Jared lemus
@jaredlemus.bsky.social
Writer with Ecco-HarperCollins. Author of “Guatemalan Rhapsody.” Stories in The Atlantic, The Kenyon Review, and elsewhere.
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“What really drew me to writing this book… is that I feel like I got this question a lot — ‘but where are you from?’” Jared Lemus said. The collection centers on four orphans in Guatemala and a tattoo artist navigating life. #TXST #JaredLemus #WritingCommunity @jaredlemus.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:16 PM
“What really drew me to writing this book… is that I feel like I got this question a lot — ‘but where are you from?’” Jared Lemus said. The collection centers on four orphans in Guatemala and a tattoo artist navigating life. #TXST #JaredLemus #WritingCommunity @jaredlemus.bsky.social
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Second to last #HispanicHeritageMonth #FollowFriday! This week is Hispanic authors with recently published works!
🎉 Tamika Burgess (instagram.com/tameeksb)
🎉 Jared Lemus (@jaredlemus.bsky.social)
🎉 Pedro Iniguez (@pedroiniguez.bsky.social)
🎉 Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro (@carolinaflorezc.bsky.social)
🎉 Tamika Burgess (instagram.com/tameeksb)
🎉 Jared Lemus (@jaredlemus.bsky.social)
🎉 Pedro Iniguez (@pedroiniguez.bsky.social)
🎉 Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro (@carolinaflorezc.bsky.social)
October 4, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Second to last #HispanicHeritageMonth #FollowFriday! This week is Hispanic authors with recently published works!
🎉 Tamika Burgess (instagram.com/tameeksb)
🎉 Jared Lemus (@jaredlemus.bsky.social)
🎉 Pedro Iniguez (@pedroiniguez.bsky.social)
🎉 Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro (@carolinaflorezc.bsky.social)
🎉 Tamika Burgess (instagram.com/tameeksb)
🎉 Jared Lemus (@jaredlemus.bsky.social)
🎉 Pedro Iniguez (@pedroiniguez.bsky.social)
🎉 Carolina Flórez-Cerchiaro (@carolinaflorezc.bsky.social)
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Guatemalan Rhapsody by @jaredlemus.bsky.social might be the pick for you if you're looking for an "Insightful read for book club that meets every 6 weeks and only covers a few chapters at a time." #AskALibrarian
Guatemalan Rhapsody — Multnomah County Library
Guatemalan Rhapsody — Lemus, Jared, 1991- — "A vibrant debut story collection-poignant, unflinching, and immersive-masterfully moving between sharp wit and profound tenderness, Guatemalan Rhapsody off...
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September 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Guatemalan Rhapsody by @jaredlemus.bsky.social might be the pick for you if you're looking for an "Insightful read for book club that meets every 6 weeks and only covers a few chapters at a time." #AskALibrarian
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what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
September 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
what a humiliating way for don jr. to find out his dad sends birthday cards.
How do I get someone to nominate me for the @nationalbook.bsky.social #5under35 award?! 34 is staring at me in the face later this month with nothing but more white hairs as a birthday present.
September 5, 2025 at 8:59 PM
How do I get someone to nominate me for the @nationalbook.bsky.social #5under35 award?! 34 is staring at me in the face later this month with nothing but more white hairs as a birthday present.
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The El Salvador-born migrant was ordered to report to ICE custody on Monday, and could be deported to Uganda in the future.
Kilmar Abrego Garcia’s Lawyers Says Prosecutors Offered Costa Rica Deportation Deal—But Now Threaten Him With Uganda
The El Salvador-born migrant was ordered to report to ICE custody on Monday, and could be deported to Uganda in the future.
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August 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The El Salvador-born migrant was ordered to report to ICE custody on Monday, and could be deported to Uganda in the future.
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Columbus! @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, and I will be talking short stories on our panel “Humanity in a Snapshot: Short Stories.” Come see us at the Columbus Book Festival!
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
July 5, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Columbus! @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @lenavalencia.bsky.social, Bob Johnson, and I will be talking short stories on our panel “Humanity in a Snapshot: Short Stories.” Come see us at the Columbus Book Festival!
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
www.columbusbookfestival.org
#columbusbookfestival #shortstories #writingcommunity 💙📚
What an honor it was to discuss Guatemalan Rhapsody with this wonderful human. Thank you to the @michiganquarterly.bsky.social for giving this interview a home.
Delighted to have an interview with @jaredlemus.bsky.social up today @michiganquarterly.bsky.social in celebration of his fantastic story collection GUATEMALAN RHAPSODY.
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Confidant and Conduit: An Interview with Jared Lemus
Guatemalan Rhapsody by Jared Lemus is one of those rare books that hits the sweet spot of being at once escapist and deeply engaging. Reading it, I felt the exhilaration of being plunged into the w…
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May 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
What an honor it was to discuss Guatemalan Rhapsody with this wonderful human. Thank you to the @michiganquarterly.bsky.social for giving this interview a home.
I wonder how many more #microplastics I can ingest before it’s considered plastic surgery…
April 28, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I wonder how many more #microplastics I can ingest before it’s considered plastic surgery…
I need a Jackie Chan Adventures live-action series remake.
April 25, 2025 at 12:56 PM
I need a Jackie Chan Adventures live-action series remake.
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im sorry to be so divisive and partisan but i dont think the government should be inventing a criminal history out of thin air to justify sending someone to a concentration camp in a foreign country
April 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
im sorry to be so divisive and partisan but i dont think the government should be inventing a criminal history out of thin air to justify sending someone to a concentration camp in a foreign country
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Hiding Chicken McNuggets in my office desk and sneaking them in between advising appointments . . . the professorial version of Napoleon Dynamite's Tater Tots in his zipped pants pockets.
April 11, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Hiding Chicken McNuggets in my office desk and sneaking them in between advising appointments . . . the professorial version of Napoleon Dynamite's Tater Tots in his zipped pants pockets.
Who else is going to the #latimesfob this year?! #bookfest
April 10, 2025 at 8:46 PM
Who else is going to the #latimesfob this year?! #bookfest
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*puts all my winter black clothes away, gets out summer blacks
Ahh, that's better
Ahh, that's better
March 27, 2025 at 5:37 PM
*puts all my winter black clothes away, gets out summer blacks
Ahh, that's better
Ahh, that's better
Just saw a white guy with Native American tattoos at the airport. He was wearing a “freedom” shirt.
March 26, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Just saw a white guy with Native American tattoos at the airport. He was wearing a “freedom” shirt.
What’s up with them egg prices, B¡tch?
March 21, 2025 at 1:48 AM
What’s up with them egg prices, B¡tch?
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If you’re incredibly shocked about the president invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act—
well, just wait until you find out that lawyers are still citing cases involving enslaved African Americans as precedent in CONTEMPORARY legal cases.
Enjoy:
www.citingslavery.org
well, just wait until you find out that lawyers are still citing cases involving enslaved African Americans as precedent in CONTEMPORARY legal cases.
Enjoy:
www.citingslavery.org
Citing Slavery Project
www.citingslavery.org
March 16, 2025 at 12:31 AM
If you’re incredibly shocked about the president invoking the 1798 Alien Enemies Act—
well, just wait until you find out that lawyers are still citing cases involving enslaved African Americans as precedent in CONTEMPORARY legal cases.
Enjoy:
www.citingslavery.org
well, just wait until you find out that lawyers are still citing cases involving enslaved African Americans as precedent in CONTEMPORARY legal cases.
Enjoy:
www.citingslavery.org
Sitting’ in my recliner drinking coffee and reading a book, like, “I really hope someone’s writing my novel for me.”
March 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Sitting’ in my recliner drinking coffee and reading a book, like, “I really hope someone’s writing my novel for me.”
Check out an excerpt from Guatemalan Rhapsody on Lit Hub today!
“The next curve is a tricky one. Too much pressure on the gas and the van could tip.” Read from @jaredlemus.bsky.social’s story collection, Guatemalan Rhapsody.
“So Long to the Rearview”
The next curve is a tricky one. Too much pressure on the gas and the van could tip. Not enough, and the truck a cigarette-length from your fender will send you flying cliffside. Or worse, overtake …
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March 12, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Check out an excerpt from Guatemalan Rhapsody on Lit Hub today!
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Big up these books and all the insight and entertainment they bringing 📚🤓
Step into the wise words of @jaredlemus.bsky.social @justinhayneswriter.com @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social
Step into the wise words of @jaredlemus.bsky.social @justinhayneswriter.com @taoleighgoffe.bsky.social
March 11, 2025 at 10:24 PM
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This is gonna be one of my favorite books this year and I'm already reading Fall titles so you can trust me.
Listen to the pod in the links below to get to know @jaredlemus.bsky.social, then go buy his book.
Listen to the pod in the links below to get to know @jaredlemus.bsky.social, then go buy his book.
Guatemalan Rhapsody is the first great short story collection of 2025. Listen to our conversation with @jaredlemus.bsky.social on the podcast with @vitcavage.bsky.social
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March 5, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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An absolute honor to be included in this list with so many other wonderful writers. 💛💛💛
Are you ready for some great debuts to hit the stands?
Check out titles from @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @jeremygordon.bsky.social, @meredithturits.bsky.social, and more!
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Check out titles from @jaredlemus.bsky.social, @jeremygordon.bsky.social, @meredithturits.bsky.social, and more!
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March 3, 2025 at 4:54 PM
An absolute honor to be included in this list with so many other wonderful writers. 💛💛💛
It was an absolute honor to make a list for @electriclit.bsky.social . Here are 9 must-read books by Guatemalan writers. 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹
These books illuminate the dichotomies of Guatemala, a place blessed with beauty and plagued by history. (@jaredlemus.bsky.social)
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February 28, 2025 at 6:06 PM
It was an absolute honor to make a list for @electriclit.bsky.social . Here are 9 must-read books by Guatemalan writers. 🇬🇹🇬🇹🇬🇹