Although Dawnie Walton is a first-time author who appears to be nowhere near old enough to remember life back in the days of disco, NPR's Maureen Corrigan says of her debut novel, "I had to stop and double check to make sure that this wasn't a true account of a real-life rock duo from the 1970s." "The Final Revival of Opal and Nev," as the book is called, is centered around a former Afro-Punk icon named Opal. She dropped out of sight after a race riot erupted at one of the her concerts, but resurfaces some 40 years later for a tell-all interview as she contemplates reuniting with bandmate Nev (white, male, and British) for one last tour.
Readers and reviewers can't stop gushing about this book. Ta-Nehisi Coates, himself a much-acclaimed author who's scripting the first movie to feature a Black Superman, calls it "a thrilling work," while others use adjectives such as "lovely," "brilliant," "magical," and "revolutionary."
