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Emily Nemens

@emilynemens.bsky.social

Writer, editor, etc. My 2nd novel, CLUTCH, comes out from Tin House in 2026. My 1st, CACTUS LEAGUE (FSG) was about Spring Training Baseball. I like writing about groups and places and groups in places.

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thank you @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social @strandbookstore.bsky.social #BooksareMagic #Womenandchildrenfirst #smallbusinesssaturday

29.11.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Celebrate Small Business Saturday at your local indie bookstores. If you preorder my new book from the Strand, Women & Children First, or Books Are Magic, you'll receive a custom CLUTCH friendship bracelet! zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

29.11.2025 18:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Catch @emilynemens.bsky.social on tour for Clutch (2.3.26)!โค๏ธโœจ

"A sharp, heartfelt celebration of modern friendship... A big-hearted & daring novel from one of our finest creative and critical minds.โ€
โ€”Jonathan Escoffery

โค๏ธโœจMore event details: bit.ly/EventsEmilyN...

19.11.2025 18:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Clutch book tour! I'm so excited to be hitting the road and visiting these amazing indie bookstores and book fests in early 2026. Would love to see readers and friends IRL in the following cities. Details at emilynemens.com/events/

19.11.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thanks, Jonathan! Can confirm the bracelet's v. cute.

17.11.2025 21:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Indie bookstore presale campaign: Go!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.

booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...

Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!

14.11.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Excited to have a new story in the new issue of Story! It's about calculus tests and family secrets.

14.11.2025 15:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Literary Arts Fund logo

Literary Arts Fund logo

Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.

28.10.2025 13:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 168    ๐Ÿ” 79    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 25

@tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social

(fwiw, I also tried to get 1990s American Gladiators and their giant q-tips in there, but Masie Cochran, w/ her infinite wisdom, cut the line)

25.10.2025 14:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Kirkus Review calls CLUTCH โ€œImpressiveโ€ฆ. Full of intelligence, social consciousness, and cultural engagement.โ€

If by cultural engagement you mean references to Captain Planet and Anna Delvey... yes! jk jk, also Georgia O'Keeffe and Dostoyevsky.

25.10.2025 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Spring 2026 catalogue is here, featuring CLUTCH out 2/3/26! So excited to share it with y'all. Preorders, if you're so inclined, available here: zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

23.10.2025 20:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A red graphic featuring photos of the three judges and text reading "Judging the 2026 Firecracker Award in Magazines."

A red graphic featuring photos of the three judges and text reading "Judging the 2026 Firecracker Award in Magazines."

Weโ€™re so excited that @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Joyce Chen, and @emilynemens.bsky.social are the magazine judges for the 2026 #FirecrackerAwards! Learn more and submit to one of our two magazine categoriesโ€”best debut or general excellenceโ€”by November 14: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...

14.10.2025 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Book giveaway for Clutch by Emily Nemens Oct 01-Oct 30, 2025 Enter to win one of 30 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Oct 01-Oct 30, 2025. We're giving away 30 galleys of Clutch by Emily Nemens! Enter to...

Can't wait until FEB to get your mitts on CLUTCH?
@tinhouse.bsky.social and @zandoprojects.bsky.social are doing a Goodreads galley giveaway, you can enter now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

08.10.2025 13:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That feeling when you wrote a novel w/ a big subplot about redistricting in Texas in 2023 and your book comes out in 2026 but you want it to be out NOW. Next best thing... preorder? @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

22.08.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So excited to share the cover for my forthcoming novel! Hitting shelves 2.3.26, but presale available now: zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

21.08.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Also, apparently this is a double cup? Loved the rehang of Northern European decorative art at @metmuseum.org.

12.05.2025 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Feeling as triumphant as this gal to see my @benningtonwriting.bsky.social students' final packets of the term. So much good writing this spring!

12.05.2025 17:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I loved this book! I tried to capture Phoenix metro in The Cactus League, and, well, Jonathan has me humbled. Please check it out, and congrats on your debut @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !

04.05.2025 19:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Turned in a revision of Clutch yesterday. Never thought Iโ€™d spend so much time thinking about bouncy houses, but the novel takes you where it needs to go.

03.12.2024 13:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Turns out a halal whole duck from Lawrenceville Costco + spicy kielbasa from Trenton Farmer's Market = pretty good approximation of duck and sausage gumbo. You can take your husband out of Louisiana but... he'll still destroy the kitchen making an excellent Thanksgiving gumbo.

29.11.2024 17:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Revising Yourself & Others - LIVE - FINE ARTS WORK CENTER in Provincetown LIVE via ZOOM: 6:30pm-8:30pm (Eastern Time) Weโ€™ll look at strategies for revising prose beyond the workshop, managing different kinds of self-editing with an eye toward readying pieces for submission ...

Still a few spots in my revision intensive. Live online after work (ET) Dec 9-13: fawc.org/24-pearl-str... Not sure if my favorite lesson is discussing narrative frames or the (un)role of setting in fiction or talking about the circulation system, but it should be fun!

26.11.2024 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hello, #booksky #writingcommunity! I'm an author, educator, and editor. Currently teaching fiction workshops (past: Picador, App State, upcoming: Bennington, 24PearlStreet) and freelance editing, though I've run a lit mag or two. My next novel is coming out with @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2026.

26.11.2024 18:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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