In fact, the character has always been deeply special to him. “I absolutely loved being with Malorie again,” he says. When Malerman started writing Malorie (Del Rey, July 2020) he says, “I found myself so excited to be in that world again.” In it, Malorie, the protagonist in Bird Box and now the titular character in its sequel, ventures into the outside world in search of other survivors. The sequel takes place 12 years after the events of the original. The book was published in 2014 but exploded in popularity after its 2018 Netflix adaptation, which starred Sandra Bullock. It tells the story of a post-apocalyptic world where humans wear blindfolds as their only form of protection from an unknown monster. “There’s something about that outfit that makes me feel like not just a writer, but a writer of weird tales,” he says.Īs far as “weird tales” go, Bird Box certainly qualifies. He’s wearing his signature outfit: a button-down, black jeans, and a cap. Malerman sits in his kitchen watching his dog guard the ducks’ room. Until they can build an outdoor duck house, Malerman says, “the three of them own the extra bedroom.” Apparently his dog wrested some duck eggs from their nest, and Malerman and Laako bought an incubator to hatch them at home.
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