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I just learned about your book from an email from your publisher. They categorize "Disappearing Earth" as 'women's literature.' Based on the description, your book doesn't fit that category. Are you comfortable with that designation? I don't usually read 'women's lit,' but your book sounds really interesting. Thanks. Nikki

Julia Phillips This is a really thoughtful question, Nikki. Thank you for asking. I think the book definitely falls under the broad umbrella of "women's fiction" as …moreThis is a really thoughtful question, Nikki. Thank you for asking. I think the book definitely falls under the broad umbrella of "women's fiction" as a work written by a woman about the lives of girls and women, so I'm comfortable with that categorization. But I am generally curious how much utility that umbrella has. Jennifer Weiner seems to sum it up well in a recent essay: "'Women’s fiction' has been a catchall term for years, an ever-expanding tent big enough to cover anything written for women or by a woman, or consumed primarily by women." What an enormous, diverse pool of work. I hope that potential readers of DISAPPEARING EARTH will get to hear its description, like you did, and feel out whether this particular one is right for them. (less)

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I just finished Disappearing Earth and found it both masterful and an immensely satisfying read! What an accomplishment! Thank you! I am curious… many of the women in the book consider making significant life changes but ultimately decide not to take the risk. Can you say more about what shaped that decision?

Julia Phillips Hi Rebecca, thank you so much for reading! And what a good question...this is something I didn't think about explicitly when writing, but have thought…moreHi Rebecca, thank you so much for reading! And what a good question...this is something I didn't think about explicitly when writing, but have thought about more since the book came out. Someone told me once that they read all the main characters in the novel as thematically connected by the experience of captivity. That both surprised and resonated with me. It makes sense with the plot, I think, that every character, no matter their situation, is in some way held tight in place.

That stuck-in-place feeling is also one I sometimes associate with Kamchatka, which is so huge, beautiful, and full of opportunities to experience incredible things, but which also has really limited transit, few roads, short windows of good weather that allow movement, and restricted access to the outside world. I remember seeing a production of Chekhov's "Three Sisters" while I was there; the characters' longing for Moscow felt so resonant with some of my experiences on the peninsula. People feeling trapped while dreaming of the moment when everything will change. In the play (spoiler alert!) the sisters don't get to Moscow, and I suppose many of my characters don't reach their Moscows either...(less)

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Julia Phillips has read Moominsummer Madness (The Moomins, #5) by Tove Jansson	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A wonderful book, but sadly not appropriate to read aloud to a five-year-old, as all the words are ten- (or even twenty-) dollar, and all the fun goes out of it when your listener doesn’t know what anything means
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Superb writing, extraordinary living—wow.
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“Everyone looked better at a distance. Everyone sounded sweetest when you did not have to hear them talk too long.”
― Julia Phillips, Disappearing Earth

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“It hurts too much to break your own heart out of stupidity, to leave a door unlocked or a child untended and return to discover that whatever you value most has disappeared. No. You want to be intentional about the destruction. Be a witness. You want to watch how your life will shatter.”
― Julia Phillips, Disappearing Earth

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“But now she would live. She had to. It was what she did: live while others could not. There was no pleasure in it.”
― Julia Phillips, Disappearing Earth

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Time to vote for the October Members Choice Book! We didn't get 10 choices but have 7 - and some good ones to boot! Look them over and vote for your favorite!

Poll will remain open until close of day on Sept 15th.

142 Ostriches

by April Davila

9 votes, 26.5%

Yellow Crocus

by Laila Ibrahim

8 votes, 23.5%

Disappearing Earth

by Julia Phillips

7 votes, 20.6%

The Great Believers

by Rebecca Makkai

5 votes, 14.7%

The Wedding Date

by Jasmine Guillory

4 votes, 11.8%

Summit Lake

by Charlie Donlea

1 vote, 2.9%

Ghost Talkers

by Mary Robinette Kowal

0 votes, 0.0%

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