Dystopian fiction

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Writers on Location – Charlie Fletcher on the Outer Hebrides

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ August 29, 2019 ⋅ 3 Comments

This is the first time a post has appeared on the blog when I’m not officially ‘here’ (on the Sofa or on Twitter). Normal service will resume next week but for anyone who needs a late summer away-from-it-all trip, today I’m hosting a Writers on Location on the Outer Hebrides, a setting I was keen … Continue reading →

Guest Author – Emily St John Mandel on Setting a Novel in the Future

Posted by Isabel Costello ⋅ September 10, 2014 ⋅ 10 Comments

By happy coincidence, the autumn season on the Literary Sofa has started with two truly outstanding books. When Kate Mayfield joined me last week, I mentioned my new love of memoirs. My taste is pretty broad and always evolving, often to include genres and subjects which didn’t previously attract me, in today’s case, dystopian fiction. Since … Continue reading →