Jami Attenberg

Jami Attenberg

4 Series

Jami Attenberg is an American author residing in New Orleans, Louisiana. She began her writing career with the short story collection, "Instant Love," and followed it with her debut novel, "The Kept Man."

In Jami Attenberg's debut novel, "The Kept Man," Jarvis Miller grapples with her husband's six-year coma, caught between hope and grief. Her life gains new perspective when she joins the Kept Man club, a group of men supported financially by their successful wives. Through this unconventional friendship, Jarvis finds the strength to move forward and embrace new possibilities.

Memoirs

I Came All This Way to Meet You

(2022)

Standalone Novels

Instant Love

(2006)

The Kept Man

(2007)

The Melting Season

(2010)

The Middlesteins

(2012)

Saint Mazie

(2015)

All Grown Up

(2017)

All This Could Be Yours

(2019)

A Reason to See You Again

(2024)

Non-Fiction

1000 Words: A Writer's Guide to Staying Creative, Focused, and Productive All Year Round

(2024)

Anthologies

Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone

(2007)

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