In this week's edition of Endnotes, we take a look at Emiko Jean' Love Me Tomorrow, a perceptive speculative rom-com. In its review PW calls it, "an ideal escapist read for fans of high-concept love stories and time-bending shenanigans."
Here's how the book came together:
Emiko Jean
“Like most of my books, Love Me Tomorrow started with a what-if question: What if a girl started receiving love letters from someone claiming to be from the future? For Love Me Tomorrow, I changed publishing houses—my editor moved from Flatiron to start her own imprint at Simon & Schuster, and I followed her there. It felt like the right move for this book.”
Erin Harris
“I’ve had the pleasure of representing Emiko Jean for over a decade now. Love Me Tomorrow is the fifth YA novel Emiko and I have worked on together. When she told me she wanted to marry a high-concept, speculative conceit with an epic romance, I knew we were going to have something really special and unique on our hands.”
Sarah Barley
“I acquired Love Me Tomorrow based on the title, the idea, and a few chapters—once I read them, I knew I had to have it! We tend to start big and get more granular and specific from there. I never worry I’m throwing too much at Emi because you never know what she might run with.”
Laura Eckes
“The brief was to make it feel tactile. I thought an envelope should go on the cover because in the book Emma receives love letters from the future. I sourced a bunch of different collage artists, and everyone felt Ben Giles was the one for the job. His work feels very cohesive. He’s able to tell such a clear story while still maintaining the playfulness of collage.”
