Tilt
By Emma Pattee

Picked as a most anticipated book of 2025 byand Vogue,and LitHub, TIMEand and Goodreads'Heralds the arrival of a powerful new literary voice'VOGUE'Had me turning the pages well into the night' JESSICA KNOLL, author ofand BRIGHT YOUNG WOMENAnnie is nine months pregnant.She's shopping for a crib at IKEA.That's when the massive earthquake hits.There's nothing to do but walk.Annie is 37 weeks pregnant, standing in IKEA, finally about to take home the crib she should have bought months ago. That's when it happens - the long-anticipated Cascadia Earthquake, dismantling the East Coast of America in a matter of minutes.Propulsive, disruptive, funny, terrifying,and Tiltand is a novel about how the foundations of our lives are built and shaken. About a woman trying to walk back to the husband she's long been pushing away. About put-off dreams and inevitability and what makes us keep moving forward._______________________________________________________________'A compulsive read'and LUAN GOLDIE, author ofand NIGHTINGALE POINT'I was so mesmerized that I blew off all my responsibilities, threw all other reading aside, and blistered through the whole thing in one sitting'and ANGIE KIM, author ofand HAPPINESS FALLS'The Roadand meetsand Nightbitchand meetsand What to Expect When You're Expecting. I loved this novel'and LYDIA KIESLING, author ofand The Golden State'This riveting book made me laugh, cry, and think. I couldn't put it down'and HELEN PHILLIPS, author ofand Hum