Please join me tomorrow, alongside Danielle Jernigan and Nicole Graev Lipson, in conversation with Rae Pagliarulo for @hippocampusmag.bsky.social’a Stories on Sunday. Can’t wait! Please RSVP for the Zoom link here: www.hippocampusmagazine.com/event/storie...

STORIES ON SUNDAY: No Contact: Writers on Estrangement | Hippocampus Magazine

This event features No Contact: Writers on Estrangement. Hear from anthology editor Jenny Bartoy and contributors Danielle Jernigan & Nicole Graev Lipson.

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If you are estranged from your father, like I am, Father’s Day may be difficult. You are not alone. I’m fortunate to have wonderful father figures in my life (let’s hear it for stepfathers and in-laws 🥰) and a partner who is an incredible dad to our three children, so there is plenty to celebrate.

This was a wonderful deep dive into estrangement and editing, thanks to @anescedremen.bsky.social’s incredibly thoughtful inquiry. Many thanks to @therumpus.net for this interview. therumpus.net/2026/06/17/e...

Estrangement as a Chorus: A Conversation with Jenny Bartoy - The Rumpus

“It helps, when editing, to think about the writer, the reader, and the self. When something is triggering and traumatic, I always think about the writer. Are they okay writing this? Are they okay sha...

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"Cutting ties was the most difficult decision I’d ever made, and at the same time it brought me immense relief. It didn’t feel like a wrong decision." @anescedremen.bsky.social interviews @jennybartoy.bsky.social about No Contact (@catapultbooks.bsky.social). 📕 buff.ly/X5kcLp4

When survival means saying, “You’re dead to me.” www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/n... @catapultbooks.bsky.social @jennybartoy.bsky.social @cherylstrayed.bsky.social #booksky @nick-legit-flynn.bsky.social

No Contact: Writers on Estrangement | Washington Independent Review of Books

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“As this nuanced collection makes abundantly clear, severing all connection can sometimes be the healthiest choice of all.” Many thanks to Laura Fisher Kaiser and the Washington Independent Review of Books for this beautiful and thoughtful review of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement.

No Contact: Writers on Estrangement | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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No Contact: Writers on Estrangement is one month old today! To celebrate, we’re having another giveaway. Visit the post below on Instagram for a chance to win a print of “Solitude” signed by artist Anna Brones AND a copy of No Contact signed by editor Jenny Bartoy. www.instagram.com/p/DY514L8ieZ...

My interview with the brilliant Beth Ann Fennelly about her witty and wistful The Irish Goodbye is up on @therumpus.net! therumpus.net/2026/05/18/b...

Bouquet of Memoirs: A Conversation with Beth Ann Fennelly - The Rumpus

“I know sometimes people find titles by looking at the titles of individual pieces, and they look for the most significant or biggest piece. And in this case, it was actually one of the slightest piec...

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Olympia friends: please join me tonight at 6pm at Browsers Bookshop. I’ll be in conversation with @starwuerdemann.bsky.social about my new book No Contact and the complexities of family estrangement. Tell your friends, and see you there! Details here: browsersolympia.com/events/49100...

Jenny Bartoy: No Contact: Writers on Estrangement - in conversation with Star Wuerdemann | Browsers Bookshop

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I'm so excited to be mentioned in this beautiful review by Renée Reese that was published in @hippocampusmag.bsky.social! Read her review of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. www.hippocampusmagazine.com/2026/05/revi...

Honored to see a passage from my essay included in this awesome review by Asha Dore published in @muthamagazine.bsky.social! Check out her review of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social: www.muthamagazine.com/2026/05/good...

#Denver friends: join us for a conversation about family estrangement and the new book #NoContact tonight at Lighthouse Writers Workshop! The event features writers @erikakrouse.bsky.social, Raksha Vasudevan, Soni Brown, and Anna Qu, and I’ll be moderating.

Congratulations, @jennybartoy.bsky.social and @catapultbooks.bsky.social! Thank you for including my essay in your best-selling anthology! So happy about this news!

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No Contact is a bestseller! Thank you to indie booksellers across the country and of course to all you lovely readers. I hope this book shifts the conversation about family estrangement and hopefully changes some lives too. So excited about this news! Support your local bookshop. 😘

No Contact is a bestseller! Thank you to indie booksellers across the country and of course to all you lovely readers. I hope this book shifts the conversation about family estrangement and hopefully changes some lives too. So excited about this news! Support your local bookshop. 😘

"Estrangement comes from a refusal to tolerate a harmful status quo." Brianna Avenia-Tapper's interview with @jennybartoy.bsky.social on "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement" (@catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/05/07/n...

Composing a Chorus of Rebellion: A Conversation with Jenny Bartoy about "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement" - Chicago Review of Books

An interview with Jenny Bartoy about editing the new collection, "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement."

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I’m so thrilled to be featured in my local newspaper! Huge thanks to writer Zac Fletcher and editor Yasmeen Wafai at the @seattletimes-rss.bsky.social for covering No Contact with such a thoughtful interview about family estrangement and editing.

Good morning! It’s publication day!! NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT is out in the world and available for purchase anywhere books are sold. Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered and shared the book online. And huge thanks to the amazing team at Catapult who made this dream a reality.

This excellent and much-needed anthology comes out today!! And I'm one of its contributors! Forever grateful to @jennybartoy.bsky.social for assembling this deeply important collection on estrangement.

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"I think estrangement is a form of grief. Like the stages of grief, there are common phases in estrangement — the epiphany, the last straw, often there’s a letter that is sent. There are stages of rage and denial and acceptance and relief and joy." buff.ly/r1eCySt

@jennybartoy.bsky.social recommends memoirs that explore family estrangement by Harriet Brown, Stephanie Foo, Nick Flynn and more.

Ten Memoirs That Explore the Nuances of Family Estrangement

Family estrangement is a touchy topic, currently prominent in the zeitgeist. Celebrity family rifts are splattered across headlines daily; op-eds have labeled estrangement an “epidemic” and a “cris…

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“It’s become OK to talk about it, and because it’s become OK to talk about it, people are learning about what estrangement is, what dysfunctional families look like, and how to set boundaries. And so, it’s become a conversation.” — @jennybartoy.bsky.social buff.ly/wNOa3bX

Family estrangement explored in new collection edited by Tacoma writer

Tacoma editor and writer Jenny Bartoy poses the question "Who are we without our families?" in the introduction of “No Contact: Writers on Estrangement."

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Thanks @jennybartoy.bsky.social for including TOUCHING THE ART in this piece on family estrangement @literaryhub.bsky.social, in great company🌺"Blending memoir, criticism, social history, & more, TOUCHING THE ART peels back the layers of legacy & trauma that form a person" lithub.com/ten-memoirs-...

Ten Memoirs That Explore the Nuances of Family Estrangement

Family estrangement is a touchy topic, currently prominent in the zeitgeist. Celebrity family rifts are splattered across headlines daily; op-eds have labeled estrangement an “epidemic” and a “cris…

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Illuminating the long-verboten theme of family disaffection and challenging the expectation that it always result in reconciliation, NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT is out this week from @jennybartoy.bsky.social and @catapultbooks.bsky.social. Bonus: @cherylstrayed.bsky.social is a contributor.

Cutting Ties

Introduction to the anthology "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement"

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It was an honor getting to join @jennybartoy.bsky.social, the editor of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social, and fellow contributors at Jenny's book launch last night at Liz's Book Bar. Photos by Barbara Garrick

"Over the years of my estrangement, nothing has validated my heartbreak or my truth more, or propelled my healing further, than connecting with other estranged individuals and hearing their stories." Excerpted from @jennybartoy.bsky.social's NO CONTACT. memoirland.substack.com/p/cutting-ties

Cutting Ties

Introduction to the anthology "No Contact: Writers on Estrangement"

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Good morning! It’s publication day!! NO CONTACT: WRITERS ON ESTRANGEMENT is out in the world and available for purchase anywhere books are sold. Thank you to everyone who has pre-ordered and shared the book online. And huge thanks to the amazing team at Catapult who made this dream a reality.

Signed copies of NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement in stock @munrobooks ! Seattle Times: 'a Most Anticipated Book of 2026.' Chicago Review of Books: a Must-Read. I’m honoured to have work alongside Cheryl Strayed, Nick Flynn, Michelle Dowd, Stephanie Foo & so many more. @jennybartoy.bsky.social

Happy Publication Day to @jennybartoy.bsky.social! I'm honored to be one of the contributors to No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. This book is available everywhere books are sold: books.catapult.co/books/no-con...

I look forward to being in conversation with @jennybartoy.bsky.social, the editor of No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, and with fellow contributors tonight at Liz's Book Bar in Brooklyn. This anthology is out today, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. books.catapult.co/books/no-con...

I'm very grateful to have received advanced copies of @jennybartoy.bsky.social's anthology, NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement. I brought one with me today to #AWP26 in Baltimore. NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy, published by @catapultbooks.bsky.social on April 28.

NO CONTACT is a must-read according to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social! "NO CONTACT is radically vulnerable and truly soaring in its compassion, as well as a powerful reminder that we are never truly alone."

12 Must-Read Books of April 2026 - Chicago Review of Books

It’s no prank: April is officially here and so are the spring-time books! This month features some of my favorite debuts of the year, a deeply moving anthology about estrangement, and a book that…

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