Catch @emilynemens.bsky.social on tour for Clutch (2.3.26)!❤️✨

"A sharp, heartfelt celebration of modern friendship... A big-hearted & daring novel from one of our finest creative and critical minds.”
—Jonathan Escoffery

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Clutch book tour! I'm so excited to be hitting the road and visiting these amazing indie bookstores and book fests in early 2026. Would love to see readers and friends IRL in the following cities. Details at emilynemens.com/events/

Indie bookstore presale campaign: Go!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.

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Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!

Excited to have a new story in the new issue of Story! It's about calculus tests and family secrets.

Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.

Kirkus Review calls CLUTCH “Impressive…. Full of intelligence, social consciousness, and cultural engagement.”

If by cultural engagement you mean references to Captain Planet and Anna Delvey... yes! jk jk, also Georgia O'Keeffe and Dostoyevsky.

Spring 2026 catalogue is here, featuring CLUTCH out 2/3/26! So excited to share it with y'all. Preorders, if you're so inclined, available here: zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

We’re so excited that @recycledgiraffe.bsky.social, Joyce Chen, and @emilynemens.bsky.social are the magazine judges for the 2026 #FirecrackerAwards! Learn more and submit to one of our two magazine categories—best debut or general excellence—by November 14: www.clmp.org/programs-opp...

Can't wait until FEB to get your mitts on CLUTCH?
@tinhouse.bsky.social and @zandoprojects.bsky.social are doing a Goodreads galley giveaway, you can enter now: www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...

That feeling when you wrote a novel w/ a big subplot about redistricting in Texas in 2023 and your book comes out in 2026 but you want it to be out NOW. Next best thing... preorder? @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

So excited to share the cover for my forthcoming novel! Hitting shelves 2.3.26, but presale available now: zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/

Feeling as triumphant as this gal to see my @benningtonwriting.bsky.social students' final packets of the term. So much good writing this spring!

I loved this book! I tried to capture Phoenix metro in The Cactus League, and, well, Jonathan has me humbled. Please check it out, and congrats on your debut @jonathanin2k.bsky.social !

Turned in a revision of Clutch yesterday. Never thought I’d spend so much time thinking about bouncy houses, but the novel takes you where it needs to go.

Turns out a halal whole duck from Lawrenceville Costco + spicy kielbasa from Trenton Farmer's Market = pretty good approximation of duck and sausage gumbo. You can take your husband out of Louisiana but... he'll still destroy the kitchen making an excellent Thanksgiving gumbo.

Still a few spots in my revision intensive. Live online after work (ET) Dec 9-13: fawc.org/24-pearl-str... Not sure if my favorite lesson is discussing narrative frames or the (un)role of setting in fiction or talking about the circulation system, but it should be fun!

Hello, #booksky #writingcommunity! I'm an author, educator, and editor. Currently teaching fiction workshops (past: Picador, App State, upcoming: Bennington, 24PearlStreet) and freelance editing, though I've run a lit mag or two. My next novel is coming out with @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2026.