Adrienne Westenfeld
@awestenfeld.bsky.social
writer, freelance book editor, ghostwriter, and book coach | formerly Books and Fiction Editor at Esquire
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What a pleasure and privilege it was to chat with the great R.F. Kuang for @outsidemag.bsky.social about how running and writing interact for her. www.outsideonline.com/culture/book...
This Famous Writer Runs in Silence Every Morning. Here's Why.
The author of Babel, Yellowface, and the upcoming Katabasis, talks about how running and creativity have a lot in common
www.outsideonline.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:50 PM
What a pleasure and privilege it was to chat with the great R.F. Kuang for @outsidemag.bsky.social about how running and writing interact for her. www.outsideonline.com/culture/book...
It was such a pleasure to chat with @constancegrady.bsky.social for her terrific @vox.com story about how literary Substack is providing "a shot of vitality to a faltering book media ecosystem." www.vox.com/culture/4212...
Meet the Substackers who want to save the American novel
The surprisingly throwback literary phenomenon of Substack Summer.
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August 5, 2025 at 2:12 PM
It was such a pleasure to chat with @constancegrady.bsky.social for her terrific @vox.com story about how literary Substack is providing "a shot of vitality to a faltering book media ecosystem." www.vox.com/culture/4212...
It's launch day for a project I've been working on for months: The Captain's Dinner Official Substack! I'll be serializing Adam Cohen's forthcoming book and creating exciting feature content. If cannibalism and moral philosophy sound like your jam, join the crew! adamscohen.substack.com/p/welcome
Welcome!
Welcome to The Captain's Dinner Official Substack!
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July 30, 2025 at 1:09 PM
It's launch day for a project I've been working on for months: The Captain's Dinner Official Substack! I'll be serializing Adam Cohen's forthcoming book and creating exciting feature content. If cannibalism and moral philosophy sound like your jam, join the crew! adamscohen.substack.com/p/welcome
Tonight’s the night! If you’d like to join our creative community and talk all things writing, editing, and publishing, contact me to get the Zoom link.
It's that time again! Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour, returns next Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 PM ET. Drop by to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link!
April 22, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Tonight’s the night! If you’d like to join our creative community and talk all things writing, editing, and publishing, contact me to get the Zoom link.
It's that time again! Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour, returns next Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 PM ET. Drop by to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link!
April 17, 2025 at 2:41 PM
It's that time again! Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour, returns next Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 PM ET. Drop by to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link!
I loved thrashing out big ideas about book media with some of my favorite gals in the biz. Thank you to @aliahanna.bsky.social for creating this space and fostering such an insightful conversation.
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The Package Matters: A Book Media Roundtable with Five People Who Know What They Are Talking About
“If I could wish for one thing in media, it would be for more publications to train their readers to want to read reviews & to give their books and culture editors the time and the space to develop."
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March 25, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I loved thrashing out big ideas about book media with some of my favorite gals in the biz. Thank you to @aliahanna.bsky.social for creating this space and fostering such an insightful conversation.
aliahabib.substack.com/p/the-packag...
aliahabib.substack.com/p/the-packag...
Tonight’s the night! If you’d like to join, contact me for the Zoom link.
It’s time for another edition of Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour! Stop by on March 17 at 7:00 PM ET to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link! ✍️
March 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Tonight’s the night! If you’d like to join, contact me for the Zoom link.
It’s time for another edition of Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour! Stop by on March 17 at 7:00 PM ET to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link! ✍️
March 10, 2025 at 2:51 PM
It’s time for another edition of Ask Adrienne Anything, my free monthly Zoom office hour! Stop by on March 17 at 7:00 PM ET to ask me anything about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’d like to attend, contact me to get the Zoom link! ✍️
Tonight’s the night! If you’re interested in joining at 7:00 PM ET, contact me for the Zoom link!
I’m also kicking off a new series: Ask Adrienne Anything! Once every month, I’ll host a free Zoom office hour to answer questions about writing, editing, and publishing. If you’re interested in working together, we can chat informally about that, too. (🧵3/4)
February 18, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Tonight’s the night! If you’re interested in joining at 7:00 PM ET, contact me for the Zoom link!
Some personal news: I’m launching my own editorial services firm! I’ve spent my entire career empowering writers to do their best work, and now, I’m thrilled to continue that mission as an independent editor and business owner. (🧵1/4) adriennewestenfeld.com/services
February 10, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Some personal news: I’m launching my own editorial services firm! I’ve spent my entire career empowering writers to do their best work, and now, I’m thrilled to continue that mission as an independent editor and business owner. (🧵1/4) adriennewestenfeld.com/services
My final act at Esquire is a fitting one: I hand-modeled my way into the role of "woman with knife" in a Chuck Palahniuk story. So proud to launch my fifth Napkin Project, featuring Chuck, Jacqueline Woodson, @dannymlavery.bsky.social, Meg Wolitzer, and Weike Wang.
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
The Napkin Project (Thanksgiving Edition)
We asked five of the most electric writers to fill a blank cocktail napkin with a story about Turkey Day. Their stories will break your heart, make you laugh, disturb you—you know, like most holidays.
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November 26, 2024 at 2:05 PM
My final act at Esquire is a fitting one: I hand-modeled my way into the role of "woman with knife" in a Chuck Palahniuk story. So proud to launch my fifth Napkin Project, featuring Chuck, Jacqueline Woodson, @dannymlavery.bsky.social, Meg Wolitzer, and Weike Wang.
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
www.esquire.com/entertainmen...
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at [email protected]. (🧵1/10)
November 25, 2024 at 2:25 PM
After nearly nine years at Esquire, I’ve been laid off from my role as Books and Fiction Editor. I’m looking for a new full-time role where I can use my storytelling skills, in the book world or beyond it. If you know of anything, I’m at [email protected]. (🧵1/10)
Happy National Book Awards to all who celebrate!
November 20, 2024 at 11:14 PM
Happy National Book Awards to all who celebrate!