Show Notes
It was an honour to speak with the talented, thoughtful, and truly lovely Emma Knight, author of the buzzy debut, THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS (just announced as Read With Jenna’s first book club pick of 2025). A Toronto-based writer and co-founder of Greenhouse Juice (with two cookbooks under her belt), Emma’s debut novel takes place in Scotland, where Penelope Winters navigates her first year at Edinburgh University while untangling a family mystery. Striking every chord I love in a good book — coming-of-age, friendship, motherhood, romance, and intrigue — plus the introspection that comes with finding ourselves while unearthing the past lives of those who came before us — I think you’ll adore this one, too (trust )
We chat about everything from the publication process, to the imaginary characters living rent-free in our heads, to the advice she gave her daughters on what constitutes a good life: “choose something you always want to get better at and something that makes you feel like yourself.” Putting her own words into action, she finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper and follow her dream of becoming a published author.
Emma is, without a doubt, a writer to watch ️
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is available for pre-order now and will be out on January 7, 2025 (CAN/U.S.) and April 2025 in the U.K.
CONNECT WITH EMMA
Instagram: @emma.knightwrites
Buy the Book: THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS
Word Weaver Podcast Links
Show Notes: louiseclairejohnson.com/podcast/emmaknight
Instagram: @wordweaverpodcast
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Show Notes
It was an honour to speak with the talented, thoughtful, and truly lovely Emma Knight, author of the buzzy debut, THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS (just announced as Read With Jenna’s first book club pick of 2025). A Toronto-based writer and co-founder of Greenhouse Juice (with two cookbooks under her belt), Emma’s debut novel takes place in Scotland, where Penelope Winters navigates her first year at Edinburgh University while untangling a family mystery. Striking every chord I love in a good book — coming-of-age, friendship, motherhood, romance, and intrigue — plus the introspection that comes with finding ourselves while unearthing the past lives of those who came before us — I think you’ll adore this one, too (trust )
We chat about everything from the publication process, to the imaginary characters living rent-free in our heads, to the advice she gave her daughters on what constitutes a good life: “choose something you always want to get better at and something that makes you feel like yourself.” Putting her own words into action, she finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper and follow her dream of becoming a published author.
Emma is, without a doubt, a writer to watch ️
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is available for pre-order now and will be out on January 7, 2025 (CAN/U.S.) and April 2025 in the U.K.
CONNECT WITH EMMA
Instagram: @emma.knightwrites
Buy the Book: THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS
Word Weaver Podcast Links
Show Notes: louiseclairejohnson.com/podcast/emmaknight
Instagram: @wordweaverpodcast
Listen on all podcast platforms including Apple iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
If you like what you hear, please subscribe, leave a review, and share with your friends, family, and on social media, as it helps more people find out about the Word Weaver! I appreciate it so much. ☺️
Ch. 86 | Literary It Girls + Inside the Sally Rooney Intermezzo Launch Party with Sophia June
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Ch. 86 | Literary It Girls + Inside the Sally Rooney Intermezzo Launch Party with Sophia June
SOPHIA JUNE is a culture writer in NYC (formerly NYLON magazine and the New York Times) and the co-founder of Language Arts, a literary newsletter about the books you actually want to read. We chat about her viral article, The Makings of a Literary It Girl, the best advice Ottessa Moshfegh and Caroline Calloway gave her, and the process of finishing the first draft of her novel (it includes a convent with nuns upstate, treating writing sessions like clocking into a bar shift, and dirty gin martinis in the standard hotel lobby). She takes us inside the Belletrist book launch party for Intermezzo by Sally Rooney, sharing all the juicy details left out by VOGUE, like the tiny Shepherd’s Pies passed around on trays and arriving to Emma Roberts on a step-and-repeat. Sophia also doles out her best book recommendations, most anticipated reads, and the next literary trends on her radar.
connect with sophia
Instagram: @sophiajune
Website: sophiajune.party/about
Language Arts Substack: languagearts.substack.com/
“The Makings of a Literary It Girl” in NYLON: https://www.nylon.com/life/the-makings-of-a-literary-it-girl
Word Weaver Podcast Links
Show Notes: louiseclairejohnson.com/podcast
Instagram: @wordweaverpodcast
NEW episodes weekly every Word Weaver Wednesday. Available on all podcast platforms including Apple iTunes, Spotify, and now on YouTube.
If you like what you hear, please subscribe, leave a review, and share the #WordWeaverPodcast with your friends, family, and social media, as it helps more people find out about it! I appreciate it so much.
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Show Notes
It was an honour to speak with the talented, thoughtful, and truly lovely Emma Knight, author of the buzzy debut, THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS (just announced as Read With Jenna’s first book club pick of 2025). A Toronto-based writer and co-founder of Greenhouse Juice (with two cookbooks under her belt), Emma’s debut novel takes place in Scotland, where Penelope Winters navigates her first year at Edinburgh University while untangling a family mystery. Striking every chord I love in a good book — coming-of-age, friendship, motherhood, romance, and intrigue — plus the introspection that comes with finding ourselves while unearthing the past lives of those who came before us — I think you’ll adore this one, too (trust )
We chat about everything from the publication process, to the imaginary characters living rent-free in our heads, to the advice she gave her daughters on what constitutes a good life: “choose something you always want to get better at and something that makes you feel like yourself.” Putting her own words into action, she finally plucked up the courage to put pen to paper and follow her dream of becoming a published author.
Emma is, without a doubt, a writer to watch ️
The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is available for pre-order now and will be out on January 7, 2025 (CAN/U.S.) and April 2025 in the U.K.
CONNECT WITH EMMA
Instagram: @emma.knightwrites
Buy the Book: THE LIFE CYCLE OF THE COMMON OCTOPUS
Word Weaver Podcast Links
Show Notes: louiseclairejohnson.com/podcast/emmaknight
Instagram: @wordweaverpodcast
Listen on all podcast platforms including Apple iTunes, Spotify, YouTube, or wherever you get your podcasts!
If you like what you hear, please subscribe, leave a review, and share with your friends, family, and on social media, as it helps more people find out about the Word Weaver! I appreciate it so much. ☺️
