Julie Kliegman
@juliekliegman.com
Writer, editor. MIND GAME (2024), about how athletes navigate mental health. FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS (2026), a biography. Nonbinary ace. They/them.
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Julie Kliegman
@juliekliegman.com
· Jan 6
The FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS cover and preorder links are here!!!!! 😍
A couple of suggested vendors:
@astoriabookshop.bsky.social: www.astoriabookshop.com/item/1sM1NJw...
@bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/find...
A couple of suggested vendors:
@astoriabookshop.bsky.social: www.astoriabookshop.com/item/1sM1NJw...
@bookshop.org: bookshop.org/p/books/find...
Chloe Kim was one of my favorite people to interview for MIND GAME, which you should read while you’re Olympics-pilled
Mind Game
A deep look into how even the best athletes struggle with and persevere through mental illness.In growing numbers, athletes are speaking up about their struggle…
www.bloomsbury.com
February 12, 2026 at 7:54 PM
Chloe Kim was one of my favorite people to interview for MIND GAME, which you should read while you’re Olympics-pilled
Excited to listen to this. I also interviewed Jessica for my book MIND GAME, which features a lot of Olympians too :)
If you wanna continue your deep dive:
If you wanna continue your deep dive:
February 11, 2026 at 5:38 PM
Excited to listen to this. I also interviewed Jessica for my book MIND GAME, which features a lot of Olympians too :)
If you wanna continue your deep dive:
If you wanna continue your deep dive:
this is good
The End of Books Coverage at the Washington Post
Becca Rothfeld, a former critic at the Washington Post, on the death of the paper’s books section.
www.newyorker.com
February 10, 2026 at 3:34 PM
this is good
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
There’s a real interesting subplot here at Milan Cortina where there’s a trans masc skier who still competes in the women’s category but has not drawn the global outrage and condemnation that trans femme athletes who medically alter their body to compete do:
Meet Sweden’s Elis Lundholm, the First Trans Skier in the Winter Olympics
Lundholm says that he has “always been treated well” within the skiing world.
www.them.us
February 10, 2026 at 2:59 PM
There’s a real interesting subplot here at Milan Cortina where there’s a trans masc skier who still competes in the women’s category but has not drawn the global outrage and condemnation that trans femme athletes who medically alter their body to compete do:
FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS (August 2026)
Sports leaders reach consensus on new gender policy - IOC
The policy is expected to severely restrict the participation of some transgender athletes.
www.reuters.com
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
FINDING RENÉE RICHARDS (August 2026)
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I tallied all the hospitals and health systems that have stopped providing gender-affirming care to young people in the last year (so you don't have to)
This includes nine that have stopped providing hormones and puberty blockers since the beginning of the year. www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/h...
This includes nine that have stopped providing hormones and puberty blockers since the beginning of the year. www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/h...
Amid federal pressure, more hospitals stop gender-affirming care for minors
A STAT analysis found more than 40 hospitals have paused or ceased to offer some gender-affirming care to young people since President Trump took office
www.statnews.com
February 5, 2026 at 10:01 PM
I tallied all the hospitals and health systems that have stopped providing gender-affirming care to young people in the last year (so you don't have to)
This includes nine that have stopped providing hormones and puberty blockers since the beginning of the year. www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/h...
This includes nine that have stopped providing hormones and puberty blockers since the beginning of the year. www.statnews.com/2026/02/05/h...
Writing like @katelynburns.com’s here is super important in part because there’s a dearth of good information online about surgeons who do gender-affirming care. I relied mostly on Reddit threads for intel
February 5, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Writing like @katelynburns.com’s here is super important in part because there’s a dearth of good information online about surgeons who do gender-affirming care. I relied mostly on Reddit threads for intel
Jeez. I saw this guy for a top surgery consult and ended up going with someone else. My read on him was that he was not very attentive or invested in my care, and he was going to require only one follow-up after the procedure
For my newsletter, I wrote about Dr. Ting's relationship with Jeffrey Epstein, the trans talk in the Epstein files, and how hard it is for trans people to talk about abuse.
(Dr. Ting is not implicated in any malfeasance or criminal activity) www.burnsnotice.com/we-have-to-t...
(Dr. Ting is not implicated in any malfeasance or criminal activity) www.burnsnotice.com/we-have-to-t...
We Have to Talk About Dr. Ting and Epstein
The Epstein files don't reveal wrongdoing from the doctor, but his relationship with the world's most notorious pedophile is concerning
Editor's note: I want to be clear that I am not accusing Dr. Je...
www.burnsnotice.com
February 5, 2026 at 4:42 PM
Jeez. I saw this guy for a top surgery consult and ended up going with someone else. My read on him was that he was not very attentive or invested in my care, and he was going to require only one follow-up after the procedure
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
February 5, 2026 at 12:09 AM
With the awful WaPo layoffs and the state of journalism more broadly, if it's useful for any writers and reporters considering going indy, @molly.wiki, @xoxogossipgita.bsky.social of Aftermath, @jasonkoebler.bsky.social of 404 Media, @edzitron.com and me will do a little workshop next week.
hell yeah, congrats!!!
February 4, 2026 at 7:20 PM
hell yeah, congrats!!!
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
it can’t all just be substack, it simply cannot
February 4, 2026 at 5:13 PM
it can’t all just be substack, it simply cannot
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For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net
February 4, 2026 at 5:10 PM
For those looking for freelance work in the wake of WaPo layoffs: I'm an editor at large overseeing Ideas & Culture at Bloomberg, including our Books coverage. Find me at skillingswo2@bloomberg.net
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
February 4, 2026 at 5:18 PM
the Post news is gutting for many reasons, but I can’t help focusing on the books section—how great it was, and how essential. So many worthy books barely get reviewed. I’ve had authors reach out to thank me because mine was the only post-pub coverage they got. Just awful for readers & for writers.
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
I have a headache but someone needs to write about how this ties into the enshittification of books, and how the project all along has been to undermine literature and free thought (dangerous to the regime!) in favor of high-volume self-published chat GPT-composed amazon slop.
February 4, 2026 at 3:34 PM
I have a headache but someone needs to write about how this ties into the enshittification of books, and how the project all along has been to undermine literature and free thought (dangerous to the regime!) in favor of high-volume self-published chat GPT-composed amazon slop.
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
This is the political execution of a newspaper.
WASHINGTON (AP) — Washington Post says one-third of its staff across all departments, not just the newsroom, is being laid off.
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
This is the political execution of a newspaper.
I have nothing to add other than I was lucky to freelance for the Washington Post’s excellent books and sports sections. And uh, this sucks, man
February 4, 2026 at 3:20 PM
I have nothing to add other than I was lucky to freelance for the Washington Post’s excellent books and sports sections. And uh, this sucks, man
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
Hiya! I’m looking for full-time and/or freelance copy-editing and editing work. Please let me know if you’ve got anything that might be a fit, and feel free to share this anywhere!
Email: jmkliegman@gmail.com
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Email: jmkliegman@gmail.com
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Julie Kliegman is a writer and editor in Queens, New York.
juliekliegman.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Hiya! I’m looking for full-time and/or freelance copy-editing and editing work. Please let me know if you’ve got anything that might be a fit, and feel free to share this anywhere!
Email: jmkliegman@gmail.com
Résumé below
Email: jmkliegman@gmail.com
Résumé below
Sandy out there all alone
February 2, 2026 at 6:03 PM
Sandy out there all alone
If you don’t have work to toss me but DO have the means to preorder my book, well, that would also make me really happy during a difficult moment
Finding Renée Richards
The candid, definitive biography of professional tennis’s first openly transgender player, Renée Richards, featuring never-before-seen archival photos and u...
www.harpercollins.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:21 PM
If you don’t have work to toss me but DO have the means to preorder my book, well, that would also make me really happy during a difficult moment
Reposted by Julie Kliegman
Someone ask Terf Shoes about her author buddy business partner being in the epstein files
February 1, 2026 at 6:01 PM
Someone ask Terf Shoes about her author buddy business partner being in the epstein files
omg I’m so glad someone did this — and doubly glad it was you
February 1, 2026 at 4:03 PM
omg I’m so glad someone did this — and doubly glad it was you