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Imagine you\u2019ve written a new book, your first in six years. And your last book? It was a novel about the aftermath of a deadly pandemic. That\u2019s Emily St. John Mandel, author of the award-winning 2014 novel Station Eleven. Her new book \u2014 released on March 24 and titled The Glass Hotel \u2014 is decidedly different; she called it \u201ca ghost story with a Ponzi scheme and container shipping.\u201d

We talk with Mandel about what it\u2019s like to release a highly-anticipated novel during massive stay-at-home orders, what research for Station Eleven taught her to expect during a pandemic and why you shouldn\u2019t read books you don\u2019t like.

And be sure not to miss this episode of the Nerdette Book Club all about breaking down The Glass Hotel!