How to pronounce Deb Olin Unferth: OH-lin UN-furth
Deb Olin Unferth is the author of seven books, including Barn 8 and Wait Till You See Me Dance. She has received a Guggenheim Fellowship and four Pushcart Prizes, and was a National Book Critics Circle Award finalist. Her work has appeared in Harper's, The Paris Review, Granta, and McSweeney's.
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