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Emily St. John Mandel

Canadian author of six books, including Station Eleven, a novel about a fictional pandemic.

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Oct 11, 2024 • 54min

Meet the climate futurist trying to help people prepare for life on a chaotic planet

Alex Stephan, a climate futurist, discusses preparing for a chaotic planet while addressing extreme weather impacts. Nisreen Alameen sheds light on grassroots mutual aid networks in Sudan amidst humanitarian crises. Dana Stevens critiques film flops and champions ambitious projects despite commercial failures. Emily St. John Mandel reflects on her novel 'Station Eleven' and its themes of resilience. Robert Rand urges a reexamination of the Menendez brothers' case, questioning justice and evolving perceptions.
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Apr 8, 2020 • 56min

Emily St. John Mandel on Fact, Fiction, and the Familiar

When Tyler requested an interview with novelist Emily St. John Mandel, he didn’t expect that reality would have in some ways become an eerie mirror of her latest books. And Emily didn’t expect that it’d be boosting sales: “Why would anybody in their right mind want to read Station Eleven during a pandemic?” she wondered to Tyler. Her reaction was pure bafflement until she found herself renting Contagion and thought about why. “There’s just such a longing in times of uncertainty to see how it ends.” Narratives, especially familiar ones, soothe us. It’s fitting then that her latest book has been suggested as “the perfect novel for your survival bunker.” She joined Tyler to discuss The Glass Hotel, including why more white-collar criminals don’t flee before arrest, the Post Secret postcard that haunts her most, the best places to hide from the Russian mob, the Canadian equivalent of the “Florida Man”, whether trophy wives are happy, how to slow down time, why she disagrees with Kafka on reading, the safest place to be during a global pandemic, how to get away with faking your own death, how A Canticle for Leibowitz influenced her writing, the permeability of moral borders, what surprised her about experiencing a real pandemic, how her background in contemporary dance makes her a better writer, adapting The Glass Hotel for a miniseries, her contrarian take on Frozen II, and more. Read a full transcript enhanced with helpful links, or watch the full video. Recorded March 27th, 2020 Other ways to connect Follow us on Twitter and Instagram Follow Tyler on Twitter  Follow Emily on Twitter Email us: cowenconvos@mercatus.gmu.edu Subscribe at our newsletter page to have the latest Conversations with Tyler news sent straight to your inbox.