If the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John Mandel
Katie DrummondThe Big StorySep 15, 2026 6:00 AMIf the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. John Mandel.As Covid-19 tore across the planet, Mandel became something of a pandemic prophet for writing the hit 2014 novel, Station Eleven.
- ▪Katie DrummondThe Big StorySep 15, 2026 6:00 AMIf the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St.
- ▪John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet.
- ▪John Mandel.As Covid-19 tore across the planet, Mandel became something of a pandemic prophet for writing the hit 2014 novel, Station Eleven.
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Katie DrummondThe Big StorySep 15, 2026 6:00 AMIf the US Collapses Soon, Don’t Blame Emily St. John MandelEmily St. John Mandel’s 2014 novel, Station Eleven, turned her into something of a pandemic prophet. Her new novel, Exit Party, imagines two possible American futures—totalitarian state and post-civil-war chaos.Photo-Illustration: WIRED Staff; Getty ImagesCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyCommentLoaderSave StorySave this storyIf the United States collapses in the near future, you’ll no doubt be tempted to point a few fingers. Just don’t blame Emily St. John Mandel.As Covid-19 tore across the planet, Mandel became something of a pandemic prophet for writing the hit 2014 novel, Station Eleven.
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