Are We Living in a Dystopian Novel? When Suzanne Collins’ The Hunger Games series had a renaissance on TikTok in anticipation of the release of the latest film, A Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, it dawned on me how important and almost prophetic Young Adult (YA) dystopian literature has become. While any well-written book is…
I’ve been putting off reading Tender is the Flesh by Agustina Bazterrica since it was first released in English in 2020. Why? Well, firstly, this is one of those books you need to be in the right mindset for. You do not want to read this book if you’re squeamish. Secondly, the book needed to…
Drawing comparisons is part of the job for writers, editors, and publishers. Once you’ve done the job long enough, the skill automatically takes over every part of your life. Similarities pop up in the weirdest things—music, TV shows, movies, even political debates. Sometimes, drawing a comparison is easy. Other times, though, it could take you…
It’s Wednesday and I’m pretty sure you’re wondering what’s new! I haven’t shared my current obsessions lately, mostly because I’ve been super busy trying to get out of a writing funk. It happens, don’t let anyone tell you otherwise. Sometimes, especially with me, though, it happens when I’m just at the end of a project….
