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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · 1d

thank you electric literature and @wendyjfox.bsky.social for reading WANTING and writing so beautifully about it!!! 🥹💓

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · 4d

Need more small presses in your literary diet? Oh do we have the list for you!

15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature

These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Aug 20

tonight I gloriously end my tour in San Francisco at green apple @booksonthepark.bsky.social at 7 pm!!!!!!!!!!! in conversation with @jonvhickey.bsky.social!!!!!!!!!!! I demand your presence

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Aug 20

extremely belated bc I forgot my bluesky password but EVERYONE LISTEN TO ME AND BRAD GAB!!!!!! WE ARE VERY HILARIOUS AND PERSONABLE!!!!!!!!

brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · Aug 3

▶️ NOW PLAYING: Had a great time meeting @clairejia.bsky.social, whose debut novel, WANTING, was the official July 2025 pick of the Otherppl Book Club. Now available from @tinhouse.bsky.social.

🎧 Available wherever you get your podcasts.

In Episode 981 of the Otherppl with Brad Listi podcast, a conversation with Claire Jia, author of the debut novel WANTING (Tin House). Official July 2025 pick of the Otherppl Book Club.

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 30

see you tonight Chicago!!!!!!! 6:30 city lit books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 30

definitely felt like the annoying baby brother of this group 😇 thank you literary hub!!!!!!!

Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · Jul 8

Maris Kreizman, Claire Jia, Lawrence Burney, and more authors answer our burning questions about how they write.

Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers

The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Lawrence Burney (No Sense in Wishing) Claire Jia (Wanting…

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brad listi @bradlisti.bsky.social · Jul 7

📚 This month, the Otherppl Book Club is reading WANTING, the excellent debut novel by @clairejia.bsky.social, available from @tinhouse.bsky.social .

🎧 Stay tuned for my conversation with Claire on the podcast later this month.

Claire Jia, author of the debut novel WANTING (Tin House).

WANTING, the debut novel by Claire Jia (Tin House), is the official July pick of the Otherppl Book Club.

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 20

we end the east coast tour in Greenville, SC TOMORROW AT M JUDSON AT 7:30!!!!!!!!!!! COME THROUGH!!!!!!!! Tickets here 🩷 mjudsonbooks.com/event/books-...

Books Over Drinks with Claire Jia | M. Judson Booksellers

A searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream. If

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 18

DC WE TALK WANTING TONIGHT AT 7 PM @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social H STREET LOCATION WITH NINI BERNDT

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 15

PHILLY TONIGHT 6:30 PM HEAD HOUSE BOOKS WITH @eshanisurya.bsky.social SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!!

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 11

and as always grab your wanting here <3 tinhouse.com/book/wanting/

Wanting - Tin House

A searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream.

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 11

NYC! SEE YOU TONIGHT AT THE STRAND!!!!!! 7 PM! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30!!! come listen to me and @tingrolls.bsky.social gab all things wanting!!! 🩷🩷🩷

get your tickets now if you haven't already!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...

Claire Jia + Jenevieve Ting: Wanting

Join us for an event with award-winning author Claire Jia, discussing her debut novel Wanting.

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 9

SEE YOU TONIGHT SOUTH HADLEY 7 PM ODYSSEY BOOKSHOP

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 8

Who am I seeing in Boston tonight!!!!!!! 7 pm Porter Square Books Cambridge!!!!!!

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 7

nyc event requires tickets (www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...) if this is a barrier let me know!!!

Claire Jia + Jenevieve Ting: Wanting

Eventbrite - The Strand Book Store presents Claire Jia + Jenevieve Ting: Wanting - Friday, July 11, 2025 at Strand Book Store, New York, NY. Find event and ticket information.

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 7

I’M OFF ON TOUR!!!!! THE SUMMER OF WANTING BEGINS!!!!! TONIGHT in Portland, Maine!!! Here’s what’s coming up first this week 🥰🚙

7/7: Portland/PRINT 7 pm
7/8: Cambridge/Porter Square Books 7 pm
7/9: South Hadley/Odyssey Bookshop 7 pm
7/11: NYC/Strand 7 pm

More details at tinyurl.com/mryxmd5w 🩷🏡🌷

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Eshani Surya | PREORDER RAVISHING OUT 11.11.25 @eshanisurya.bsky.social · Jul 2

So excited to keep digging into @clairejia.bsky.social’s WANTING, out this week from @tinhouse.bsky.social! I’m loving it so far—this is clearly complex girlhood relationships done right! 💓🌸

The book WANTING on a pink cloth with two pink flowers next to it on either side

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 2

THANK YOU TIN HOUSE FOR MAKING MY DREAM COME TRUE!!!!!!!!!! 🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷🩷

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Jul 1

Happy Pub Day! 🏊‍♀️💜

Wanting by Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social is out today!

“Dives deep into the layers of envy, regret & longing that pierce through even the strongest friendships.”
—⭐Harper’s Bazaar, A Best Book of Summer

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jul 2

my novel is out today. here I am, holding the last draft and the first draft, 10 years apart. thank you, thank you all for reading 🏡🩷

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Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Jun 30

Wanting: A Novel by @clairejia.bsky.social‬ is almost here! 🏊‍♀️ 💜

🏊‍♀️ 💜 An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2025!

Read more & order now!
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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jun 25

i made a front-facing video. hope you’re all happy now

Tin House @tinhouse.bsky.social · Jun 20

You NEED the debut novel Wanting by @clairejia.bsky.social !
💜🩷🩵
“A gripping exploration of friendship, envy, desire, wealth, ambition, and contemporary Beijing ... both juicy and substantial.”—LitHub, A Best Book of Summer

Read more & preorder now! bit.ly/WantingNovel

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Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · Jun 10

join @clairejia.bsky.social and me as we misbehave live on @therumpus.net’s IG account in an hour!!!! 😼😼😼

Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · Jun 3

one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩

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Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social · Jun 5

come watch me and greg mania talk my new book and life at large at the rumpus IG on tuesday june 10!!! 🥰

Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · Jun 3

one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩

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Greg Mania @gregmania.bsky.social · Jun 3

one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩

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The Rumpus @therumpus.net · Jun 2

Join us Tuesday, June 10 at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on Instagram LIVE for the latest Show Us Your Desk! ‪@gregmania.bsky.social‬'s next desk belongs to @clairejia.bsky.social‬, author of Wanting (@tinhouse.bsky.social‬).

Show Us Your Desk promotion featuring host Greg Mania and Claire Jia in circles against a light blue background. In the lower righthand corner is the book cover for Wanting.

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