Cosmic: The Heart Of It All

by Emily Ann Imes

A NYCC exclusive.

472 pages, Paperback

Published September 25, 2012

About the author

Emily Ann Imes is a connoisseur of words, a roller coaster enthusiast, a broadcast disc jockey, a fierce warrior of power and light, and a musician who performs in color. She has lived most of her life up to this point in the Midwest, driving through cornfields, inspiring others to create to their highest potential, and stopping at every amusement park along the way. After receiving her bachelor's degree in music from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, she spent a year and a half pretending to work a desk job until coming to the realization that she wanted to be an author.

Her short story "Desynthesized" was an honorable mention in the 2010 Y-City Writers Conference Contest, and her novel "The Mystery of Taconum Carnival" was a quarterfinalist in the Amazon Breakthrough Novel Award. She has crossed the finish line of National Novel Writing Month seven times, racing against the clock to write a novel in a month. Her self-released album "Almond Dust" is available on iTunes.

Emily's many adventures have led her to New York City, where she now resides with her pet cactus, her trusty laptop, and her muse to guide her. She spends what little free time she has left taking long walks in the park, shopping, and drinking way too much soda.