Before the Hunger Games, before Divergent, before young adult dystopia became the next big thing, Lois Lowry published "The Giver." It's the story of a seemingly utopian society where there is no ...

Lois Lowry was writing dystopian young-adult books before dystopian young-adult books were all the rage. Like, pre-"Hunger Games." "The Giver," Lowry's Newbery Medal-winning 1993 novel, is brief, ...

Before “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” series zoomed off bookshelves and onto movie screens, where they became blockbuster franchises, there was a quieter dystopian novel that entranced millions of ...

When “The Giver” was first released in the mid-90’s it was a runaway success. In the nearly 30 years since its release, it has been seen in the hands of children around the world. While a dystopian ...

Before “The Hunger Games” and “Divergent” series zoomed off bookshelves and onto movie screens, where they became blockbuster franchises, there was a quieter dystopian novel that entranced millions of ...

Most authors are lucky if they get to reach a single generation of readers; few have the privilege of reaching everyone that's passed through the American school system since 1979. Starting with the ...

The case for not ignoring outrageous truth. Alissa's note: I asked Elissa Cooper, CT's assistant editor who recently saw the film adaptation of The Giver (out this weekend), to write about some of her ...

Following in a tradition of deftly wrought dystopian societies like that in A Wrinkle in Time, or Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451, The Giver also sets the stage for the introduction of Panem, the ...

Authors can be notoriously tough movie critics, particularly of film versions of their work. Lois Lowry not only approves of the film adaptation of her book The Giver (out Friday), she wishes she'd ...

Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. As the site's Chief Film Critic, he has authored hundreds of reviews and covered major film festivals including the Toronto International ...