I'm very grateful to have received advanced copies of @jennybartoy.bsky.social's anthology, NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement. I brought one with me today to #AWP26 in Baltimore.
NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social on April 28.
NO CONTACT is a must-read according to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social!
"NO CONTACT is radically vulnerable and truly soaring in its compassion, as well as a powerful reminder that we are never truly alone."
On 4/28 at Liz’s Book Bar, @writercasslewis.bsky.social will be joining Hannah Bae, Lindsey Danis, Stephanie Foo, Monique Laban, Emi Nietfeld, and Domenica Ruta for the launch of "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement," edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social! buff.ly/GTNzuTt
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It is a tremendous honor to have one of my essays published by Oprah Daily! Thank you to Books Editor, Charley Burlock. The full essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. www.oprahdaily.com/life/wholene...
It is an honor to be one of the writers participating in the book launch event for No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, and published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social! Please join us at Liz's Book Bar.
Reserve a ticket by visiting: www.lizsbookbar.com/events/49075...
Writers on #estrangement at @belmontbooks.bsky.social on April 29th at 7pm. Editor @jennybartoy.bsky.social and Nicole Graev Lipson.
The books are here! THE BOOKS ARE HERE! Such a thrill to receive my author copies from Catapult.
You can get your very own copy of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement by pre-ordering! Link below. It officially comes out on April 28. Stay tuned for book tour news!
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Here’s the link. Please share this with someone you know who is estranged. ❤️
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Me: I have a book coming out on April 28! It’s called NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT and features 32 incredible writers sharing powerful, vulnerable accounts of family estrangement.
You: ** pre-orders immediately **
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Me: Knock knock.
You: Who’s there?
Me: I have a b—
You:
Me: 😊
You: 🙄 I have a b— who?
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It's been my personal anecdotal experience that people who have gone no contact with a parent usually have done so for good reason, and that re-establishing contact on the parent's terms would do both parties more harm than good.
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I hope you will consider pre-ordering No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy.
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's forthcoming anthology, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, is a powerful and compassionate collection.
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An awesome anthology relevant to exactly this is dropping this Spring, editor @jennybartoy.bsky.social
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(Oh look, here's my giant face yet again.) I spoke with @jennybartoy.bsky.social for @therumpus.net about SHE'S UNDER HERE. Just what you wanted to read on Xmas Eve, right?
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The cited information but not the quote written in white at the bottom of Palmer's author photo. In the bottom lefthand corner is the book cover for She's Under Here with the Rumpus logo overtop.
“It was all bottled up inside for such a long time, and the desire to get it down on paper was overwhelming.”
@jennybartoy.bsky.social interviews @karenpalmer.bsky.social about She's Under Here (@algonquinbooks.bsky.social).
➡️ buff.ly/6VhrcCu
Delighted that my personal essay was selected as a finalist in the nonfiction category of the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition!
This essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, forthcoming from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.
Estrangement is the subject of my forthcoming anthology, NO CONTACT (Catapult, 2026). The current discourse is exactly why this book and its stories are needed. We must consider family estrangement with more nuance and compassion.
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Estrangement is not a trend. Estrangement has always existed, along with the abuse and toxic families that necessitate it. But we're *talking* about it now — that's the change! Thanks to the internet and the destigmatization of therapy, we now find support in #estrangement. This has/will save lives.
📵 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 📵 We are so excited to share the cover of NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy! Cover design by the fabulous Nicole Caputo ⭐
NO CONTACT will hit bookstores on April 28th and is available to preorder now:
books.catapult.co/books/no-con...
"I’m endlessly curious about how people reconstruct and anchor their lives after a devastating and radical change."
@jennybartoy.bsky.social's interview with Ivonne Lamazares on her new book “The Tilting House” (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2025/07/24/s...
i firmly believe one of the main messages we should be telling our students about this whole thing is that generative ‘AI’ by definition will *never* have an original idea,
and if you use it, neither will *you*
The reason there's no working class representation in publishing is because publishing and writing currently pay so badly only people who are already financially stable can afford to do it.
The problem is always, always money.
Taking a break from mental health to focus on social media. Just really looking to be as unstable as possible with everything going on right now, thx for understanding.
Thank you so much, David. I will look up Drawing Blood!
Literacy is activism.
Reading is a political act.
Books are tools for liberation.
Are you estranged from family? Do you have a story to tell about it?
For the anthology Broken Free (Catapult, April 2026), I am seeking personal essays and flash nonfiction about a few specific topics.
Please visit bit.ly/estrangedanthology for submission guidelines and more info. Deadline 3/9.
Thank you! Just followed.
Thank you, Alexis! I look forward to reading your submission.
Are you estranged from family? Do you have a story to tell about it?
For the anthology Broken Free (Catapult, April 2026), I am seeking personal essays and flash nonfiction about a few specific topics.
Please visit bit.ly/estrangedanthology for submission guidelines and more info. Deadline 3/9.