Emily Austin

Cuando Gilda empieza a trabajar de secretaria en la iglesia St. Rigobert, encuentra una nueva perspectiva acerca de la muerte y la supervivencia. Conocerá al párroco Jeff, al coach motivacional profundamente desmotivado Giuseppe, a una anciana amante de l

Funny about death, real about anxiety, witty about the things that worry us the most Emma Gannon, author of OliveSo fundamentally kind that you can feel the warmth coming off each page Rowan Hisayo Buchanan, author of Starling DaysMeet Gilda. She cannot stop thinking about death. Desperate for relief from her anxious mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local church and finds herself abruptly hired to replace the deceased receptionist Grace. Its not the most obvious job - shes queer and an atheist for starters - and so in between trying to learn mass, hiding her new maybe-girlfriend and conducting an amateur investigation into Graces death, Gilda must avoid revealing the truth of her mortifying existence.A blend of warmth, deadpan humour, and pitch-perfect observations about the human condition, Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead is a crackling exploration of what it takes to stay afloat in a world where your expiration - and the expiration of those you love - is the only certainty.

In this fun, page-turner of a novel (Sarah Haywood, New York Times bestselling author) thats perfect for fans of Mostly Dead Things and Goodbye, Vitamin, a morbidly anxious young woman stumbles into a job as a receptionist at a Catholic church and soon finds herself obsessed with her predecessors mysterious death. Gilda, a twenty-something, atheist, animal-loving lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Desperate for relief from her panicky mind and alienated from her repressive family, she responds to a flyer for free therapy at a local Catholic church, and finds herself being greeted by Father Jeff, who assumes shes there for a job interview. Too embarrassed to correct him, Gilda is abruptly hired to replace the recently deceased receptionist Grace.In between trying to memorize the lines to Catholic mass, hiding the fact that she has a new girlfriend, and erecting a dirty dish tower in her crumbling apartment, Gilda strikes up an email correspondence with Graces old friend. She cant bear to ignore the kindly old woman who has been trying to reach her friend through the church inbox, but she also cant bring herself to break the bad news. Desperate, she begins impersonating Grace via email. But when the police discover suspicious circumstances surrounding Graces death, Gilda may have to finally reveal the truth of her mortifying existence.With a kindhearted heroine we all need right now (Courtney Maum, New York Times bestselling author), Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead is a crackling and delightfully weird reminder that we will one day turn to dust and that yes, this is depressing, but its also what makes life beautiful (Jean Kyoung Frazier, author of Pizza Girl).

A fast-paced, hilarious, and ultimately hopeful novel for anyone who has ever worried they might be a terrible personfrom the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead.Enid is obsessed with space. She can tell you all about black holes and their ability to spaghettify you without batting an eye in fear. Her one major phobia? Bald men. But she tries to keep that one under wraps. When shes not listening to her favorite true crime podcasts on a loop, shes serially dating a rotation of women from dating apps. At the same time, shes trying to forge a new relationship with her estranged half-sisters after the death of her absent father. When she unwittingly plunges into her first serious romantic entanglement, Enid starts to believe that someone is following her.As her paranoia spirals out of control, Enid must contend with her mounting suspicion that something is seriously wrong with her. Because at the end of the day theres only one person she cant outrunherself.Brimming with quirky humor, charm, and heart, Interesting Facts about Space effortlessly shows us the power of revealing our secret shames, the most beautifully human parts of us all.

Aclamado romance de estreia que acompanha Gilda, uma jovem lésbica, ansiosa, ateia e obcecada com cenários de morte que aceita emprego numa igreja católica. Gilda não consegue parar de pensar na mort

Emily Austin, the bestselling queen of darkly quirky, endearingly flawed heroines (Sarah Haywood, author of The Cactus), returns with a luminous new novel following a librarian who comes back to work after a mental breakdown only to confront book-banning crusaders in an empowering story of grief, love, and the power of libraries.Darcys life turned out better than she could have ever imagined. She is a librarian at the local branch, while her wife Joy runs a book binding service. Between the two of them, there is no more room on their shelves with their ample book collections, various knickknacks and bobbles, and dried bouquets. Rounding out their ideal life is two cats and a sun-soaked house by the lake.But when Darcy receives the news that her ex-boyfriend, Ben, has passed away, she spirals into a pit of guilt and regret, resulting in a mental breakdown and medical leave from the library. When she returns to work, she is met by unrest in her community and protests surrounding intellectual freedom, resulting in a call for book bans and a second look at the branchs upcoming DEI programs.Through the support of her community, colleagues, and the personal growth that results from examining her previous relationships, Darcy comes into her own agency and the truest version of herself. IsThis a Cry for Help? not only offers a moving portrait of queer life after coming of age but also powerfully explores questions about sexuality, community, and the importance of libraries.

Una historia conmovedora sobre dos hermanas muy distintas, y una carta de amor a la infancia, al crecimiento y al poder de la imaginación, escrita por la autora best seller de Vamos a morir todos.Sigrid odia trabajar en el Dollar Pal, pero como siempre se ha resistido a la idea de crecer y asumir las ataduras de la adultez. Nunca termino la secundaria, pues prefiere deambular por las calles de su pequeño pueblo con su mejor amiga Greta, la unica persona en el mundo que la comprende. Su hermana mayor, Margit, esta preocupada por Sigrid, que es incapaz de ajustarse a las expectativas de la sociedad.Pero el aparente desapego de Sigrid oculta una agitacion y una sensibilidad que van mucho mas alla de eso. Le persiguen los dolores de su pasado: desde fingir que sus padres eran monstruos del pantano cuando hacian temblar el entarimado con sus discusiones violetnas, hasta lidiar con la perdida de su amistad con Greta debido a la epidemia de opioides que asola el pueblo. Mientras Magrit se esfuerza en comprender a su hermana, ambas, cada una a su modo y a su tiempo, descubren que reavivar la imaginacion infantil es la unica manera de seguir adelante.Lo que surge es una historia inolvidable de dos hermanas que encuentran el camino de regreso la una hacia la otra, y una celebracion de ese vinculo trascendente e inquebrantable.

A one-sitting-read" (Laurie Frankel, New York Times bestselling author) about two very different sisters, and a love letter to childhood, growing up, and the power of imaginationfrom the bestselling author of Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead and Interesting Facts About Space.Sigrid hates working at the Dollar Pal but having always resisted the idea of growing up into the trappings of adulthood, she did not graduate high school, preferring to roam the streets of her small town with her best friend Greta, the only person in the world who ever understood her. Her older sister Margit is baffled and frustrated by Sigrids inability to conform to the expectations of polite society.But Sigrids detachment veils a deeper turmoil and sensitivity. Shes haunted by the pains of her pastfrom pretending her parents were swamp monsters when they shook the floorboards with their violent arguments to grappling with losing Gretas friendship to the opioid epidemic ravaging their town. As Margit sets out to understand Sigrid and the secrets she has hidden, both sisters, in their own time and way, discover that reigniting their shared childhood imagination is the only way forward.A must read (Haley Jakobson, New York Times Editors Choice author), We Could Be Rats is an unforgettable story of two sisters finding their way back to each other, and a celebration of that transcendent, unshakable bond.

El placer es maravilloso. La ansiedad no. Sobre esta sencilla intuición formula Epicuro toda su reflexión. Una filosofía destinada a lograr lo que todo el mundo anhela: alcanzar la felicidad y el bienestar evitando la angustia que nos produce desearlo. Pero, ¿es eso posible? ¿Pueden los seres humanos alcanzar un placer duradero sin sufrir la ansiedad que provocan el fracaso o la perdida? Vivir para el placer ofrece un agil recorrido por el epicureismo. Una herramienta para modernos atribulados, una coleccion de consejos para hacer y conservar buenos amigos, prepararnos para el sufrimiento, reconocer las propias limitaciones y logros, valorar la verdad, cultivar actitudes saludables hacia el dinero y el exito, gestionar la confusion politica, fomentar la gratitud, disfrutar de la comida y, por supuesto, afrontar la muerte.

Readers love Interesting Facts About Space...Loved it. For as long as Emily Austin is writing books Im reading themEmily Austin, Im going to politely ask you to stop writing characters I relate to so viscerallyI will never get over this book. EverThis book made me feel incredibly seenSo full of heart and kindness and honestyTo all the Enids out there, this is for us, and I hope it brings you comfort like it did meWill remain imprinted on my brain forever--Enid is many things: lesbian, serial dater, deaf in one ear, space obsessive, true crime fanatic. When shes not listening to grizzly murder podcasts, shes managing her crippling phobia of bald people and trying hard not to think about her mortifying teenage years - which is hard, when shes lost the password to her old YouTube account and the (many) vlogs that her teen self once uploaded. Shes worried about herself, her depressive mother, and what the deal is with gender reveal parties. But as Enid fumbles her way through her first serious relationship and navigates a new family life with her estranged half-sisters, she starts to worry that someone is following her. As her paranoia spirals out of control, Enid must contend with her mounting suspicion that something is seriously wrong with her...Full of charm, humour and heart, Interesting Facts About Space is a pitch-perfect exploration of the strange ways we try to connect with others, and the power of sharing our secret selves with the people we love.

Gilda teme a la muerte, lo normal. Solo que también le da miedo seguir viva, y lo que eso supone. Lidiar con una familia excesiva. Pagar facturas. Dar un paso adelante en su relación con Eleanor.Cuando empieza a trabajar de secretaria en la iglesia St. Rigobert (un poco por error), encuentra una nueva perspectiva acerca de la muerte y la supervivencia. Alli conocera al parroco Jeff, quien llora a escondidas tras cada funeral, al coach motivacional profundamente desmotivado Giuseppe, que la llama todas las noches para pedirle una cita. A una anciana amante de los gatos, con quien intercambia correos. Gente a la que la vida no se le da excesivamente mejor que a ella, y sin embargo sigue intentandolo.Porque vamos a morir todos. Pero no hoy.La protagonista de este maravilloso debut teme a la muerte. Pero el amor y la ternura acaban transformando el miedo en esperanza. THE NEW YORK TIMES

"Uma mente ansiosa, um emprego improvável e uma única certeza: vamos todos morrer um dia. Um romance que equilibra com maestria a fragilidade da nossa existência com o fascínio que é estar vivo. Mais

amos a morir todos, considerado uno de los mejores debuts de los últimos años, ha estado nominada a múltiples premios que destacan su humor y ternura. Emily Austin (Ontario, Canadá) recibió una educ

Fans of Exciting Times and Convenience Store Woman will devour this funny and original literary debut about the unintentional consequences of anxiety and the relentless pressures of modern life starring the most unforgettable literary creation since Eleanor Oliphant and Fleabag

Una historia conmovedora sobre dos hermanas muy distintas y una carta de amor a la infancia, a lo que significa hacerse mayor y al poder de la imaginación, de la autora best seller de Vamos a morir todos.Sigrid no soporta trabajar en el Dollar Pal, pero siempre se ha mostrado reacia a la idea de hacerse mayor y caer en las trampas de la adultez. No termino el instituto y prefirio recorrer las calles de su pueblo con su mejor amiga, Greta, la unica persona del mundo que la comprendia de verdad. Su hermana mayor, Margit, se siente desconcertada y frustrada ante la incapacidad de Sigrid para ajustarse a las expectativas de la sociedad.Pero la indiferencia de Sigrid esconde una agitacion y una sensibilidad mas profundas. Vive atormentada por el dolor del pasado, desde los dias en que imaginaba que sus padres eran monstruos del pantano que hacian temblar el suelo con sus discusiones, hasta el hecho de haber perdido a su mejor amiga de la infancia por culpa de la epidemia de opiaceos que asola su pueblo. Cuando Margit se propone entender a Sigrid y los secretos que oculta, ambas hermanas, cada una a su tiempo y a su manera, descubren que reavivar la imaginacion compartida de su infancia es el unico modo de seguir adelante.Esta es la historia inolvidable de dos hermanas que encuentran el camino de regreso la una a la otra y una celebracion de un vinculo trascendental e irrompible.La ultima novela de Emily Austin es una clase magistral sobre la voz, los narradores poco fiables y sobre unos personajes inescrutables a los que, sin embargo, llegas a conocer por el detalle de la narracion y por lo facil que resulta identificarse con el pueblecito en el que viven, la familia extraña que tienen y los problemas a los que se enfrentan. Hermana, hermana es el retrato de la complicada relacion entre dos hermanas que se puede leer de una sentada. Una relacion rara pero familiar; conmovedora pero dificil; y, sobre todo, la luz en la oscuridad que ambas necesitan con desesperacion, igual que nosotros. -LAURIE FRANKEL, autora best seller del New York Times de This Is How It Always IsHermana, hermana es un libro para la gente de pueblo, las raras, las lesbianas y las que dejaron el instituto, para quienes creemos que el mundo seria un lugar mejor si desaparecieramos, para quienes cambiariamos nuestro trabajo en el Dollar Pal y el odio que sentimos hacia nosotras mismas por vivir la buena vida de un roedor en una feria. El humor negro, tan habitual en Emily Austin, y las observaciones sagaces sobre la condicion humana fascinan y entretienen, a medida que una serie de notas de suicidio desvelan las verdades que se esconden tras la adiccion, las amargas discusiones familiares y las amenazas de bomba anonimas contra cierto politico conservador de un pueblo de Canada. Aqui no hay caricaturas, solo estamos tu, yo y todos los que conocemos. Es la Alice Munro para las lesbianas deprimidas. Me hizo llorar y luego me dio un abrazo. -MARISSA HIGGINS, autora de A Good Happy Girl