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Big news that I'm delighted to no longer be keeping a secret: Next week I join @wired.com as a senior writer!
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
January 28, 2026 at 8:22 PM
Big news that I'm delighted to no longer be keeping a secret: Next week I join @wired.com as a senior writer!
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
As everyone knows, this is a top-tier publication and indispensable record of digital life today. I'll be covering internet culture in all forms, as I have for almost 15 years now.
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As someone who devoured this book over the holidays, I'm delighted to hear her next book may return to the same town and fill in some of those gaps.*
*Double entendre intended
*Double entendre intended
I was profiled by the Sydney Morning Herald 🐨
The first great book club novel of 2026 is here
This is adultery, rebranded for people who have air fryers and money anxieties.
www.smh.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 5:28 PM
As someone who devoured this book over the holidays, I'm delighted to hear her next book may return to the same town and fill in some of those gaps.*
*Double entendre intended
*Double entendre intended
I was profiled by the Sydney Morning Herald 🐨
The first great book club novel of 2026 is here
This is adultery, rebranded for people who have air fryers and money anxieties.
www.smh.com.au
January 28, 2026 at 2:30 PM
I was profiled by the Sydney Morning Herald 🐨
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📚✨ Love to read? Join the NEPM Book Club!
📅 Next meet-up: Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
📖 Book: "The Ten Year Affair" by Erin Somers
🎤 Special Q&A with the author!
Don't miss out! Sign up now at nepm.org/bookclub
📅 Next meet-up: Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
📖 Book: "The Ten Year Affair" by Erin Somers
🎤 Special Q&A with the author!
Don't miss out! Sign up now at nepm.org/bookclub
January 26, 2026 at 12:45 PM
📚✨ Love to read? Join the NEPM Book Club!
📅 Next meet-up: Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
📖 Book: "The Ten Year Affair" by Erin Somers
🎤 Special Q&A with the author!
Don't miss out! Sign up now at nepm.org/bookclub
📅 Next meet-up: Thursday, Jan. 29 at 7 p.m.
📖 Book: "The Ten Year Affair" by Erin Somers
🎤 Special Q&A with the author!
Don't miss out! Sign up now at nepm.org/bookclub
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I wrote a short essay for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome To Hell World about Minneapolis' opposition to ICE.
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
There is no such thing as other people’s children
It is intolerable
www.welcometohellworld.com
January 24, 2026 at 8:53 PM
I wrote a short essay for @lukeoneil47.bsky.social's Welcome To Hell World about Minneapolis' opposition to ICE.
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
www.welcometohellworld.com/there-is-no-...
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The Ten Year Affair is a witty, emotionally-charged exploration of marriage, family life and the roads not taken, that ultimately asks: do we really want our fantasies to come true?
'Somers's wit is as cool, caustic and dry as liquid nitrogen' TONY TULATHIMUTTE
'Somers's wit is as cool, caustic and dry as liquid nitrogen' TONY TULATHIMUTTE
January 15, 2026 at 10:59 AM
The Ten Year Affair is a witty, emotionally-charged exploration of marriage, family life and the roads not taken, that ultimately asks: do we really want our fantasies to come true?
'Somers's wit is as cool, caustic and dry as liquid nitrogen' TONY TULATHIMUTTE
'Somers's wit is as cool, caustic and dry as liquid nitrogen' TONY TULATHIMUTTE
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Happy publication day to this wondrous stack of books!
The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
The Swedish Art of Ageing Well – Margareta Magnusson
The Wardrobe Department – Elaine Garvey
Grace – Chika Unigwe
The Ten Year Affair – Erin Somers
Available in-store and online!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...
The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
The Swedish Art of Ageing Well – Margareta Magnusson
The Wardrobe Department – Elaine Garvey
Grace – Chika Unigwe
The Ten Year Affair – Erin Somers
Available in-store and online!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...
January 15, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Happy publication day to this wondrous stack of books!
The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
The Swedish Art of Ageing Well – Margareta Magnusson
The Wardrobe Department – Elaine Garvey
Grace – Chika Unigwe
The Ten Year Affair – Erin Somers
Available in-store and online!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...
The Writing Life – Annie Dillard
The Swedish Art of Ageing Well – Margareta Magnusson
The Wardrobe Department – Elaine Garvey
Grace – Chika Unigwe
The Ten Year Affair – Erin Somers
Available in-store and online!
uk.bookshop.org/lists/out-to...
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This fall, I had the pleasure of re-reading Karl Ove Knausgaard’s work for the New York Times. I’m grateful for the assignment, the brilliant editing, and Knausgaard, for giving me so much to think about, as always: www.nytimes.com/article/karl...
The Essential Karl Ove Knausgaard
www.nytimes.com
January 13, 2026 at 10:10 AM
This fall, I had the pleasure of re-reading Karl Ove Knausgaard’s work for the New York Times. I’m grateful for the assignment, the brilliant editing, and Knausgaard, for giving me so much to think about, as always: www.nytimes.com/article/karl...
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Reading and enjoying @somers.bsky.social's fantastic novel, THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR, which is funny, messy, and heartfelt. Reminded me of this great interview she did with @thelincoln.bsky.social at his must-read COUNTER CRAFT newsletter: countercraft.substack.com/p/processing...
Processing: How Erin Somers Wrote The Ten Year Affair
The author on comic writing, reading drafts aloud, and being "lower than a worm" while writing
countercraft.substack.com
January 7, 2026 at 6:15 PM
Reading and enjoying @somers.bsky.social's fantastic novel, THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR, which is funny, messy, and heartfelt. Reminded me of this great interview she did with @thelincoln.bsky.social at his must-read COUNTER CRAFT newsletter: countercraft.substack.com/p/processing...
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Save the date for MEDIUM RARE’s launch @strandbooks.com in NYC on MARCH 4 alongside two of the best writers alive @somers.bsky.social & Elizabeth Winkler
After my debut events were all on Zoom in 2021, I could not be more excited for this 🏀🪽
@melvillehouse.bsky.social
After my debut events were all on Zoom in 2021, I could not be more excited for this 🏀🪽
@melvillehouse.bsky.social
January 7, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Save the date for MEDIUM RARE’s launch @strandbooks.com in NYC on MARCH 4 alongside two of the best writers alive @somers.bsky.social & Elizabeth Winkler
After my debut events were all on Zoom in 2021, I could not be more excited for this 🏀🪽
@melvillehouse.bsky.social
After my debut events were all on Zoom in 2021, I could not be more excited for this 🏀🪽
@melvillehouse.bsky.social
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“After her intensely smart Portrait of a Mirror, A. Natasha Joukovsky goes for another retelling, this time landing on the myth of Icarus by way of a Washington lobbying firm, college basketball and pipe dreams.”
Thank you @ourculture.bsky.social!
ourculturemag.com/2026/01/03/o...
Thank you @ourculture.bsky.social!
ourculturemag.com/2026/01/03/o...
Our Culture’s Most Anticipated Books of Winter 2026 - Our Culture
It’s the best time of the year! Winter straddles the end of one year and the beginning of a new one, which means it’s both a time of reflection and new beginnings. After we covered 27 books and author...
ourculturemag.com
January 3, 2026 at 4:30 PM
“After her intensely smart Portrait of a Mirror, A. Natasha Joukovsky goes for another retelling, this time landing on the myth of Icarus by way of a Washington lobbying firm, college basketball and pipe dreams.”
Thank you @ourculture.bsky.social!
ourculturemag.com/2026/01/03/o...
Thank you @ourculture.bsky.social!
ourculturemag.com/2026/01/03/o...
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favorite novels published this year: Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor / The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers / Pilgrims by Devin Kelly / Audition by Katie Kitamura
December 28, 2025 at 11:51 PM
favorite novels published this year: Minor Black Figures by Brandon Taylor / The Ten Year Affair by Erin Somers / Pilgrims by Devin Kelly / Audition by Katie Kitamura
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Funniest gift I got yesterday was THE TEN-YEAR AFFAIR by @somers.bsky.social, not since it's funny (though it is!) but because I mentioned it to my wife as a book I wanted, who mentioned it to my mother-in-law, who got me a book with a cover blurb "the best book about infidelity since Madame Bovary"
December 26, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Funniest gift I got yesterday was THE TEN-YEAR AFFAIR by @somers.bsky.social, not since it's funny (though it is!) but because I mentioned it to my wife as a book I wanted, who mentioned it to my mother-in-law, who got me a book with a cover blurb "the best book about infidelity since Madame Bovary"
Wow, thank you Financial Times!!
December 23, 2025 at 3:26 PM
Wow, thank you Financial Times!!
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"These are not extraordinary people, these are not unique circumstances. We could be them—which is what makes these otherwise quiet, funny novels feel so dangerous."
Annie Berke considers timelines not taken in “The Ten Year Affair” and “Wreck” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/theres-no-telling/
Annie Berke considers timelines not taken in “The Ten Year Affair” and “Wreck” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/theres-no-telling/
December 18, 2025 at 4:29 PM
"These are not extraordinary people, these are not unique circumstances. We could be them—which is what makes these otherwise quiet, funny novels feel so dangerous."
Annie Berke considers timelines not taken in “The Ten Year Affair” and “Wreck” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/theres-no-telling/
Annie Berke considers timelines not taken in “The Ten Year Affair” and “Wreck” https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/theres-no-telling/
Very cool to that a lot of people read Pleasantries!!
🎉 @somers.bsky.social Pleasantries @grantamag.bsky.social top read! (It’s very, very good…read it!) granta.com/top-reads-20...
Top Reads | 2025 | Fiction
Our most read fiction published in 2025, including David Szalay, Erin Somers, Stephanie Wambugu and Gary Indiana.
granta.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Very cool to that a lot of people read Pleasantries!!
Fun!
It’s here! The shortlist for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by @fieldnotesbrand.bsky.social
(We’ll also need your vote by midnight ET on Dec. 18 for which book you think should get a second shot at the 2026 Rooster!)
www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2026-sho...
(We’ll also need your vote by midnight ET on Dec. 18 for which book you think should get a second shot at the 2026 Rooster!)
www.tournamentofbooks.com/the-2026-sho...
The 2026 Shortlist — The Tournament of Books
The books, judges, and Zombie Poll for the 2026 Tournament of Books, presented by Field Notes.
www.tournamentofbooks.com
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 PM
Fun!
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So many times in this story, I read experiences of other people and felt seen for the first time. The loneliness is brutal, which seems odd as you’re with another person or people all day. But the person you want to be with is barely home. Thank you, Erin.
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I spent the summer talking to stay at home dads about what their lives are like. Huge thanks to everyone who spoke to me and to the magazine for handling the piece with such care.
Dads Are the New Moms. How’s That Going?
American men are doing more parenting than at any other time in modern history. What does that really mean for work, marriage, friendship, and sex?
www.gq.com
December 10, 2025 at 2:04 AM
So many times in this story, I read experiences of other people and felt seen for the first time. The loneliness is brutal, which seems odd as you’re with another person or people all day. But the person you want to be with is barely home. Thank you, Erin.
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I spent the summer talking to stay at home dads about what their lives are like. Huge thanks to everyone who spoke to me and to the magazine for handling the piece with such care.
Dads Are the New Moms. How’s That Going?
American men are doing more parenting than at any other time in modern history. What does that really mean for work, marriage, friendship, and sex?
www.gq.com
December 9, 2025 at 10:56 PM
For @gqmagazine.bsky.social, I spent the summer talking to stay at home dads about what their lives are like. Huge thanks to everyone who spoke to me and to the magazine for handling the piece with such care.
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My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
I am such an admirer of Patrick Nathan’s writing, so I was thrilled to read his incredible essay about my book and the infidelity novel.
The Horror of the Husband
Anna novels, Emma novels, and the original romantasy: fiction about affairs
patricknathan.substack.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:32 PM
I am such an admirer of Patrick Nathan’s writing, so I was thrilled to read his incredible essay about my book and the infidelity novel.
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So well deserved. THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is funny and poignant and everything you want in a great novel.
LitHub’s Best Books of the Year. Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social!!
December 2, 2025 at 5:38 PM
So well deserved. THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is funny and poignant and everything you want in a great novel.
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I keep losing subscribers but I will not stop (for now) writing my damn newsletter! This week's offerings includes a very minor blind item, love for Jennifer Percy and Erin Somers, and a great list of Nuzzi-less newly published titles. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...
The Maris Review, vol 82
Forgive me for skipping last week's newsletter! I've been reading submissions for for the NYPL Young Lions Fiction Award, and I didn't want to use this space to write about what I read. That will be u...
www.themarisreview.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I keep losing subscribers but I will not stop (for now) writing my damn newsletter! This week's offerings includes a very minor blind item, love for Jennifer Percy and Erin Somers, and a great list of Nuzzi-less newly published titles. www.themarisreview.com/the-maris-re...
LitHub’s Best Books of the Year. Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social!!
December 2, 2025 at 2:50 PM
LitHub’s Best Books of the Year. Thank you @literaryhub.bsky.social!!