Emma Knight is a Canadian writer. Her work has appeared in British Vogue, Literary Hub, The Globe and Mail, and The Walrus. She has written two cookbooks, both national bestsellers. Emma studied Modern Languages at the University of Edinburgh and Journalism and International Affairs at Sciences Po Paris. The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is her first novel.
Genres: General Fiction
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My Other Heart (2025)
Emma Nanami Strenner
"My Other Heart is a wise, well observed, and transporting debut that explores what it means to belong. At once an immersive coming of age novel and an unflinching study of race, class, and manners, it confronts loneliness, cowardice, the quest for self-acceptance, and the effort required to truly see one another - even the people we think we're closest to - head-on. Sabrina Chen is an unforgettable heroine. I was on her side from start to finish."

The Bombshell (2025)
Darrow Farr
"The Bombshell will explode into your psyche and keep you happily captive until the last word. Farr's complicated heroine, by turns overconfident and touchingly vulnerable, will force you to constantly reassess your convictions. I didn't want this fascinating, nuanced, beautifully drawn novel to end."
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