Jared Lemus

Jared Lemus is the author of two works of fiction forthcoming with Ecco-HarperCollins. His story collection, Guatemalan Rhapsody, will be published in the Spring of 2025 and his novel will be published in 2027. His work has appeared in The Atlantic, Story, The Pinch, The Kenyon Review Online, PANK, Cleaver, and Joyland, among others, and is forthcoming in The Kenyon Review. He holds an MFA from the University of Pittsburgh, where he currently works as a Visiting Professor in fiction.

Recent Work

Fiction

Saint Dismas

The Atlantic
So Long to the Rearview

Story Magazine
Whistle While You work

The Pinch Journal
Volcanes

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Porter House Review
What is Lost is Not Lost

Joyland Magazine
Night Class

Cleaver Magazine
Soundproof Niño

Kweli

Essays

Book Reviews

Interviews

Gut Punch: An Interview With Sherrie Flick (By Jared Lemus)

Poems

Forthcoming

The Writerly Life

17th book of this year was a meditation on grief and a MasterClass in goshawks and falconry. Here’s a quote:
I had put myself in the hawk’s wild mind to tame her, and as the days passed in the darkened room my humanity was burning away.

We #voted 🇵🇸 #pennsylvania

16th book of this year is one to read and reread. There are too many great quotes and passages with insightful information to pick just one, but if I had to choose just one phrase from the book to sum it all up, it’s this: Poverty persists beca

15th book of this year goes hand-in-hand with my childhood (and, let’s be real: current) obsession with nature documentaries. I learned a ton about animal’s Umwelt’s and can’t wait to attend Ed Yong’s reading later this

14th book of this year blew my mind. There are so many unforgettable passages in these pages, so here’s a short clip of one: Both of y’all knew, and showed me, how we didn’t even have to win for white folk to punish us. All we had t

13th book of this year was part memoir, part social commentary, and part pop culture observations and criticisms, among other things. I know I’m late to the party, but I’m glad I finally read it in its entirety.

#bad #feminist #essays

One of the coolest things to happen in my writing career so far: a short story in the print and online version of @theatlantic with stunning illustrations by the wonderful @meanlatina . Check it out! Link in bio.

#guatemala #502 #theatlantic

12th book of this year is by fellow #guatemalan writer, @tobarhector . I honestly can’t pull a quote from this book because it deserves to be read from beginning to end, and then again.

#migrant #souls