Extinction Capital of the World: Stories
Extinction Capital of the World: Stories
Rigg, Mariah (Author)
HarperCollins: 2025
Paperback: New
9780063419971
"In ten ... stories, Mariah Rigg immerses readers in contemporary Hawaii. By turns heartbreaking and hopeful, these stories of love, longing, and grief are fierce dispatches from a state haunted by the specter of colonization--a precious biome under constant threat. An older man grapples with the American-weapons research conducted on a neighboring island that reverberates through his entire life. A pregnant woman seeks belonging while poaching flowers in the rainforest with her partner's mother. Two teenage girls find love during a summer spent on Midway Atoll. A young woman returns home to Oahu following a breakup and reconnects with her estranged father and the island itself. Linked by both place and character, Rigg's stories illuminate the exotification and commodification of Hawaii in the American mythos"--
Contributor Bio:
Mariah Rigg is a Samoan-Haole settler who was born and raised on the island of O'ahu. Her work has been featured in Oxford American, The Sewanee Review, Joyland, and elsewhere. In 2024, she was awarded a fellowship in creative writing from the National Endowment for the Arts. She holds an MFA from the University of Oregon and is currently a PhD candidate at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.