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- Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
- Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

"An astonishing and visceral debut, I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER interrogates the body as a site of both liberation and restriction. Against the social backdrop of collective protest, protagonist Harmony reckons with a corporeality at once isolating and ungovernable. Ebonya Lia’s prose hums with an energetic fury. I did not so much consume this book as let myself be consumed by it.”

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- Naomi Xu Elegant, author of Gingko Season
- Naomi Xu Elegant, author of Gingko Season

“I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER is an astounding debut. I have never read a novel that so vividly renders the sensory experiences of living in the world, and of living in a body in conflict with the world. Harmony’s voice, rendered in Ebonya Lia’s masterful prose, is wry, resonant, and utterly original — few narrators are such a delight to spend time with, and I found myself missing Harmony when I left the page. I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER is full of humor and heartbreak, visceral pain and infectious hope; it is the story of one woman’s radical defiance of everyone else’s expectations, and of carving out a life for oneself against the odds; it addresses, unflinchingly, what it might mean to break free of the strictures of others and truly live on one’s own terms.”

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- Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
- Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, author of Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

"An astonishing and visceral debut, I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER interrogates the body as a site of both liberation and restriction. Against the social backdrop of collective protest, protagonist Harmony reckons with a corporeality at once isolating and ungovernable. Ebonya Lia’s prose hums with an energetic fury. I did not so much consume this book as let myself be consumed by it.”

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- Naomi Xu Elegant, author of Gingko Season
- Naomi Xu Elegant, author of Gingko Season

“I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER is an astounding debut. I have never read a novel that so vividly renders the sensory experiences of living in the world, and of living in a body in conflict with the world. Harmony’s voice, rendered in Ebonya Lia’s masterful prose, is wry, resonant, and utterly original — few narrators are such a delight to spend time with, and I found myself missing Harmony when I left the page. I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER is full of humor and heartbreak, visceral pain and infectious hope; it is the story of one woman’s radical defiance of everyone else’s expectations, and of carving out a life for oneself against the odds; it addresses, unflinchingly, what it might mean to break free of the strictures of others and truly live on one’s own terms.”

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Book Cover Artwork by Mafalda Vasconcelos

I Can Feel It All Over

Harmony Johnston is not fit for modern life - with her intolerances to clothing, plastics and WIFI. On top of the betrayal by her body (and possibly her mind), come the doubts of loved ones and the duplicity of a “helping” best friend. So after seven years of illness and a whole lifetime of accommodating others, Harmony’s going for self, rupturing her relationships in pursuit of a moment free from pain.

Ebonya Lia

Ebonya Lia walking down the street.

Photography by Alexis Silver

Bio

Ebonya Lia is a Brooklyn-based writer. A 2023 Kweli Fellow, her work has appeared in How I Learned. Outside of writing and her job as an academic economist, she spends her time drawing and seeking answers to her chronic illness. I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER is her debut novel.

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It’s not easy for a debut novel to get attention. Early signs of interest are critical in determining how much energy the publisher, the algorithm, bookstores and libraries put behind the novel. You can help make the I CAN FEEL IT ALL OVER launch a success!

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