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Author Archives: Emily

Emily’s Pick of the Week: 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World by Elif Shafak

I’ve never read a novel quite like 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in This Strange World. Elif Shafak is a master storyteller. The novel opens on the moments after the death of Tequila Leila, a sex worker in Istanbul. She’s just been murdered, and her body has been tossed in the trash. The moments – and…

September 22, 2020 in Read - Watch - Listen.

Emily’s Pick of the Week: Little Gods by Meng Jin

“Do you believe in time?” This question, posed by Su Lan to an attending nurse the night her daughter, Liya, is born is a question that haunts the pages of Meng Jin’s Little Gods from start to finish. Su Lan, a brilliant physicist, is obsessed with erasing her past and understanding the complexities of time.…

August 18, 2020 in Read - Watch - Listen.

Emily’s Pick of the Week: The Only Good Indians by Stephen Graham Jones

Stephen Graham Jones’s The Only Good Indians opens on the anxiety-inducing scene of Ricky Boss Ribs running for his life. He’s being tracked and hunted… But is it by the horde of angry men from outside the bar or does it have something to do with the mysterious herd of elk waiting in the field…

July 21, 2020 in Read - Watch - Listen.

Emily’s Pick of the Week: Catherine House by Elisabeth Thomas

Elisabeth Thomas’s Catherine House follows Ines through her years at the illustrious and mysterious Catherine House, an elite college tucked away in the woods of Pennsylvania where students are unable to bring any of their personal belongings or leave during their 3-year stay. Despite the acclaim and impressive alumni list, due to these unusual practices,…

June 2, 2020 in Read - Watch - Listen.

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