Taffy Brodesser-Akner
@taffyakner.bsky.social
I cry a lot but I am so productive!
Auschwitz was liberated 81 years ago today. Last year I published a story about the remaining survivors, fewer each year, and the importance of telling and retelling their stories. I hope you'll read it if you haven't. Here's a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...
This Is the Holocaust Story I Said I Wouldn’t Write
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January 27, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Auschwitz was liberated 81 years ago today. Last year I published a story about the remaining survivors, fewer each year, and the importance of telling and retelling their stories. I hope you'll read it if you haven't. Here's a gift link. www.nytimes.com/2025/04/06/m...
Operation Mincemeat was sold out tonight which is I guess what they call it when you do it to yourself. :(
January 21, 2026 at 12:04 AM
Operation Mincemeat was sold out tonight which is I guess what they call it when you do it to yourself. :(
You must join @tomjunod.bsky.social and me at @92ndstreety.bsky.social in March for a discussion about his magnificent new genre-defying memoir! Tickets here! www.92ny.org/event/tom-ju...
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January 16, 2026 at 11:47 AM
You must join @tomjunod.bsky.social and me at @92ndstreety.bsky.social in March for a discussion about his magnificent new genre-defying memoir! Tickets here! www.92ny.org/event/tom-ju...
It's so funny how the look on Michael's face when I tell him I'm going again feels more CONCERN than LOVE but I will take this!
“I guess there is no exorcism for someone who doesn’t really want one.”
I love @taffyakner.bsky.social’s love of “Operation Mincemeat.” A story about giving yourself over to happiness and inspiration! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
I love @taffyakner.bsky.social’s love of “Operation Mincemeat.” A story about giving yourself over to happiness and inspiration! www.nytimes.com/2026/01/11/m...
Why on Earth Have I Seen the Same Broadway Show 13 Times? An Investigation.
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January 12, 2026 at 3:54 PM
It's so funny how the look on Michael's face when I tell him I'm going again feels more CONCERN than LOVE but I will take this!
Congratulations @johnaugust.bsky.social and Craig Mazin! Two incredibly successful screenwriters, dozens of their colleagues, and everything you need to know about working in this industry in one book. It's out today; buy it for a screenwriter you're rooting for: bookshop.org/p/books/scri...
December 2, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Congratulations @johnaugust.bsky.social and Craig Mazin! Two incredibly successful screenwriters, dozens of their colleagues, and everything you need to know about working in this industry in one book. It's out today; buy it for a screenwriter you're rooting for: bookshop.org/p/books/scri...
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard. I saw ARCADIA at Lincoln Center in 1995 and turned around and transferred to NYU to get a degree in writing.
November 29, 2025 at 6:59 PM
Rest in peace, Tom Stoppard. I saw ARCADIA at Lincoln Center in 1995 and turned around and transferred to NYU to get a degree in writing.
Asking for a former student: Are there any MFA programs geared toward YA and/or fantasy? She's very talented but we're both a little lost as to next steps for her.
November 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Asking for a former student: Are there any MFA programs geared toward YA and/or fantasy? She's very talented but we're both a little lost as to next steps for her.
It's the last day to bid on a 30-minute hang for @jaketapper.bsky.social's extremely good veterans cause!
Incredibly embarrassed to say you could bid on a zoom call with me for the very worthy cause, Homes for Our Troops. I beg you, please do not let me die at $20! www.ebay.com/itm/28692204...
½ Hour Zoom Call with Taffy Brodesser-Akner | eBay
She lives in New York City. The experience includes a 30-minute Zoom call on a mutually agreeable date. No age restrictions. Duration: 30 minutes.
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November 20, 2025 at 3:05 PM
It's the last day to bid on a 30-minute hang for @jaketapper.bsky.social's extremely good veterans cause!
Incredibly embarrassed to say you could bid on a zoom call with me for the very worthy cause, Homes for Our Troops. I beg you, please do not let me die at $20! www.ebay.com/itm/28692204...
½ Hour Zoom Call with Taffy Brodesser-Akner | eBay
She lives in New York City. The experience includes a 30-minute Zoom call on a mutually agreeable date. No age restrictions. Duration: 30 minutes.
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November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Incredibly embarrassed to say you could bid on a zoom call with me for the very worthy cause, Homes for Our Troops. I beg you, please do not let me die at $20! www.ebay.com/itm/28692204...
Outraged about this. And subscribing. And so should you. Alan is the best of us, and I am devastated. alansepinwall.ghost.io/dont-stop-be...
Don't stop believing
Some news, as they say
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September 16, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Outraged about this. And subscribing. And so should you. Alan is the best of us, and I am devastated. alansepinwall.ghost.io/dont-stop-be...
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[plays audiobook of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion]
July 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
[plays audiobook of The Protocols of the Elders of Zion]
the dumbest thing is how everyone in the world didn't watch MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO/Max
June 16, 2025 at 12:25 AM
the dumbest thing is how everyone in the world didn't watch MY BRILLIANT FRIEND on HBO/Max
while this is all true, not what I was texted about (actually, just got another one!) this morning
"Taffy Brodesser-Akner has written the Erica Jong biopic, which is a dream...Amanda Seyfried is attached to play my mom, Rebecca Hall is going to direct it, and Steven Soderbergh is producing"
Is this about it?
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Is this about it?
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June 10, 2025 at 1:25 PM
while this is all true, not what I was texted about (actually, just got another one!) this morning
yes i know! I woke up to 14 texts about it!
June 10, 2025 at 12:56 PM
yes i know! I woke up to 14 texts about it!
HIT ME MINCEMEAT
June 9, 2025 at 3:06 AM
HIT ME MINCEMEAT
but also mincemeat should win everything
Man, I've never seen an awards show where I wanted so many shows and performers to win simultaneously & impossibly. What a terrific season of theater
June 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
but also mincemeat should win everything
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if you need to feel good about something in America tonight the Tonys is once again delivering
June 9, 2025 at 2:43 AM
if you need to feel good about something in America tonight the Tonys is once again delivering
best day of my life
June 9, 2025 at 2:42 AM
best day of my life
This is my superbowl! Hit it, Mincemeat!
June 9, 2025 at 2:27 AM
This is my superbowl! Hit it, Mincemeat!
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!!!!!!!!!!!COLEESCOLA!!!!!!!!!
June 9, 2025 at 2:15 AM
!!!!!!!!!!!COLEESCOLA!!!!!!!!!
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Well, Cole Escola winning a Tony and thanking someone from Grindr just vaulted into my ten favorite moments in Tony history. Actually, in history.
June 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Well, Cole Escola winning a Tony and thanking someone from Grindr just vaulted into my ten favorite moments in Tony history. Actually, in history.
I will be accepting on his behalf (despite the cease and desist)!!!!
Jak Malone wins! Congrats to Mincefluencer @taffyakner.bsky.social.
June 9, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I will be accepting on his behalf (despite the cease and desist)!!!!
I am literally receiving congratulations
June 9, 2025 at 12:41 AM
I am literally receiving congratulations
cmon cmon HOLY CRAP!!!!!!
June 9, 2025 at 12:38 AM
cmon cmon HOLY CRAP!!!!!!
