world.” —Booklist “Mari has written a smart and fascinating tale about a postapocalyptic society, built upon the juxtaposition of religious history and an advanced civilization.” —Library Journal “One of the comforting aspects of reading genre fiction is that you often have a decent sense of how the book is going to end. Not in The Beachhead. But in Mari's hands, this unpredictability is a refreshing experience…” —Adrian Liang, Amazon Book Review Buy on Amazon Buy on Indiebound Buy on Barnes and Noble Buy on Books-A-Million Buy on Waterstones https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1601404632929-DQLKJXDU6AV6PO94E4T4/Ocean+of+Storms.jpg Books - Ocean of Storms In the near future, political tensions between the United States and China are at an all-time high. Then a catastrophic explosion on the moon cleaves a vast gash in the lunar surface, and the massive electromagnetic pulse it unleashes obliterates Earth’s electrical infrastructure. To plumb the depths of the newly created lunar fissure and excavate the source of the power surge, the feuding nations are forced to cooperate on a high-risk mission to return mankind to the moon. Now, a diverse, highly skilled ensemble of astronauts—and a pair of maverick archaeologists plucked from the Peruvian jungle—will brave conspiracy on Earth and disaster in space to make a shocking discovery. Ocean of Storms is an epic adventure that spans space and time as its heroes race to fulfill an ancient mission that may change the course of humanity’s future. “This fast-paced read will keep readers engaged to the final twist and turns as the conspiracy unfolds. Mari and Brown’s first SF collaboration is a good pick for those new to the genre as well as more seasoned readers.” —Booklist “Ocean of Storms is an action flick in book form!” —Revolution SF “Impending apocalypse. A heart-pounding Space Race. Political thrills. Ocean of Storms has all this and more, and it is also a story made up of many different parts. With scenes and situations reminiscent of movies like Independence Day, Armageddon, or Jurassic Park, the book also felt to me a lot like a Hollywood summer blockbuster in prose form. Indeed, looking back at the notes I took while reading, the thing that kept cropping up in my comments and descriptions was the word ‘cinematic.’” —BiblioSanctum Buy on Amazon Buy on Indiebound Buy on Barnes and Noble Buy on Books-A-Million Buy on Waterstones https://www.christophermari.com/essays daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1602000858990-QRXKK7REFO8YQSZRQY6R/pkEM%252BbvkReiF4Px81TfUvg_thumb_417b.jpg Essays Here are some essays I’ve written. You’ll find more essays on Substack. "Richie Rich and Brighton Beach" Dappled Things, Nov. 4, 2025. "On writing today." Dappled Things, Aug. 12, 2025. "A contrarian in the age of AI." Dappled Things, July 22, 2025. "Not-So-Sweet Surrender" Dappled Things, Oct. 22, 2024. “The Hollow Inch.” Dappled Things, June 18, 2024. "On being a paperboy." Dappled Things, Apr. 2, 2024. "Can all American literature be classified in two camps?" Dappled Things, Oct. 17, 2023. "What Rotimi Taught Me." Dappled Things, Jan. 3, 2023. "Losing My Ethnicity." Dappled Things, Jan. 13, 2022. "The Way We Read Today." You Might Need To Hear This, July 22, 2021. "Read a book (with pictures!)." The Horn Book, May 14, 2021. "What Ebenezer Scrooge, Bob Cratchit and Dickens teach America today." New York Daily News, Dec. 17, 2020. “A rocket to a hopeful human future.” New York Daily News, Sept. 26, 2020. “What a dog did for us.” New York Daily News, May 19, 2020. “We’re going to be okay.” New York Daily News, Apr. 15, 2020. “When you know that the world is not meant to be like this.” America, Nov. 23, 2018. “How literature can unify us.” New York Daily News, Oct. 25, 2018. “The nightmare of child separation.” New York Daily News, July 9, 2018. "Our children understand our government's immorality." New York Daily News, June 20, 2018. "Let them roam." New York Daily News, Oct. 22, 2017. "Yearning for a time before all this." New York Daily News, Sept. 11, 2017. "It's time to get beyond low earth orbit." Boing Boing, Jan. 5, 2017. “10 Great Tips on How to Write a Book with a Co-author.” Writer’s Digest, Nov. 30, 2016. "My Life, Unstuffed." America, June 23, 2016. "Hope in the Silent Stars." America, Dec. 16, 2015. "A brush with injustice." U.S. Catholic, June 2015. https://www.christophermari.com/about daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/1602248092165-HAKKPC34ZUMJJ01XTFJS/IMG_2782.jpg About Photo by L.C. Mari https://www.christophermari.com/contact-1 daily 0.75 2026-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/e5bba1b6-5f5e-4b7c-b6cd-9cb3c296e827/IMG_4626.jpg Contact - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.christophermari.com/short-stories daily 0.75 2026-01-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5f73766a83063c7467565777/2a1456f1-7976-4dcf-ae6f-3f5a3f7497c1/B017JSWY4A_d9067e34_cover.jpeg Short Stories - The Mermaid in the Water Tower A while back, my kids and I got stuck on an elevated train (an “el” to us old school New Yorkers) and I needed to entertain them—fast. When I glanced out the window and spotted a water tower, I cooked up a story about a mermaid living in it. They liked it so much that they asked me to write it down. The synopsis is below, along with the link to the story. Strange things happen when you start wondering about things. If you're a really curious young mermaid like Libby, who wants to know everything and anything, you might learn that the whole Atlantic Ocean is stuck inside a water tower. And that legs sprout from your tail once your scales dry off completely. Oh, and that your parents might not have a clue. But most of all: that the world is far more than it seems and filled with wonders—if you're brave enough to look for them. "The Mermaid in the Water Tower." Nov. 3, 2015.