“Junah’s voice is at once wry and hopeful, every vignette more compelling than the last. And while the novel itself is firmly situated in the months leading up to the 21st century, Leach manages to unstick the story from the bounds of a calendar to become something far more prescient. A timely eulogy for anyone who fears the end of the world as they know it.”
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Brimming with tenderness, humor, and literary brio, Junah at the End of the World is a short novel with a big heart. Dan Leach deftly bridges schoolyard sagas of crushes and bullies, with existential insight into the human experience. Through Junah’s twelve-year-old eyes, we see the world anew—even as it is poised to (maybe) end—which makes for storytelling that is as poignant as it is surprising.”
—Allegra Hyde, author of The Last Catastrophe
“Dan Leach has wonderfully pulled off a new New South picaresque novel: bold, imaginative, poignant while still being awfully damn funny.”
—Mark Richard, author of The Ice at the Bottom of the World
“A time capsule for dreamers and punks. Junah at the End of the World curates the secrets of love, faith, and coming-of-age in Carolina at the turn of the millennium.”
—Stephen Hundley, author of Bomb Island
“Dan Leach has managed to write a hilarious and touching novel about grieving for a dying world. Junah at the End of the World is a period piece that echoes our own age of anxiety rendered with mercy and love. Dan Leach is a bold new voice from the South, among my favorite writers working today.”
—Michael Bible, author of The Ancient Hours
“Leach—much like Denis Johnson in Jesus’ Son or Mary Robison’s entire catalog—knows how to make every sentence sound like a revelation. The novel itself unfolds like one of Joseph Cornell’s curiosities: a carefully curated collection of scraps, snapshots, transcripts, and fleeting moments that somehow add up to something strange and profoundly human [...]. As with the best coming-of-age novels, Junah at the End of the World is unflinching in its presentation of astonishment and grief.”
--Ryan Ridge, Southwest Review
--Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review
“Brimming with tenderness, humor, and literary brio, Junah at the End of the World is a short novel with a big heart. Dan Leach deftly bridges schoolyard sagas of crushes and bullies, with existential insight into the human experience. Through Junah’s twelve-year-old eyes, we see the world anew—even as it is poised to (maybe) end—which makes for storytelling that is as poignant as it is surprising.”
—Allegra Hyde, author of The Last Catastrophe
“Dan Leach has wonderfully pulled off a new New South picaresque novel: bold, imaginative, poignant while still being awfully damn funny.”
—Mark Richard, author of The Ice at the Bottom of the World
“A time capsule for dreamers and punks. Junah at the End of the World curates the secrets of love, faith, and coming-of-age in Carolina at the turn of the millennium.”
—Stephen Hundley, author of Bomb Island
“Dan Leach has managed to write a hilarious and touching novel about grieving for a dying world. Junah at the End of the World is a period piece that echoes our own age of anxiety rendered with mercy and love. Dan Leach is a bold new voice from the South, among my favorite writers working today.”
—Michael Bible, author of The Ancient Hours
“Leach—much like Denis Johnson in Jesus’ Son or Mary Robison’s entire catalog—knows how to make every sentence sound like a revelation. The novel itself unfolds like one of Joseph Cornell’s curiosities: a carefully curated collection of scraps, snapshots, transcripts, and fleeting moments that somehow add up to something strange and profoundly human [...]. As with the best coming-of-age novels, Junah at the End of the World is unflinching in its presentation of astonishment and grief.”
--Ryan Ridge, Southwest Review
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