Jami Attenberg
@jamiattenberg.bsky.social
Author of 10 books.The latest: 1000 WORDS and A REASON TO SEE YOU AGAIN. Come write with me: 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
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This has nothing to do with anything but I think about this Radiohead performance of "Creep" from MTV Spring Break weirdly often. youtu.be/jRea4kI_P7U?...
Radiohead - Creep (Live at the MTV Beach House, 1993) [HD Remastered]
YouTube video by Lone Wolf 669
youtu.be
November 28, 2025 at 2:34 PM
This has nothing to do with anything but I think about this Radiohead performance of "Creep" from MTV Spring Break weirdly often. youtu.be/jRea4kI_P7U?...
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Wrote about the backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash there are no waves we are swimming through circular currents and why we’re not on the Faludi style backlash of the right (& center and left’s) dreams: www.thecut.com/article/why-...
Me Too Forever
Why the backlash was so short-lived.
www.thecut.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Wrote about the backlash to the backlash to the backlash to the backlash there are no waves we are swimming through circular currents and why we’re not on the Faludi style backlash of the right (& center and left’s) dreams: www.thecut.com/article/why-...
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Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
November 25, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Hi CNF writers with a book, if you're interested in teaching a 1-1 for the next two to three years while you're hopefully working on your next book and want to live in the Twin Cities, please consider applying to be our next writer in residence: hr.myu.umn.edu/jobs/ext/371...
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Resharing our list bc I like it so much
The 100 Must-Read Books of 2025
Discover the novels, memoirs, biographies, and more that entertained and enlightened us
time.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Resharing our list bc I like it so much
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Oh hi! We’re branching out in hopes of spreading the good Bookfair word as widely as possible. See you Saturday, December 6! And follow us here for details about this year’s vendors, speakers, and so on.
November 25, 2025 at 3:06 AM
Oh hi! We’re branching out in hopes of spreading the good Bookfair word as widely as possible. See you Saturday, December 6! And follow us here for details about this year’s vendors, speakers, and so on.
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My hometown absolutely floored me this past week. FLOORED.
For safety reasons, I haven’t said much about it. But I’m so damn proud of my family and friends. So proud.
For safety reasons, I haven’t said much about it. But I’m so damn proud of my family and friends. So proud.
We'll see if they actually mean it, but this announcement after one week confirms that Charlotte was impeccably well organized for this moment.
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
www.cbsnews.com/news/charlot...
Federal immigration crackdown in Charlotte, North Carolina, has ended, sheriff's office says
A federal immigration crackdown based in Charlotte, North Carolina's largest city, is now over, a local law enforcement agency said Thursday.
www.cbsnews.com
November 20, 2025 at 7:37 PM
My hometown absolutely floored me this past week. FLOORED.
For safety reasons, I haven’t said much about it. But I’m so damn proud of my family and friends. So proud.
For safety reasons, I haven’t said much about it. But I’m so damn proud of my family and friends. So proud.
I feel like ICE doesn’t understand how many lightly employed pissed off community organizers we have in New Orleans
November 20, 2025 at 7:28 PM
I feel like ICE doesn’t understand how many lightly employed pissed off community organizers we have in New Orleans
I will be carrying the kicker of this around with me for weeks
“You’d think all we’d be doing is weeping and grieving, though we seem to take it all pretty much in stride.” - Joy Williams harpers.org/archive/2025...
One Four Two Five Old Sunset Trail, by Joy Williams
On the last days of Gene Hackman
harpers.org
November 20, 2025 at 4:24 PM
I will be carrying the kicker of this around with me for weeks
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Jeffrey Epstein has united the nation, except for this guy
November 19, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Jeffrey Epstein has united the nation, except for this guy
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
I don't think I can read any other articles about people falling in love with their AI boyfriends or girlfriends.
November 19, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I don't think I can read any other articles about people falling in love with their AI boyfriends or girlfriends.
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This is not going to be good www.nola.com/news/new-orl...
New Orleans, Louisiana brace for Border Patrol immigration sweeps in coming weeks
One New Orleans construction company owner has told Hispanic workers not to show up for work beginning on Friday for fear of immigration raids.
www.nola.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:53 AM
This is not going to be good www.nola.com/news/new-orl...
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I'm just thrilled to have this piece up at @defector.com, on Joshua Wheeler's debut novel, THE HIGH HEAVEN, from @graywolfpress.bsky.social. I loved this book, and getting to work with @brandyjensen.bsky.social and have this run at Defector is a real dream come true. Gift link below, but subscribe!
‘The High Heaven’ Is A Beautifully Grounded Debut Novel | Defector
We first meet Izzy Gently, the protagonist of Joshua Wheeler’s captivating debut novel, The High Heaven, as a child. She is alone, wounded, and wandering. The year is 1967, and disaster has befallen t...
defector.com
November 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I'm just thrilled to have this piece up at @defector.com, on Joshua Wheeler's debut novel, THE HIGH HEAVEN, from @graywolfpress.bsky.social. I loved this book, and getting to work with @brandyjensen.bsky.social and have this run at Defector is a real dream come true. Gift link below, but subscribe!
This is the holiday gift of the season
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 18, 2025 at 1:08 PM
This is the holiday gift of the season
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I need it
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
Merriam-Webster goes old school with first new hardcover Collegiate dictionary in 22 years
Merriam-Webster, the country’s oldest dictionary publisher which is headquartered in Springfield, just released an updated Collegiate edition with 5,000 new entries.
www.wbur.org
November 18, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I need it
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I can’t wait!!
This weekend I’m a last-minute addition to the @miamibookfair.bsky.social , popping in to interview my pal @maris.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I can’t wait!!
This weekend I’m a last-minute addition to the @miamibookfair.bsky.social , popping in to interview my pal @maris.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 4:27 PM
This weekend I’m a last-minute addition to the @miamibookfair.bsky.social , popping in to interview my pal @maris.bsky.social
This was lovely
In our house my wife is the dad, I’m the mom, and I think we’re doing a pretty great job raising our daughter that way. www.thecut.com/article/find...
Finding Motherhood in Fatherhood
When I became a dad, I realized that to be the parent I wanted to be, I actually had to become a mom — my idea of what a mom is — first.
www.thecut.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
This was lovely
more daytime readings you can pop into and out of
If you’re in NYC and want to see an awesome reading, this is this afternoon!
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
more daytime readings you can pop into and out of
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Some things are worth the wait. Happy to see THE SLIP is a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice this week 🥊🙏
November 13, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Some things are worth the wait. Happy to see THE SLIP is a @nytimes.com Editors’ Choice this week 🥊🙏
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In @nytimes.com, Anthony Marra calls THE SLIP “immensely rewarding” and says “you’re unlikely to read a more impressive first novel this year.” 🙏🥊
A Cold Case and a Bold New Voice Fuel This Potent Novel
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:24 PM
In @nytimes.com, Anthony Marra calls THE SLIP “immensely rewarding” and says “you’re unlikely to read a more impressive first novel this year.” 🙏🥊
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Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
November 11, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Reminder: If you use generative AI for *any of your writing tasks* you are a Slopper not a writer and should be ashamed of yourself. The end.
little fall writing pep talk if you need one ❤️https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/dont-mind-me-im-just-chasing-the
Don’t Mind Me I’m Just Chasing the Morning Light
A fall pep talk.
1000wordsofsummer.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:52 PM
little fall writing pep talk if you need one ❤️https://1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/dont-mind-me-im-just-chasing-the
Fuck I love getting organized on a Sunday night.
November 10, 2025 at 12:27 AM
Fuck I love getting organized on a Sunday night.