NEWS
Some Press, an Essay, a Winter Break
Jami was pleased to be a part of the Conde Nast Traveler’s “A Scene Grows in Brooklyn” article. Also, Brooklyn Daily named her one of “Twelve to Watch in 2012″. And finally, she happily (and yet, sadly) wrote about the Occupy Wall Street Library for Salon. Currently she’s in New Orleans for two months, where it is much sunnier than Brooklyn.
Essays and Interviews, Out There on the Internet
Jami’s published a bunch of essays and interviews, which you can find online this very second. Check out these essays for The New York Times Townie column: One Dark Night in My Neighborhood and A Shelf-Obsessed Writer. Plus she wrote about crying babies living next door for Babble, and has interviewed a bunch of writers about all things aural for emusic, including Kate Christensen and Elissa Schappell. Go read ‘em! What else were you going to do today?
New Book Deal
Super exciting news: Jami’s fourth book, THE MIDDLESTEINS, has been sold to Grand Central Publishing! It’s about a Midwestern Jewish family. A nice, smart lady named Helen Atsma is going to edit it. It’s going to come out in 2012. And now you know everything.
The Melting Season Paperback is Out
Head on down to your favorite independent bookstore and get one of those suckers. The new cover is awesome! WORD Brooklyn, which is Jami’s favorite bookstore, will be selling autographed copies. Order one here.
Two Blog Awards and One Novel Excerpt
Jami’s bizarre bike theft story has won an award from the Village Voice for the best blog post of the year. Not to be outdone in the made-up award category, Jewcy has dubbed Jami the Jewish Literary Vigilante of the Year. Back in the real(ish) world, Spork has published an excerpt of the book she has been working on in 2010, and you can read that here.
New Anthology Contribution
Jami has contributed an essay to The Rumpus Women: Volume 1, which is available for purchase here. It’s called “The Walker” and it’s all about broken ankles and hearts and Italy.
Fall Events: Trivia, Jewish Guilt, and New Fiction
Jami has three appearances this fall: the Pen America Quiz Night, Jewcy’s The Greatest 3-Minute Guilt Stories Ever, and Drunken Careening Writers, where she’ll be reading from her novel-in-progress. She also has an essay in the fall issue of Spirit, which you can read right here.
The Incredibly True Story of a Stolen and Recovered Bike
Jami’s bike got stolen, she found it for sale on Craigslist, and then she got it back. Read the story here! Watch her talk about it on CBS news! Read about it in the Village Voice and the New York Post. Hilarious, right?
Boston Globe + tour dates
The Boston Globe called TMS, “a quirky soap opera that proves surprisingly endearing.” Jami will be reading in Boston with Steve Almond very soon as part of her big cross-country tour. Check out all the upcoming tour dates here.
