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Emily St. John Mandel on the loneliness and art in 'Sea of Tranquility'

Emily St. John Mandel is the author of "Sea of Tranquility"
JiaHao Peng
Emily St. John Mandel is the author of "Sea of Tranquility"

Inspired by New York City in February of 2020, Emily St. John Mandel’s newest book, Sea of Tranquility, weaves together multiple story lines and timelines.

Moving from 1912 to the year 2401, the book imagines a world experiencing the fear and loneliness of a pandemic but also one that is captivated by art.

I recently spoke with Emily St. John Mandel about Sea of Tranquility, which is released in paperback on March 28th.

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Sea of Tranquility was published by Vintage.

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Beth Golay is KMUW's Director of Marketing and Digital Content. She is the host of the KMUW podcast Marginalia, co-host with Suzanne Perez of the Books & Whatnot podcast, creator of the podcast You're Saying It Wrong, creator of KMUW's daily news podcast Wichita's Early Edition, and NPR StoryLab Workshop team member on the award-winning podcast My Fellow Kansans.