Jessica speaks with Emily J. Smith, a writer and tech professional based in Brooklyn, New York. Her debut novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, published by William Morrow (HarperCollins), is out now wherever you buy books. Emily studied Electrical and Computer Engineering at Cornell and earned an MBA from UC Berkeley. She has led teams at top tech companies and nonprofits, and she is the founder of the dating app, Chorus. Her writing has appeared in The Rumpus, Catapult, Slate, Hobart, The Washington Post, Vice, and other publications.
Follow Emily’s work at emjsmith.com, and buy NOTHING SERIOUS wherever you get your books.
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Credits
Produced and hosted by Jessica Wan
Co-produced, edited, sound design, and original music by Carlos Schmitt
