John Boyne: writing satire in a highly strung world

After being the victim of relentless trolling by people who objected to his last book, Irish writer John Boyne has turned the tables on them in his new satirical novel, The Echo Chamber. He experienced a huge online backlash following the publication of My Brother's Name Is Jessica, which tells the story of a boy struggling to come to terms with his brother coming out as transgender. He deactivated his Twitter account as a result of what he claims were abusive comments.