love &
by emma wilkins
Through a collection of stories, essays, articles, and reflections, Emma Wilkins-an ordinary "unfamous" daughter, sister, wife, mother, friend-explores modern life, culture, and relationships, with conversational curiosity, earnestness, and playfulness. Some explorations are long, some are short, some are ridiculous, some are sublime; none are stiff or scholarly. Love & is an opportunity to stop and think about what we value and undervalue, what we worry about, long for, delight in, and forget. It exposes a world that's broken yet beautiful, infused with hope, brimming with love.
praise for love &
One enjoys the experience of hanging out with Emma Wilkins’ family, friends, neighbors, and “favorite strangers,” and learns from her example of thinking out loud about how to live well in her corner of the world. As a character in her own work, she brings cohesion to this debut collection of essays on topics including parenting, literature, technology, and religion.
—Mikey Lynch, author of The Good Life in the Last Days
A delectable collection of thoughts, stories, and vignettes for every occasion. Emma brings color, warmth, and humanity to even the most quotidian slice-of-life experiences. She also brings profound insight, deep truths, and beautiful moments that affi rm life and remind us of our great need and responsibility: to love and be loved. I am delighted that her musings can be categorized and enjoyed in one place. I’m even more delighted to call her a friend.
—Aaron Johnstone, host, Deeper Questions podcast
Everything Emma writes makes me feel like I’m just seeing the world properly, or after a good nap. Her vignettes capture the past and reconnect it to the future. Th ere’s a redemptive quality to her work that’s deeply human and truly compassionate.
—Amy Isham, writer, researcher, and podcast host
about the author
Emma Wilkins is a Tasmanian wife, mother, and journalist whose freelance work has been published by news outlets, print magazines, and literary journals in Australia and beyond. She has a particular interest in relationships, literature, culture, ethics, and belief. From short, silly reflections on cultural norms to long philosophical essays, you never know what she’s going to write next, or where it will be published. Neither does she.