Deb Olin Unferth Book Launch
First Light Books — University of Texas at Austin, Austin
Join Deb Olin Unferth on Tuesday, June 9 at 6:30 pm at First Light Books for the launch of her new novel, Earth 7. She will be in conversation with fellow NWP professor Jennifer Chang.
Earth 7 is set on a severely depopulated future Earth. Two women — one raised in a pod in the ocean, the other possibly a robot — meet on a beach of artificial sand. While some humans have left for Mars and others have uploaded themselves as digital code, protagonists Dylan and Melanie are among those who remain, working to build a vast molecular collection in hopes that a future person might one day construct a new Earth.
The novel has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly, Kirkus Reviews, and Booklist. Publishers Weekly calls it "profound"; Kirkus Reviews describes it as "a masterpiece of climate fiction"; and Booklist calls it "crystalline, poetic, witty, and haunting." The book is published by Graywolf Press.