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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · 4d

over the moon to be this year’s @barnesandnoble.com discover award winner!

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Katie Yee Wins the 2025 Discover Prize | Kirkus Reviews

The Barnes & Noble award for debut fiction went to ‘Maggie; or, a Man and a Woman Walk Into a Bar.’

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Pete's Reading Series @petesreading.bsky.social · 5d

Next Thurs 10/16! Delighted to welcome 🔥 @karissachen.bsky.social , @katiekitamura.bsky.social , @thedennemichele.bsky.social , & @emergencychampagne.bsky.social 🔥 to the Pete's stage. W/ hosts @temim.bsky.social and @briangresko.bsky.social & books from @greenlightbklyn.bsky.social ! See you there!

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Penina Roth @peninaroth.bsky.social · Aug 17

We had a magical night Monday at the Franklin Park Reading Series--huge thanks to superstars @kashana.bsky.social @emergencychampagne.bsky.social Emily Hunt Kivel @samuelashworth.bsky.social @duncanbbarlow.bsky.social & @quincyscottjones.bsky.social & big ❤️ to our amazing audience! 📆Next event 9/8!

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laura olin @lauraolin.bsky.social · Aug 8

Got her! Congrats again @emergencychampagne.bsky.social www.katieyee.net/maggie

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Aug 12

thanks for reading 🥹💓

katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Aug 7

about last night!!!

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PEN America @penamerica.bsky.social · Aug 2

In this week’s PEN Ten, @emergencychampagne.bsky.social discusses her debut novel, Maggie; Or, A Man And Woman Walk Into A Bar (Simon & Schuster, 2025), and her decision to see how much she “could (lovingly) throw” at its funny, resilient protagonist. pen.org/katie-yee-th...

Humor for Dark Times | The PEN Ten Interview with Katie Yee - PEN America

In this PEN Ten interview, Katie Yee discusses her debut novel Maggie and how grief can impact one's sense of time.

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Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · Jul 30

Listen to @emergencychampagne.bsky.social read a short excerpt from her debut novel MAGGIE, on Debutiful's First Taste Reading Series

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Penina Roth @peninaroth.bsky.social · Jul 30

Next Franklin Park Reading Series event is August 11: readings by stellar authors @kashana.bsky.social, @emergencychampagne.bsky.social, Emily Hunt Kivel, @samuelashworth.bsky.social, @duncanbbarlow.bsky.social & @quincyscottjones.bsky.social, drink specials, raffle! www.facebook.com/share/16kPCS...

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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jul 25

@emergencychampagne.bsky.social explains what pranking the Lit Hub staff taught her about writing: “Both pranking and writing are exercises in careful observation.”

Katie Yee on the Writing Lessons of a Great Prank

This first appeared in Lit Hub’s Craft of Writing newsletter—sign up here. Pranks get a bad rap. At their worst, they can function as a kind of punishment for people foolish enough to trust you. (H…

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Jul 14

i love going to weddings because when else are you guaranteed to end the night with cake

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Robert Yune @robertyune.bsky.social · Jul 8

Can't wait for this event on July 31, where I'll be in convo w/ @emergencychampagne.bsky.social. There's a special energy that accompanies debut books and authors--in addition to the buzz around this book. Hope you can make it!

Details: whitewhalebookstore.com/events/47324

Reading & Conversation: Katie Yee, "Maggie; Or a Man and Woman Walk into a Bar" w/Robert Yune
Thursday July 31st, 2025 @ 7:00PM - 8:00PM

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Jul 9

SO excited to chat with you!!

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · May 8

pope reveal

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · May 4

baby’s first (starred!) review!! thanks to kirkus for calling MAGGIE “a funny, stirring novel about resilience.” ✨
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MAGGIE; OR, A MAN AND A WOMAN WALK INTO A BAR | Kirkus Reviews

A light and nimble debut novel about some of life’s most devastating events.

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 25

if we’ve had drinks lately, you know i love to ask you about your enemies and whether or not you can see scenes in books
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🍸 Katie Yee Can't Picture That Book, Actually

The debut author talks Icelandic horses, Scorpio questions, and one failure of imagination.

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 22

Omg!! 💖💖

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kukuwa. @kukuwa.blacksky.app · Apr 21

I spy MAGGIE by @emergencychampagne.bsky.social 💚🩷

Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · Apr 21

HOT GIRLS WITH BALLS by @xbennyboo.bsky.social is a must-read for summer! Harper's Bazaar calls it "outrageous, hilarious, and biting." 🏐 ✨ 📚

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The 21 Best Beach Reads to Keep You Occupied All Summer Long

Keep your eyes glued to the page instead of the lifeguard on duty

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 18

my dog’s name is oliver, and every time i get an email from someone of the same name, there is a very brief moment where i think maybe my dog has made an email account and is trying to contact me

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 16

just remembered “prop master” is a job that exists and i think we all need more whimsical job titles. i don’t want to be an email marketer. i’m your inbox jester.

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 16

a medical drama set in a vet ER called … The Pett

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 9

my mom once described investing to me as trying to guess what the world will look like in a few years and i like that because it makes the stock market less like math and more like tarot

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Apr 1

the work is mysterious and important

katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Mar 13

if you had a bagel party in which everyone had to bring a different cream cheese, how would you keep track of who is bringing what?

a spreadsheet.

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katie yee @emergencychampagne.bsky.social · Mar 9

the problem with mcnally jackson and trader joe’s being in the same building is that i now think books are part of my groceries

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