Jami Attenberg

This is not writing. Do not let people express this delusion in your face.

Meet the Rubinsteins. They’re Messy, but They’re Mensches.

It's been a minute since I wrote an actual book review but it was a pleasure to review Allegra Goodman's latest for the NYTBR www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...

The ticket link is live for the Lauren Groff launch event for her new short story collection BRAWLER in my backyard on March 7 (Feat. soul/r&b artist Sabine McCalla!) Gonna be incredible! @legroff.bsky.social @bluecypressbooks.bsky.social

bluecypressbooks.com/event/Lauren...

Meet the Rubinsteins. They’re Messy, but They’re Mensches.

Sorry gift link here! www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...

Any chance I have to write about whitefish...

Meet the Rubinsteins. They’re Messy, but They’re Mensches.

It's been a minute since I wrote an actual book review but it was a pleasure to review Allegra Goodman's latest for the NYTBR www.nytimes.com/2026/02/07/b...

who called it Heated Rivalry and not Fuck Ice

This feels like a good road trip event to NOLA for the @legroff.bsky.social super fans

It's so good!

Gutted I cannot attend, so please buy a ticket and exacerbate my FOMO.

The ticket link is live for the Lauren Groff launch event for her new short story collection BRAWLER in my backyard on March 7 (Feat. soul/r&b artist Sabine McCalla!) Gonna be incredible! @legroff.bsky.social @bluecypressbooks.bsky.social

bluecypressbooks.com/event/Lauren...

"It is DIY or die."

Great post on the (exciting, terrifying) future of literature in a world increasingly barren of mainstream book coverage

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With the WP book section closing and other publishing news, I think literary people really need to adopt a punk rock mindset. It's DIY or die these days.

there isn’t a better Books desk in the country than the one at the Washington Post. I’m not really sure there’s anything else to say

‘They Couldn’t Break Me’: A Protester, the White House and a Doctored Photo

Black Americans have always been at the heart of the country’s democracy movement and attacking and humiliating them is key work of those who hate democracy.

www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

How to describe the feeling of finishing and delivering a massive amount of work you are proud of only to realize that now you have no excuse left not to do your taxes.

It's maybe the truth I hate most in the world, yet it's truth nonetheless.

Now I'm imagining a Ship-of-Theseus essay where not a single word or idea from the first draft ended up in the final text.

Needed this

As I'm revising, revising, revising....
#writinglife Helpful words from @jamiattenberg.bsky.social.

When All Else Fails, Burn It Down My writing advice for myself, anyway.

“Write the worst version to get to the best version, I told myself.” 1000wordsofsummer.substack.com/p/when-all-e...

Hi everyone, with no eviction moratorium happening in Minnesota, mutual aid organizations like @supplydepotmpls.bsky.social could always use more donations (I mean they always could be, but the need is getting ever bigger): linktr.ee/sanctuarysup...

Jesus Christ.

The first review for American Rambler is a Kirkus star. ⭐️

Thank you, Chantal! 👑

28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month 28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month

What a list from @mayascade.bsky.social for the @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social!

blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...

I haven’t done an event in Atlanta in easily a decade so I’m super excited.

If you’re in Atlanta I’ll be doing an event there on April 30. Details TK.

The Great Wherever: A Novel A Novel

one of my standing complaints is every february 1st a lot of you are like read Black writers! and then name the same five people to read. Some writers who could use your pre-orders:

The Great Wherever by @shanders.bsky.social: bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

4 Black journalists have been kidnapped by the federal government

You know what, people always want to know how you know when a book is done, and honestly it is when you know you are so fucking sick of it and would like to never look at it again, which I am, right now.