Erika Swyler is the author of Light from Other Stars (Bloomsbury, 2019), about a young girl and an invention that alters the fabric of time, and The Book of Speculation (St. Martin's Press, 2019), the story of a librarian seeking to stop a centuries-old curse that plagues his family. Her essays and short fiction have appeared in Catapult, VIDA, The New York Times, and elsewhere. Swyler lives on Long Island, NY, with her husband and a petulant rabbit. She writes, bakes, is a casual runner, and has very strong feelings about typewriters. You can find her online at erikaswyler.com and on Twitter @ErikaSwyler.
I’m somewhat contrarian when selecting books. I try fairly hard to ignore any and all industry buzz. If there’s a flood of opinion that something should be beloved, I’m instantly predisposed to find flaws. When I’m eagerly anticipating a read, it’s often because I think that author does interesting things, or that it’s on a subject I’m itching to dive more deeply into, or that it might be the sort of book I wish I’d written myself. These upcoming books tick those boxes.
