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I woke up to a lovely review by Roxane Gay on HTMLGIANT today. These are my two favorite parts:

"I loved Other People We Married by Emma Straub. I'll put that out there immediately. Don't worry, I will get more nuanced than that but first I need to talk about French flaps on books. There Is No Year has French flaps too and that thrilled me. I love paperback books with those flaps on them. It feels sophisticated. The French flap is, by far, the best book innovation I've seen in a long time. I want to put French flaps on everything. Other People We Married has French flaps so I was very optimistic when I began reading. I just had to get that off my chest."

and

"The best part of 'Puttanesca' is the ending, where Laura and Stephen are studying a sculpture, 'Apollo and Daphne,'talking about what they see in the art. 'Laura felt a hand around her waist, and for a moment imagined it was Apollo, reaching for her, begging her to stay, already knowing in his marble heart that she was gone.' I read that line and, full disclosure, felt a sharp pang of jealousy before I was able to fully appreciate its excellence. The entire story is a marvel."

Cheers to you, Ms. Gay. That's one of the best endings I've ever written, and I'm so glad you liked it.

Click here to read the rest of the review.

love

Emma