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- New Scientist Book Club selected Exit Party as its October read and hosted Emily St. John Mandel to discuss the science-fiction novel.
- Exit Party follows parallel worlds in a near-future US after a civil war.
- Emily St. John Mandel said she is compelled to write about the aftermath of disaster, while adding: “I don’t want to write something relentlessly bleak.”
- Emily St. John Mandel described the difficulty of keeping ahead of the US news cycle while writing the novel.
Why it matters: New Scientist Book Club readers get an October selection that pairs Exit Party’s parallel worlds with a near-future US after civil war. Mandel’s stated aversion to relentlessly bleak disaster writing gives that grim premise a more nuanced creative frame, while her difficulty keeping ahead of the US news cycle shows the practical pressure behind the book.
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