Jami Attenberg
Jami Attenberg
easily love peter
My love can be easily bought with a steak from Peter Luger's.
bookstores clearly dig friendly love people totally upfront work
It should be said upfront that I totally dig people who work in bookstores and libraries. They love books, and I love books, and that is all I really need to know. If they are friendly to me, then we are clearly soul mates.
core food love loving
Food and love are all intertwined at our core level. It can be a very nurturing, wonderful, loving thing.
agent ambivalent art believes business entitled looking love people work
I always tell people this when they're looking for an agent - they should love your work. You are entitled to work with someone who believes in you. Why do business with someone who is ambivalent about you and your art?
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I actually didn't grow up in a household that loved Chinese food particularly, and it's not really my go-to food or anything... We were more a pizza family, being from the Chicago area and all.
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I do not mourn the death of the printed letter in a snobby, East Coast, patrician way - 'Where have our manners gone?' - but because I love objects, I love paper, and I love something that I can hold to my chest for a moment. Still, I bear no grudge against the e-mail form itself.
bestseller ounce sharp witty
I know the bestseller 'Gone Girl' doesn't need an ounce of support from me, but that book was as sharp and witty as they come.
buffalo community distinct growing jewish memories small
I have very distinct memories about growing up as part of what was then a very small Jewish community in Buffalo Grove, IL.
best voices web
The best thing about the Web is the sound of all the individual voices rising.
interested people problem
I'm not really interested in writing or reading about people who are nice and easy. I like the problem children.
I kind of want to be seen as an American writer, not just a New York writer.
I'm from the Midwest. We like to know who our neighbors are.
money
No matter how much money I made from writing, I'd keep the bookstore job.
connect people social ways
Social media can connect you with other people in so many wonderful ways - but it can also make you really sick of yourself.