Outlawed (novel) explained

Outlawed
Author:	Anna North
Country:	United States
Language:	English
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date:	2021
Isbn:	978-1-63557-542-2
Dewey:	813/.6
Congress:	PS3614.O774 O88 2021
Oclc:	1151062688

Outlawed is a 2021 novel by American writer Anna North.

Development and writing

The novel takes place in an alternate timeline where the United States experienced a devastating flu pandemic in the 1830s.^[1] Among other implications, this pandemic resulted in strict fertility laws. North read books such as Nell Painter's Exodusters to better understand the real-world history of the West before writing the novel.^[1]

Reception

The novel received mostly positive reviews.^{[2] [3]} Maureen Corrigan, writing for NPR, praised the book as a "[...] smart adventure tale".^[2] Kirkus Reviews gave credit to the novel for "[...earning] its place in the growing canon of fiction that subverts the Western genre [...]".^[4]

Television adaptation

On January 26, 2021, it was announced that Outlawed would be adapted for television by A24 and Amy Adams' Bond Group Entertainment.^[5]

Notes and References

1. News: Grady . Constance . How novelist Anna North built a Western around a gang of gender-nonconforming outlaws . 14 January 2021 . Vox.com . 14 January 2021.
2. News: Corrigan . Maureen . 'Outlawed' Frontiers Of Gender And Sexuality Beckon In This Sly Western . NPR.org . 6 January 2021 . en.
3. News: Outlawed. 13 January 2021 . www.publishersweekly.com . January 2021.
4. News: OUTLAWED . 13 January 2021 . Kirkus Reviews . 5 January 2021 . en.
5. Web site: Zorrilla . Mónica Marie . January 26, 2021 . Anna North's 'Outlawed' to Get TV Adaptation From A24 and Amy Adams' Bond Group Entertainment . March 15, 2021 . Variety.