Authors break down why George Orwell's '1984' feels closer to real life than ever before

From their first time reading Orwell's "1984" to what the term "Orwellian" means, five authors share thoughts on censorship ...
Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)

Documentary argues George Orwell’s greatest fears are materializing

George Orwell's writings warning of the dangers of totalitarian and authoritarian states gave the English language the term ...

Movie Review: In ‘Orwell: 2+2=5,’ a powerful portrait of the author and his still relevant writings

Filmmaker Raoul Peck uses George Orwell’s writings to weave together a biographical portrait of the author and a dispiriting ...

Documentarian Raoul Peck on why George Orwell’s work is more timely than ever

It’s fitting that Raoul Peck’s latest documentary, “Orwell: 2+2=5,” is hitting theaters across the country during this year’s ...
Salon

George Orwell stopped and smelled the roses, and Rebecca Solnit wants modern people to do the same

In the first few weeks after Donald Trump got elected, George Orwell — an author who died in 1950, when Trump was still a child — saw his books rocket to the top of bestseller lists. The gaslighting ...
Post and Courier

Review: George Orwell was a terrible husband and other revelations in 'Wifedom'

WIFEDOM: Mrs. Orwell’s Invisible Life. By Anna Funder. Knopf. 464 pages. $32. Throughout my reading life, I have returned to George Orwell’s work for the pleasure and power of his words and views on ...
Forbes

George Orwell’s Best-Known Work Available As A Free Audiobook With Actor Matt Smith

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Technology journalist specializing in audio, computing and Apple Macs. Actor Matt Smith, who starred as Doctor Who, has narrated ...
Los Angeles Times

What does George Orwell’s garden tell us about his writing, you ask? Everything

Essayist, cultural critic and activist Rebecca Solnit’s two-dozen-plus books have wandered all over the map: paeans to walking and roaming off course (“Wanderlust” and “A Field Guide to Getting Lost”) ...