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Jessica Elisheva Emerson
Olive Days
out now!
"Stunning, steamy, and unique."
-People Magazine, from its Must-Read Fall 2024 list
"Emerson’s first novel deftly captures the longings of a woman trapped between passion and obligation."
-Washington Post
"I haven't read a book in a long time that made my jaw drop like Olive Days..."
-Marion Winik, NPR
"Begging to be discussed."
-PureWow
“Intense, uninhibited [. . .] this bold debut is unlike anything you’ve seen before.”
-Kirkus Reviews
“…Emerson’s effervescent debut
[. . .] is titillating and thought-provoking in equal measure.”
-Publisher’s Weekly
Jessica's debut novel Olive Days from Counterpoint Press (Editor Dan López) is available now! Read reviews, praise, and a synopsis here.
Jessica was a finalist in the 2024 and 2020 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards, and placed second in the 2020 First Pages Prize. Her stories and poems have been published in journals including Air/Light Magazine, The Beloit Fiction Journal, Midwestern Gothic, Crucible, Drash, and Anemone Sidecar. Her original play The Greys was produced in Hollywood. She earned her MFA in creative writing from Antioch University Los Angeles and her BA in journalism from USC.
Jessica lives with her husband and children in the Sonoran Desert. Ask her about pie, Rancho Gordo beans, 1970s singer/songwriters, her challah-braiding technique, or the recipe for a perfect Old Fashioned.
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