Hermione Hoby grew up in south London and has lived in New York since 2010. She is a freelance journalist who writes about culture and gender for publications including the New Yorker, the Guardian, the New York Times, and the Times Literary Supplement. She also writes the "Stranger of the Week" column for the Awl. Neon in Daylight is her first novel.
Genres: Literary Fiction
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