Julia Phillips

Julia Phillips (born February 4, 1988) is an American author known for her debut novel Disappearing Earth, which was a finalist for the 2019 National Book Award for Fiction and named one of The New York Times Top 10 Best Books of 2019. She attended Montclair High School and earned a Bachelor of Arts in English from Barnard College. Phillips has also been a Fulbright Fellow and has written for major publications such as The New York Times, The Atlantic, and The Paris Review.