Emily Nemens
@emilynemens.bsky.social
Writer, editor, etc. My 2nd novel, CLUTCH, comes out from Tin House in 2026. My 1st, CACTUS LEAGUE (FSG) was about Spring Training Baseball. I like writing about groups and places and groups in places.
Atlanta! www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-be-...
Workshop at 1 , reading at 6pm, both at Lostintheletters. <3
Workshop at 1 , reading at 6pm, both at Lostintheletters. <3
Can We Be Friends? Writing Friendship in Fiction & Poetry with Emily Nemens
Join us for a generative writing workshop led by Emily Nemens on Saturday, February 28, from 1:00 to 3:00 PM! Limited seating!
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February 10, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Atlanta! www.eventbrite.com/e/can-we-be-...
Workshop at 1 , reading at 6pm, both at Lostintheletters. <3
Workshop at 1 , reading at 6pm, both at Lostintheletters. <3
February 8, 2026 at 10:29 PM
I wrote about Faustian bargains and my new book: www.writersdigest.com/on-writing-m...
On Writing My Faust Novel
Author Emily Nemens discusses navigating life and writing a novel that felt like the result of a Faust-style deal.
www.writersdigest.com
February 5, 2026 at 3:03 PM
I wrote about Faustian bargains and my new book: www.writersdigest.com/on-writing-m...
Reposted by Emily Nemens
just finished CLUTCH by @emilynemens.bsky.social and I loved it — it reminded me of the best of Margaret Drabble (& not just because I’ve been reading a lot of Drabble—the way EN constructs scenes & perspective here is very reminiscent). Highly recommended! Out Tuesday bookshop.org/p/books/clut...
Clutch: A Novel
A Novel
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January 31, 2026 at 9:36 PM
just finished CLUTCH by @emilynemens.bsky.social and I loved it — it reminded me of the best of Margaret Drabble (& not just because I’ve been reading a lot of Drabble—the way EN constructs scenes & perspective here is very reminiscent). Highly recommended! Out Tuesday bookshop.org/p/books/clut...
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Congratulations to Issue 22 contributor @emilynemens.bsky.social on the release of her newest novel, Clutch, published by @tinhouse.bsky.social!
#fiction #novels #NewRelease
#fiction #novels #NewRelease
February 3, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Congratulations to Issue 22 contributor @emilynemens.bsky.social on the release of her newest novel, Clutch, published by @tinhouse.bsky.social!
#fiction #novels #NewRelease
#fiction #novels #NewRelease
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“Carson: There better be a gd pool.” Read from @emilynemens.bsky.social’s new novel, Clutch.
Clutch
Tue, Nov 15, 2022 at 9:03 PM Carson: There better be a gd pool. What is time, really? It can be measured in centuries or seconds, calendar years or costume periods, milestones or metamorphoses. Som…
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February 4, 2026 at 9:30 PM
“Carson: There better be a gd pool.” Read from @emilynemens.bsky.social’s new novel, Clutch.
Auction open until 11:45pm! I'm giving away signed copies of CLUTCH but there are so many great items, with proceeds going for a good cause. www.32auctions.com/organization...
Publishing for Minnesota
Silent auction 'Publishing for Minnesota' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
January 30, 2026 at 5:57 PM
Auction open until 11:45pm! I'm giving away signed copies of CLUTCH but there are so many great items, with proceeds going for a good cause. www.32auctions.com/organization...
It's me! And my DIY budget. Never thought anyone would come to me for financial advice, but glad to be candid about how the bills get paid.
substack.com/@haonguyen/n...
substack.com/@haonguyen/n...
Hao Nguyen (@haonguyen)
@Emily Nemens has occupied one of the most prestigious seats in literature: editor of The Paris Review. But leaving that institutional power to focus on her own writing required a major pivot.
Her d...
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January 29, 2026 at 6:29 PM
It's me! And my DIY budget. Never thought anyone would come to me for financial advice, but glad to be candid about how the bills get paid.
substack.com/@haonguyen/n...
substack.com/@haonguyen/n...
In which my novel is called "companionable and demented" (in a good way). Thanks to NYTBR for previewing CLUTCH on the latest pod! (starts at 29:30)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
The Books We’re Looking Forward to This Winter
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January 16, 2026 at 9:54 PM
In which my novel is called "companionable and demented" (in a good way). Thanks to NYTBR for previewing CLUTCH on the latest pod! (starts at 29:30)
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
www.nytimes.com/2026/01/16/b...
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Read “Asymptotes” by @emilynemens.bsky.social in Issue 22!
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
January 15, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Read “Asymptotes” by @emilynemens.bsky.social in Issue 22!
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
Get your copy here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
#fiction #shortstories
Not freaking out or anything.
January 7, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Not freaking out or anything.
Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for highlighting CLUTCH as one of its 2026 most anticipated books! It's hard to believe that my novel is out in just four weeks. Preorders are open and much appreciated! @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social
emilynemens.com/books/
emilynemens.com/books/
January 6, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for highlighting CLUTCH as one of its 2026 most anticipated books! It's hard to believe that my novel is out in just four weeks. Preorders are open and much appreciated! @tinhouse.bsky.social @zandoprojects.bsky.social
emilynemens.com/books/
emilynemens.com/books/
A very kind review of CLUTCH in Booklist! "More than plot, the draw here is spending time with these friends, whose complex lives Nemens cannily and sometimes heartrendingly portrays as they go through so much, together and alone."
Please consider preordering CLUTCH: emilynemens.com/books/
Please consider preordering CLUTCH: emilynemens.com/books/
January 6, 2026 at 2:59 AM
A very kind review of CLUTCH in Booklist! "More than plot, the draw here is spending time with these friends, whose complex lives Nemens cannily and sometimes heartrendingly portrays as they go through so much, together and alone."
Please consider preordering CLUTCH: emilynemens.com/books/
Please consider preordering CLUTCH: emilynemens.com/books/
Good news! B&N is having a sale—25% off preorders, including CLUTCH! Now through 1/1.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clutch-emi...
Details: B&N Rewards members get 25% off preorders. Becoming a Rewards member is free and can be done online.
Coupon code is PREORDER25
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clutch-emi...
Details: B&N Rewards members get 25% off preorders. Becoming a Rewards member is free and can be done online.
Coupon code is PREORDER25
December 30, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Good news! B&N is having a sale—25% off preorders, including CLUTCH! Now through 1/1.
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clutch-emi...
Details: B&N Rewards members get 25% off preorders. Becoming a Rewards member is free and can be done online.
Coupon code is PREORDER25
www.barnesandnoble.com/w/clutch-emi...
Details: B&N Rewards members get 25% off preorders. Becoming a Rewards member is free and can be done online.
Coupon code is PREORDER25
Re-upping this pre-order pitch! If you've got readers on your holiday gift list, please consider a little deferred gratification: CLUTCH preorders will ship out (with friendship bracelets!) the first week of February.
Indie bookstore presale campaign: Go!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!
December 17, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Re-upping this pre-order pitch! If you've got readers on your holiday gift list, please consider a little deferred gratification: CLUTCH preorders will ship out (with friendship bracelets!) the first week of February.
Happy to share I have a new story in the new issue of @storymag.bsky.social! I hope you read "Asymptotes" and enjoy the whole issue:
www.storymagazine.org/asymptotes/
www.storymagazine.org/asymptotes/
December 3, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Happy to share I have a new story in the new issue of @storymag.bsky.social! I hope you read "Asymptotes" and enjoy the whole issue:
www.storymagazine.org/asymptotes/
www.storymagazine.org/asymptotes/
Celebrate Small Business Saturday at your local indie bookstores. If you preorder my new book from the Strand, Women & Children First, or Books Are Magic, you'll receive a custom CLUTCH friendship bracelet! zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/
November 29, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Celebrate Small Business Saturday at your local indie bookstores. If you preorder my new book from the Strand, Women & Children First, or Books Are Magic, you'll receive a custom CLUTCH friendship bracelet! zandoprojects.com/books/clutch/
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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
❤️✨More event details: bit.ly/EventsEmilyN...
"A sharp, heartfelt celebration of modern friendship... A big-hearted & daring novel from one of our finest creative and critical minds.”
—Jonathan Escoffery
❤️✨More event details: bit.ly/EventsEmilyN...
November 19, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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
❤️✨More event details: bit.ly/EventsEmilyN...
"A sharp, heartfelt celebration of modern friendship... A big-hearted & daring novel from one of our finest creative and critical minds.”
—Jonathan Escoffery
❤️✨More event details: bit.ly/EventsEmilyN...
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/
November 19, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!
November 14, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Indie bookstore presale campaign: Go!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
Thank you, @tinhouse.bsky.social!
Order CLUTCH now and get a Clutch friendship bracelet.
booksaremagic.net/preorders/em...
www.strandbooks.com/clutch-97819...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/list/clutch-...
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.
New issue incoming! Bundle up and get ready for Issue 22.
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
Preorder here: www.storymagazine.org/store/autumn...
November 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Excited to have a new story in the new issue of Story! It's about calculus tests and family secrets.
Reposted by Emily Nemens
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.
October 28, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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.
If by cultural engagement you mean references to Captain Planet and Anna Delvey... yes! jk jk, also Georgia O'Keeffe and Dostoyevsky.
October 25, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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.
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/
👀Announcing Tin House Jan-July 2026 titles!
Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
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Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
bit.ly/THJanJuly26C...
October 23, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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/