Now, in Sea of Tranquility, Mandel takes up. John Mandel In Station Eleven, she explored fallout from a pandemic. Subscribe to the Thread newsletter for the latest book and author news and must-read recommendations. A Dazzling New Foray into Speculative Fiction From Emily St. Subscribe to the MPR News with Kerri Miller podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or RSS. To listen to the full conversation you can use the audio player above.

John Mandel is the best-selling author of five novels, including “Station Eleven” and “The Glass Hotel.” Her new book is “ Sea of Tranquility.” Who would we be if we weren’t ourselves?Įmily St. John Mandel, who, like an ingenious origami artist, seems determined with each new work to add yet another fold to. They talk about the folly of time travel, how hinge moments are often recognized only in hindsight, and the constant contingency of living. Well, legions of philosophers and any number of novelists, among them Emily St. This Friday, as part of the Big Books and Bold Ideas conversation, MPR News host Kerri Miller stepped into the void with Mandel. Following her daring, must-read novel Station Eleven, a finalist for the National Book Award and the PEN/Faulkner Award, Emily St. John Mandel is the bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Glass Hotel, Station Eleven, and Sea of Tranquility. Her new novel, “ Sea of Tranquility,” is also set in the future - and the past - thanks to a time-traveling narrative the weaves together five centuries across space and time. It was even made into a television series by HBO Max.Įerily enough, “Station Eleven” was set in a world confronting a global pandemic. “ Station Eleven” was a huge hit, selling more than 1.5 million copies and receiving critical acclaim.

In 2014, after years of writing in relative obscurity, Emily St.

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