Any write-up that starts with “So-and-so’s provocative debut” and ends with “So-and-so’s novel carries an undeniably powerful message” is a review I can sink my teeth into. We’re over the moon to see such a positive response from Publishers Weekly this week! And, in case you missed it, the nice folks over Read more…
Really excited to share this interview about Vox, and me, and linguisticky things. It’s over at Publishers Weekly today, and I couldn’t be happier!
I’ve a new appreciation for reporters and interviewers, having had lovely chats with a few of them recently. Scary? Yes, a little. But when they do it right and arrange your words on the page, that fear really does go away. For some insight into what I was thinking when 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…
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!