11/27/2007 | The Kept Man Galley Giveaway
The nice people over at Riverhead are sponsoring an awesome galley giveaway contest. Post a "Man" flier, Flickr it, and you're on your way to a brand new book. Full details are here and you can visit the Flickr pool here. Who doesn't love free stuff?
11/06/2007 | So Much Kept Man, So Little Time
Now is the time to start getting excited about The Kept Man
8/22/2007 | Blurbtastic
The blurbs are in! Read advance praise for The Kept Man from such wonderful authors as Kate Christensen, Amanda Eyre Ward, Darrin Strauss and Leah Stewart right here.
6/17/2007 | Two Anthologies For Your Reading Pleasure
Jami has work in two recently released anthologies: "Protective Measures" appears in Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Riverhead Books has decided on a publication date for Jami's forthcoming novel - 12/27/07. Don't worry, it will still be acceptable to give it as a holiday gift.
4/24/2007 | Instant Love Paperback At Last!
You can totally buy the paperback of Instant Love right now online or in store near you. There's a new cover, a bonus story, and a bonus illustration by Emily Flake. Jami will be touring all over the goddamn place to promote it so check out her tour dates.
2/12/2007 | Hiding Out in Seattle, Plotting for the Future
While hidden away from the cruel arctic winter of the east coast, Jami has been planning spring tour paperback dates, finishing up a screenplay, and working on a new novel. Soon there will be news about her forthcoming book THE KEPT MAN, but for now, check out these tour dates in support of the INSTANT LOVE paperback.
10/17/2006 | Back in New York and Up on Nerve
Jami is done hiding on a farm in Nebraska and has fully embraced Brooklyn to her bosom one again. Read a short story she wrote about the kids in Brooklyn over on Nerve and come see her read in New York, Las Vegas, and Boston this fall.
08/15/2006 | New York Magazine Approves of Instant Love
Instant Love appeared in New York's Approval Matrix this week. Check it out!
07/18/2006 | Back in Brooklyn Reading Announced
Jami will be reading with Hana Schank at Book Court in Brooklyn on August 8 at 8 PM. She won't be reading again in New York till October, so this is your chance to catch her while she still has a tan.
07/01/2006 | Daily Candy + ASAP = Love
Daily Candy is calling Instant Love "The summer's must-read." ASAP news service says, "Attenberg is writing fiction that speaks more to the down-and-dirty girls out there." Read more in Reviews.
The North Bay Bohemian says, "Her voice is angular and incisive, a reminder of how difficult fiction is to compose, because, in telling stories, one must relentlessly tell the truth." And the Philadelphia City Paper says, "..for the most part, Attenberg's language is spot-on, walking that fine line between cutesy and brilliant with stunning alacrity." Read more in Reviews. 06/21/2006 | Reading Moved, Publicist Saves Day
Please note the June 28 San Francisco reading has been moved from A Clean Well-Lighted Place for Books (which closed) to the following location: Book Shop West Portal, 80 West Portal Avenue, 7 PM. Hope to see you there! 06/20/2006 | IL Makes the Seattle P-I Summer Reading List
The Seattle P-I put INSTANT LOVE on its summer reading list, saying, "'Instant Love' is far from froth, despite its considerable humor; this novel is filled with hard-won truths about the costs and compromises of the matching game." Read more in Reviews.
06/13/2006 | Instant Love is Out
INSTANT LOVE is out today! You can buy it at your local indie bookstore, Borders, Barnes and Noble, or order it online. If your favorite bookstore doesn't have it, feel free to request it. Spread the word, spread the love!
06/13/2006 | O Magazine Wants You to Read Instant Love
The nice people over at O Magazine have placed INSTANT LOVE on their "What You're Really Going to Want to Read this Summer" list. Read more in Reviews.
06/03/2006 | Pearl Necklace Zine + Jami = Napa Fun
Pearl Necklace Zine announced today they will be sponsoring the final date on Jami's west coast tour, a reading at Copperfield's Books in Napa, CA on June 29th. PNZ is a rad women's zine. Copperfield's is an amazing indie bookstore. Napa, CA is the perfect place to drink wine and find great produce. Jami may never leave.
05/23/2006 | Nerve Spreads the Love
Nerve publishes the title story from INSTANT LOVE. Check it out here.
05/01/2006 | CLMP Reading at NYPL
Jami will be reading on May 9th at the New York Public Library as part of Periodically Speaking: Literary Magazine Editors Introducing Emerging Writers. Get more information in the events section.
04/03/2006 | Book Sale to Riverhead
Jami has sold her second book, a novel called THE KEPT MAN, to Riverhead Books for publication sometime in 2007.
03/24/2006 | Third Person, At Last
Welcome to JamiAttenberg.com. Jami has waited her whole life to talk about herself in third person, and at last her dreams have come true.
Be sure to check out the tour dates here and learn more about Jami's debut collection of stories, INSTANT LOVE, here and here. Or see Jami talk in first person over on whatever-whenever.net.
More news coming soon!
