Author, A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture. Ex-Slate. Newsletter: buttondown.email/WhereAre Back in UK after 40 years in US
Edinburgh, Scotland
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Working on the chapter about feminist sex-toy stores was eye-opening. I was reminded of the centrality of sexual liberation to women’s liberation, and also learned about the unfair challenges these businesses face. Oh, and the pioneers—Joani Blank, Dell Williams? Inspiring!
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My goodness, such company!
in for summer: queer history! @junethomas's A PLACE OF OUR OWN is one of @PublishersWkly's picks for 😎📖⛱️ summer reading! best-books.publishersweekly.…
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LOVED this week's Working, in which Ronald Young Jr. talked with Bekah Brunstetter, about her journey from the corporate world to pro playwright/TV/film writer, and her work on Broadway's The Notebook: slate.com/podcasts/working/2…
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New newsletter, packed with cool ads from the '80s and '90s! buttondown.email/WhereAre/ar…
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Also, sorry to be a Wordle bore, but psychic two days in a row. Someone hand me a Racing Form!
Wordle 992 2/6
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On reflection, "things you can suck" was never going to be a Connections category, was it?
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In today's Working podcast, I spoke with @annashechtman about the challenges of creating crosswords, her great new book The Riddles of the Sphinx, and more: slate.com/podcasts/working/2…
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oh hello! Kirkus calls the one and only @junethomas's lesbian history A PLACE OF OUR OWN "an engaging and informative study that defies attempts to erase people or their places." coming at you 5/28 from @SealPress! kirkusreviews.com/book-revie…
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