@JuliaScheeres

Journalist, editor and essayist. Author of "Jesus Land," "A Thousand Lives" and "Listen, World!"

 San Francisco
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Joined March 2015
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It must be scary to live in a place dominated by only one type of person: straight, white, conservative christian and close-minded. nytimes.com/2023/05/17/books…

Florida School District Is Sued Over Book Restrictions (Gift Article)

A free-speech organization and the country’s largest book publisher said the district violated the First Amendment and the equal protection clause.

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I'm joining @PENAmerica in the fight to defend the freedom to read. Sign and share this petition to show your support for the lawsuit against Escambia County, FL school district. They need to know that our Constitution protects diverse literature and stories.
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Pia Chatterjee@piachats6 Apr 2023
BIPOC Suspense Ala Big Little Lies meets Such a Fun Age. Will appeal to readers of Finlay Donovan. #Moodpitch #Suspense
San Francisco, Female Friendship, Car Crash. Working mom.

ALT San Francisco, Female Friendship, Car Crash. Working mom.

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Susan Kiyo Ito@thesusanito2 Apr 2023
Come be part of my writing community!
The Writers Grotto@sfgrotto2 Apr 2023
After a long hiatus, we are now excited to be accepting applications for new members. Apply from April 1-May 1 here: writersgrotto.org/membership
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Indiana law would make it a FELONY for teachers to shelve certain books, including my mine. Unreal. pharostribune.com/news/artic… | Senate Bill 12 a challenge for libraries, writers and readers

Senate Bill 12 a challenge for libraries, writers and readers

In Florida, school districts must publish a searchable database of books in their libraries so that parents can see what children have access to and request removal of objectional books.

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Ding Dong Mother Funker! youtu.be/kPIdRJlzERo via @YouTube

Ding Dong the Witch is Dead

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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Jane Friedman@JaneFriedman29 Mar 2023
A co-authorship that works well and ends well is a rare thing in my experience. So this is a great example of what happens when things happily work out (with some hints as to how and why). Thanks to @isidramencos for the Q&A with @JuliaScheeres. buff.ly/40paR9P
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Katia Savchuk@katiasav15 Mar 2023
Working on a nonfiction book or story? This online 10-week course from my friend and NYT-bestselling author @JuliaScheeres looks amazing and starts on April 3! continuingstudies.stanford.e…
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A DREAM fulfilled! I've been published in Ms.! 'Listen, World!': The Story of America's Most-Read Woman, Elsie Robinson msmagazine.com/2023/03/16/el… via @msmagazine

'Listen, World!': The Story of America's Most-Read Woman, Elsie Robinson

an excerpt from "Listen, World! How the Intrepid Elsie Robinson Became American’s Most-Read Woman" by Julia Scheeres and Allison Gilbert

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Are you working on a memoir, narrative history, biography, or true crime book? Check out my upcoming class for Stanford extension online. Starts soon! Link in bio. instagram.com/p/CpyrvsjLfJL/…
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From today’s ⁦@nytimes⁩ . Sometimes, the truth hides in plain sight.
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@guardian16 Jan 2023
Today, California is hammered by extreme weather. Tomorrow, it could be your area | Julia Scheeres theguardian.com/commentisfre…

Today, California is hammered by extreme weather. Tomorrow, it could be your area | Julia Scheeres

Even if disasters feel far away, we all live in the same planetary neighborhood. Can we unite in our response to the crisis?

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The TLS@TheTLS26 Dec 2022
'The newspaper and magazine boom found her ready, banging on the door ferocious in her naivety, a prolific, uncomplaining one-off.' the-tls.co.uk/articles/liste…

Cut out the caution!

The female journalist who conquered America

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Deborah Kalb@deborahkalb30 Sep 2022
Q&A w/@JuliaScheeres on her new #book, LISTEN, WORLD! @SealPress bit.ly/3fl0otc
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I’ll be discussing my new book at the @californiahistoricalsociety this Thursday with SF Chronicle columnist Heather Knight. Would love to see you there! ✨ @ California Historical Society instagram.com/p/CjA_P56LRyF/… – at San Francisco, CA
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Just posted a photo @ Revolution Books Berkeley instagram.com/p/Ci9Fh5sLhoS/… – at Berkeley, CA
Art therapy #bannedbooks #firstamendment #freeexpression #freedomtoread
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I could make this list much longer, but I’m off to enjoy a glorious Sunday— in the church of the great outdoors. 💚
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Murder. Leviticus 20:9: “All who curse their father or mother must be put to death.  They are guilty of a capital offense.” #BanTheBible
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