Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
discussion novels refreshing tale weight
Young adult novels don't shy away from the discussion of weight issues, and 'Blubber,' the tale of an overweight, not-so-sympathetic fifth-grader bullied by her peers, is a refreshing take.
boys feminist tracts
No matter how many feminist tracts you read, you never forget what boys like.
people variation
I make up stories about people who are either imaginary or some variation of myself.
life
Does everything in this life begin and end with Judy Blume? Perhaps.
bestseller ounce sharp witty
I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.
although certainly correct helpful lit sure women
In the past, I was sometimes put in this women's lit category, and I was never really sure that was the appropriate place for me - although I certainly recognize it can be helpful and correct for other people.
died
My grandmother died when my mother was just 11 years old, and consequently, my mother never learned how to cook particularly well.
fully until
I don't know if I had ever found my place in the world until I fully committed to being a writer.
cannot change family response trade
Your family is unavoidable. You cannot escape them or trade them in for another family. You also can't change them... but you can change your response to them.
food hit maybe
Maybe I wouldn't hit three fast food restaurants in a day, but I could hit one in a day. I try not to do that.
interested people problem
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.
men talk women
I don't know much about any of the Hasidim because the men won't talk to me because I'm a woman, and the women won't talk to me because, while I am Jewish, I'm not Hasidic.
ate fat parents point themselves
I was fat because my parents were a little fat themselves at that point in their lives, and I ate what they ate.
needs nobody written
I know I have a problem with semi-colon abuse and have written page-long sentences. Nobody needs to be reading page-long sentences, at least not written by me.