L.A. Times Book Prize for Fiction
The Midds is a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Fiction! Other nominees include Michael Chabon, Ben Fountain, Lauren Groff and Lydia Millet. Here’s the full list of nominees in all...
View ArticleNew Foreign Sales & Essay in NYT Magazine
The Midds has now been sold in Germany, Turkey, Taiwan, Russia, Italy, France, and The Netherlands, and was published earlier this year in the UK! And check out Jami’s contribution to the NYT...
View ArticlePaperback Launch and Oprah.com Essay
The Middlesteins paperback is out! Buy it on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, or at your local independent bookstore. Also, Jami wrote about some life lessons for Oprah.com, which you can read right here.
View ArticleSt. Francis College Literary Prize and Fall Events
Jami has been selected to be on the short list for the St. Francis College Literary Prize, an award for mid-career authors. Also, the complete list of fall events has been updated, including a number...
View ArticleNew essays online in New York, The Guardian, and Vogue
After finishing Saint Mazie (June 2015), Jami published some new essays and short fiction. Read about lying about being a psychic in New York, living in New Orleans for the winter in The Guardian, and...
View ArticleEarly Buzz for Saint Mazie
Saint Mazie made a few lists in early 2015: The Millions’ The Great 2015 Book Preview & Buzzfeed’s 27 Of The Most Exciting New Books Of 2015. Saint Mazie will be out in June 2015 in both the US and...
View ArticleBook at Bedtime + German publication + NYT Mag essay
Saint Mazie has been selected to be a Book at Bedtime this summer on BBC Radio 4! Also the wonderful publisher of The Middlesteins, Schöffling & Co., will also be publishing Saint Mazie in 2016....
View ArticleTumblr Reblog Book Club Pick & New Buzzfeed Essay & More
Saint Mazie has been chosen as the latest Tumblr Reblog Book Club pick! Also read Jami’s latest essay on Buzzfeed. And finally, Saint Mazie appeared on the top summer reading lists for Entertainment...
View ArticleAmazon Spotlight Pick, WSJ, Chicago Tribune and More
Saint Mazie has been chosen by Amazon as the Spotlight Pick for the month of June! There are also some wonderful reviews in the Wall Street Journal, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe and more. And finally,...
View ArticleWSJ & Guardian Essays + NYT & Washington Post reviews
Jami wrote an essay on drinking whiskey for the Wall Street Journal and an essay on why Mazie Phillips is her hero for The Guardian. The New York Times called Saint Mazie “lively and new” and The...
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