Old things that do not change feel horrific and controlling. We see class struggles and a declining public opinion of wealth and aristocracy. I think Gothic novels have a very important place in 2022! Looking around us, the world we find ourselves living in is similar to the same world that created the Gothic genre as we know it. What place do gothic novels have in 2022? Having it on the cover so clearly is a great way to encourage that.īuilding off that, I think a lot of readers don’t think current books can be gothic. So, in a lot of ways, yes, I want readers to know what is in store for them when they pick it up, and to approach the book with that perspective. There is a conscious, Gothic tone woven throughout every page and themes that have been taken from Gothic literature and reapplied in a modern context. TRIPPING ARCADIA is a book that audiences have struggled to place in the past, because it’s modern, yes but it’s not a Contemporary novel. Was it important for you to let readers know that before they dove in? Your book has “A Gothic Novel” right on the cover. Many readers tend to assume one thing or another about what a Gothic novel is, so Debutiful decided to dig a little deeper with Mayquist to understand truly what Tripping Arcadia was all about. Kit Mayquist’s novel, Tripping Arcadia, has “A Gothic Novel” smack dab on the cover.
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