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Earth 7

A Novel

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

An end-of-the-world love story, an epic full of pathos and humor, asking what can be saved of our planetWell, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows in her latest electrifying novel, life and love persist, even in the most unexpected, inhospitable places.Two women meet on a beach of artificial ... Read more

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An end-of-the-world love story, an epic full of pathos and humor, asking what can be saved of our planetWell, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows in her latest electrifying novel, life and love persist, even in the most unexpected, inhospitable places.Two women meet on a beach of artificial
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Vacation

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

An "enthralling headscratcher of a first novel . . . weaves an intricate tale of quests and escapes" as a man follows his wife who follows a mysterious stranger ( Publishers Weekly).Deb Olin Unferth's award-winning debut novel is "an off-kilter ode to obsession" with a "richly textured, often surprising linguistic landscape" ( The Rumpus). In it, a man named Myers has noticed that his wife has ... Read more

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An "enthralling headscratcher of a first novel . . . weaves an intricate tale of quests and escapes" as a man follows his wife who follows a mysterious stranger ( Publishers Weekly).Deb Olin Unferth's award-winning debut novel is "an off-kilter ode to obsession" with a "richly textured, often surprising linguistic landscape" ( The Rumpus). In it, a man named Myers has noticed that his wife has
... Read more
Revolution

The Year I Fell in Love and Went to Join the War

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

Rising literary star Deb Olin Unferth offers a new twist on the coming-of-age memoir in this utterly unique and captivating story of the year she ran away from college with her Christian boyfriend and followed him to Nicaragua to join the Sandinistas.Despite their earnest commitment to a myriad of revolutionary causes and to each other, the couple find themselves unwanted, unhelpful, and ... Read more

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Rising literary star Deb Olin Unferth offers a new twist on the coming-of-age memoir in this utterly unique and captivating story of the year she ran away from college with her Christian boyfriend and followed him to Nicaragua to join the Sandinistas.Despite their earnest commitment to a myriad of revolutionary causes and to each other, the couple find themselves unwanted, unhelpful, and
... Read more
The Wing Reader

An Illustrated Poem

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

In this enchanting book, Brian Rea (the beloved artist of the New York Times column "Modern Love") illustrates Brooke Smith's poignant poem about the healing power of creativity. A woman in the midst of grief discovers a wonderful secret: she can see words on the wings of butterflies. And these words inspire her to compose rejuvenating stories of love. This slim, elegant hardcover features a ... Read more

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In this enchanting book, Brian Rea (the beloved artist of the New York Times column "Modern Love") illustrates Brooke Smith's poignant poem about the healing power of creativity. A woman in the midst of grief discovers a wonderful secret: she can see words on the wings of butterflies. And these words inspire her to compose rejuvenating stories of love. This slim, elegant hardcover features a
... Read more
Wait Till You See Me Dance

Stories

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

“Deb Olin Unferth’s stories are so smart, fast, full of heart, and distinctive in voice—each an intense little thought-system going out earnestly in search of strange new truths. What an important and exciting talent.”—George SaundersFor more than ten years, Deb Olin Unferth has been publishing startlingly askew, wickedly comic, cutting-edge fiction in magazines such as Granta, Harper’s Magazine, ... Read more

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“Deb Olin Unferth’s stories are so smart, fast, full of heart, and distinctive in voice—each an intense little thought-system going out earnestly in search of strange new truths. What an important and exciting talent.”—George SaundersFor more than ten years, Deb Olin Unferth has been publishing startlingly askew, wickedly comic, cutting-edge fiction in magazines such as Granta, Harper’s Magazine,
... Read more
Barn 8

A Novel

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powersTwo auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland—a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audits—assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark ... Read more

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An unforgettably exuberant and potent novel by a writer at the height of her powersTwo auditors for the U.S. egg industry go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a million chickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. Janey and Cleveland—a spirited former runaway and the officious head of audits—assemble a precarious, quarrelsome team and descend on the farm on a dark
... Read more
Best Debut Short Stories 2020

The PEN America Dau Prize

by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, Deb Olin Unferth ...

Series Book 4 - PEN America
The essential annual guide to the newest voices in short fiction, selected this year by Tracy O’Neill, Nafissa Thompson–Spires, and Deb Olin UnferthWho are the most promising short story writers working today? Where do we look to discover the future stars of literary fiction? This book will offer a dozen compelling answers to these questions.The stories collected here represent the most recent ... Read more

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The essential annual guide to the newest voices in short fiction, selected this year by Tracy O’Neill, Nafissa Thompson–Spires, and Deb Olin UnferthWho are the most promising short story writers working today? Where do we look to discover the future stars of literary fiction? This book will offer a dozen compelling answers to these questions.The stories collected here represent the most recent
... Read more
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Barn 8

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

Narrated by Brittany Pressley ...

Unabridged

7 hours 35 min

Janey and Cleveland are two auditors for the US egg industry who go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a millionchickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. They assemble a precarious, quarrelsometeam and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. It doesn’t go as planned.In her most powerful work yet, Deb Olin Unferth tells a wildly inventive, unforgettable heist ... Read more

$19.99 USD

Janey and Cleveland are two auditors for the US egg industry who go rogue and conceive a plot to steal a millionchickens in the middle of the night—an entire egg farm’s worth of animals. They assemble a precarious, quarrelsometeam and descend on the farm on a dark spring evening. It doesn’t go as planned.In her most powerful work yet, Deb Olin Unferth tells a wildly inventive, unforgettable heist
... Read more
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Earth 7

A Novel

by Deb Olin Unferth ...

Narrated by Amanda Dolan ...

Unabridged

7 hours 11 min

“Unferth shines in her ability to craft relatable characters in extraordinary circumstances. … [Earth 7] explores deep ontological questions about the nature of life. This is profound.”—Publishers Weekly**, starred review**Well, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows in her latest electrifying ... Read more

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“Unferth shines in her ability to craft relatable characters in extraordinary circumstances. … [Earth 7] explores deep ontological questions about the nature of life. This is profound.”—Publishers Weekly**, starred review**Well, that’s about it for the story of planet Earth, poor Earth, reduced to not much more than a piece of burnt coal. But, as Deb Olin Unferth shows in her latest electrifying
... Read more

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A Violent Masterpiece

A Novel

by Jordan Harper ...

Narrated by Peter Giles, Christine Lakin, Rama Vallury ...

Unabridged

12 hours 38 min

This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edge—and a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down.Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein's monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city.A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is ready ... Read more

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This epic crime novel tells a story of Los Angeles power brokers and those at the edge—and a single shattering incident that threatens to bring it all crashing down.Los Angeles, right now. America with its back up against the wall. This Frankenstein's monster of crimes and lurid dreams sewn together into something like a city.A city ready to explode: A Hollywood pedophile is arrested, and is ready
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Finna

by Nino Cipri ...

Narrated by Amanda Dolan ...

Series series Finna
Unabridged

3 hours 5 min

Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism and accountability, labor and love, all with a bouncing sense of humor and a commitment to the strange.When an elderly customer at a Swedish big box furniture store—but not that one ... Read more

$10.99 USD

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Nino Cipri's Finna is a rambunctious, touching story that blends all the horrors the multiverse has to offer with the everyday awfulness of low-wage work. It explores queer relationships and queer feelings, capitalism and accountability, labor and love, all with a bouncing sense of humor and a commitment to the strange.When an elderly customer at a Swedish big box furniture store—but not that one
... Read more

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The Empress of Salt and Fortune

by Nghi Vo ...

Narrated by Cindy Kay ...

Series series Singing Hills Cycle
Unabridged

2 hours 25 min

With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long ... Read more

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With the heart of an Atwood tale and the visuals of a classic Asian period drama, Nghi Vo's The Empress of Salt and Fortune is a tightly and lushly written narrative about empire, storytelling, and the anger of women.A young royal from the far north, is sent south for a political marriage in an empire reminiscent of imperial China. Her brothers are dead, her armies and their war mammoths long
... Read more

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