A person holds a navy blue envelope with handwritten addresses in white ink. The envelope has a USPS stamp labeled "FREEDOM" with an American flag. Below the envelope, there's a thick book titled "The Origin of the Consciousness in the Brain" by Johann Hari. The scene is set outdoors, possibly on a balcony, with green foliage in the background, and a white pen lying on the surface to the left.

Hey, you are not Molly Antopol...

But did you know about her published works:

Moving from modern-day Jerusalem to McCarthy-era Los Angeles to communist Prague and back again, The UnAmericans is a stunning exploration of characters shaped by the forces of history. Molly Antopol’s critically acclaimed debut will long be remembered for its "poise and gravity" (New York Times), each story "so full of heartache and humor, love and life…[it’s] as though we’re absorbing a novel’s worth of insight" (Jesmyn Ward, Salon).


A blue hardcover book titled "The Origin of Consciousness in the Breakdown of the Bicameral Mind" by Julian Jaynes, resting on a dark surface. A hand holds an open envelope with handwritten notes inside, with a window and greenery in the background.