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Donnie Walton is the author of the final revival of Opelan Nev, which is a spectacular debut, according to Publishers Weekly's

starred reviewed that has been named one of 2021's most anticipated books by Essence, Vogue,

O the Oprah magazine, L, The Independent, Lit Hub, Pop Sugar, The Millions,

and Hype Bay. Her work as a fiction writer and journalist explores identity, place,

and influence of pop culture, a McDowell Colony Fellow, a Tin House scholar, and a graduate

of the Iowa Writers Workshop. She has worked as an executive-level editor for magazine and

multimedia brands, including Essence, Entertainment Weekly, Getty Images, and Life, a native of Jacksonville, Florida. She lives in Brooklyn. Welcome, Don'ty. Thank you so much for coming on moms. Don't have time to read books to discuss the final revival of Opel and Nev. Amazing. Zippy, thank you so much for having me. I'm so excited to be here.

So I have to say, when I started this book and you have an editor's note in the beginning,

I was like, oh, I guess Donnie's name is really Sunny. And I was like, oh, okay, so her real name is

Sonny Curtis. And interesting that this is her family.

I didn't realize this is sort of part memoir.

And then I was like, I am a moron.

That is not at all what's going on.

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