George Orwell never went down the memory hole, but a layer of gray dust settled over his work after the Cold War. His two great dystopias, “Animal Farm” and “1984,” calcified into high school classics ...

Rejoice, comrades! Almost 75 years after George Orwell's "1984" was published in 1949, readers can return to Airstrip One with its Newspeak and Ministries of Truth, Peace, Love and Plenty. On second ...

One year ago, Congress defunded public media. Now that we're 100% community funded, please become a sustaining member or increase your existing membership today. The new novel "Julia" is ...

JULIA: A Novel. By Sandra Newman. Mariner Books. 400 pages. $30. Rejoice, comrades! Almost 75 years after George Orwell’s “1984” was published in 1949, readers can return to Airstrip One with its ...