Publication in the UK and Taiwan
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...
View ArticleStarred PW Review
Publishers Weekly selected The Middlesteins as their “Pick of the Week” and also gave it a starred review, calling it a, “wonderfully messy and layered family portrait.” Download the review here....
View ArticleAmazon’s Big Fall Book Preview 2012
The Middlesteins tops Amazon’s Big Fall Book Preview 2012! Editorial Director Sara Nelson says, “The Royal Tenenbaums as written by Jennifer Weiner? Sounds irresistible.” Cheers Amazon!
View ArticleBooklist, Flavorpill, Kirkus and more
Booklist gave The Midds a starred review! They said it was, “”Kinetic with hilarity and anguish, romance and fury…” And thanks to both Flavorpill and Kirkus for putting The Midds on their Fall Preview...
View ArticleCBS This Morning, People’s Fall Hot List, and Marie Claire, oh my!
“Sleeper hit of the fall,” said Amazon Editorial Director Sara Nelson on “CBS This Morning.” People also put it on its “Fall Hot List” and Marie Claire had nice things to say about THE MIDDLESTEINS,...
View ArticleIndie Next + Great Lakes Great Books
The November Indie Next List is out, and The Midds is on it, along with many other wonderful books. Also the Great Lakes Independent Booksellers Association has selected The Midds as their Great Lakes...
View ArticleAmazing O Magazine Review and Book Sale
O Magazine gave a gorgeous review to The Midds, and said it had an, “expansive heart and sly wit.” In more wonderful news, Jami has sold her next book, SAINT MAZIE, on proposal to Grand Central again....
View ArticleAll Things Considered, Fresh Air, Washington Post, NY Times Bestseller List...
The Midds, which debuted as #25 on The New York Times bestseller list, has received some truly lovely and amazing reviews in the past month, including Meg Wolitzer on All Things Considered, Maureen...
View ArticleNYTBR review of The Middlesteins
The Middlesteins is on the cover of The New York Times Book Review! Julie Orringer gives it a lovely review. Read it!
View ArticleNew Reading Group Guide Questions
Looking for discussion questions about The Middlesteins for your book club? Download this reading group guide.
View ArticleL.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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