Dystopian Novels Soar as Trump Wins Re-election: Readers Seek Comfort (and Warning) in Fiction

Following Donald Trump’s re-election, sales of dystopian novels like Margaret Atwood’s ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ and George Orwell’s ‘1984’ have skyrocketed. Readers are turning to fiction for both comfort and a warning, as the books explore themes of societal control, censorship, and the erosion of individual rights. Meanwhile, pro-Trump titles like Melania Trump’s memoir and JD Vance’s ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ are also seeing a surge in popularity.

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