Emily St. John Mandel was born on the west coast of British Columbia, Canada. She studied dance at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre and lived briefly in Montreal before relocating to New York. Her new novel, THE LOLA QUARTET, is forthcoming from McArthur & Company in May 2012. Her two previous novels are Last Night In Montreal and The Singer's Gun. Her short fiction will appear in the anthology Venice Noir, forthcoming from Akashic Books in February 2012. She lives in Brooklyn.