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A possible way of being in the world.

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"If I’ve changed as a writer," said PEN America President @jennyboylan.bsky.social in conversation with Colm Tóibín at Vroman's bookstore in Los Angeles, "I’m not begging for your love anymore. I simply expect it." Read more: pen.org/jennifer-fin... See pictures: www.instagram.com/penamerica/p...

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A shot of the author looking a little worn down after a month of talking about trans stuff across the country. I've seen so many terrified people, all of us, and those who love us, too. All I can say is, walk tall. Don't let them take your joy away. Living with ferocity & love is our best revenge

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"I'm not begging for your Love Anymore," says JFB. In conversation with Colm Tóibín. pen.org/jennifer-fin...

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Last event on the CLEAVAGE world juggernaut is TONIGHT, in Bookshop Santa Cruz, at 7.

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Oh no not you again. www.newscentermaine.com/article/news...

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Good night. I love you.

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Just finished a novel that won the Pulitzer that was maybe the longest and dullest slog of my reading life. Went on to Goodreads just to drink in the vitriol of the one star reviewers, and to think, Yes. MY PEOPLE.

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DON’T LOSE YOUR HEAD. Tonight you can find me at Vroman’s in Pasadena, in conversation with Colm Tóibín. Next to last stop on the CLEAVAGE world tour.

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TONITE. CLEAVAGE tour continues with me in conversation with Colm Tóibín at Vromans in Pasadena, LA. I alvays vanted to be a Vroman.

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OVER 600 MAINE WRITERS SIGN A LETTER PRAISING @GovJanetMills STANDING UP TO @realDonaldTrump. Her courage made us think of Maine Sen. Margaret Chase Smith, and her "Declaration of Conscience" in standing up to McCarthy. medium.com/@jennyboylan...

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“My spirit moves to tell of shapes transformed into new bodies.” —Ovid

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When you see trans people being erased, do not look away. Speak up. Push back. Refuse to let it happen in silence. Whether it’s in politics, media or even within our own community, trans erasure is dangerous and it requires action. Make it clear that we will not let this happen on our watch.

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Janet Mills for President.

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Santa Cruz. Autoharp.

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Good night. I love you.

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Next stop on the CLEAVAGE world tour is Vroman’s , in LA (Pasadena). Me in conversation with Colm Tóibín. Funny. I alvays vanted to be a Vroman.

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CHARLIE’S QUEER BOOKS. SEATTLE. That’s the skeet.

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Trans women start out as Ellie Mae. Then, in no time at all, you’re Granny.

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TODAY at noon! I’m at Charlie’s Queer Books 465 N 36th St, Seattle As the CLEAVAGE world tour continues. Don’t let Orange Julius live in your head. Resist by being joyful. Let CLEAVAGE envelop you.

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Thank you Seattle Public Library and thank you Elliot Bay Books.

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Wednesday you will find me in Seattle as the CLEAVAGE World Tour continues. Wednesday it's 7:00-8:00 PM PT at Seattle Public Library 1000 4th Avenue In an evening sponsored by one of my favorite independent bookstores in the world, Elliot Bay.

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Tuesday you can find me at Book Passage, in Corte Madera CA. 6 PM. My new book CLEAVAGE continues to lift and separate.

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Now the next thing you know Jenny B’a a thousand-aire. My editor said, Hey move away from there. She said In California you will never have the blues. So I wrote a little book and we moved to Santa Cruz Hippies, that is. Earthquakes. Atmospheric rivers. (Announcer:) THE BOYLANY HILLBILLIES!

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JFB and Rebecca Makkai. Lou Malnati’ s Pizzeria. Evanston IL. Yes, we had the deep dish Lou’s special Now thats a pizza! 2/14/25. End of week 2 of the CLEAVAGE world tour. Tomorrow, Deedie and I decamp to Santa Cruz for a month, beginning a new adventure, in Pacific Time.

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Best way to celebrate Valentine’s Day AND get strength for revolution? With me and brilliant trans icon @jennyboylan.bsky.social @ Bookends and Beginnings in Evanston. Join us TONIGHT at 6pm, we're talking about her new book CLEAVAGE…Details and ticket info below! www.eventbrite.com/e/jennifer-f...

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TONIGHT: Bookends and Beginnings with REBECCA MAKKAI Evanston, IL, at 6 PM. As the CLEAVAGE world tour continues. Tickets for tonight: celadonbooks.com/news/join-je...

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Last night Adm. Rachel Levine called me "the poet laureate" of our movement. I said, balderdash, but of course I was secretly overjoyed. Amanda Simpson, former Assistant Secretary of Defense, raised a glass in my honor. No one is alone who has friends.

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So very excited to be in conversation with @jennyboylan.bsky.social TOMORROW at Bookends and Beginnings in Evanston! We’ll be talking about her new book CLEAVAGE, which you’ll be able to get with your ticket… Hope to see you there!! www.eventbrite.com/e/jennifer-f...

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Irish whiskey and Guinness with Adm. Rachel Levine and Amanda Simpson.

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Last night, politics and prose with the honorable Sarah McBride. There we are, halfway between world, history and biography. TODAY, Thursday 2/13: Quail Ridge books in Raleigh, North Carolina. 7 PM. See you there!

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Sarah McBride and I pose between memoir and world history.

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Charlotte Clymer, Amanda Simpson, Mara Keisling, JFB, Sarah McBride, and Rachel Levine. Politics & Prose, for CLEAVAGE. 2/11/25

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In other Author News, last night onstage @jodipicoult.bsky.social and I had a little fight about whether the Hall of Presidents is really a good ride. I say yes. She prefers (wait, what?) It’s a Small World.

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I have used the Women’s room at National Airport, which is Federal property. I am now a criminal, just like the president! Hey Orange Julius! You and me, same same!

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If you are a @wesleyanuniversity.bsky.social Wesleyan alum, join me in giving back today. There’s a matching challenge today too. Here’s the link www.givecampus.com/schools/Wesl...

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“In my own country, with the changing of administrations, I feel like a stranger, an outcast, a freak…The strategy of resistance that seems to hold the most promise for me is to simply continue to show up as myself, as the woman I have been all my life, without shame…” @jennyboylan.bsky.social

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Maine potato donuts inside. 🥔🍩

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TONIGHT at the “Wharf” branch of Politics and Prose in DC Rep. Sarah McBride Adm. Rachel Levine Mara Keisling Amanda Simpson Charlotte Clymer And me: discussing CLEAVAGE and the future of trans advocacy. Details: celadonbooks.com/news/join-je...

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Donald Trump: our first woman president. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/12/o...

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