Middlesteins (Attenberg) - Author Bio

Author Bio
• Birth—1971
• Raised—Buffalo Grove, Illinois, USA
• Education—B.A., John Hopkins Universisty
• Currently—lives in Brooklyn, New York City, New York

Author Bio
Jami Attenberg is an American writer of fiction and essays. She grew up in Buffalo Grove, Illinois and is a graduate of Johns Hopkins University with a degree in Writing.

Her early works were published in numerous zines and in a 2003 chapbook called Deli Life. Her first book, Instant Love, a collection of interconnected short stories, was published in 2006, followed by a novel, The Kept Man, published in 2008. Her third book, The Melting Season, was released in 2010. Her newest novel The Middlesteins came out in 2012.

Her work has appeared in a number of anthologies and magazines, including Nerve and The New York Times. She lives in Brooklyn, New York. (From Wikipedia.)