Emily Cox

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For bestselling rom-com author Amy Daws, it all began with telling her true story

2 weeks ago | audible.com | Emily Cox

The author of “Seven Year Itch” talks about her writing process, how her family inspires her books, and the latest movie adaptation news. Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Emily Cox: Hi, this is Emily Cox. I'm an editor here at Audible, and today I am so thrilled to be chatting with bestselling contemporary romance author Amy Daws. Her latest book, Seven Year Itch, performed in duet by Teddy Hamilton and Erin Mallon, is just out now.
Vanessa Bell deserves higher billing

3 weeks ago | apollo-magazine.com | Emily Cox

This review of Vanessa Bell: The Life and Art of a Bloomsbury Radical by Wendy Hitchmough appears in the June 2025 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. In 1916, Vanessa Bell moved to Sussex with her lover Duncan Grant, his lover David Garnett and the two sons she had by her husband, Clive, who paid visits to the unconventional ménage with his latest flame, Mary, in tow.
Rutger Bregman wants to help you pursue a life of “Moral Ambition”

1 month ago | audible.com | Emily Cox

Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Emily Cox: Hi, this is Emily Cox. I'm an editor here at Audible, and today I'm thrilled to be chatting with Dutch historian, journalist, and bestselling author Rutger Bregman about his newest release, Moral Ambition: Stop Wasting Your Talent and Start Making a Difference. Welcome, Rutger. Rutger Bregman: Thanks, Emily. Thanks for having me. EC: I've been really looking forward to this conversation.
Munch behind the mask

2 months ago | apollo-magazine.com | Emily Cox

Modernism loves its misfits, but Edvard Munch was not one of them. It is tempting to see the painter as a sui generis Scandinavian, a misunderstood misanthrope brandishing his brush against the tired conventions of art academies and the hypocritical mores of bourgeois society. We know how that story goes.
Edith Wharton’s ode to classical taste

Feb 11, 2025 | apollo-magazine.com | Emily Cox

Inside Edith Wharton’s house, a mirthful ode to classical taste THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY The Mount in Lenox, Massachusetts, designed by the writer Edith Wharton, who lived there from 1902 to 1911. Photo: Catherine Mallette/Fort Worth Star-Telegram/Tribune News Service via Getty Images
Chris Hayes is sounding the alarm about the key resource of our age: attention

Jan 28, 2025 | audible.com | Emily Cox

Note: Text has been lightly edited for clarity and does not match audio exactly. Emily Cox: Hi. This is Emily Cox. I'm an editor here at Audible, and today I'm thrilled to be chatting with Chris Hayes, journalist and host of the MSNBC show All In with Chris Hayes. He's also a podcaster and the author of a new book, The Sirens' Call: How Attention Became the World's Most Endangered Resource. Welcome, Chris. Chris Hayes: It's great to be here. EC: Thank you.
Olivia Laing’s guide to radical growth

Jul 11, 2024 | apollo-magazine.com | Emily Cox

Olivia Laing’s latest book, The Garden Against Time: In Search of a Common Paradise, sets the reader an ambitious agenda. Laing asks us to see the garden less as a winsome pastime and more as an unlikely teacher – a powerful model for looking at, sifting through and being in the world – and a place to imagine the world as otherwise. It was in August 2020, at the height of the pandemic, that Laing moved to the Suffolk home that is the floriferous cornerstone of her book.
The Best Romance Audiobooks for Bridgerton Fans

May 14, 2024 | audible.com | Emily Cox |Julia Quinn |Joanna Lowell |Mackenzi Lee

As romance listeners know, the best thing about the genre is that the pairing that’s promised will be delivered. So naturally, we have to wonder if fans were clamoring so loudly for Penny and Colin to get their happily-ever-after already that the creators shifted their plans around.
The making of the Monet myth

Feb 26, 2024 | apollo-magazine.com | Emily Cox

From the March 2024 issue of Apollo. Preview and subscribe here. ‘Monet is only an eye, but what an eye,’ Cézanne once quipped. Jackie Wullschläger’s new biography aims to resurrect the man behind that organ. That an artist as beloved as Monet should have gone until now without an English-language biography is surprising. It prompts us to ask: does knowing the artist let us see the art more clearly?
Naomi Alderman offers us a glimpse into “The Future”

Nov 9, 2023 | audible.com | Emily Cox

Note: Text has been edited and does not match audio exactly. Emily Cox: Hi, this is Emily Cox. I'm an editor here at Audible, and I'm so incredibly excited to be chatting with Naomi Alderman, the bestselling author of The Power. We're here to talk about her latest release, The Future. Welcome, Naomi. Naomi Alderman: Hi. It's wonderful to be here. EC: Thank you.