Rachel Wright
@rachelwrighting.com
Writer and editor. Into art, Earth, and diversity. Lover of my community. ATLien in exile. Friend to animals. ADHD superstar. Music fan. Purveyor of female rage. The world is a horror so I write horror. Querying. she/her
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Rachel Wright
@rachelwrighting.com
· Jan 25
It’s Not a Hoax: Trump Administration Dismisses Book Ban Complaints - PEN America
The U.S. Department of Education dismissed 11 complaints related to book bans, saying it was ending “Biden’s book ban hoax.” PEN America counted nearly 16,000 book bans in the past several years. It's...
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Today's news from the Ed Dept is bad, let's not be mistaken. But book people, now's the time to buckle up and take would-be censors for a ride. Don't make it easy for them.
I've been covering book bans in Cobb County, GA for a year, and here are some resources (thread):
I've been covering book bans in Cobb County, GA for a year, and here are some resources (thread):
Reposted by Rachel Wright
I ate a lot of queso tonight. Like too much queso. But I’m calling it self care so it’s fine
November 20, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I ate a lot of queso tonight. Like too much queso. But I’m calling it self care so it’s fine
Reposted by Rachel Wright
it us. literally.
November 15, 2025 at 10:57 PM
it us. literally.
I got to speak with the delightful Doug Jones about the workshop he's leading as part of Lostintheletters' Letters Festival this weekend. Read about it in ArtsATL here:
Doug Jones wants to help writers connect with his Opening Movements workshop - ARTS ATL
Brooklyn-born novelist Doug Jones found himself lonely for other writers after he moved to Atlanta from New York City in 2017. “In New York, you sit on your stoop, you talk to your neighbor,” he says,...
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November 11, 2025 at 9:22 PM
I got to speak with the delightful Doug Jones about the workshop he's leading as part of Lostintheletters' Letters Festival this weekend. Read about it in ArtsATL here:
I wrote about Debbie Gibson's new book and pop legacy. Check it out here:
Debbie Gibson joins MJCCA Book Festival lineup - ARTS ATL
Last week, the Marcus Jewish Community Center of Atlanta (MJCCA) announced that 1980s pop superstar Debbie Gibson had joined its Book Festival lineup for what it called “an intimate conversation and p...
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November 6, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I wrote about Debbie Gibson's new book and pop legacy. Check it out here:
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I hope that everybody celebratorily hooks up tonight
November 5, 2025 at 2:42 AM
I hope that everybody celebratorily hooks up tonight
I wrote about Book//Zine, the first annual zine fair organized by @burnaway.org. The zine world is an exciting and inspiring space--check it out!
Burnaway’s first Book//Zine fair was an escape from digital malaise - ARTS ATL
On October 11, Atlanta-based nonprofit contemporary art magazine Burnaway hosted its first annual Book//Zine fair at Goat Farm, which attracted between 700 and 1,000 attendees, according to organizers...
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October 16, 2025 at 6:58 PM
I wrote about Book//Zine, the first annual zine fair organized by @burnaway.org. The zine world is an exciting and inspiring space--check it out!
I wrote about book bans in Georgia for Banned Books Week. Check it out!
Thanks to @authorsabb.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social for your help with this and your amazing anti-censorship work!
www.artsatl.org/georgia-book...
Thanks to @authorsabb.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social for your help with this and your amazing anti-censorship work!
www.artsatl.org/georgia-book...
www.artsatl.org
October 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I wrote about book bans in Georgia for Banned Books Week. Check it out!
Thanks to @authorsabb.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social for your help with this and your amazing anti-censorship work!
www.artsatl.org/georgia-book...
Thanks to @authorsabb.bsky.social and @penamerica.bsky.social for your help with this and your amazing anti-censorship work!
www.artsatl.org/georgia-book...
I interviewed the exceptional Ally StoneWright at Georgia Center for the Book about her Emerging Student Writers event at this weekend's Decatur Book Festival. Check it out!
www.artsatl.org/2025-decatur...
www.artsatl.org/2025-decatur...
2025 Decatur Book Festival gives student writers a turn in the spotlight - ARTS ATL
One of Ally StoneWright’s first experiences at the Decatur Book Festival was participating in a student reading at Eddie’s Attic as a MFA student at SCAD Atlanta. “It made me feel part of the literary...
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September 30, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I interviewed the exceptional Ally StoneWright at Georgia Center for the Book about her Emerging Student Writers event at this weekend's Decatur Book Festival. Check it out!
www.artsatl.org/2025-decatur...
www.artsatl.org/2025-decatur...
Josh Johnson’s weekly videos have been a balm for me this year, and last night’s hit me right in the gut. A long video, but well worth the watch.
This Kind of Freedom Will Leave You Speechless
YouTube video by Josh Johnson
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September 24, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Josh Johnson’s weekly videos have been a balm for me this year, and last night’s hit me right in the gut. A long video, but well worth the watch.
“I say here that it is not music, not so ordinary;
it is a sacrament, it remains a sacrament
and this is all that must be said.”
it is a sacrament, it remains a sacrament
and this is all that must be said.”
“Bob Marley, Live, 1980”
“In Kingston after the storm, the yard / cools, the grass slippery underfoot, / leaves dripping—the air heavy with fatigue.”
www.newyorker.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:31 PM
“I say here that it is not music, not so ordinary;
it is a sacrament, it remains a sacrament
and this is all that must be said.”
it is a sacrament, it remains a sacrament
and this is all that must be said.”
“how is it you shed earlier selves and are more yourself with each shedding?—
in defeat, you were thrown to the muck and, dazed, got back up, determined, reinvigorated”
in defeat, you were thrown to the muck and, dazed, got back up, determined, reinvigorated”
“Rift”
“How is it you shed earlier selves and are more yourself with each shedding?”
www.newyorker.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
“how is it you shed earlier selves and are more yourself with each shedding?—
in defeat, you were thrown to the muck and, dazed, got back up, determined, reinvigorated”
in defeat, you were thrown to the muck and, dazed, got back up, determined, reinvigorated”
“Let your candy
apple cowboys die in their own desert
until my grandmother’s name is spoken
like the emergency it has become.”
apple cowboys die in their own desert
until my grandmother’s name is spoken
like the emergency it has become.”
Preamble to the West
A poem
www.theatlantic.com
September 20, 2025 at 4:23 PM
“Let your candy
apple cowboys die in their own desert
until my grandmother’s name is spoken
like the emergency it has become.”
apple cowboys die in their own desert
until my grandmother’s name is spoken
like the emergency it has become.”
I dare you not to shake your ass when you hear this song.
Bodega Baddie by Cardi B on Apple Music
Song · 2025 · Duration 1:44
music.apple.com
September 19, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I dare you not to shake your ass when you hear this song.
They are very concerned.
DC Comics Wants You to Know They Are Very Concerned About Violence
DC Comics fired Gretchen Felker-Martin, but go ahead and read all you want from the bullying and predatory people DC employed over the years.
bookriot.com
September 19, 2025 at 2:42 PM
They are very concerned.
2025 Fall Tunes by Rachel Wright on Apple Music
Playlist · 37 Songs
music.apple.com
September 17, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Bonus! My article on Lostintheletters's collab with MARTA got picked up by the AJC! Check it out here:
www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...
www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...
MARTA riders get a lift with creative writing challenge
MARTA's public art program and Lostintheletters have partnered on Write Down the Line, a weekly creative writing challenge for transit riders. It continues through Sept. 22.
www.ajc.com
September 15, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Bonus! My article on Lostintheletters's collab with MARTA got picked up by the AJC! Check it out here:
www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...
www.ajc.com/arts-enterta...
“To be that place… where it is safe to ask for books that feel like you. To be the people who are safe, who will find those books…. What a joy. What an honor. What a thing worth protecting.”
I Have One of the U.S.’s Most Controversial Jobs. Moments Like This Make It All Worth It.
I’m a librarian, which means I’m also a therapist, personal assistant, and first responder.
slate.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:57 PM
“To be that place… where it is safe to ask for books that feel like you. To be the people who are safe, who will find those books…. What a joy. What an honor. What a thing worth protecting.”
Happy Goldie Boutilier Day to all who celebrate!
Goldie Boutilier Presents... Goldie Montana by Goldie Boutilier on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
September 5, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Happy Goldie Boutilier Day to all who celebrate!
Happy The Beaches day to all who celebrate!
No Hard Feelings by The Beaches on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 11 Songs
music.apple.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Happy The Beaches day to all who celebrate!
Happy Hayley Williams Day to all who celebrate!!
Ego Death At A Bachelorette Party by Hayley Williams on Apple Music
Album · 2025 · 18 Songs
music.apple.com
August 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Happy Hayley Williams Day to all who celebrate!!
I wrote about Write Down the Line, a collaboration between MARTA Artbound and Lostintheletters, for ArtsATL. It's an awesome program, and if you're looking for ways to build a writing practice, you should check it out!
Collaboration between MARTA Artbound and Lostintheletters builds creativity - ARTS ATL
If you’re one of the thousands of Atlantans who use MARTA every day, you may have seen posters advertising Write Down the Line, a weekly creative writing challenge that’s part of a collaboration betwe...
www.artsatl.org
August 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I wrote about Write Down the Line, a collaboration between MARTA Artbound and Lostintheletters, for ArtsATL. It's an awesome program, and if you're looking for ways to build a writing practice, you should check it out!
Read my review of The Man No One Believed, a flawed but empathetic and engrossing exploration of a 40-year murder investigation.
Review: ‘Man No One Believed’ author Joshua Sharpe gives readers details but no big picture - ARTS ATL
On the evening of March 11, 1985, shots rang out inside Rising Daughter Baptist Church in Camden County, Georgia. When police arrived at the scene, they found 66-year-old church deacon Harold Swain an...
www.artsatl.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Read my review of The Man No One Believed, a flawed but empathetic and engrossing exploration of a 40-year murder investigation.
Check out ArtsATL's fall books preview, including bookish events and my two forthcoming picks from Atlanta writers.
The 2025 Fall Arts Preview: Our picks in Books
ArtsATL's annual look at fall music events and productions that we think you should know about.
www.artsatl.org
August 20, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Check out ArtsATL's fall books preview, including bookish events and my two forthcoming picks from Atlanta writers.