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Georgia, the narrator of Sea Creatures, has curly masses of dark, coarse hair, and large breasts – otherwise, she is keenly aware that she’s not particularly beautiful. If not for this last bit, I’d cast Catherine Keener, but Catherine is too striking and tall and not bosomy enough, sadly. And other than they are too young (and also too pretty), I’d cast Alia Shawkat or Ginnifer Goodwin or Ellen Page – so in the end, I’ll have to dye her hair and go with the talented and chameleonlike Jennifer...[read on]Learn more about the book and author at Susanna Daniel's website and blog.
Daniel was born and raised in Miami, Florida, where she spent much of her childhood at her family’s stilt house in Biscayne Bay. Her debut novel, Stiltsville, was awarded the PEN/Bingham prize for best debut work published in 2010.
The Page 69 Test: Stiltsville.
Writers Read: Susanna Daniel.
My Book, The Movie: Sea Creatures.
--Marshal Zeringue
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