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 ...

Big Brother is watching her: NPR's Scott Simon talks with Sandra Newman about her novel, "Julia." It's a retelling of George Orwell's "1984"... 'Julia' is a retelling of George Orwell's 1984 through a ...

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 ...

With permission from the Orwell estate, Sandra Newman's latest novel takes place in the same world and with many of the same characters as 1984, but retold through the eyes of Winston Smith's love ...

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 ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. The new novel "Julia" is ...