I say all that to say that I ended up writing a little snippet that went something like this: “If the shadows of everyone you’ve ever hurt followed you around all day every day, would you still be so reckless with other people’s hearts?” It was directed at myself, a means of shaming myself into behaving better. I thought I was undeserving of grace, love, and care, though I believed everyone else deserved these things. And for most of my 20s, I was dealing with debilitating shame, even going so far as to refer to myself as a monster for the people I’d hurt in the past. I’ve always been very interested in shame and how it affects us-our behaviors, feelings, self-esteem, relationships, decisions, etc. How long was the story brewing in you, and what inspired you to come up with its sci-fi premise? Marisa Crane: The story was brewing in me for many years, though I wasn’t fully aware of it for much of that time. I was lucky enough to chat with Crane (they/them) about the inspirations behind the novel, their thoughts on narrator Bailey Carr's performance, and some of their current literary obsessions.Īudible: I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself feels wildly attuned to our current moment. From the eerie poetry of the title to the premise about a surveillance state in which the shadows of former misdeeds are literally visible for all to see, Marisa Crane's debut novel sounded like a wild ride-and then the accolades started pouring in.
The moment I heard about I Keep My Exoskeletons to Myself, it shot to the top of my TBLT list.
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