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Department of the Vanishing

Department of the Vanishing

by Johanna Bell

Format
Paperback
Category
Non-Fiction
Publisher
NewSouth Books
Publish Date
March 2026

Set in a time of mass extinction, Department of the Vanishing blends documentary poetry, archival image, and narrative verse to explore the vital questions: Can we live in a world without birdsong and is it possible to create a new opus with the fragments left over.

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