Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
apology past men
With apologies to all my past boyfriends, I never loved a man the way I loved my old apartment.
crazy writing epic
I'd love to be able to write crazy epic plots. I'm working on it.
writing thinking contemporary-fiction
Most of my writer friends are women, and they're all extremely talented, so of course I think the state of contemporary fiction for women is pretty great. Which is to say there is a ton of amazing work out there. These women are writing hard. There's much to be said. We're on it, chief.
book criticism female
Maybe just as many women writers as male writers could be billed as the next great American writer by their publisher. Maybe book criticism sections could review an equal amount of female and male writers. Maybe Oprah could start putting some books by women authors in her book club, since most of her audience is women.
children believe holiday
I remember being banned from other houses as a younger child during the winter holiday season; I was the only one who didn't believe in Santa Claus, and I was ruining everyone's Christmas.
people
There are generations of people who don't know how to eat properly.
bookstores clearly dig friendly love people totally upfront work
It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.
nearly
I think it's nearly impossible to write something fictional without having it be about yourself in some way or another.
buffalo community distinct growing jewish memories small
I have very distinct memories about growing up as part of what was then a very small Jewish community in Buffalo Grove, IL.
time weigh
My parents are still married. They don't weigh 350 pounds; they go to the gym all the time.
addition apartments extremely home public shabby south
In addition to public housing, South Williamsburg is home to shabby artists' lofts like mine, apartments of Hasidic Jews, and one extremely tall, high-priced condo.
wrote
I wrote a novel. It's called 'The Middlesteins.' It's fiction. It's not a memoir. I'm not a spokesperson.
respects
There's something to be said for an author who clearly respects a reader.
issues faces fascinating
The fascinating thing about food is that if you have issues with it, you have to face it every single day.