EMMA KNIGHT is a Canadian writer. Her first novel, The Life Cycle of the Common Octopus (Pamela Dorman Books), was both a No. 1 national and New York Times bestseller. She has also written two nationally bestselling cookbooks – The Greenhouse Cookbook and How to Eat with One Hand – and her essays have appeared in The Globe and Mail, The Walrus, British Vogue, and Literary Hub. Knight is also the co-founder of Greenhouse, an organic beverage company based in Toronto. She studied modern European languages at the University of Edinburgh, and journalism and international affairs at Sciences Po Paris.