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Alexandra Oliva is an American writer of speculative fiction.
Oliva graduated from Yale University and from The New School.[1] Her first published novel, The Last One, takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting and features a protagonist who is starring in a reality television program. It was selected as a "Best Book of 2016" by the Seattle Times.[2] Her third novel, The Radiant Dark, is set in an alternate timeline where an extraterrestrial species from the expolanet Ross 128 b contacts Earth in the 1980s. The New York Times described it as a "slow burn" and praised Oliva's "skillful character development".[3]
Works
[edit]- — (2016). The Last One. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-1-101-96508-5.[4]
- — (2021). Forget Me Not. Ballantine Books. ISBN 978-1-101-96685-3.
- — (2026). The Radiant Dark. SJP Lit. ISBN 978-1-63893-252-9.[5]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Alexandra Oliva | Penguin Random House". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- ↑ "Great reads". The Seattle Times. 2016.
- ↑ Doll, Jen (5 April 2026). "Who Cares About Aliens. I'm Beefing With My Mom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- ↑ Reviews of The Last One:
- Kepes, Betsy; Colton (2017-08-17). ""The Last One" - a debut novel of survival and loss by Keene author Alexandra Oliva". North Country Public Radio. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- Xenos, Natalie (2017-01-30). "Book Review: The Last One by Alexandra Oliva". Culturefly. Retrieved 2026-09-29.
- Knoop, Doug (8 July 2016). "'The Last One': what's behind the curtain at a reality-TV show". The Seattle Times. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016.
- "The Last One". Kirkus Reviews. 12 April 2016.
- Dumais, Mamon (6 May 2017). "Promenons-nous dans les bois". Le Devoir (in Canadian French). p. 44.
- ↑ Reviews of The Radiant Dark:
- Doll, Jen (5 April 2026). "Who Cares About Aliens. I'm Beefing With My Mom". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 25 April 2026. Retrieved 9 September 2026.
- "The Radiant Dark by Alexandra Oliva". Publishers Weekly. 27 January 2026.
- "The Radiant Dark". Kirkus Reviews. 16 February 2026.
