A Postapocalyptic Treasure Island Retelling with Dinesh Thiru: Into the Sunken City

Published: Feb. 12, 2024, 10 a.m.

In this week\u2019s episode Marissa chats with Dinesh Thiru about his debut YA fantasy adventure, INTO THE SUNKEN CITY. Also discussed in this episode: how a gag project can inspire a writing career, retelling a literary classic (TREASURE ISLAND) in a postapocalyptic setting, how much of the source material to use, and creating a more modern diverse cast of characters, being conscious about your setting and sensory details, using real maps and biology to make the setting and details feel real, cre...