"Disability literature shows that the disability experience is not one of limitations, but an amalgam of different ways of moving through the world, and surely of value to all of us, disabled and nondisabled alike."

Why Disability Literature Matters, Now More Than Ever: ‘In One Quick Instant, Anyone Can Join Us’ (Exclusive Essay)

Scholar and author Kenny Fries breaks down what we can all learn from disabled peoples’ stories this Disability Pride Month and always. His latest book ‘Returns: Poems Selected and New’ is on sale now...

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What do we think those publishers who encourage authors to farm out their ghostwritten books to ResultSource are doing to avoid AI-written texts?

Ytasha L. Womack joins the podcast for a bonus episode talking about Bloomsbury's upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales - An Exploration.

Comic Book Club Bonus: Ytasha L. Womack On Miles Morales

Ytasha L. Womack joins the podcast for a bonus episode talking about Bloomsbury's upcoming Spider-Man: Miles Morales - An Exploration.

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"Even if the planet is beyond saving, the author seems to suggest, we still have a duty to see it and to love it." Matthew Keeley reviews Deb Olin Unferth's Earth 7, a soft science fiction novel which imagines a collapsing planet and the love nurtured in spite of it.

Life Continues On: Earth 7 by Deb Olin Unferth - Reactor

Unferth plays with scope and scale in her new novel.

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NEW EPISODE: Writer Deb Olin Unferth joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss the enduring power of apocalyptic narratives and her new novel Earth 7, set on an an earth that depopulated by war and environmental collapse. @literaryhub.bsky.social lithub.com/deb-olin-unf...

Deb Olin Unferth on Our Apocalypse Now World

Writer Deb Olin Unferth joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and Christian Barter to discuss the enduring power of apocalyptic narratives and her new novel Earth 7. The novel follows the life of Dylan, t…

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This one is for the Wolverine fans, the comic book fans, and the design fans: How Barry Windsor-Smith's art and design choices made Weapon X the propulsive classic it is. lithub.com/how-wolverin...

How Wolverine: Weapon X Reinvented the Classic Marvel Tale

Barry Windsor-Smith was one of the most popular creators at Marvel Comics. Part of his popularity was due to his style. His comics did not look like or read like other comic books. It is important …

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"Like Cormac McCarthy in The Road, Unferth excavates humanity from ashen ruins, celebrating our capacity for connection and curiosity." www.austinchronicle.com/arts/book-re...

Earth 7 Is Deb Olin Unferth’s Science-Fiction Ode to Resilient Life • The Austin Chronicle

Earth 7 Is Deb Olin Unferth’s Science-Fiction Ode to Resilient Life

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lighting the bat signal for my summer book proposal course ↗️

How To Write A Nonfiction Book Proposal, July 6-17

In this course, I will walk you through a series of short assignments to help you focus your idea and teach you the basics of non-fiction trade...

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Very nice to see my review of @debolinunferth.bsky.social's EARTH 7 get mentioned in @literaryhub.bsky.social's weekly book review round-up! lithub.com/5-book-revie... @graywolfpress.bsky.social

5 Book Reviews You Need to Read This Week

Our flock of fabulous reviews this week includes Scaachi Khol on Jill Biden’s View From the East Wing, Lincoln Michel on Deb Olin Unferth’s Earth 7, Michael Faber on M. John Harrison&#8…

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"…as I imagined writing this book, I went for comfort listens, feel-good familiar songs, that, when listened to closely, revealed an underlayer of death, destruction, loss. Apocalypse songs." Deb Olin Unferth shared a playlist for her novel Earth 7 largeheartedboy.com/2026/06/09/d...

Deb Olin Unferth on her new book: "I wanted to imagine a different way to preserve life. I’m tired of these massive technological band-aids that we’ve come up with to try to keep this whole thing going." https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/deb-olin-unferth-earth-7-humanity-apocalypse-immortality/

OMG! Yes. Granola is a privilege not a right, people. www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

For People with Misophonia, Everyday Noises Can Be Agony

The neurophysiological disorder is characterized by a severe aversion to sound—and the struggle to convince others of the severity of that aversion.

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Courtney Maum, Ben Fountain, Deb Olin Unferth, and more authors answer 7 questions about writing life.

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: Ben Fountain (Rasputin Swims the Potomac) Courtney Maum (Al…

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"I want to push against humanity holding the center, our time and our history being the most significant." Kyle Francis Williams interviews Deb Olin Unferth about her new novel “Earth 7”: https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/deb-olin-unferth-earth-7-humanity-apocalypse-immortality/

Earth 7: an intriguing apocalyptic novel that focuses on the fragility of human existence and what might happen if we abnegate responsibility for caring for our planet. newbooksnetwork.com/earth-7

Barn 8. Earth 7. What are you counting down to? The end. I might not finish the sequence, you know, but neither will we. lareviewofbooks.org/article/deb-...

Is There Such a Thing as Death? | Los Angeles Review of Books

Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel counts down to the end of humanity.

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An interview with Deb Olin Unferth by Christine Sneed. "At once expansive and highly personal, Earth 7 asks readers to ponder what survives—materially and spiritually—when our future as humans connected to all the world’s life forms is defined by uncertainty." lit.newcity.com/2026/06/08/t...

The Eternal Questions: A Conversation with Deb Olin Unferth About Her New Novel "Earth 7"

"Earth 7" follows characters struggling to make meaning in a depopulated world of underwater settlements and increasingly desperate climate interventions.

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The Pleasure Principle • An essential reading list & Deb Olin Unferth on shifting your thinking

The Pleasure Principle

An essential reading list & Deb Olin Unferth on shifting your thinking

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Earth Is Done For. ‘Earth 7’ Is About What’s Next. Lincoln Michel has says lovely things to say about Earth 7 by @debolinunferth.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/06/06/b...

Earth Is Done For. ‘Earth 7’ Is About What’s Next.

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Ah yes, carrying themselves with the confidence of mediocre white men, which is to say fragile and incapable of receiving criticism. CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’ www.nytimes.com/2026/06/02/b...

CBS News Fires Scott Pelley of ‘60 Minutes’

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We have a really exciting in-person Master Class coming up June 25. Deb Olin Unferth will take writers through how to craft a first page that leaves a lasting impression. Register now: buff.ly/iijsupn #chicagowriters

A Master Class on the First Page with Deb Olin Unferth - StoryStudio Chicago

In this generative workshop, students will study several first pages together before creating their own.

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“In these times of both climate disaster and our ability to embrace infinite hope, Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel holds particular resonance.” —Yvonne C. Garrett, The Brooklyn Rail brooklynrail.org/2026/06/book...

Deb Olin Unferth’s Earth 7 | The Brooklyn Rail

In these times of both climate disaster and our ability to embrace infinite hope, Deb Olin Unferth’s new novel holds particular resonance. From the sheer glory of the opening words: “In those years, t...

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Guests at Vacationland always thought Melanie was a robot—and why not? She’d had enough cosmetic procedures to become more than human. New fiction from Deb Olin Unferth imagines life, love, and surgery after calamity.

Plastic Is My Second-Favorite Substance | Deb Olin Unferth

Make yourself new. Leave the past behind. That wasn’t you anyway.

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“I began to think, Wow, the future is going to get really, really weird.” @debolinunferth.bsky.social Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions about the advent of AI, what has captured the zeitgeist of the decade so far, and more. worldliteraturetoday.org/2026/may/red...

Read it here first. The Baffler has an excerpt of Earth 7 by @debolinunferth.bsky.social. thebaffler.com/latest/plast...

Plastic Is My Second-Favorite Substance | Deb Olin Unferth

Make yourself new. Leave the past behind. That wasn’t you anyway.

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I once sat behind Barney Frank at a Margaret Cho show in PTown. The venue was so tiny that every time I crossed my legs I nearly kicked him in the end. Anyway, he was brilliant and lovely. Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86 www.nytimes.com/2026/05/20/u...

Barney Frank, Gay Pioneer and Liberal Stalwart in Congress, Dies at 86

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Don't Miss It: Funds Available to Support Literary Events in NY from @pw.org pw.smapply.us/prog/mini-gr...

"The First Full Thought of Her Life" • In which Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions.

"The First Full Thought of Her Life"

In which Deb Olin Unferth answers our questions.

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Time to check on the state of the crime novel. crimereads.com/state-of-cri...

State of Crime Novel, Part 1: Routines, Problem-Solving, and Faithful Companions

Ahead of the 80th Annual Edgar Award Ceremony, I asked the nominees for the Edgars (along with the special award winners) to contribute to a roundtable discussion on the state of the crime world to…

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Just one week until the Edgars! You can watch live on our YouTube channel. bit.ly/MWAYouTube