A modern classic of the genre is Emily St. John Mandel’s “Station Eleven,” which tells the story of a nomadic group of entertainers in the years after a flu has destroyed civilization. “I would not recommend reading ‘Station Eleven’ in the middle of a pandemic,” Mandel told the L.A. Times in an interview. Mandel joins the L.A. Times Book Club on May 19 for a virtual discussion of these two eerily timely novels. In advance of Mandel’s appearance, we asked her and a few other authors to help us put together an end-of-world reading list. If you go: Book ClubEmily St. John Mandel, author of “Station Eleven” and “The Glass Hotel,” joins the L.A. Times Book Club in conversation with reporter Carolina A. Miranda.

Source: Los Angeles Times May 13, 2020 18:57 UTC