Jami Attenberg is a New York Times bestselling author of ten books, including the novels The Middlesteins and All Grown Up; a memoir, I Came All This Way to Meet You; and a craft book, 1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round. She is the creator of the annual #1000WordsofSummer group accountability writing project. Her work has been published in sixteen languages. She lives in New Orleans. The Amnesiac, forthcoming from Ecco in May 2027, is her ninth book of fiction