A. Natasha Joukovsky
@joukovsky.bsky.social
author of THE PORTRAIT OF A MIRROR and MEDIUM RARE (forthcoming March 2026) joukovsky.substack.com
"Reflection involves a sort of doubling for aesthetic effect. It works a little like an echo, in case you’re familiar with that." Narcissus would know about echoes.
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(Arm sweeps Best of 2026 shelf and places this book center). The Portrait of a Mirror by A. Natasha Joukovsky. ( @joukovsky.bsky.social ) One million stars. Holy shit, I am blown away. I went in blind, only knowing it was a sort-of retelling of the myth of Narcissus. Wow. WOW.
Only on @therumpus.net can you find @egjames.bsky.social's interview with @joukovsky.bsky.social! buff.ly/VfekCEX Start listening to MONA AT SEA by Elizabeth on #audible right here: amzn.to/3rLCFTN @susanschulman.bsky.social
Writing A Series of Trojan Horses into a Novel: An Interview with A. Natasha Joukovsky - The Rumpus
“ I envisioned this novel as a series of Trojan Horses on the topic of identity: a feminine novel inside a masculine one, but then a human one inside that. I wanted the novel to work on all three…
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Always fun talking to @joukovsky.bsky.social . Check out her new novel! (And Go Blue!)
The History of Literature Podcast@holpod.bsky.social · 4mo agoIn this episode, Jacke talks to novelist Natasha Joukovsky about #MarchMadness, #Greekmyths, the mediocrities who roam the streets of Washington, D.C., and her new book Medium Rare, which combines all of the above. #books #literature @melvillehouse.bsky.social
"...we are mimetic creatures, ever enamored of our own reflections." Writing A Series of Trojan Horses into a Novel: @egjames.bsky.social interviews @joukovsky.bsky.social about Medium Rare (@melvillehouse.bsky.social). ➡️ buff.ly/R4cwexw
@joukovsky.bsky.social worked on this story for years... and.... Kalshi just.... tweeted it out.
New York Post @nypost.com · 5mo agoKalshi is offering $1 billion prize for a perfect March Madness bracket
In filling out a perfect March Madness bracket, a man flies too close to the sun. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/m... @melvillehouse.bsky.social @joukovsky.bsky.social @serenazets.bsky.social #booksky
Medium Rare: A Novel | Washington Independent Review of Books
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D.C. locals should come out to @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social tonight! I'm going to be talking to @joukovsky.bsky.social about her excellent new novel, Medium Rare, and we're going to have so much fun. Details here! www.solidstatebooksdc.com/events/2025/...
A. Natasha Joukovsky - Medium Rare — Solid State Books
Join us for an exciting night with author, A. Natasha Joukovsky , as she discusses Medium Rare, with author Rachel Vorona Cote To be held at Solid State Books on H St. NE Tickets with,...
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A. Natasha Joukovsky@joukovsky.bsky.social · 5mo agoGoing on book tour! Tix & details here: joukovsky.substack.com/p/come-see-m...
I’m halfway through @joukovsky.bsky.social ‘s Medium Rare, and it is very good!
@joukovsky.bsky.social Medium Rare is insane in the best way possible I haven’t been able to put it down
"The whole idea of novelistic truth—the deeper truth—that’s what I’m looking for here: the truth that is truer than fact." @denisesrobbins.bsky.social's interview with @joukovsky.bsky.social on "Medium Rare” (@melvillehouse.bsky.social) is out now. chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/04/m...
In “Medium Rare,” A. Natasha Joukovsky Brings Greek Myth to March Madness - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of A. Natasha Joukovsky's new book, "Medium Rare."
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Talking to A. Natasha Joukovsky about men, myths, and March Madness: defector.com/talking-to-a...
Talking To A. Natasha Joukovsky About Men, Myths, And March Madness | Defector
The odds of filling out a perfect NCAA bracket are one in nine quintillion, two hundred twenty-three quadrillion, three-hundred-seventy-two trillion, thirty-six billion, eight-hundred-fifty-four…
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The fascination with AI, prediction markets, etc. is a direct descendant of the ancient fascination with prophesy and oracles—and all of it originates with our mortal desire for immortality; seeing the future is the purview of gods
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
Not sure what to read this year? Maybe consider the 313 books we’re most looking forward to in 2026.
Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026
After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…
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Second piece of 2026! For @theatlantic.com, I wrote about Kay Cicellis’s brilliant, brutal short story trilogy, The Way to Colonos, which consists of three modern retellings of Sophoclean tragedies. This one is for all the Greek mythology girlies. ❤️ Gift link: www.theatlantic.com/books/2026/0...
Why Authors Can’t Let Go of Greek Myths
The fascination with these stories reflects an existential interest in what in life is inevitable, and what we can control.
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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...
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...
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Why novelists should gamble on themselves (and aim for a posthumous house museum).
The Publishing Industry is Capricious… Gamble on Yourself
Art and commerce have long been intimate bedfellows, and contemporary publishing presents no particular exception. While—sorry—only a fraction of the books that get published qualify as art, even t…
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Good morning, I have a haughty riposte in @literaryhub.bsky.social today lithub.com/the-publishi...
The Publishing Industry is Capricious… Gamble on Yourself
Art and commerce have long been intimate bedfellows, and contemporary publishing presents no particular exception. While—sorry—only a fraction of the books that get published qualify as art, even t…
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Sooo looking forward to reading this. Loved THE PORTRAIT OF A MIRROR!
A. Natasha Joukovsky@joukovsky.bsky.social · 9mo agoHere is the beautiful cover for my new novel, MEDIUM RARE, dropping March 3, 2026 from @melvillehouse.bsky.social You can preorder it here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813956...
Here is the beautiful cover for my new novel, MEDIUM RARE, dropping March 3, 2026 from @melvillehouse.bsky.social You can preorder it here: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813956...
Happy pub day to brilliant, **briefly noted** hottie, @somers.bsky.social !! You MUST read this smart, poignant, sexy book. And DC — come out to @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social on 10/24, where @joukovsky.bsky.social and I will be in conversation with her! www.solidstatebooksdc.com/events/2025/...
Erin Somers - The Ten Year Affair — Solid State Books
Join us for an exciting night with Erin Somers , as she discusses The Ten Year Affair, with Rachel Vorona Cote & Natasha Joukovsky Tickets with, AND without a book are available here...
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Erin Somers@somers.bsky.social · 10mo agoOk wow! TTYA in the New Yorker!!
I have not stopped thinking about The Ten Year Affair since I finished it months ago (humblebrag), and I am so extremely honored to be one of Erin’s conversation partners! Come see us at @solidstatebooksdc.bsky.social on 10/24!!
Erin Somers@somers.bsky.social · 10mo agoGoing on a book tour and talking to a bunch a very cool, smart people. Come out and see me!!
