AUTHOR INTERVIEW: Emily Beyda

<p>Special guests galore this week!! We are thrilled to be back with another Thursday author interview. Today, Becky and Emily speak to Emily Beyda, author of the highly anticipated debut, <em>The Body Double</em>. This suspenseful novel, in the vein of Hitchcock’s <em>Vertigo</em>, tells the dark, glittering story of a young woman who is recruited by a stranger to give up her old life and identity to impersonate a reclusive Hollywood star. Stay tuned to hear all about Emily’s inspiration behind this (as Kayla would say) mind-f*** of a book, including her own upbringing in Los Angeles, her feelings on celebrity culture and how it’s changed over time, the nature of isolation, and the W I L D story of the first (unpublished) novel she ever wrote. Read on for buy links! And please feel free to drop us a line about this interview, Emily’s work, or anything else you'd like to tell us at <a href="mailto:booksandthecitypod@gmail.com"><u>booksandthecitypod@gmail.com</u></a>. ------------------------&gt;</p> <p>The Body Double by Emily Beyda: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608690/the-body-double-by-emily-beyda/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/608690/the-body-double-by-emily-beyda/</u></a></p> <p>Emily’s LA rec: The Museum of Jurassic Technology, <a href="https://www.mjt.org/"><u>https://www.mjt.org/</u></a></p> <p>What she’s reading now: The Beetle by Richard Marsh: <a href="https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-beetle/#tab-description"><u>https://broadviewpress.com/product/the-beetle/#tab-description</u></a></p> <p>Daniel Deronda by George Eliot: <a href="https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/45821/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot-introduction-by-edmund-white/"><u>https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/45821/daniel-deronda-by-george-eliot-introduction-by-edmund-white/</u></a></p> <p><a href="https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity"><u>https://www.bookshop.org/shop/booksandthecity</u></a></p> <p>Music by EpidemicSound, art by @niczollos, all opinions our own.</p>