Jennifer Howard

Jennifer Howard

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Singing into the mask

January 27, 2022

My latest newsletter is out, and it’s about singing lessons and finding my voice again. Read and share with a friend (or sing it out loud to them).

The last newsletter of 2021

December 28, 2021

Now out! On wrapping up, reading (some of) the comments, and owls, always owls. Thanks for reading.

BOOK WARS: Me in the LARB

September 4, 2021

The Los Angeles Review of Books asked me to write about BOOK WARS: THE DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN PUBLISHING, sociologist John B. Thompson’s epic new study of how publishing has evolved over the last 20 years. (TL:DR: The digital era has changed publishing in all kinds of ways, but the print book is doing just fine, thanks.)… Continue reading »

Pre-order the paperback of CLUTTER now

August 21, 2021

News! There’s going to be a paperback of CLUTTER coming your way in January 2022. I’ve written an afterword for it that talks about how our relationship to our things did (and didn’t) change during the pandemic, and I’m excited for you all to read it. Pre-order a copy here.

Q&A: Virginia Festival of the Book Shelf Life

February 21, 2021

Want do I listen to when I write? What I do when I can’t write? Find the answers in this author Q&A I did last month for the Virginia Festival of the Book’s Shelf Life series. Do you have any sources of inspiration that you come back to while writing? When I’m stuck, I like… Continue reading »

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Recent Writing

  • New Kids’ Books Say Put Down the Phone, Pick Up a Field Recorder
  • “Because of Winn-Dixie” turns 25
  • Teachers Learn the Art of Teaching Civics in a Hot-Button Age

Recent Posts

  • August newsletter: Dogged pursuits
  • June newsletter: Tapping away
  • My college road trip essay

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  • June newsletter: Tapping away
  • My college road trip essay
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