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  Tilt, Emma Pattee
  Marysue Rucci Books, 9781668055472, March 4, 2025 (Fiction)
  

  “Tilt is a desperate, undeniably beautiful novel about disappointment and promise and the cataclysmic shift of childbirth. Part Lydia Kiesling, part Lydia Millet, entirely poignant and timely — Emma Pattee’s debut novel is the cli-fi motherhood book we’ve been waiting for.”

  —Austin Carter, Pocket Books Shop, Lancaster, PA
  
  

  “Emma Pattee’s Tilt is a fast-paced journey through relationships, pregnancy, humanity, and Portland. The story is riveting, keeping you constantly turning the page to see what happens next. An earthquake topples an Ikea, leaving the 9-month pregnant Annie alone without her phone or car keys. Determined to find her husband, she embarks on a long walk, reflecting on her past and future while engaging in a witty, ongoing conversation with her soon-to-be-born daughter. It’s captivating and energetic, disturbing and heartwarming.”

  —Dave Suiter, {pages} a bookstore, Manhattan Beach, CA
  

   

  “Tilt is a propulsive and riveting novel about Annie, nine months pregnant and shopping at IKEA when a catastrophic earthquake hits. Set over the course of one day, Tilt is both a gripping survival novel and meditation on motherhood.”

  —Sophie Chen, Belmont Books, Belmont, MA

   

  “A slow walk through a fast-paced day leads to heartbreak, hope, determination and a sacrifice that readers will only find if they read to the end. Tilt is phenomenal and one of this year’s best page-turners!”

  —Desirae Wilkerson, Paper Boat Booksellers, Seattle, WA

   

  “And the mother-of-year award goes to? Bean’s mom, for whom you’ll worry and cheer simultaneously! super debut!”

  —Shelley Lowe, Monkey and Dog Books, Fort Worth, TX