Books by Emily Jane

“This book is the closest to Douglas Adams I’ve read in a long time. It intentionally leans into the nostalgia of campy sci-fi and combines that with really beautiful language and captivating storytelling, and that comes together as an interesting combination of what I would characterize as speculative literary fiction and straight-up science fiction. It’s hilarious, moving, and very well done. The story is set in today’s world. Aliens arrive in giant ships that hover over all the major cities for a couple of days, and then they leave. These events plunge the whole world into an existential crisis, like: ‘Were we not cool enough to be invited to that party?’” Read more...

The Best Science Fiction and Fantasy Debuts of 2023

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