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Editor @MIRA Books and author of Love Never Dies

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Emma Cole

About Emma Cole

Emma Cole is an editor at MIRA Books and a writer of nonfiction. She’s currently working on Love Never Dies, an exploration of romance in horror films, forthcoming from Beacon Press.

48 Hours in NYC

August 14, 2026 by Emma Cole

I went to New York for a couple of days this week, for work. I met with a bunch of agents, had dinner with colleagues, and showed one of the authors I’ve just started working with around the NY office (and found out that our in-person vibes are even better matched than I’d hoped). But …

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Why I can’t stop buying books.

July 21, 2026 by Emma Cole

Yes, my TBR is out of control and I don’t have enough time to read everything I pick up. But there’s a reason I can’t stop. As some of you may know, in addition to writing I work in publishing as an editor at a Big 5. I sit in lots of meetings about sales, …

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Why Reviews Are for Readers

July 16, 2026 by Emma Cole

I know, it’s old discourse. But seriously, reviews are for readers. A tale as old as time, or at least as old as the first author seeing a review of their book and spiraling (either publicly or privately—hopefully privately): “reviews are for readers.” As an editor, I field a lot of emails and messages from …

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Four red hearts, some broken, one bandaged.

Some days are worse than others.

July 9, 2026 by Emma Cole

Publishing is a series of ups and downs. What do you do on the bad days? If you’ve been in publishing for a while, you know the feeling: the publishing rollercoaster of highs and lows. Today just happened to be one of the bad days in publishing. I’m an editor (and a writer), and the …

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On what it means (to me) to participate.

June 8, 2026 by Emma Cole

Just got back from my second StokerCon. Someone said they felt like this year they actually participated, and I completely understand. I did similar things this year that I did last year: moderated a panel, took pitches, sat in on readings, met new people. But I did all of that last year mildly terrified the …

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