Author of NOTHING SERIOUS, out Feb 2025 from @WmMorrowBooks @HarperCollins. Rep'd by Aurora Fernandez @Trident_Media. Previously, founder of @get_chorus.
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MY DEBUT NOVEL WILL BE PUBLISHED BY HARPERCOLLINS!!! I am SO excited to share this very personal 30-something coming-of-age story wrapped in a mystery-of-sorts that I've spent the last many years writing! Thank you @Trident_Media @WmMorrowBooks, a dream come true😭❤️🍾
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All I heard was “echoes Martin Short in CLIFFORD,” and needless to say, I’m sold.
Sorkin’s THE SOCIAL RECKONING is one of the most insipid, ugly, flat films of the year — an insufferably sanctimonious fantasia of blue-state Boomers that traps Jeremy Strong in a man-child performance that unintentionally echoes Martin Short in CLIFFORD. theglobeandmail.com/culture/…
I wrote about why it's totally fine (dare I say life-changing?) to try something new if you don't like your job, no matter how much time and money you've put into your career.
Also a special announcement at the end... substack.com/home/post/p-155…
The writing on Girls was so sharp and hilarious and captured so much of culture even the smallest moments on the show were brilliant. Love Lena forever.
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Nobody gives Lena enough credit for being a really talented and capable actress. Lots of big names couldn't come close to the face journey in this scene. Makes me emotional even out of context on Twitter like this.
Chelsea is every woman who has hitched her wagon to an emotionally unavailable man; death is the perfect metaphor for how that story ends. #WhiteLotus
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“On the rare occasion I log into LinkedIn, I see my peers and former colleagues boasting of new titles and I have to close it quickly as if I were Dracula and someone had switched on a light.” — @emjsmith humanparts.medium.com/unpack…
I wrote about my decade-long journey to publish a novel after falling in love with writing in my 30s, and what helped me keep pushing thru to a top-five publishing deal.
I tried to be as honest as possible about rejection, money, shame, and all the rest! open.substack.com/pub/emjsmi…
The past few weeks since NOTHING SERIOUS came out has been a whirlwind but I have been LIVING for messages like these from readers💕💕
Honored to be in The Rumpus' First Book column for NOTHING SERIOUS, talking about the real-life egg freezing incident that prompted the book, my 100+ agent rejections, and why single 30-something women embarking on self-discovery are my ideal readers. therumpus.net/2025/03/05/the…
Ten years ago, at 32, I left San Francisco and my tech career and moved to New York to (insanely) try writing a novel.
Now, my novel, NOTHING SERIOUS, is out from HarperCollins (about a 35-yr old woman in tech) and the SF and NY launch events were beyond my wildest dreams.
My novel is out in the world! I stopped into my local bookstore, which I lived above 11 years ago when I first moved to NY and decided (at 32) to try writing. The amount of rejection since then is unfathomable, but now I have a book on their shelves and I’m so very proud of it ❤️
This was such a great interview about the process of getting an agent and publishing a book, what inspired NOTHING SERIOUS, and surprises in the writing process.
Thanks so much @WritersDigest for the feature! writersdigest.com/write-bett…
Loved creating this list for @ElectricLit of books featuring women coming of age in their 30s and 40s (ie. my favorite kinds of books)!
Who says coming-of-age has to happen when you’re a young adult? (@emjsmith)
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This is one of the most personal essays I’ve written, about learning to write by emailing my dad. Thank you so much @literaryhub for publishing!
.@emjsmith meditates on what emails from her dad taught her about the craft of writing.
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I love talking to @sarahkasbeer about everything but it was a real honor to chat with her for @writeordiemag
about all things writing, dating, and obsession! ❤️🙏writeordiemag.com/author-int…
Thank you @sfchronicle for this outstanding review of NOTHING SERIOUS (out today!)!
"Smith’s brisk debut, bolstered by absorbing storylines and a vividly depicted cast, achieves the improbable..."
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Absolutely loved this conversation with @sarahkasbeer for @WriteorDieMag !
.@sarahkasbeer speaks to author @emjsmith about crafting a literary thriller, obsession as a narrative engine, modern dating, and her debut novel ‘Nothing Serious’ 🖤
Read here ↓
writeordiemag.com/author-int…
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4.5-STAR REVIEW⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️💫: NOTHING SERIOUS by Emily J. Smith @emjsmith @WmMorrowBooks @HarperCollins
👉NOTHING SERIOUS pairs obsession with online dating for an explosive story that threatens to break the bonds of friendship. bit.ly/4hH1bAb #bookreview #mystery #books
I wrote about turning my auto-fiction novel into a thriller (of sorts)! The former went nowhere after years of querying, the latter sold within weeks. criminalelement.com/turning-…
So happy to see NOTHING SERIOUS on this list of upcoming debuts! Thank you @CrimeReads!!
"Nothing Serious is brutal, complex, and necessary, and joins the growing number of novels in which Silicon Valley is not an object of admiration, but of disgust."
crimereads.com/the-best-debu…
