I wrote a book about attachment, sexual autonomy and motherhood. I finished writing it while pregnant as the pandemic began. It would mean a lot if you picked it up! Oprah Daily called it “a wistful tour through the ambivalence of responsibility.” penguinrandomhouse.com/books/566664/t…

once again, really urging people to get a library card if you haven't already - and not just that, i'm begging you to USE your library resources. show up. though they're important, we do way more than just books. libraries are spaces that allow community building and care.

This is devastating news.

Is there anything more British than a documentary about a Brit whose small circle of friends admit, “I didn’t really know him.”

Every time I’m half watching a generic movie trailer and then Tig Notaro comes on screen to say one line I’m immediately sold.

Watched the #SNL movie tonight - I thought it really worked. Unlike every agonizing second of this Bill Burr episode so far.

i can’t watch bill burr on snl because whenever he doesn’t land a joke it makes me sad in a way where I start thinking about my dad getting older

I think there may be enough writers over on Bluesky for me to make my dumb jokes over there. I’m on Threads, too but every post I see is from a stranger in a hospital detailing terrifying disease progression.

i wrote a love letter to dorothy allison autostraddle.com/dorothy-alliso…

I had to admit the reason I wasn't leaving Twitter was because Ben Stiller follows me even though I haven't written a good joke since Ben Stiller followed me, so please join me where the skies are Blue. I thought it might all insufferable scolds but it's good now.

Whether it's Republicans Donald Trump, Matt Gaetz, and Pete Hegseth sexually assaulting women, or Democrats Kamala Harris, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton being women, both sides have serious political baggage with respect to gender.

Imagine writing something as ridiculous as "I write because the dead can read" as a statement to accept the #GillerPrize when Palestinian poets like Refaat Alareer are dead. This is a real "fuck your lecture on craft, my people are dying" (Noor Hindi) moment, Anne Michaels.

Our reviews of new and upcoming CanLit releases from Jean Marc Ah-Sen, Cassidy McFadzean, Michael LaPointe, Naben Ruthnum, Cole Degenstein, Zoe Whittall and Mavis Gallant are now available online to all! Find them on our website or in our winter issue. maisonneuve.org/article/2024/1…

I've been swimming and watching my little show about firefighters open.substack.com/pub/zoewhittal…

Are you there, Livejournal, it's time for a gauzy freeze state open.substack.com/pub/zoewhittal…

Is your character likeable? Who cares? open.substack.com/pub/zoewhittal…

Top Ten Best Summer Feelings open.substack.com/pub/zoewhittal…

So You’re Thinking About Writing a Fat Character open.substack.com/pub/zoewhittal…