Losing It

Emma Rathbone is the author of the novel The Patterns of Paper Monsters. She is the recipient of a Christopher Isherwood Grant in Fiction, and her work can also be seen in the Virginia Quarterly Review and on newyorker.com. A graduate of the University of Virginia Creative Writing Program, Rathbone lives in Charlottesville, Virginia.

“A charming, truthful story about a lovably imperfect young woman…a witty and insightful novel about the mysteries of human connection.”—Maggie Shipstead, author of Seating Arrangements and Astonish Me"Every single page of Emma Rathbone's Losing It contains a line so funny, so awkward, so perfect, that you do not want this momentous summer to end. Rathbone's writing feels effortless, but it detonates in such wonderful ways. An amazing book."—Kevin Wilson, author of The Family Fang“Emma Rathbone has the wisdom to understand that we are all the protagonists of our own stories, and the sense of humour to recognise the absurdity of that fact…Her Julia Greenfield is entirely imperfect and completely sympathetic, and Losing It is a bright gem of a novel.”—Lauren Fox, author of Days of Awe and Friends Like Us"A candid yet funny take on just what desire and love mean." —The Millions, The Most Anticipated Books of 2016" Rathbone reliably wrings the humour out of this situation, but more impressively, she manages to evoke its poignancy…. Amusing but also smart about people and unexpectedly sweet." —Kirkus"A voice that is at once heartbreaking and hilarious, and startlingly true." —Lydia Peelle