Author, A Place of Our Own: Six Spaces That Shaped Queer Women's Culture. Ex-Slate. Newsletter: https://xitter.cf/t.co/4Jbu2eGmAa Back in UK after 40 years in US
Edinburgh, Scotland
Joined January 2008
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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!
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.…
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…
New newsletter, packed with cool ads from the '80s and '90s! buttondown.email/WhereAre/ar…
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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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…
This is extremely cool!
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…