JAMI ATTENBERG
Wednesday, January 16 at 7:30 p.m.

With writing that has appeared in Jane, Nylon, Nerve, Nextbook, Spark, and Salon, among other outlets and publications, Jami Attenberg has had a lot of people looking and waiting for her first book. That anticipation is met and matched now by her debut novel, The Kept Man (Riverhead). "With The Kept Man, Jami Attenberg has written a gorgeously atmospheric novel about art, love, and obsession that evokes North Brooklyn in all its gritty, workaday, do-it-yourself glamour. Jarvis Miller is a heroine for the aughts: passionate, independent, sexy, lonely, and brave. Like Mary Gaitskill, Attenberg gets at the dark and complex hungers that underlie even the most basic human interactions." - Kate Christensen. "The Kept Man is a vibrant, brutal, and beautiful portrayal of a young woman waiting ... A meditation on family, a window into glittering Williamsburg, and an unforgettable story, The Kept Man is a gem." - Amanda Eyre Ward.

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