Articles about the dystopian books we love and real-life dystopias.
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Are Dystopian Writers Predicting the Future or Causing It?
The latest example of dystopian fiction-turned-real is the recent announcement of the upcoming Hunger—er, Patriot Games, where teenage boys and girls will compete on behalf of their U.S. states/territories in yet-to-be-determined athletic endeavors. Spurious claims of copyright infringement aside, the latest incident got me wondering: are dystopian writers predicting the […]
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Why I Read (and Write) Dystopian
I have loved a good dystopian novel ever since reading Orwell’s 1984 in high school English class. The part of my brain dedicated to enjoying dystopian tales is yoooge. (My brain also contains a similarly-sized space for British horror movies, but that’s a topic for another article.) Why Do We Love Dystopian […]
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In Defense of the Cozy Dystopia
…and Also, What is a Cozy Dystopia? The cozy dystopian genre is not a thing. Yet. I want to change that by raising awareness of existing cozy dystopian novels and with my own debut novel, Five Years. To be clear, cosy dystopian novels do exist, though nobody much has labeled […]
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Real-Life Idiocracy: Life in a Post-Truth World
There’s nothing more fun than a good conspiracy theory. But they’re dumb, and they’re ruining our lives.
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Reviving Two Birds with One Stone
Language policing initiatives don’t work. They teach people to be overly sensitive about words that are intended to be insults. Even worse, they backfire, undermining objectives of promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion.