Afterland is essential (No, not that kind of essential)

Zommer put together this cool list of essential reading – no, not that kind of essential! I’m happy to see Afterland on the list, rubbing shoulders with Sisters by Daisy Johnson, The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones, which I’m digging into (and digging) at the moment, and more. Mike Crisolago writes: In a […]

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Afterland is one of Alma’s favourite summer reads

So lovely that Alma featured Afterland on this list of summer reads, alongside You Exist Too Much by Zaina Arafat, Laura Van Den Berg’s new short story collection, I Hold a Wolf by the Ears, and Empire of Wild by Cherie Dimaline. Emily Burack writes: “I was high-key very, very stressed reading Afterland — but that is the […]

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Who run the world?

Good Housekeeping put together a list of 25 best summer reads that includes Afterland! Other cool books on the list include If I Had Your Face by Frances Cha, Lucy Foley’s The Guest List, and Emma Donnoghue’s new novel, The Pull of the Stars. Lizz Schumer writes: Would a world run by women really be a better […]

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Afterland in good company on Lit Hub’s summer reading list

One of my favourite bookish websites, Lit Hub, has put together yet another fantastic reading list for the season. I’m so excited that they included Afterland, alongside The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi, Jax Miller’s Hell in the Heartland, and Gene Wolfe’s Interlibrary Loan. Emily Temple writes: It’s a little hard to read this novel […]

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Entertainment Weekly is excited about Afterland

They’re excited, I’m excited! Afterland is coming out later this month, and Entertainment Weekly featured my novel their list of the summer’s 30 hottest reads include Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh (which I read during lockdown: equal parts intriguing and infuriating in the hooks-into-you kinda way), Antkind by Charlie Kaufman, and These Women […]

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Afterland makes Goodreads hottest books of summer list

I’m so excited to see Afterland on Goodreads list of the hottest books of summer 2020, in the company of Mexican Gothic by Silvia Moreno-Garcia (one of my favourite reads this year!), Death in Her Hands by Ottessa Moshfegh, and The Year of the Witching by Alexis Henderson. Here’s what they had to say about Afterland: A […]

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Kirkus calls Afterland “propulsive and all-too-timely”

Hey, there’s a fantastic review of Afterland in Kirkus! Here’s an excerpt: Miles and his mom form the beating heart of a harrowing tale that ably explores grief, motherhood, and gender roles, and Cole’s struggle to protect Miles as he grapples with coming-of-age in a radically altered world will resonate. Beukes is a gifted storyteller […]

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