EMMA KNIGHT's debut novel The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus is a Read with Jenna pick, a Giller Prize finalist, a New York Times bestseller and an instant #1 Canadian bestseller. She is a co-founder of Greenhouse, an award-winning Canadian beverage company, and has co-authored two nationally bestselling cookbooks, The Greenhouse Cookbook (2017) and How to Eat with One Hand(2021). Her essays have appeared in a number of Canadian and international publications. Emma lives in Toronto with her husband and two daughters.