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Emily Waters is a fiction writer. Her debut novel, Honey in the Marrow, was released by Ylva Publishing in October 2022.

Besides writing, Emily is a full time librarian. She holds a BA in English Literature from Chapman University and earned a Masters of Library Science at Indiana University.

Emily lives in the San Francisco Bay Area and likes coffee, puttering around her backyard garden, staying home, and binge watching old TV shows starring strong-willed female leads with pretty hair.

You can find Emily on social media at @emilyraywaters or contact her by email at emilyraywaters@gmail.com.

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Okay so listen, yes. I fell off the map, perhaps. The world got so loud and mean and relentless that I had to pull back a little. Less news, less media, less internet. It wasn’t a conscious thing, just an unconscious act of self-preservation.

And are things better now? Not really. Worse, in fact! But I am still alive and I do still care about the things I care about. The people I love, my pets, the

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“If Stella glanced over her shoulder, she'd see grief, depression, and loss. But when she looks forward, there's Elizabeth. The bees under Stella's skin, her bones, and her heart start to buzz and hum. She's alive now and actually living.

Maybe that feeling was simply hope, and it was fluttering inside her all along.”
― Emily Waters, Honey in the Marrow

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