Emily J. Smith is a writer based in Brooklyn. Her debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out from William Morrow (HarperCollins) in Feb 2025.
She holds a B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell, and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley. She has led teams at top tech companies and founded the dating app, Chorus.
You can find her essays and stories in Vice, Slate, The Rumpus, The Washington Post, Hobart, Catapult, Curbed, Romper, and elsewhere.
She holds a B.S in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Cornell, and an M.B.A. from UC Berkeley. She has led teams at top tech companies and founded the dating app, Chorus.
You can find her essays and stories in Vice, Slate, The Rumpus, The Washington Post, Hobart, Catapult, Curbed, Romper, and elsewhere.
Genres: Mystery
Emily J Smith recommends

Wasp's Nest (2026)
Kat Stoddard
"From the moment I opened Wasp's Nest it was impossible to put down, and I missed the characters as soon as I closed it. Alternating among three perspectives of an endearingly atypical love triangle, Stoddard has created an exquisitely layered masterpiece-not unlike an actual wasp's nest. The novel pulses with anticipation and personality from start to end, with sharp, vivid prose, witty dialogue, and cutting insights on class, relationships, and the ways in which we hide from ourselves. The tension between these fully rendered and utterly human characters left me tearing through this gorgeous and tender portrait of young love. Rooney-esque and compulsively readable. I can't wait for whatever Stoddard does next."
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