Standalone Novels
| Title | Published | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|
| All Girls | 2021 | Buy |
| Once More from the Top | 2024 | Buy |
Emily Layden’s debut novel All Girls (2021) is set at a prestigious New England boarding school and follows multiple students over a single school year. The book deals with sexual misconduct, institutional silence, and the way young women learn to navigate systems that were not built for them. It drew comparisons to Curtis Sittenfeld’s Prep for its sharp observations about elite school culture.
Her second novel, Once More from the Top (2024), shifts to the music industry and tells the story of a young singer’s rise to fame. Layden’s writing is quiet and precise, more interested in the internal lives of her characters than in dramatic plot twists.