Heavenly Emissaries: Elizabeth Sulis Kim, interviewed

Caught by the River · Sep 26, 2026

‘The Book of Beasts: Reclaiming Animal Wisdom’ is September Book of the Month. In this month’s author interview, Elizabeth Sulis Kim speaks to Tallulah Brennan about whale worship, gods wrapped in bearskins, and how our rituals and stories must adapt to modern life.

Find an extract from the interview below.

Elizabeth Sulis Kim, photographed by Michael Vince Kim

The first thing I wanted to ask about is your discussion of transitioning from childhood to adulthood. In your words, that meant becoming sharper, less animal, ‘more bordered and exact’. Can you explain how loneliness…