Last month, I had the absolute pleasure to talk to Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty about VOX and dystopian fiction on BBC Breakfast. And–get this–they were kind enough to send me the clip! Huge thanks to the BBC and my amazing UK publicist, Lily Capewell.
I always hear about these things after everyone else, sort of like opening your Christmas prezzies on Boxing Day. No matter — a present is a present is a present. And this one from the UK-based sci-fi publication Starburst Magazine made my day. As usual, clicking on the pretty image Read more…
I was over the moon when one of my publishers, HQ HarperCollinsUK, asked me to write an article on the linguistic elements in VOX, specifically, on the speculative (and very frightening) question of what might happen in future generations. Each time I’m asked about the genesis of the novel, I Read more…
Some things make me as speechless as my main character. Like this shoutout from EW listing VOX as one of “10 Prescient New Feminist Dystopias to Read After The Handmaid’s Tale.” Now, I’m never going to put myself in Margaret Atwood’s league — perhaps in my next life I’ll start writing Read more…
Yes, it’s true, I wrote a book about females being limited to 100 words per day (or else!). But here’s what I really think, and what frightens me far more than the prospect of having my words counted by a bracelet: What if we stopped children from acquiring language? What Read more…
I assure you, this project required some serious binge-watching of the Hulu series! Click the image below to read the article over at the UK’s Stylist Magazine. I can promise a few predictions and a little insight about television adaptations versus feature films. Thanks for reading!
Are on the same list. It’s nice, because usually when I think of George Orwell and me showing up in the same breath, I imagine something along the lines of “Wouldn’t it be nice if I could write a book as good as one of Orwell’s?” Whether I’ve come even Read more…