News and Press
Publishers Weekly - Review
“Set in a climate change–ravaged 2073, Barner’s entertaining debut sci-fi romance mash-up takes both genres equally seriously. . . It’s a pleasure to watch Alex and Mansoor fall in love with and fight for each other. The result is a unique, exciting, and intelligent novel with a lot of heart.”​ Full Review
GirlTalkHQ - Guest Post
"That’s the promise of sci-fi romance. By taking a high-stakes genre like sci-fi and pairing it with an intimate one-on-one genre like romance, we can find stories that are both rich with big ideas and have a lot of heart.
So whether you call it romanti-sci, scimance, or SFR, I think sci-fi romance is poised to be something big. And I can’t wait to see where this exciting genre mashup goes next.​​" Full Article
Writing is Hard with Lindsey Byrd - Interview
"I think ultimately this book is uplifting and makes you feel optimistic about the future, which is definitely something we need right now." Spotify Interview | YouTube Interview
Awesome Gang - Interview
"What is the name of your latest book and what inspired it?
Moonrising is a near future romance set on the first Moon colony. I was originally inspired by reading about NASA growing red romaine lettuce on the International Space Station. I’m a vegetable gardener, and I started imagining what it would be like to grow vegetables in space. From there, I created Dr. Alex Cole, a University of Chicago agronomist, who likes plants more than people. She is recruited by NASA to build a greenhouse on the Moon colony."​ Full Interview