Emily St. John Mandel

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Bestselling Canadian author Emily St. John Mandel joins us to discuss her electrifying new novel Exit Party – exploring parallel worlds, political unrest and blurred realities.

In a near-future Los Angeles emerging from conflict, Ari Walker and her friend Gloria are going to a party. But the party becomes the site of something inexplicable, drawing Ari into a mystery that will haunt her across decades and continents. Elegant, suspenseful and emotionally charged, Exit Party explores memory, freedom, art and the fragile boundaries between realities.

Emily St. John Mandel blends literary fiction with speculative suspense in the unforgettable style that made Station Eleven an international success. Hosted by Andrew McMillan.

Emily St. John Mandel is the internationally acclaimed author of seven novels, including The Glass Hotel, Sea of Tranquility and Station Eleven, winner of the Arthur C. Clarke Award and adapted into a celebrated television series on HBO Max. Her work has been translated into 34 languages.

Andrew McMillan is a poet, novelist and Professor of Contemporary Writing. He is the author of Pity and three acclaimed poetry collections: physical, playtime and pandemonium.

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