Dawnie Walton's electrifying debut THE FINAL REVIVAL OF OPAL & NEV has been named as a best-of book of 2021 by Entertainment Weekly. They hail the novel as a "kaleidoscopic tale,” adding that the book “bursts with fourth-wall breaks and clear-eyed takes on race, sex, and creativity that Walton unfurls in urgent, endlessly readable style." The novel was also featured on WBUR's summer reading recommendations. 37 Ink published the novel on March 30, 2021.