Public Access Afterworld

“Adroitly beautiful, funny, and scathing, Public Access Afterworld is a book from a talented storyteller with much to say, who’s not afraid to say it.”—SenLinYu, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Alchemised

“A reality-warping epic about friendship, transformation, and the internet that stretches across decades and dimensions.”—New York

“Reads like a David Mitchell fever dream imagined by somebody working the last Blockbuster on the planet . . . Is there anything Jane Schoenbrun can’t do?”—Literary Hub

“[An] electric, eerie, positively Schoenbrunian first novel.”—The Boston Globe

“Captivating.”—Library Journal

“A fever dream-esque love letter to television, the internet, science fiction, and nerds.”—Reactor

“Few artists are able to capture the disconnection, longing, and eeriness of the early internet age and the holes it created in our society [like Schoenbrun], and Public Access Afterworld continues that trend. It’s like a creepypasta come to life, and I’m here for it.”—Chicago Review of Books

“The mastermind behind I Saw the TV Glow is releasing their debut novel, and I couldn’t be more excited. This is one to pre-order without even reading the publicity copy to hype you up.”—Debutiful

“Psychedelic horror of the first order.”—Grady Hendrix, New York Times bestselling author of Witchcraft for Wayward Girls

“Gave me a vertiginous thrill I haven’t encountered since David Mitchell . . . the kind of epic book that doesn’t just warp reality on the page but goes on warping it when you look up—you read the novel and the world glints with secrets anew.”—Torrey Peters, author of Stag Dance and Detransition, Baby

“A thriller unlike any other . . . strange, urgent, utterly . . . hypnotic—once you start reading Public Access Afterworld, you won’t stop.”—Lev Grossman, #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Magicians

“A riot in novel form by an author with an utterly singular, original vision . . . will leave you breathless and desperate for a sequel.”—Kaliane Bradley, New York Times bestselling author of The Ministry of Time

“Thrilling, heart-wrenching, hilarious, visionary, and so damned smart, this novel is a major work from a major talent.”—Paul Tremblay, New York Times bestselling author of Dead but Dreaming of Electric Sheep

“Schoenbrun, whose films We’re All Going to the World’s Fair and I Saw the TV Glow mark them as among the most original voices in independent cinema, brings their signature preoccupations to fiction with stunning ambition.”—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

“Such a compulsive read. Dark and glittering and full of static. Huzzah. Neon sign: So, so much fun.”—Helen Macdonald, bestselling author of H Is for Hawk

“A psychedelic work of genius.”—Newsday

“Schoenbrun is already well-known for their films, and this book is just as awesome as their growing oeuvre. . . . So good!”—Crime Reads

“For fans of Kaliane Bradley, David Mitchell, and Stranger Things . . . a cult classic in the making.”—The Bookseller

“A dazzling story . . . a great American novel.”—Publishers Weekly, starred review

“Filmmaker Schoenbrun makes their print debut with one of the best novels of the year. . . . [It] will suck readers in and not only hold their attention for the full 600 pages but also, possibly, inspire them to add their content to Public Access Afterworld. . . . [An] existentially terrifying, David Lynchian horror.”—Booklist, starred review