PRAISE FOR THE MOONDAY LETTERS

"The Moonday Letters is a thing entirely its own, full of melancholy, a sense of wonder and hope. It takes you on a shamanistic journey to a living and breathing future, carried by a mystery that slowly unravels. Itäranta is a compelling narrator who also knows when to pause to conjure stunning images with her always confident, exquisitely polished prose." – Hannu Rajaniemi, author of The Quantum Thief and Summerland

"The Moonday Letters ticks all the boxes for me. The solitary vastness of interplanetary space entwines with myths and mysteries of the ancient North; a personal tragedy interacts elegantly with the enormous ecological challenges of the future; and through the whole enchanting story echoes Itäranta’s exquisite, poetic, visionary writer’s voice." - Johanna Sinisalo, author of The Storm Flute and Strangers Inside

"A quietly powerful meditation on the human need to share life and love with others." -Publishers Weekly

"The Moonday Letters wraps a lament for Earth’s damaged ecosystems into the story of lovers at an interplanetary crossroads...[A] lovely, and alarming tale about humanity in crisis" -Foreword Magazine Starred Review


PRAISE FOR THE AUTHOR

"(A) poetic and melancholy debut." - Guardian

"Itäranta’s lyrical style makes this dystopian tale a beautiful exploration of environmental ethics and the power of ritual." - Washington Post

"Gorgeous and delicate." - Library Journal, starred review

"Itäranta’s steady piling on of pressure on her protagonist grips, even as her prose soothes." - SFX

"Where Itäranta shines is in her understated but compelling characters." - Red Star Review, Publishers Weekly

"Brilliant, lyrical prose." - Tor.com

"The Moonday Letters wraps a lament for Earth’s damaged ecosystems into the story of lovers at an interplanetary crossroads... [A] lovely, and alarming tale about humanity in crisis"
– Foreword Magazine Starred Review

Emmi Itäranta’s writing has been compared to that of Ursula K. Le Guin, and her first novel, Memory of Water, has been translated into 21 languages and was also nominated for the Philip K. Dick Award, the Arthur C. Clarke Award recognizing the best science fiction novel published in the UK in 2014, and the Golden Tentacle award. In addition, Itäranta has been included on the Honor List of the James Tiptree, Jr. Award. She tweets @emmi_elina