Literary Prospects Episode 27: Author Emiko Jean

In Episode 27 of Literary Prospects, we talk with author Emiko Jean about her new adult thriller, The Return of Ellie Black.

Emiko is a New York Times best-selling author of adult and young adult fiction, whose books have been published in over thirty languages. Her YA novel Tokyo Ever After was a Reese Witherspoon “Hello Sunshine” book club pick, and her adult novel Mika in Real Life was featured on Good Morning America as a GMA book club pick. Her latest novel, The Return of Elllie Black, is her first adult thriller. Emiko lives in Washington with her husband and two kids.

In this interview, Emiko talks about why she chooses to write in vastly different genres; the thing all of her books have in common; why she believes women are obsessed with true crime; her road to publication; and much more…