Did you know you can get a FREE copy of The Cold Millions by Jess Walter?

Sign up for any of our NEA Big Read programs and receive a free copy if you don’t already own one. Head to kvml.org to register

Most creative assignment I've ever seen. And yes, I am appealing the sentence!

Our Writing Education Specialist Sharma Shields emailed the same micro-interview to novelists around the Northwest to help inspire NaNoWriMo participants as they embark on their novel-writing journey.

Find out what encouraging words @1jesswalter has for NaNoWriMo participants!

We are pleased to share that COLD MILLIONS by Jess Walter, THE ROUND HOUSE by Louise Erdrich, and OUR TOWN by Thornton Wilder will be a part of the #NEABigRead in 2024-25! Learn more about grants from @NEAArts & Arts Midwest at arts.gov/neabigread

Pour sa chronique, Sébastien Fontenelle, 'de bonne humeur' nous parle de deux livres : Des jours meilleurs de Jess Walter et Widowland de C.J. Carey, nous alertent sur notre époque. A lire ici buff.ly/46XY8xQ

From Italy to Idaho, THE ANGEL OF ROME by Jess Walter finds inspiration in unlikely places and is filled with humor, poignancy, heart and wisdom!

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#shortstories #collection #hiddengem #amreading #AugustReads

A2. #HFchitchat giving me an opportunity to say....
well, to display... my 5-star #histfic favorites in this very fiddly graphic I just spent half an hour on...🤣

It’s heartbreaking being a climate scientist.

The Ploughshares Summer 2023 Issue, featuring work from Jess Walter, Jen Trynin, Eva Warrick, Andre Dubus III, and others is out now! Perfect to read while soaking up the summer sun. Check it out here: pshr.us/3opa0rI.

Visit our website to read the rest of Jess Walter's craft essay—a part of the online feature from our Summer 2023 issue.

How Harlan Crow Slashed his Tax Bill by Taking Clarence Thomas on Superyacht Cruises propublica.org/article/harlan…

16 years after this series last ran, we sent cocktail napkins to writers including Rumaan Alam, Matt Bell, Danielle Evans, @carmenmmachado, Emily St. J. Mandel, Daniel Nieh, Victoria/V.E. Schwab, and Jess Walter. Here are the short works of fiction they wrote on them. esqr.co/i5T4fbW

16 Jul 70 E has been away for two days...I miss her all the time. I love getting up in the morns and typing or reading to suddenly find that she's got up too and is having a screwdriver or a Bloody Mary or a salty dog. And generally making a nuisance of herself.

Introducing the Ploughshares Summer 2023 Issue! Guest-edited by Tom Perrotta, the Summer 2023 Issue features prose from Marianne Leone, Cheryl Lu-Lien Tan, Andre Dubus III, Fabio Morabito, Jess Walter, and more! Get it here: pshr.us/3opa0rI

My craft essay on why I can’t be trusted to write a craft essay is in the new The Sewanee Review and free here: thesewaneereview.com/articles/summe…

Summer 2023 is out today.

Before exploring this issue—which features Mag Gabbert, Daryl Qilin Yam, Jess Walter, and more—read a preview from editor Adam Ross.

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“My son leaves the funeral before I’m even in the ground.” And more fun at the Esquire Napkin Project. (Drink not included.)
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Welcome to Summer Fiction Week at Esquire! First up: the return of The Napkin Project, something very near and dear to my heart. Featuring Rumaan Alam, Matt Bell, Danielle Evans, Emily St. J. Mandel, Daniel Nieh, Victoria/V.E. Schwab, Jess Walter, and more. esquire.com/entertainment/…

Showing Cindy and Luis Urrea around Spokane — Continental gets 12 miles per gallon. Chauffeur gets 12 miles per martini.

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