Claire Jia
@clairejia.bsky.social
my novel WANTING is now available for preorder 🥹 out from tin house July 1, 2025 ☺️💕 www.clairejia.com
I wrote on this game and it’s coming out in 2026!!!!!! 💐🌺🌹🌷🌸🌻🌼🥀
Introducing The Florist, a new upcoming survival horror game that's due out for PC and consoles in 2026. You play as Jessica Park, who arrives in the small town of Joycliffe just as it descends into madness, forcing you solve puzzles and survive against rapidly evolving monstrous enemies.
The Florist, a New Survival Horror Game, Announced for Consoles and PC
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October 29, 2025 at 9:13 PM
I wrote on this game and it’s coming out in 2026!!!!!! 💐🌺🌹🌷🌸🌻🌼🥀
thank you electric literature and @wendyjfox.bsky.social for reading WANTING and writing so beautifully about it!!! 🥹💓
Need more small presses in your literary diet? Oh do we have the list for you!
15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Fall - Electric Literature
These books ask what it means to belong, to stay or leave, or to exist in-between
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October 10, 2025 at 7:22 PM
thank you electric literature and @wendyjfox.bsky.social for reading WANTING and writing so beautifully about it!!! 🥹💓
tonight I gloriously end my tour in San Francisco at green apple @booksonthepark.bsky.social at 7 pm!!!!!!!!!!! in conversation with @jonvhickey.bsky.social!!!!!!!!!!! I demand your presence
August 20, 2025 at 4:47 PM
tonight I gloriously end my tour in San Francisco at green apple @booksonthepark.bsky.social at 7 pm!!!!!!!!!!! in conversation with @jonvhickey.bsky.social!!!!!!!!!!! I demand your presence
extremely belated bc I forgot my bluesky password but EVERYONE LISTEN TO ME AND BRAD GAB!!!!!! WE ARE VERY HILARIOUS AND PERSONABLE!!!!!!!!
▶️ NOW PLAYING: Had a great time meeting @clairejia.bsky.social, whose debut novel, WANTING, was the official July 2025 pick of the Otherppl Book Club. Now available from @tinhouse.bsky.social.
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August 20, 2025 at 4:44 PM
extremely belated bc I forgot my bluesky password but EVERYONE LISTEN TO ME AND BRAD GAB!!!!!! WE ARE VERY HILARIOUS AND PERSONABLE!!!!!!!!
see you tonight Chicago!!!!!!! 6:30 city lit books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
July 30, 2025 at 7:57 PM
see you tonight Chicago!!!!!!! 6:30 city lit books ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
definitely felt like the annoying baby brother of this group 😇 thank you literary hub!!!!!!!
Maris Kreizman, Claire Jia, Lawrence Burney, and more authors answer our burning questions about how they write.
Lit Hub Asks: 5 Authors, 7 Questions, No Wrong Answers
The Lit Hub Author Questionnaire is a monthly interview featuring seven questions for five authors with new books. This month we talk to: * Lawrence Burney (No Sense in Wishing) Claire Jia (Wanting…
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July 30, 2025 at 1:38 AM
definitely felt like the annoying baby brother of this group 😇 thank you literary hub!!!!!!!
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📚 This month, the Otherppl Book Club is reading WANTING, the excellent debut novel by @clairejia.bsky.social, available from @tinhouse.bsky.social .
🎧 Stay tuned for my conversation with Claire on the podcast later this month.
🎧 Stay tuned for my conversation with Claire on the podcast later this month.
July 7, 2025 at 6:35 PM
📚 This month, the Otherppl Book Club is reading WANTING, the excellent debut novel by @clairejia.bsky.social, available from @tinhouse.bsky.social .
🎧 Stay tuned for my conversation with Claire on the podcast later this month.
🎧 Stay tuned for my conversation with Claire on the podcast later this month.
we end the east coast tour in Greenville, SC TOMORROW AT M JUDSON AT 7:30!!!!!!!!!!! COME THROUGH!!!!!!!! Tickets here 🩷 mjudsonbooks.com/event/books-...
Books Over Drinks with Claire Jia | M. Judson Booksellers
A searing debut novel of envy, longing, and regret across three lives and two countries that asks how far we’ll go for a friendship, a romance, a dream. If
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July 20, 2025 at 8:33 PM
we end the east coast tour in Greenville, SC TOMORROW AT M JUDSON AT 7:30!!!!!!!!!!! COME THROUGH!!!!!!!! Tickets here 🩷 mjudsonbooks.com/event/books-...
DC WE TALK WANTING TONIGHT AT 7 PM @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social H STREET LOCATION WITH NINI BERNDT
July 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
DC WE TALK WANTING TONIGHT AT 7 PM @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social H STREET LOCATION WITH NINI BERNDT
PHILLY TONIGHT 6:30 PM HEAD HOUSE BOOKS WITH @eshanisurya.bsky.social SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!!
July 15, 2025 at 4:45 PM
PHILLY TONIGHT 6:30 PM HEAD HOUSE BOOKS WITH @eshanisurya.bsky.social SEE YOU THERE!!!!!!!!!!!
NYC! SEE YOU TONIGHT AT THE STRAND!!!!!! 7 PM! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30!!! come listen to me and @tingrolls.bsky.social gab all things wanting!!! 🩷🩷🩷
get your tickets now if you haven't already!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...
get your tickets now if you haven't already!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...
Claire Jia + Jenevieve Ting: Wanting
Join us for an event with award-winning author Claire Jia, discussing her debut novel Wanting.
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July 11, 2025 at 5:18 PM
NYC! SEE YOU TONIGHT AT THE STRAND!!!!!! 7 PM! DOORS OPEN AT 6:30!!! come listen to me and @tingrolls.bsky.social gab all things wanting!!! 🩷🩷🩷
get your tickets now if you haven't already!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...
get your tickets now if you haven't already!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/claire-jia...
SEE YOU TONIGHT SOUTH HADLEY 7 PM ODYSSEY BOOKSHOP
July 9, 2025 at 3:55 PM
SEE YOU TONIGHT SOUTH HADLEY 7 PM ODYSSEY BOOKSHOP
Who am I seeing in Boston tonight!!!!!!! 7 pm Porter Square Books Cambridge!!!!!!
July 8, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Who am I seeing in Boston tonight!!!!!!! 7 pm Porter Square Books Cambridge!!!!!!
I’M OFF ON TOUR!!!!! THE SUMMER OF WANTING BEGINS!!!!! TONIGHT in Portland, Maine!!! Here’s what’s coming up first this week 🥰🚙
7/7: Portland/PRINT 7 pm
7/8: Cambridge/Porter Square Books 7 pm
7/9: South Hadley/Odyssey Bookshop 7 pm
7/11: NYC/Strand 7 pm
More details at tinyurl.com/mryxmd5w 🩷🏡🌷
7/7: Portland/PRINT 7 pm
7/8: Cambridge/Porter Square Books 7 pm
7/9: South Hadley/Odyssey Bookshop 7 pm
7/11: NYC/Strand 7 pm
More details at tinyurl.com/mryxmd5w 🩷🏡🌷
July 7, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I’M OFF ON TOUR!!!!! THE SUMMER OF WANTING BEGINS!!!!! TONIGHT in Portland, Maine!!! Here’s what’s coming up first this week 🥰🚙
7/7: Portland/PRINT 7 pm
7/8: Cambridge/Porter Square Books 7 pm
7/9: South Hadley/Odyssey Bookshop 7 pm
7/11: NYC/Strand 7 pm
More details at tinyurl.com/mryxmd5w 🩷🏡🌷
7/7: Portland/PRINT 7 pm
7/8: Cambridge/Porter Square Books 7 pm
7/9: South Hadley/Odyssey Bookshop 7 pm
7/11: NYC/Strand 7 pm
More details at tinyurl.com/mryxmd5w 🩷🏡🌷
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So excited to keep digging into @clairejia.bsky.social’s WANTING, out this week from @tinhouse.bsky.social! I’m loving it so far—this is clearly complex girlhood relationships done right! 💓🌸
July 2, 2025 at 4:57 PM
So excited to keep digging into @clairejia.bsky.social’s WANTING, out this week from @tinhouse.bsky.social! I’m loving it so far—this is clearly complex girlhood relationships done right! 💓🌸
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Happy Pub Day! 🏊♀️💜
Wanting by Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social is out today!
“Dives deep into the layers of envy, regret & longing that pierce through even the strongest friendships.”
—⭐Harper’s Bazaar, A Best Book of Summer
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
Wanting by Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social is out today!
“Dives deep into the layers of envy, regret & longing that pierce through even the strongest friendships.”
—⭐Harper’s Bazaar, A Best Book of Summer
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
July 1, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy Pub Day! 🏊♀️💜
Wanting by Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social is out today!
“Dives deep into the layers of envy, regret & longing that pierce through even the strongest friendships.”
—⭐Harper’s Bazaar, A Best Book of Summer
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
Wanting by Claire Jia @clairejia.bsky.social is out today!
“Dives deep into the layers of envy, regret & longing that pierce through even the strongest friendships.”
—⭐Harper’s Bazaar, A Best Book of Summer
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
my novel is out today. here I am, holding the last draft and the first draft, 10 years apart. thank you, thank you all for reading 🏡🩷
July 2, 2025 at 1:09 AM
my novel is out today. here I am, holding the last draft and the first draft, 10 years apart. thank you, thank you all for reading 🏡🩷
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Wanting: A Novel by @clairejia.bsky.social is almost here! 🏊♀️ 💜
🏊♀️ 💜 An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2025!
Read more & order now!
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
🏊♀️ 💜 An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2025!
Read more & order now!
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
June 30, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Wanting: A Novel by @clairejia.bsky.social is almost here! 🏊♀️ 💜
🏊♀️ 💜 An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2025!
Read more & order now!
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
🏊♀️ 💜 An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Book of 2025!
Read more & order now!
tinhouse.com/book/wanting/
i made a front-facing video. hope you’re all happy now
You NEED the debut novel Wanting by @clairejia.bsky.social !
💜🩷🩵
“A gripping exploration of friendship, envy, desire, wealth, ambition, and contemporary Beijing ... both juicy and substantial.”—LitHub, A Best Book of Summer
Read more & preorder now! bit.ly/WantingNovel
💜🩷🩵
“A gripping exploration of friendship, envy, desire, wealth, ambition, and contemporary Beijing ... both juicy and substantial.”—LitHub, A Best Book of Summer
Read more & preorder now! bit.ly/WantingNovel
June 25, 2025 at 11:46 PM
i made a front-facing video. hope you’re all happy now
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join @clairejia.bsky.social and me as we misbehave live on @therumpus.net’s IG account in an hour!!!! 😼😼😼
one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩
June 10, 2025 at 8:52 PM
join @clairejia.bsky.social and me as we misbehave live on @therumpus.net’s IG account in an hour!!!! 😼😼😼
come watch me and greg mania talk my new book and life at large at the rumpus IG on tuesday june 10!!! 🥰
one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩
June 5, 2025 at 5:13 PM
come watch me and greg mania talk my new book and life at large at the rumpus IG on tuesday june 10!!! 🥰
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one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩
June 3, 2025 at 7:08 PM
one week from today! ✨ so excited to chat with the marvel that is @clairejia.bsky.social on #ShowUsYourDesk, LIVE from @therumpus.net IG on tues, july 10th @ 6pm ET/3pm PT! join us or i’ll cry homophobia!!!!!!! 🪩
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Join us Tuesday, June 10 at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on Instagram LIVE for the latest Show Us Your Desk! @gregmania.bsky.social's next desk belongs to @clairejia.bsky.social, author of Wanting (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Join us Tuesday, June 10 at 6 pm ET / 3 pm PT on Instagram LIVE for the latest Show Us Your Desk! @gregmania.bsky.social's next desk belongs to @clairejia.bsky.social, author of Wanting (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
8 hours before barnes & noble 25% off preorder sale ends! sooo: wanted to explain why preorders are important! more preorders = larger orders from booksellers, better placement in bookstores, and higher chances of landing on a bestseller list!! pls make WANTING a bestseller! 🥹🩷📚
April 25, 2025 at 11:09 PM
8 hours before barnes & noble 25% off preorder sale ends! sooo: wanted to explain why preorders are important! more preorders = larger orders from booksellers, better placement in bookstores, and higher chances of landing on a bestseller list!! pls make WANTING a bestseller! 🥹🩷📚
ah, thursday, my favorite day. when the weekend brims on the horizon and it’s not yet too late to finish all the shit you should’ve done tuesday
April 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
ah, thursday, my favorite day. when the weekend brims on the horizon and it’s not yet too late to finish all the shit you should’ve done tuesday