Christopher Brown is the Philip K. Dick and World Fantasy Award-nominated author of the novels Tropic of Kansas, Rule of Capture and Failed State. His new book of narrative nonfiction about urban nature and green futures, The Secret History of Empty Lots, drawing on the material of his popular newsletter Field Notes, is forthcoming from Timber Press in the fall of 2024. He lives with his family in a restored brownfield in Austin, Texas, where he also practices law.

Christopher is a contributing writer for the Necessary Tomorrows podcast.