YA Dystopias on the Sofa

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People interested in contemporary young adult dystopian fiction -- whether as readers, teachers, librarians, parents, or some combination of these -- might want to check out StarShipSofa's Aural Delights # 104 podcast with its excellent "fact talk" by eldritchhobbit.  This thirty minute discussion of young adult "dark future" lit offers a thorough examination of several current works.  It also makes a few mind-bending observations regarding what this fiction says (or does not say) about  the Millennials who read it. 

And the, um, more mature people who write it. 

The helpful academic Hobbit has also posted a bibliography of primary and secondary sources used to prepare this talk (or a longer version of it) on her LJ.  I'm no expert, but it looks very comprehensive.