Jasmine Vojdani
@jvojdani.bsky.social
editing newsletters and culture at new york magazine jasminevojdani.com
Honored to be featured in this piece, along with @roxanegay.bsky.social, @debbiemillman.bsky.social, Parul Sehgal, Chloe Malle, David Remnick, and other lit luminaries and celebrities! Huge thanks to @jvojdani.bsky.social and @nymag.com!
New York Magazine@nymag.com · 2mo agoWe ask 20 well-read people how they make time for books, including Zohran Mamdani, David Remnick, Rachel Zegler, BJ Novak, Zach Woods, Chloe Malle, Cat Marnell, and Padma Lakshmi.
@jvojdani.bsky.social immerses herself in the SWANA party scene to document how people in the diaspora have found one another, connected with their identity, and dance, all while navigating the fraught question of when to celebrate against the increasingly frequent outbreaks of war.
New York’s Middle Eastern Dance Revolution
As the party scene has grown, so have the ways people are choosing to gather.
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“People told us that print is dead, but I feel that there’s a boomeranging movement back to print; we all have so much digital fatigue,” Negar Azimi said. “It feels good to give physical form to what we’re trying to do, which is a magazine and also a movement.” link.nymag.com/view/63b4a15...
March book-release recommendations in fiction and nonfiction include a Liza Minnelli memoir, Wayne Koestenbaum’s debut novel, and a Palestinian odyssey.
8 New Books to Read in March
March book-release recommendations in fiction and nonfiction include a Liza Minnelli memoir, Wayne Koestenbaum’s debut novel, and a Palestinian odyssey.
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The casting of Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ has sparked a debate about the character’s ethnicity. Scholars say there’s no correct answer.
Is Heathcliff White?
The casting of Jacob Elordi as Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s adaptation of ‘Wuthering Heights’ has sparked a debate about the character’s ethnicity. Scholars say there’s no correct answer.
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Rachel Reid’s Agent, Deidre Knight, talks about the fanfic-to-romance pipeline, Heated Rivalry, and hockey romance.
Agents Are Looking for the Next Heated Rivalry on Fanfic Sites
Rachel Reid’s Agent, Deidre Knight, talks about the fanfic-to-romance pipeline, Heated Rivalry, and hockey romance.
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Book Gossip by @jvojdani.bsky.social is now biweekly, and we love it for that www.vulture.com/article/book...
Book Gossip Is Going Biweekly
New York’s newsletter about what the literati are really thinking is entering a new chapter.
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some books i'm looking forward to, including a new Marie NDiaye translation, a Faustian Karl Ove, and Missouri Williams's dazzlingly dark latest
Vulture@vulture.com · 9mo agoNew Ben Lerner, George Saunders gets metaphysical, and Tayari Jones makes her big post–American Marriage return. Here are 22 books we can’t wait to read in 2026.
Here are 28 agents, scouts, writers, publicists, and magazine and book editors’ unfiltered thoughts on the current state of the industry.
28 Book Industry Professionals Get Candid About The Year in Books
Here are 28 agents, scouts, writers, publicists, and magazine and book editors’ unfiltered thoughts on the current state of the industry.
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this month, a "constellation novel" from Olga Tokarczuk, a satire-thriller about a scheming author, a chic L.A. book (never been, personally!!! seems nice). And more! @jvojdani.bsky.social and I wrote about them here www.vulture.com/article/the-...
6 New Books You Should Read This December
Including a debut about an aging movie star, a midlife road-trip novel, and a new novel from Nobel Prize winner Olga Tokarczuk.
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it's such a pleasure to be able to share this best books list from anthony jeselnik. as with movies, where we publish john waters's list as well as our critics, this list has gone up along with our nymag list by @jvojdani.bsky.social and @emmaalpern.bsky.social www.vulture.com/article/anth...
The Best Novels of 2025, According to Anthony Jeselnik
The stand-up comedian read 51 books this year. Here are his favorites.
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great roundtable about the fate of the dreaded ~braided essay~ linkst.thecut.com/view/5c06c55...
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Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds explores the ambiguous space between friendship and romantic love.
Fraught Female Friendship, But Make It Queer
Stephanie Wambugu’s Lonely Crowds explores the ambiguous space between friendship and romantic love.
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doing something new at @thecut.com! sign up to get a fantastic list of queer beach reads sourced from my colleagues and more lit tea www.thecut.com/article/book...
VULTURE: Filmmakers Denounce Industry ‘Silence’ About the Killing of Palestinian Cannes Film Subject www.vulture.com/article/fatm...? @vulture.com @jvojdani.bsky.social #journalism
Filmmakers Denounce Industry ‘Silence’ About the Killing of Cannes Film Subject
Ralph Fiennes and Yorgos Lanthimos were among over 350 artists evoking cinema’s “duty” to tell stories like Fatma Hassona’s.
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i asked andrea long chu about that ocean vuong review and the desire to self-orientalize ... but you'll have to sign up for the CRITICS newsletter to get the goods
Remember in October when @nymag.com published its annual Power Issue with members of the “media elite?" Well, @nymagunion.bsky.social thought you might want to hear from media workers themselves. Introducing our union Power Issue: MEDIA WORKERS TELL ALL!
