The Diver is Out Today
Samsun Knight's novel is macabre, page-turning, & soulful
For those who like their horror literary and their literary fiction, dark, check out my husband’s novel, now officially released into the wild!!!! It’s fantastic, but don’t just take my word for it—
Dan Chaon, author of SLEEPWALK, says: “THE DIVER is an astonishing novel, an eerie and compelling work of psychological suspense, a strange and startling plunge into the dark corners of a relationship. Samsun Knight is an incredibly gifted writer!”
And as one reviewer described it (in a 5-star review) THE DIVER is “a singular mashup of noir fiction, dark comedy, occult thriller, and legal intrigue” (Jeff Fleischer):
In the book’s memorable first chapter, a husband and his wife are on a diving trip; they realize too late that they don’t have enough oxygen left for both to return to the surface. A ticking clock is set, driving the book’s tension. Marta returns to land and her husband doesn’t, and the ambiguous nature of the diver’s survival puts other events in motion.
Intrigued? THE DIVER can be found at:
Amazon (audio version coming soon)
OR you can always request a copy at your library or at your local bookstore (if they don’t have it yet)
Lyra adds that Samsun’s writing is beautiful, taut, and smells fantastic. Also that he should feed her more treats.
You can check out the first chapter in Granta, as well his recent writing in The Millions & Electric Literature!
Want to read along with me? On my bookshelf:
Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands, a graphic memoir by Kate Beaton. Really, really good, but look up trigger warnings
Same Bed Different Dreams by Ed Park, which I haven’t started yet but I’m very excited about
The Magus by John Fowles, my non-contemporary pick, excellent thus far
Thank for your support as always! Affectionately from Toronto,
Amanda <3