Jami Attenberg's new book out Now!!

http://www.amazon.com/Melting-Season-Jami-Attenberg/dp/1594488967/

It's already received great press from Marie Claire and Glamour, amongst other publications.  You can find out about all of that and more on my newly launched website, jamiattenberg.com .  And here's a fun little interview on the Huffington Post:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/teddy-wayne/interview-with-jami-atten_b_419396.html

I'll be reading all over the country in the coming months, from Boston to Chicago to San Francisco to Austin, and many points in the middle - 24 readings! - and I'll be sure to let you know about that soon.  But in the short term, I'd like to invite you to my two New York launches, one in Manhattan, all fancy-like, and one in Brooklyn, because that is where my heart is.

January 21, 7:30 PM - Barnes and Noble Tribeca, 97 Warren Street
After party: Puffy's, 81 Hudson Street

January 28, 7:30 PM - Word Bookstore in Greenpoint, BK 126 Franklin St
After party: Diamond Bar, 43 Franklin Street

I thank you all for your continued support over these past five years I've been putting out books.  It has meant the world to me.  You don't even know.  Seriously.

xoxo
Jami

Drop-kick me, Jesus

The following text has been tacked to my office bulletin board for a very, very long time, right next to the microwave:

The road to success is not straight. There is a curve called Failure, a loop called Confusion, speed bumps called Friends, red lights called Enemies, caution lights called Family. You will have flats called Jobs. But, if you have a spare called Determination, an engine called Perseverance, insurance called Faith, a driver called Jesus, you will make it to a place called Success.

If you find your family, friends, and career are impediments to success (rather than representing success), then it seems like a monastery is the only real option.