Author and Filmmaker. Adjunct Professor of Film Studies. New York City.

Pre-order my new novel—SHOUT AT THE THUNDER.

Shout at the Thunder broke my heart and mended it just as quickly as Holly Toast navigates the world and her Tourette's. Takoudes's sparkling gem of a novel enchants as much as it delights as it reminds us that choosing to see the dignity in others, and in ourselves, is truly the most powerful magic of all.

—Brendan Kiely, New York Times bestselling author of Sole Survivor