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Erika Swyler
Erika Swyler is the author of LIGHT FROM OTHER STARS and the bestselling THE BOOK OF SPECULATION (one of BuzzFeed’s 24 Best Fiction Books of 2015, and a Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers selection). Her writing has appeared in Catapult, VIDA, The New York Times, and elsewhere. She lives on Long Island, NY, with her husband and a mischievous rabbit.