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‘Sex and the City’ Movie Screening and Discussion at Nitehawk Cinema, June 6
As part of Sex and the City and Us release week, I'll be at Nitehawk Cinema in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, on June 6 for a screening of the first Sex and the City movie. Afterwards, I'll have a panel discussion about the entire Sex and the City phenomenon with guests...
‘Handmaids in the City’: A commentary on how much women’s TV has changed
On the one hand, we've got our own hard-hitting, prestige television, thank you. On the other hand, we'd much rather be worrying about shoes than reproductive rights, but here we are in 2018.
‘Sex and the City and Us’ NYC Release Party: June 5
Please join me to celebrate the release of Sex and the City and Us on June 5 at the Ace Hotel in Manhattan. RSVP here, as space is limited! And, of course, dressing up in your Sex and the City-est is encouraged.
Golden Writing Insight from George Saunders
I stumbled on this piece from last year on The Guardian by Lincoln in the Bardo author George Saunders on "what writers really do when they write." After five books, I continue to wonder that myself, so I clicked. There's so much good insight, I wanted to tweet almost...
Event: Talking ‘Seinfeld’ in Westchester
On Wednesday night, I'll be appearing at the Westchester Jewish Center in Mamaroneck, NY, to talk about Seinfeld and sign copies of Seinfeldia. Come join me if you're in the area! More information here.
Lessons Learned from Every Book I’ve Written: ‘Seinfeldia’
Seinfeldia was when I learned what it's like to be a bestseller. Namely, it's exhausting, but better than the alternative. Many of the lessons came after the release, in the blessedly endless marketing phase. Here are a few: Fight your editor for what you want, but...
Lessons Learned from Every Book I’ve Written: ‘Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted’
Mary and Lou and Rhoda and Ted is what I consider my first solo book in a lot of ways. It was my passion project. And it was the book in which I learned to write a book. I'll try to explain that a little more here, but it was a spiritual feeling more than anything...
Lessons Learned from Every Book I’ve Written: ‘Sexy Feminism’
My second book to be published was the one I coauthored with my friend Heather Wood Rudúlph, Sexy Feminism. It was based on the blog we cofounded, SexyFeminist.com. Don't go visit it now. It's technically no longer ours, though someone stole our content and reposted...
Lessons Learned from Every Book I’ve Written: ‘Why? Because We Still Like You’
As I prepare for my fifth book, Sex and the City and Us, to come out June 5, I'm looking back over the releases of my previous books and the lessons each has taught me. Every book brings new surprises, difficulties, and frustrations. And in my experience, there's...
Be the Politician You Once Wanted to Date
Sex and the City was a huge step forward for female characters and female sexuality on television, but political it was not. In fact, there's an episode in which Carrie dates a New York City politician, played by John Slattery, that's absolutely devastating to 2018...