Welcome to a special interview with Laura Elliott, author of the gripping near-future thriller Awakened. We dive into the story’s chilling world of sleeplessness, collapsing civilisation, and a small group of scientists grappling with the consequences of their own creation - and explore the book’s thoughtful representation of ME and chronic illness. The Pedantic Zebra Book Club, is our disability and chronic illness reading collective. IMPORTANT NOTE: We’ve moved our book clu