I so enjoyed getting to chat over Zoom with Connor Goodwin of Shondaland. We talked journalism, complicating feminist utopias, the art of world-building, and the fairy tale of justice. Connor writes: Set in a near-future that eerily resonates with our present pandemic, Afterland is not only an intriguing thought experiment, but a riveting read. With her ability […]
It was great to see Afterland name-checked in The Guardian over the weekend in this trend piece on Why a generation is choosing to be childfree. It’s lovely to see the novel already becoming part of the cultural conversation, although I do worry that my totally made-up German words might make it into popular use! […]
The last time I got word that Stephen King liked one of my books, I was on tour in Australia. I was jetlagged, exhausted from weeks of touring, alone in a foreign country with all my loved ones in a different timezone and his tweet about The Shining Girls felt surreal. It was so mind-blowing, […]
I love this New Scientist review of Afterland by Sally Adee, not least for the amazing opening image. I might have to steal that for a novel: If all the human cells in your body were to suddenly dematerialise, your outline would briefly persist, in all its exquisite detail, in the form of the billions […]
Another nice review of Afterland, this time in the Boston Globe. It’s behind a paywall, but here’s some good outtakes: If you’re ready for a wild ride across an America forever changed by a devastating pandemic, climb aboard “Afterland” by Lauren Beukes. It’s a summer thriller with a mother and son at the center; they’re […]
A conversation between me and writer Jacqueline Alnes is up on Electric Lit! I really enjoyed doing this interview and the nuance and depth of the questions. We talked about the patriarchy, conspiracy theories and adventures in research, driving some of the routes and visiting locales from Salt Lake City to small Colorado towns all […]
Marie Claire put together this great list of best beach reads (aka stay-inside-and-stop-the-spread-of-COVID reads) for summer 2020 and it includes Afterland along with books by Emily Temple, Brit Bennett, and Leah Konen. Megan DiTrolio writes: Who run the world? In Lauren Beukes Afterland, it’s girls. Literally. In a world where a pandemic has taken the lives […]
Halloween came early this year. I mean, the whole year has felt like a fright fest already and we all need extra candy to cope. Anyway, The Oprah Magazine has included Afterland in this July round-up of the best Halloween books for a spooky night in. I’m so thrilled to be in company of literary […]
Afterland is coming out in the US at the same time as so many other great sci-fi and fantasy titles. Gizmodo rounded up some of their favourites, and I’m so happy that they included Afterland, together with A Peculiar Peril by longtime favourite, Jeff VanderMeer, and more! Cheryl Eddy writes: After a pandemic kills most of the […]
It’s so cool to see Afterland on Entertainment Weekly’s slideshow of new books to read in July. I’m happy to be in the company of new books from David Mitchell, Paul Tremblay (whose horror has helped me through lockdown by putting it in perspective: pandemic yes, demonic possession, no), Maggie O’Farrell, and Josh Malerman (of Bird […]