Emma Knight
Emma Knight is a Canadian writer from Toronto, Ontario,[1] whose debut novel The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus was shortlisted for the 2025 Giller Prize.[2] The novel was the Read with Jenna book club pick of January 2025.[3]
Education
[edit]Knight earned a bachelor's degree in linguistics from the University of Edinburgh. She has master's degrees in journalism in international development from Sciences Po in Paris.[4][1][5] During her studies she contributed articles to the International Herald Tribune.[4]
Career
[edit]In 2014 Knight was the co-founder, with her husband Anthony Green, of Greenhouse, an organic juice company; she quit the company in 2023 after receiving the book deal for her first novel, but still occasionally works with the company.[3][4][5] She co-wrote the cookbooks How to Eat with One Hand: Recipes and Other Nourishment for New and Expectant Parents (2017) and The Greenhouse Cookbook (2021).[4]
Her first novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus, was released in January 2025. It became a New York Times Best Seller and a Read with Jenna book club pick.[4] A television show based on the series is in development from Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Television.[6]
Knight's writing has appeared in Literary Hub, Vogue, The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, and The New York Times.[1] She co-hosts the podcast Fanfare with Monica Ainley de la Villardière.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Knight lives in Toronto with her husband, Anthony Green, and two daughters.[8]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 Roach, Mattea (February 5, 2025). "The octopus metaphor at the heart of Emma Knight's novel about motherhood". CBC Books.
- ↑ "$100K Giller Prize announces five-title shortlist for 2025". CBC Books. October 6, 2025.
- 1 2 Kaplan, Anna (January 3, 2025). "Jenna Bush Hager's January 2025 book pick unravels a family mystery". TODAY.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Malinsky, Gili (February 27, 2025). "36-year-old quit the company she co-founded—now her novel is a NYT bestseller and 'TODAY' Read with Jenna pick". CNBC.
- 1 2 "Giller Spotlight: Emma Knight". Giller Prize. September 27, 2025.
- ↑ Maas, Jennifer (February 24, 2025). "Emma Knight's 'The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus' TV Series in the Works at Amazon's MGM Television From Producer Escape Artists (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety.
- ↑ "In the Home with…Emma Knight and Monica Ainley de la Villardière". Casa De Suna. July 11, 2023.
- ↑ "Emma Knight". Penguin Random House Canada. Retrieved February 12, 2026.
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