Rachel Mans McKenny
@rachelmansmckenny.bsky.social
Humorist and author from the Midwest. Seen in NYTimes, McSweeneys, Elle,WaPo and other places. writing center person. Here for the jokes and books. rachelmansmckenny.com
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I have a short story out today in @pshares.bsky.social about rabbits and the end of the world(?). It was a short story that thought it was going to be a novel and I did all kinds of research at the state fair with rabbit judges. I learned a lot and didn’t need most of it, but look at these bunnies.
Elaine Hsieh Chou’s short story collection is as top notch as Disorientation and that is saying something.
December 5, 2025 at 12:29 PM
Elaine Hsieh Chou’s short story collection is as top notch as Disorientation and that is saying something.
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Coming summer 2026: it's Hamilton x The Boys from Brazil. Foundling Fathers, Tachyon Publications. Happy birthday, America. It's the satire you deserve.
March 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Coming summer 2026: it's Hamilton x The Boys from Brazil. Foundling Fathers, Tachyon Publications. Happy birthday, America. It's the satire you deserve.
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although i really wish this was product placement for last week's episode, it's just another one of those happy coincidences. 🦍 🦍
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fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
October 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
although i really wish this was product placement for last week's episode, it's just another one of those happy coincidences. 🦍 🦍
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
fatedmates.net/episodes/202...
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We’ve got a seasonal #RomanceColumn for all your ghostly Halloweeny romance needs! Featuring: a haunting short take on Cinderella, a Florida town full of ghosts, a pair of Regency sapphic Gothic novelists, and a stunning romantasy with a witch and a lady knight. (Gift link)
#Romancelandia 💙📚
#Romancelandia 💙📚
Romance Novels That Are Spicy, Sweet and Flat-Out Stunning
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October 25, 2025 at 10:20 PM
We’ve got a seasonal #RomanceColumn for all your ghostly Halloweeny romance needs! Featuring: a haunting short take on Cinderella, a Florida town full of ghosts, a pair of Regency sapphic Gothic novelists, and a stunning romantasy with a witch and a lady knight. (Gift link)
#Romancelandia 💙📚
#Romancelandia 💙📚
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This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
October 26, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This is several days old. But amidst so much else id missed it. That’s a stunning number. No wonder they about-faced. Reminder of the power of consumers in oligarch era, not subject to the same kind of targeting.
(Stares in first frost was this morning) yeah okay lol
On Threads, the usual suspects are telling ppl about to lose SNAP benefits to just start a garden. As a gardener, I had to laugh. You need at LEAST an acre of land to feed a family of 4. Start-up costs are enormous. But yes, subsistence farming on the balcony of your rental apartment is the answer
October 24, 2025 at 12:36 AM
(Stares in first frost was this morning) yeah okay lol
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DC folks! Will @shanders.bsky.social and I see you at Politics and Prose on Friday? politics-prose.com/amber-102425?
October 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
DC folks! Will @shanders.bsky.social and I see you at Politics and Prose on Friday? politics-prose.com/amber-102425?
As an Iowan who has stopped eating pork because it makes me sad, it’s tough to navigate work potlucks. Legit a coworker announced she’s just straight up bringing bacon to the next one. No one batted an eye.
October 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
As an Iowan who has stopped eating pork because it makes me sad, it’s tough to navigate work potlucks. Legit a coworker announced she’s just straight up bringing bacon to the next one. No one batted an eye.
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“Let’s go, girls” and “hell yeah, brother” are both gender neutral statements
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
“Let’s go, girls” and “hell yeah, brother” are both gender neutral statements
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Today’s newsletter post is a conversation with @somers.bsky.social, whose book THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is out today!
shanders-red-eye.beehiiv.com/p/interview-...
shanders-red-eye.beehiiv.com/p/interview-...
Interview with Erin Somers
Millennial moms on Millennial moms in the multiverse
shanders-red-eye.beehiiv.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Today’s newsletter post is a conversation with @somers.bsky.social, whose book THE TEN YEAR AFFAIR is out today!
shanders-red-eye.beehiiv.com/p/interview-...
shanders-red-eye.beehiiv.com/p/interview-...
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Sometimes I collect some books I’m obsessed about. Enjoy! Some spooky season reads to fit any level of horror (or no horror) taste rachelmansmckenny.substack.com/p/darker-day...
October 18, 2025 at 2:26 AM
Sometimes I collect some books I’m obsessed about. Enjoy! Some spooky season reads to fit any level of horror (or no horror) taste rachelmansmckenny.substack.com/p/darker-day...
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seems like a new influx of people have been joining this week so once again here is our BH friends and family starter pack
go.bsky.app/2Y8moNK
go.bsky.app/2Y8moNK
October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
seems like a new influx of people have been joining this week so once again here is our BH friends and family starter pack
go.bsky.app/2Y8moNK
go.bsky.app/2Y8moNK
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🚨IT’S MY BOOK’S BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!🚨 You can join me on zoom for a virtual launch event tonight at 8pm ET!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1LXOngHxQIuz7ryxFNJGHA%23/registration
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1LXOngHxQIuz7ryxFNJGHA%23/registration
October 7, 2025 at 10:34 PM
🚨IT’S MY BOOK’S BIRTHDAY TODAY!!!!🚨 You can join me on zoom for a virtual launch event tonight at 8pm ET!
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1LXOngHxQIuz7ryxFNJGHA%23/registration
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/1LXOngHxQIuz7ryxFNJGHA%23/registration
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NY friends, come hang November 16th!
@camilleuadams.bsky.social @michelleghenry.bsky.social @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @raxkingisdead.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social
@camilleuadams.bsky.social @michelleghenry.bsky.social @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @raxkingisdead.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social
October 7, 2025 at 8:06 PM
NY friends, come hang November 16th!
@camilleuadams.bsky.social @michelleghenry.bsky.social @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @raxkingisdead.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social
@camilleuadams.bsky.social @michelleghenry.bsky.social @aubreyhirsch.bsky.social @raxkingisdead.bsky.social @saralippmann.bsky.social @katetooley.bsky.social
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This is extremely relatable and also I’m reading an arc of this book right now and it’s got the premise “what if Bartleby The Scrivener” and perimenopause radicalized a mother and it’s very funny.
September 26, 2025 at 11:44 AM
This is extremely relatable and also I’m reading an arc of this book right now and it’s got the premise “what if Bartleby The Scrivener” and perimenopause radicalized a mother and it’s very funny.
I had fries on a salad last night. Lord, how I missed yinz, Pittsburgh.
September 21, 2025 at 10:45 AM
I had fries on a salad last night. Lord, how I missed yinz, Pittsburgh.
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It’s official!
We’ve raised more than $40 MILLION for independent bookstores since we launched in 2020! 🥳📚
We’ve raised more than $40 MILLION for independent bookstores since we launched in 2020! 🥳📚
July 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
It’s official!
We’ve raised more than $40 MILLION for independent bookstores since we launched in 2020! 🥳📚
We’ve raised more than $40 MILLION for independent bookstores since we launched in 2020! 🥳📚
“The Subcommittee overseeing funding for the Institute for Museum and Library Services is on deck for Monday, July 21…
What this means is there is no more crucial time than now to speak up on behalf of libraries and the IMLS than now”
What this means is there is no more crucial time than now to speak up on behalf of libraries and the IMLS than now”
We can still save the Institute for Museum and Library Services. Here's a practical guide to what to do right now to save not just the agency's funding but its future all together.
Part of this is messaging on reauthorizing the Museum and Library Services Act.
bookriot.com/we-can-still...
Part of this is messaging on reauthorizing the Museum and Library Services Act.
bookriot.com/we-can-still...
We Can Still Save the Institute for Museum and Library Services
Act now to help save the Institute for Museum and Library Services and ensure the well-being of public libraries nationwide.
bookriot.com
July 9, 2025 at 7:26 PM
“The Subcommittee overseeing funding for the Institute for Museum and Library Services is on deck for Monday, July 21…
What this means is there is no more crucial time than now to speak up on behalf of libraries and the IMLS than now”
What this means is there is no more crucial time than now to speak up on behalf of libraries and the IMLS than now”
Sometimes I remember that I have a substack. Anyway, I’m writing about ambition at the end of the world.
open.substack.com/pub/rachelma...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelma...
July 9, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Sometimes I remember that I have a substack. Anyway, I’m writing about ambition at the end of the world.
open.substack.com/pub/rachelma...
open.substack.com/pub/rachelma...
I have a short story out today in @pshares.bsky.social about rabbits and the end of the world(?). It was a short story that thought it was going to be a novel and I did all kinds of research at the state fair with rabbit judges. I learned a lot and didn’t need most of it, but look at these bunnies.
July 9, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I have a short story out today in @pshares.bsky.social about rabbits and the end of the world(?). It was a short story that thought it was going to be a novel and I did all kinds of research at the state fair with rabbit judges. I learned a lot and didn’t need most of it, but look at these bunnies.
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It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this
June 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
It’s a good thing Congress isn’t alive to see this