Media Literacy for a Young World

This May, Soman Chainani returns to the scene with his first original novel in over ten years. Young World, published by Penguin Random House, is a political thriller set in the not too distant future where countries around the globe are on the brink of collapse. Chainani blurs the lines between fact and fiction on and off the page to make us all think: Wait, is this really happening? In recent conversations with book professionals in my neighborhood, the question surrounding Young World’s release is often, “How do we market this?” It’s a question I have spent a number of weeks ruminating on, wondering why this question is at the forefront of everyone’s mind. Is it that Chainani’s other books were marketed for middle grades and this is his first foray into YA literature? Is it that this book toes the line of what we, as adults, think is acceptable…
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