The Light Room

'Kate Zambreno has invented a new form. It is a kind of absolute present, real life captured in closeup' Annie Ernaux, Winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature'The Light Room is both a gift and a beacon' Sinéad Gleeson, author of Constellations'Kate Zambreno has performed a miracle, capturing real, lived time from within the exhaustion of pandemic-era parenthood. The Light Room reminded me of that fundamental magic of writing - that the details of another person's life, so precisely and honestly rendered, can instantly loosen the edges of your own life and make you feel less alone' Jenny Odell, bestselling author of How to Do Nothing'Zambreno's work reminds us that there is grace in going for a walk and feeling the energy of the seasons. There's value in play and stillness and making art even when it feels like the world is on fire' Poets & Writers'Zambreno is unafraid to show us what she too is made of' Claire-Louise Bennett, author of Pond'Kate Zambreno's writing is mysterious, unclassifiable, and yet intimate and familiar too. Reading her is like looking through a kaleidoscope - the world is at once more beautiful and more terrifying' Jenny Zhang, author of Sour Heart