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jennyboylan.bsky.social
Author of 19 Books. Barnard/Columbia prof. President, PEN America. Former chair, GLAAD. Pizzaiola.
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that's the kind of thing we need to see rn lessgooo

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We join PEN International's call for writer Alaa Abd El-Fattah’s immediate and unconditional release from prison. His family's latest reports about his worsening health are deeply alarming. He should never have been imprisoned and must be released. #FreeAlaa bsky.app/profile/peni...

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Tonight, I’m in conversation with Kate Bornstein at HIVE MIND BOOKS in Brooklyn, at 7 pm. We are celebrating the new edition of her HELLO CRUEL WORLD. Alternatives to suicide. You could call it timely.

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Good night from the @penamerica.bsky.social World Voices night #1. With Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Jennifer Egan, and Burhan Somnez from @peninternational.bsky.social. With Clarissa Shariyf moderating. I ended the night by reading Langston Hughes. “Make America America Again” I love you.

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FORREST TRUMP Life is like a box of Fascists. You never know when youll get one.

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Good night. I love you. (So do Maine’s Gov. Janet Mills and Teddy Roosevelt).

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We asked the governor if she wanted to come over for some pizza and she said sure. So I made a few pies including one with lobster marinated in lemon juice and garlic. And we raised our glasses to Janet Mills and the great state of Maine. 🌲🦞 SEE YOU IN COURT!

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❤️ is my religion.

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Twas the Night Before Easter... A work of genius by Timothy Kreider

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Author John Barth came to me in a dream, and held me in his arms. Here's how he saved my life.

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Why are we here? My father died on Easter Sunday. 20 years later to the day, on Easter Island, mysterious footsteps approached me in the dark, at dawn.

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I'm So Over Defending My Humanity. How do I refute Trump, Rowling, Nazis, MAGAts, and other random bad actors? I REFUTE THEM BY LIVING.

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Author and PEN America President @jennyboylan.bsky.social joined @velshi.bsky.social for this week's #VelshiBannedBookClub. Boylan's "Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs" was one of 381 books removed recently from the Naval Academy's Library. More at: www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

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Of all the pieces I've written for the Washington Post, this one generated the most comments. No, not all of them were merciful. Original headline: TO UNDERSTAND BIOLOGICAL SEX, LOOK AT THE BRAIN, NOT THE BODY. Posted here on my SubStack, which is now and will always be free.

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It is never too late to become yourself. Here's how a sliver of glass changed my life. On the JFB Substack which is now and always will be free.

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Russos and Boylans are at a reading in Portland ME with Colm Tóibín and Elizabeth Gilbert. Where we ran into our friend the fierce and wonderful Gov. Janet Mills. Whom I snapped with my wife Deedie. She entered the auditorium to THUNDEROUS applause. And rightly so.

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If you missed me on MSNBC today, here I am again. www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

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Hey @velshi.bsky.social ...... Superb interview with Transgender author Jennifer Finney Boylan. Her observations about her book "Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs" being removed from a COLLEGE (USNA) library were spot on and chilling.... @jennyboylan.bsky.social

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Why is reading important? Why is access to literature important? @jennyboylan.bsky.social, author of “Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs” has the answer: “An education is supposed to prepare you for the world.” #Velshi #VelshiBannedBookClub www.msnbc.com/ali-velshi/w...

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Please join me @velshimsnbc.bsky.social 10a-12p w/ @jimacosta.bsky.social @michaelrstrain.bsky.social @bradmossesq.bsky.social @joycewhitevance.bsky.social @johnjharwood.bsky.social @dianeswonk.bsky.social @anneapplebaum.bsky.social @jennyboylan.bsky.social #Velshi

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‘Good Boy: My Life in Seven Dogs,’ tells the story of author @jennyboylan.bsky.social ‘s pets to reflect on important stages in her life & the lessons learned. Boylan’s exploration of love, family, & gender identity reminds us that we are all more similar than we think. #VelshiBannedBookClub #Velshi

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Look for me on MSNBC this morning between 11:45 and 12:05 or so, with Ali Velshi, talking about @PENamerica and our fight against book banning. My own GOOD BOY was removed from the US Naval Academy this week. When they come for a book about DOGS, surely they've gone too far.

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Advice for the wives of trans women from Jenny Boylan's wife of 37 years. open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

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JFB does the Substack thing. This site will always be free. I am hoping to share essays that have previously been stuck behind paywalls, in hopes of finding new readers, and changing the world with story, and with love. jenniferfinneyboylan850100.substack.com/p/there-from...

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And he shall be Elon And he shall be a bad man.

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In addition to SHES NOT THERE (banned in some school libraries in Texas) and GOOD BOY, (banned over the weekend by the president from the US Naval Academy library) I learned earlier today that MAD HONEY has now been banned in Tennessee. One way or another, this darkness got to give.

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