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The Blondes by Emily Schultz

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Men Walking on Water by Emily Schultz

... from Knopf Canada ...

Men Walking on Water opens on a bitter winter's night in 1927, with a motley gang of small-time smugglers huddled on the banks of the Detroit River, peering towards Canada on the opposite side. A catastrophe has just occurred: while driving across the frozen water by moonlight, a decrepit Model T loaded with whisky has broken the ice and gone under--and with it, driver Alfred Moss and a bundle of money. From that defining moment, the novel weaves its startling, enthralling story, with the missing man at its centre, a man who affects all the characters in different ways. In Detroit, a young mother becomes a criminal to pay down the debt her husband, assumed dead, has left behind; a Pentecostal preacher brazenly uses his church to fund his own bootlegging operation even as he lectures against the perils of drink; and across the river, a French-Canadian woman runs her booming brothel business with the permission of the powerful Detroit gangsters who are her patrons.     The looming background to this extraordinary story, as compelling as any character, is the city of Detroit--a place of grand dreams and brutal realities in 1927 as it is today, fuelled by capitalist expansion and by the collapse that follows, sitting on the border between countries, its citizens walking precariously across the river between pleasure and abstinence. This is an absolutely stunning, mature, and compulsively readable novel from one of our most talented and unique writers.

Published in 2017.

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Finished The Blondes by Emily Schultz yesterday. I thought it was alright. Highly satirical (I greatly appreciated it, being a Muslim), interesting imagery. I thought ok not bad but when I got up from reading it I found myself thinking of the manic blondes & it disturbed me- so it did leave an impression in the end

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When Embellishment becomes Enlightenment | Review of "Men Walking on Water" by Emily Schultz (2017) Alfred A. Knopf Canada

When Embellishment becomes Enlightenment | Review of “Men Walking on Water” by Emily Schultz (2017) Alfred A. Knopf Canada

‘Embellishment’ is not totally the nasty term that it is stereotypically made out to be. When a talented writer adds bits and pieces to historical facts in a well-crafted fashion, a great story is born. Then, if that writer adds a few interesting characters and some perfect dialog, that story turns into a great read. That is what proper ’embellishment’ does and that is exactly what Emily Schultz…

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"It’s funny how families sometimes repress their best tales. From there, I began to spin a yarn about a rumrunner." | Q&A with author Emily Schultz on her book "Men Walking on Water."

“It’s funny how families sometimes repress their best tales. From there, I began to spin a yarn about a rumrunner.” | Q&A with author Emily Schultz on her book “Men Walking on Water.”

There is something about a story based on family history, especially when that story has a bit of intrigue and vice involved. Author Emily Schultz has given us readers a story like that  with her novel Men Walking on Water. And if this book is like any of Schultz’s previous works, it will be a gripping read.

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1) First off, could you give an outline of Men Walking on Water?

It’s about a gang…

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The news is making the publishing rounds so I can now announce that my novel The Blondes has been optioned by Branded Pictures Entertainment and producers J Todd Harris (The Kids Are All Right, American Psycho: The Musical) and Marc Marcum (I, Robot). I'm also happy to say that I'm writing the script with Brian Joseph Davis. We're pictured here lost in index cards at Cafe Grumpy. There'll be more news this fall, but for now I feel so lucky to be with producers who have a vision that's true to the novel, as well as being completely surprising.

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Kirkus' editors have sifted through all of this year's books to tell you which rise to the top. Check out the best fiction books of 2015.

Honored to see The Blondes as a Kirkus Reviews Best Books of 2015 pick.