Curtis Sittenfeld
csittenfeld.bsky.social
Curtis Sittenfeld
@csittenfeld.bsky.social
Prep, American Wife, Eligible, Romantic Comedy, etc.
Show Don't Tell: Stories out 2/25/25
I wrote a new short story! And @theatlantic.com published it today! It's called Relatable Mom and features social media, weight, friendship, and assorted other topics

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Relatable Mom
A short story
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March 30, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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NEW EPISODE: Bestselling fiction writer @csittenfeld.bsky.social joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and @sugi.bsky.social to talk about her new collection of stories, Show Don’t Tell.

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Curtis Sittenfeld on Show Don’t Tell
Bestselling fiction writer Curtis Sittenfeld joins co-hosts Whitney Terrell and V.V. Ganeshananthan to talk about her new collection of stories, Show Don’t Tell. Sittenfeld discusses the title stor…
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March 13, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I can't believe it but Prep was published 20 years ago today.Thank you from the bottom of my heart for being part of two decades of my angst, awkward sex scenes, overthinking about commas, and glorious human connection
January 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Grateful for this exceptionally smart & generous capsule review of Show Don't Tell from Taylor Antrim at Vogue (also always find it super funny to be mentioned in Vogue as I type this wearing a fleece jacket, fleece hat, and fleece-lined sweatpants)

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The Best Books of 2025—A Preview
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January 2, 2025 at 5:07 PM
I dedicated my forthcoming story collection to Sarah Coyne Sittenfeld--cancer doctor, delightful person to hang out with, and my beloved sister-in-law. This is right after I gave her an advance copy on Christmas Eve ❤️
December 30, 2024 at 4:46 PM
When Most Anticipated / Best of the Year book lists don't feature yours, they're arbitrary and subjective and when they do, they're thoughtful and accurate (thank you Bustle!)
December 16, 2024 at 11:44 PM
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I wrote my most trite, navel gaze-y column of the year. lithub.com/goodbye-to-a...
Goodbye to All That, Twitter Edition
I should have left ages ago, back when Twitter became X and when, in January of 2023, the end of Book Twitter was officially declared. But I stayed, even when the new owner laid off 80 percent of t…
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December 12, 2024 at 1:15 PM
Real, actual merch made by my British publisher @doubledayuk.bsky.social to celebrate my forthcoming story collection 🤣🤣

Awkwardly, my teenagers have declined to join
December 11, 2024 at 5:25 PM
Embarking on my bluesky journey with this auction for @weneeddiversebooks.bsky.social, which works to diversify the publishing industry. The auction ends tonight at 9 ET, 8 central and you can bid on a Zoom book club visit from me and many other booktastic items
December 10, 2024 at 11:41 PM