ilana kaplan (buy my book nora ephron at the movies!)
@lanikaps.bsky.social
USA Today Best-Selling Author & writer/music editor @ people magazine ✨former senior editor @ alternative press ✍️ @ rolling stone, new york times, gq, npr, vanity fair, etc. ✨ my book nora ephron at the movies is out now via abrams!
if anyone has an extra ticket to the hilary duff show...i will buy it from you
November 14, 2025 at 9:17 PM
if anyone has an extra ticket to the hilary duff show...i will buy it from you
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Solidarity with the Starbucks workers in their ongoing fight for a fair contract!
As of this morning, Starbucks workers across the country are officially ON STRIKE. And we're prepared for this to become the biggest and longest ULP strike in Starbucks history.
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
Say #NoContractNoCoffee with us: DON'T BUY STARBUCKS for the duration of our open-ended ULP strike! $SBUX
November 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Solidarity with the Starbucks workers in their ongoing fight for a fair contract!
Love the new Del Water Gap album & spoke to Holden about opening for Niall Horan and how a visit from Isabella Rossellini to the film club he started with his 101-year-old grandma inspired the title of his new record
How Isabella Rossellini's Visit to Del Water Gap's Film Club with His Grandma Inspired the Name of His New Album (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Del Water Gap opens up about how a visit from Isabella Rossellini to the film club he started with his grandma inspired the name of his new album 'Chasing the Ch...
people.com
November 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Love the new Del Water Gap album & spoke to Holden about opening for Niall Horan and how a visit from Isabella Rossellini to the film club he started with his 101-year-old grandma inspired the title of his new record
Happy 1st birthday to Nora Ephron at the Movies! I honestly can’t believe it’s been a year since my first book came out. Thank you to every person who has bought my book, shared posts about it on social media, wrote reviews & let me yap about it in interviews
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bookshop.org/p/books/nora...
October 29, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Happy 1st birthday to Nora Ephron at the Movies! I honestly can’t believe it’s been a year since my first book came out. Thank you to every person who has bought my book, shared posts about it on social media, wrote reviews & let me yap about it in interviews
bookshop.org/p/books/nora...
bookshop.org/p/books/nora...
i need offices to not be uncomfortably cold at all times
October 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
i need offices to not be uncomfortably cold at all times
I'm back on the Rooney beat! Spoke to Robert Schwartzman about how opening for Jeff Lynne's ELO inspired him to make a new album (!!) & his film production company Utopia. people.com/robert-schwa...
How Opening for ELO on Tour in 2024 Inspired Robert Schwartzman to Start Writing a New Rooney Album (Exclusive)
Robert Schwartzman tells PEOPLE about how opening for ELO on tour inspired him to write a new Rooney album. He also details why he decided to launch his film production and distribution company, Utopi...
people.com
October 27, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I'm back on the Rooney beat! Spoke to Robert Schwartzman about how opening for Jeff Lynne's ELO inspired him to make a new album (!!) & his film production company Utopia. people.com/robert-schwa...
This week, it’s the 30th anniversary of my favorite movie of all time Now and Then. If you’ve never seen it I implore you to watch it this weekend & read my NYT retrospective on why it’s a girlhood masterpiece from 2020 www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/m...
‘Now and Then’ at 25: Girlhood Finally Taken Seriously (Published 2020)
www.nytimes.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:59 PM
This week, it’s the 30th anniversary of my favorite movie of all time Now and Then. If you’ve never seen it I implore you to watch it this weekend & read my NYT retrospective on why it’s a girlhood masterpiece from 2020 www.nytimes.com/2020/10/23/m...
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ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
October 12, 2025 at 9:43 PM
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
www.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/12/m...
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I don't always reply to the pitches I receive from publicists (because I have a job that I do and if I did, I would never get to do my job). But here is a tip for aspiring publicists: Critics do not "write a Rotten Tomatoes review." No critics do this.
October 13, 2025 at 7:55 PM
I don't always reply to the pitches I receive from publicists (because I have a job that I do and if I did, I would never get to do my job). But here is a tip for aspiring publicists: Critics do not "write a Rotten Tomatoes review." No critics do this.
Maybe my favorite thing I've done for my book Nora Ephron at the Movies is this shoot + interview with NJ Monthly. I love an excuse to talk about my home state, Nora, rom-coms and my old Jersey haunts. In the latest print issue! njmonthly.com/articles/art...
Ilana Kaplan’s ‘Nora Ephron at the Movies’ Is a Love Letter to Rom-Com Royalty
Ilana Kaplan wrote the first illustrated monograph on the late filmmaker behind "When Harry Met Sally," "You’ve Got Mail" and "Sleepless in Seattle."
njmonthly.com
October 13, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Maybe my favorite thing I've done for my book Nora Ephron at the Movies is this shoot + interview with NJ Monthly. I love an excuse to talk about my home state, Nora, rom-coms and my old Jersey haunts. In the latest print issue! njmonthly.com/articles/art...
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Bad Bunny “is probably the most important musician in the world right now—the person future generations will point to when they talk about what the early 2020s sounded like,” Kelefa Sanneh writes.
Bad Bunny’s Puerto Rican Homecoming
The Latin-trap performer is probably the most important pop musician of our time. Key to his success is that the bigger he gets, the more local he seems.
www.newyorker.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Bad Bunny “is probably the most important musician in the world right now—the person future generations will point to when they talk about what the early 2020s sounded like,” Kelefa Sanneh writes.
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Been in Los Angeles less than 24 hours and six people have asked if I’ve seen One Battle After Another and my response is “I’m on book tour. My life is one battle after another.”
Anyways. I’m talking with my king of LA @specktor.bsky.social, at Skylight tonight. I’m so psyched.
Anyways. I’m talking with my king of LA @specktor.bsky.social, at Skylight tonight. I’m so psyched.
September 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Been in Los Angeles less than 24 hours and six people have asked if I’ve seen One Battle After Another and my response is “I’m on book tour. My life is one battle after another.”
Anyways. I’m talking with my king of LA @specktor.bsky.social, at Skylight tonight. I’m so psyched.
Anyways. I’m talking with my king of LA @specktor.bsky.social, at Skylight tonight. I’m so psyched.
I profiled the very funny Sarah McLachlan for a print feature on the Lilith Fair documentary, her new album Better Broken & the impact of that infamous ASPCA commercial
Sarah McLachlan Looks Back on Lilith Fair's Legacy and the Sexism She Confronted: 'Why Do You Hate Men?' (Exclusive)
In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Sarah McLachlan looks back on Lilith Fair's legacy and the sexism she confronted. The documentary 'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery - The Untold Story' is out on ...
people.com
September 23, 2025 at 7:38 PM
I profiled the very funny Sarah McLachlan for a print feature on the Lilith Fair documentary, her new album Better Broken & the impact of that infamous ASPCA commercial
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9/8/2000: Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous
Kate Hudson outstanding, PS Hoffman soars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpP...
More:
@scotttobias.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2020/se...
@hiattb.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@lanikaps.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/m...
Kate Hudson outstanding, PS Hoffman soars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpP...
More:
@scotttobias.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2020/se...
@hiattb.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@lanikaps.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/m...
'Almost Famous' Philip Seymour Hoffman as Lester Bangs
YouTube video by Geeks of Doom
www.youtube.com
September 8, 2025 at 2:30 PM
9/8/2000: Cameron Crowe's Almost Famous
Kate Hudson outstanding, PS Hoffman soars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpP...
More:
@scotttobias.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2020/se...
@hiattb.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@lanikaps.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/m...
Kate Hudson outstanding, PS Hoffman soars: www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldpP...
More:
@scotttobias.bsky.social: www.theguardian.com/film/2020/se...
@hiattb.bsky.social: www.rollingstone.com/tv-movies/tv...
@lanikaps.bsky.social: www.nytimes.com/2020/07/23/m...
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“…has proven itself to be the greatest dance movie of our generation.” @lanikaps.bsky.social
CENTER STAGE plays tomorrow at 7pm at Here-After presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/center-...
CENTER STAGE plays tomorrow at 7pm at Here-After presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/center-...
September 8, 2025 at 6:07 PM
“…has proven itself to be the greatest dance movie of our generation.” @lanikaps.bsky.social
CENTER STAGE plays tomorrow at 7pm at Here-After presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/center-...
CENTER STAGE plays tomorrow at 7pm at Here-After presented by us!
grandillusioncinema.org/film/center-...
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New from @iamleslierangel.bsky.social and me:
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
‘Women Have Always Been on the Front Lines.’ How Five Women at the Texas Capitol Stood Up to ‘Fascism.’
Rep. Nicole Collier, a Fort Worth Democrat, spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Four enraged women refused to leave her side.
thebarbedwire.com
August 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
New from @iamleslierangel.bsky.social and me:
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
Rep. Nicole Collier spent the night held hostage in the Texas House. Then four enraged women — many of them mothers — refused to leave her side overnight. The slept in jail; are banned from Capitol grounds for a year.
thebarbedwire.com/2025/08/19/h...
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Real talk (reel talk?):
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BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
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August 17, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Real talk (reel talk?):
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
BWDR recently lost a partnership that covered nearly half our operating budget, so things are suddenly very tough. If what we do has ever meant something to you, or you’ve ever thought about subscribing, now’s the time—it *truly* makes a difference.
some news i never announced because i was constantly promo-ing my book the past year: i'm a music editor
at PEOPLE Magazine & today is an anniversary of sorts !!
if any publicists have any big or small ideas for print/digital get at me - ilana.kaplan@peoplemag.com
at PEOPLE Magazine & today is an anniversary of sorts !!
if any publicists have any big or small ideas for print/digital get at me - ilana.kaplan@peoplemag.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
some news i never announced because i was constantly promo-ing my book the past year: i'm a music editor
at PEOPLE Magazine & today is an anniversary of sorts !!
if any publicists have any big or small ideas for print/digital get at me - ilana.kaplan@peoplemag.com
at PEOPLE Magazine & today is an anniversary of sorts !!
if any publicists have any big or small ideas for print/digital get at me - ilana.kaplan@peoplemag.com
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The cover of the summer issue of @lilithmagazine.bsky.social by Jenny Kroik is gorgeous! (my review of @lanikaps.bsky.social’s book on Nora Ephron is in this issue—will share when it’s online)
August 14, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The cover of the summer issue of @lilithmagazine.bsky.social by Jenny Kroik is gorgeous! (my review of @lanikaps.bsky.social’s book on Nora Ephron is in this issue—will share when it’s online)
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My review of @lanikaps.bsky.social’s book on Nora Ephron is now online over at @lilithmagazine.bsky.social
lilith.org/articles/all...
lilith.org/articles/all...
All Things Nora Ephron
Ilana Kaplan, author of Nora Ephron at the Movies (Abrams, 2024, $46.50), never met the legendary writer and director of classic romantic comedies “When Harry Met Sally,” “Sleepless in Seattle,” an…
lilith.org
August 18, 2025 at 7:57 PM
My review of @lanikaps.bsky.social’s book on Nora Ephron is now online over at @lilithmagazine.bsky.social
lilith.org/articles/all...
lilith.org/articles/all...
with the new ikwydls movie out i revisited my interview with jennifer love hewitt from 2021 for @vulture.com where we talked about the 20th anniversary of heartbreakers but also the objectification of her body during that time which is unfortunately still relevant
Jennifer Love Hewitt Answers Every Question We Have About Heartbreakers
On being attached to Ray Liotta’s crotch, the media’s obsession with her body, and the possibility of a sequel.
www.vulture.com
July 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
with the new ikwydls movie out i revisited my interview with jennifer love hewitt from 2021 for @vulture.com where we talked about the 20th anniversary of heartbreakers but also the objectification of her body during that time which is unfortunately still relevant
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One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way.
also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:
also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:
July 6, 2025 at 7:43 PM
One thing you can do Right Now is be extremely vocal when you have librarians stocking inclusive collections. Call and tell them how happy you are, show up to board meetings. Bc the other side is *always* complaining and doing it in an organized way.
also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:
also you can donate to Lavonnia Moore here:
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Em dashes are like 80% of my personality and the other 20% is hot sauce
July 7, 2025 at 12:21 AM
Em dashes are like 80% of my personality and the other 20% is hot sauce
i'm so angry and sad. so many people are devoid of empathy rn and if you have kids, I really hope you're teaching them to care about other people
July 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
i'm so angry and sad. so many people are devoid of empathy rn and if you have kids, I really hope you're teaching them to care about other people
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You’re never going to be a millionaire or billionaire, so why do people keep voting as if they’ll ever be part of the one percent? They’ll never feel a raise in their taxes. But you will feel the loss of Medicare, SS, cost of living, literally everything! You will feel it.
July 3, 2025 at 2:19 AM
You’re never going to be a millionaire or billionaire, so why do people keep voting as if they’ll ever be part of the one percent? They’ll never feel a raise in their taxes. But you will feel the loss of Medicare, SS, cost of living, literally everything! You will feel it.