Watch the program recording for A Novel Idea's 2024 capstone event featuring Shark Heart author Emily Habeck.
About the Author: Emily Habeck has a BFA in Theater from Southern Methodist University's Meadows School of the Arts, as well as master's degrees from Vanderbilt Divinity School and Vanderbilt's Peabody College. Her debut novel Shark Heart: A love Story was a Book of the Month selection, a New York Times book review editor's choice, and the #1 Indie Next pick for August 2023. She is from Ardmore, Oklahoma and currently lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
About the Book: Shark Heart is an intergenerational love story that begins with newlyweds Wren and her husband, Lewis-a man who, over the course of nine months, transforms into a great white shark. Habek’s debut novel is an unforgettable story about life’s perennial questions, the fragility of memories, finding joy amidst grief and creating a meaningful life.