
Janet Manley
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Four writers anonymously log a detailed week of their financial habits. 👀 Keep reading The Middle Class Writer series with Literary Hub. dirt.fyi/article/2024/0…


“We see our kids in terms of ourselves, since WE made them, and THEY don’t have Substack.” Janet Manley considers the ethics and complexities of writing about your own children. lithub.com/at-the-coal-se…

For Literary Hub today, in the wake of the historic bid to reschedule cannabis (though I want full legalization!), I wrote about Carl Sagan's famous essay about getting high, which feels relevant again today: lithub.com/can-we-resched… via Literary Hub

I've noticed children being defensively cropped out of writing lately - there is ~risk~ in "sharenting" but also the fact domestic writing is seen as naff. I looked at the contortions around it for Literary Hub 💫 lithub.com/at-the-coal-se…


This is shitty news, it was so cool to see what Meaghan O'Connell and Elizabeth Angell did with Romper. I'm so lucky to have gotten to work with dream colleagues Margaret Wheeler Johnson april daniels hussar and many fab writers there taking motherhood off-road. sucks!




Why We Need Prison Journalism More Than Ever thenation.com/article/societ… Essential reading from our friends at Empowerment Avenue, who have done more than anyone else to bring prison journalism to a broad public!



“Nightbitch’s art is successful because she creates a world you can believe in from the detritus of childhood; the audience are able to see themselves in it.” Janet Manley examines Marielle Heller’s adaptation of Nightbitch. lithub.com/beyond-postpar…

I want to hear from people whose kids are obsessed with the Titanic (I know it's not just mine) for a story in a national outlet - please share! contact is: [email protected] #journorequest


