April 1 2021
Interview: Dawnie Walton Discusses Her Novel About an Iconic Proto-Punk Singer
Bookforum
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The Final Revival of Opal & Nev
By Dawnie Walton
A poignant fictional oral history of the beloved rock ‘n’ roll duo who shot to fame in the 1970s New York, and the dark, fraught secret that lies at the peak of their stardom.
Publisher: 37 Ink (March 30, 2021)
Length: 368 pages
ISBN13: 9781982140168
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March 31 2021
Review: Travel Back to ’70s Era Rock and Roll Where One Woman Takes on a Bigoted Music Industry
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March 26 2021
Dawnie Walton’s first novel, a fictional oral history, is getting the kind of buzz that authors dream about
Philadelphia Inquirer
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March 27 2021
Dawnie Walton’s ‘Opal and Nev’ Are So Compelling You Might Forget They’re Not Real
NPR Weekend Edition
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March 30 2021
Review: A Musician’s Daughter Faces His Music — and His Choices
The New York Times
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March 31 2021
Review: ‘The Final Revival of Opal & Nev’ is a dazzling debut full of unforgettable characters
The Washington Post
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DAWNIE WALTON is a writer, editor, and author of the novel The Final Revival of Opal & Nev, winner of the Aspen Words Literary Prize, longlisted for the Women’s Prize for Fiction, and named one of the best books of 2021 by The Washington Post, NPR, Esquire, and former U.S. President Barack Obama, among others. Her work explores identity, place, and the influence of pop culture. Formerly an editor at Essence and Entertainment Weekly, she has received fellowships in fiction from MacDowell and Tin House, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop. Her writing has appeared in Oxford American, Bon Appetit, NPR, Lithub, and Black Ballad. Born and raised in Jacksonville, Florida, she lives in Brooklyn with her husband.