Katie Kitamura

you know, that is a canon that you're writing against, but it's also a canon that kind of can bore you along as well. I'm thinking about even a film like Rosemary's Baby. There's so many great horror films that have been set in New York. That sense of alienation, that sense of slight remove and otherness, the sense of something bubbling under the surface, that's very much a New York story.

you know, that is a canon that you're writing against, but it's also a canon that kind of can bore you along as well. I'm thinking about even a film like Rosemary's Baby. There's so many great horror films that have been set in New York. That sense of alienation, that sense of slight remove and otherness, the sense of something bubbling under the surface, that's very much a New York story.

you know, that is a canon that you're writing against, but it's also a canon that kind of can bore you along as well. I'm thinking about even a film like Rosemary's Baby. There's so many great horror films that have been set in New York. That sense of alienation, that sense of slight remove and otherness, the sense of something bubbling under the surface, that's very much a New York story.

And so when I was thinking about this novel, I found myself thinking about horror as a genre the most probably.

And so when I was thinking about this novel, I found myself thinking about horror as a genre the most probably.

And so when I was thinking about this novel, I found myself thinking about horror as a genre the most probably.

I mean, horror is an interesting genre in that the moments that are frightening are often not when the monster appears, but all of the moments leading up to it when you don't really know what you're waiting for. You know, I think once you see the monster, you say, ah, there's a monster or whatever it is that you've been building. But the true tension of horror is always in the waiting.

I mean, horror is an interesting genre in that the moments that are frightening are often not when the monster appears, but all of the moments leading up to it when you don't really know what you're waiting for. You know, I think once you see the monster, you say, ah, there's a monster or whatever it is that you've been building. But the true tension of horror is always in the waiting.

I mean, horror is an interesting genre in that the moments that are frightening are often not when the monster appears, but all of the moments leading up to it when you don't really know what you're waiting for. You know, I think once you see the monster, you say, ah, there's a monster or whatever it is that you've been building. But the true tension of horror is always in the waiting.

And I think this is a kind of novel where there is a lot of that waiting, maybe more than in any of the previous books. The other thing I would say is that, of course, the kind of key moment in the novel is when the central character suddenly has this realization that she herself might be the problem. She might be the monster, so to speak, within the family.

And I think this is a kind of novel where there is a lot of that waiting, maybe more than in any of the previous books. The other thing I would say is that, of course, the kind of key moment in the novel is when the central character suddenly has this realization that she herself might be the problem. She might be the monster, so to speak, within the family.

And I think this is a kind of novel where there is a lot of that waiting, maybe more than in any of the previous books. The other thing I would say is that, of course, the kind of key moment in the novel is when the central character suddenly has this realization that she herself might be the problem. She might be the monster, so to speak, within the family.

And so when I think about horror, when I think about, you know, who is the kind of monster that's out there, it's not a kind of moment of violence. It's not a moment of kind of violence. some discovery of something horrible. It's actually the moment is finding that she herself is a problem in this story.

And so when I think about horror, when I think about, you know, who is the kind of monster that's out there, it's not a kind of moment of violence. It's not a moment of kind of violence. some discovery of something horrible. It's actually the moment is finding that she herself is a problem in this story.

And so when I think about horror, when I think about, you know, who is the kind of monster that's out there, it's not a kind of moment of violence. It's not a moment of kind of violence. some discovery of something horrible. It's actually the moment is finding that she herself is a problem in this story.

Yeah, I love workplace novels. Yeah. And the workplaces are really interesting. Interesting space. I mean, okay, less now, I think, because so much is remote. But it's a physical space that has so many very particular rules and cultures and subcultures and subcultures below the subcultures. And navigating a workplace, it seems to me, just full of fascinating interpersonal experiences.

Yeah, I love workplace novels. Yeah. And the workplaces are really interesting. Interesting space. I mean, okay, less now, I think, because so much is remote. But it's a physical space that has so many very particular rules and cultures and subcultures and subcultures below the subcultures. And navigating a workplace, it seems to me, just full of fascinating interpersonal experiences.

Yeah, I love workplace novels. Yeah. And the workplaces are really interesting. Interesting space. I mean, okay, less now, I think, because so much is remote. But it's a physical space that has so many very particular rules and cultures and subcultures and subcultures below the subcultures. And navigating a workplace, it seems to me, just full of fascinating interpersonal experiences.

tensions and dynamics. But of course, I'm mostly interested in workplace novels because I think one of the things that novels excel at is depicting the relationship between the individual and a larger social structure. And that is what makes novels special. That is what makes novels different to essays, for example.

tensions and dynamics. But of course, I'm mostly interested in workplace novels because I think one of the things that novels excel at is depicting the relationship between the individual and a larger social structure. And that is what makes novels special. That is what makes novels different to essays, for example.