Emma Knight
Canadian writer
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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
Knight got 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
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 becae 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
Knight lives in Toronto with her husband, Anthony Green, and two daughters.[8]
