Search

The article present an interview with Paul Lynch, author of "Prophet Song," and how he was inspired to write a dystopian novel based on real-world events. It discusses about his inspiration for writing a dystopian novel set in Ireland; the influence of German-Swiss poet and novelist Herman Hesse's work; the complexity of the protagonist; and also mentions about the emotional challenges of writing specific scenes, such as a mother searching for her missing son.

This article deals with the growing popularity of dystopian novels among U.S. teenagers. According to 15-year-old Ruth Leopold of Maine, the gloomy tales of these books make her feel lucky that she lives a good life with her family and everything she needs. Particular focus is given to the scenarios underlying new dystopian books over the next few years. Kenny Brechner of DDG Booksellers claims that these are books that kids talk about among themselves. Examples of dystopian books are "The Hunger Games" and "Life As We Knew It."

The article informs that publishers are not interested in buying dystopian Fiction the due to COVID-19 pandemic . It mentions that escapism is on the rise according to a number of editors and agents who specialize in adult commercial fiction. It also mentions views of Cindy Hwang, editorial director at Berkley on the increase in escapism.

This article looks at trends in religious books for children in the U.S. in 2011. It highlights the publication of children's books on a variety of topics beyond the Bible, such as good manners, mindfulness and dystopia. It discusses the observation that parents are looking for children's books on Christianity and faith-based themes. The emergence of Buddhist books for children is also noted.

The article reports on adult dystopian science-fiction backlist titles that shot to the top of the charts following the election of U.S. President Donald Trump. George Orwell’s "1984" and Margaret Atwood’s "The Handmaid's Tale" landed on the NPD BookScan and Amazon bestseller lists for the first half of 2017.

The article focuses on American author Sarah Dalton, who writes young adult (YA) novels. Topics discussed are reading and researching on crimes, kidnappings and psychological thriller books, maintaining a pen name to write horror and dystopia books for different genres, and publishing the book "Silent Child".

An interview with Margaret Atwood, author of the classic dystopian story "The Handmaid's Tale," is presented. Atwood talks about her reaction to the reignition of interest in "The Handmaid's Tale," whether there is something distinctly Canadian about the vision of the book, and the misreading/misinterpreting about the story.

The article presents an interview with Christina Dalcher, author of the book "Vox." She discusses the reason she decided to write a novel, how her background as a linguist influences her fiction writing, and whether she sees her novel as being informed by or in conversation with other feminist dystopian narratives.

In the article the author discusses the growing popularity of dystopian literature amongst young adult readers. Topics discussed include the evolution of dystopian literature in the 19th century with the book "The Machine Stops," by E. M. Forster, possible reason for the popularity of dystopian literature amongst young adults, and examples of dystopian literature such as the author's "Achilles: The Deep Sky Saga."