Two amazing foreign publishers have secured rights to THE MIDDLESTEINS. In Taiwan, Amygdala will be publishing THE MIDDLESTEINS sometime next year, and in the UK, Serpents Tail will publish the book in Spring 2013. Awesome.
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Kirkus Gives The Middlesteins a Starred Review
Sun, Apr 29 2012 –
The first review of THE MIDDLESTEINS is in! Kirkus Reviews gives it a starred review: “A sharp-tongued, sweet-natured masterpiece of Jewish family life.”
New NY Times Column + The Middlesteins Pre-order
Thu, Apr 12 2012 –
Jami has a new piece up on NYTimes.com: “No, I’m the Narrator.” Also THE MIDDLESTEINS is now available for pre-order at WORD Brooklyn and also on Amazon and BN.com.
Gorgeous Book Cover + More Internet Presence
Thu, Feb 16 2012 –
For some reason, Jami has a tumblr now. It is here. Also, while there, check out the new book cover for her forthcoming novel THE MIDDLESTEINS. It is bold and brilliant.
Some Press, an Essay, a Winter Break
Tue, Jan 24 2012 –
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 [...]
Essays and Interviews, Out There on the Internet
Wed, Oct 12 2011 –
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 [...]
New Book Deal
Wed, Feb 16 2011 –
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
Thu, Jan 6 2011 –
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
Mon, Dec 20 2010 –
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 [...]
New Anthology Contribution
Sat, Nov 6 2010 –
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.
