Gina Barreca
@theginabarreca.bsky.social
Bestselling author, Leading expert on gender and humor, Internationally celebrated speaker. Charming troublemaker.
Pre-order FAST FAMOUS WOMEN here:
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Pre-order FAST FAMOUS WOMEN here:
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Ever lose a friend and wonder why? Please read my new @psychologytoday.com post "17 Ways to Lose a Friend!" #FridayReads www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/snow...
17 Ways to Lose a Friend!
How to end a friendship? In the middle of a conversation, say "I'm getting a text. Let me just see who this is. I need a minute." (Translation: "No, I'm not busy, what's up?")
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November 7, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Ever lose a friend and wonder why? Please read my new @psychologytoday.com post "17 Ways to Lose a Friend!" #FridayReads www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/snow...
Katie Couric Media/Katie Couric's Wake-Up Call features my essay today for #WorldMentalHealthDay about how humor can be a survival skill. I am proud to have written this for Katie Couric Media about my mother.
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What My Mother’s Depression Taught Me About Humor’s Role in Mental Health
And how her pain impacted my own mental health journey.
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October 10, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Katie Couric Media/Katie Couric's Wake-Up Call features my essay today for #WorldMentalHealthDay about how humor can be a survival skill. I am proud to have written this for Katie Couric Media about my mother.
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Join me for an inspiring evening dedicated to women's heart health!
All proceeds support the Women's Heart Wellness Program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. ❤️
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All proceeds support the Women's Heart Wellness Program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. ❤️
More here:
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September 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Join me for an inspiring evening dedicated to women's heart health!
All proceeds support the Women's Heart Wellness Program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. ❤️
More here:
www.instagram.com/p/DN3ZJrlUn6...
All proceeds support the Women's Heart Wellness Program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. ❤️
More here:
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School starts soon - that is GINA SCHOOL! Today is the official #Preorder and #CoverReveal for #GINASCHOOL the new, illustrated book by Gina Barreca. Woodhall Press releases GINA SCHOOL on October 7, 2025. Thank you.
Amazon link:
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Bookshop link:
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Amazon link:
bit.ly/GinaSchool
Bookshop link:
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July 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
School starts soon - that is GINA SCHOOL! Today is the official #Preorder and #CoverReveal for #GINASCHOOL the new, illustrated book by Gina Barreca. Woodhall Press releases GINA SCHOOL on October 7, 2025. Thank you.
Amazon link:
bit.ly/GinaSchool
Bookshop link:
bit.ly/GinaSchoolBook
Amazon link:
bit.ly/GinaSchool
Bookshop link:
bit.ly/GinaSchoolBook
IT'S HERE! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is OUT NOW on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Woodhall Press, and wherever else you get your books! THANK you to Woodhall Press and to all the wonderful women writers who contributed to the book! www.facebook.com/share/r/14EB...
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March 4, 2025 at 9:30 PM
IT'S HERE! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is OUT NOW on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Woodhall Press, and wherever else you get your books! THANK you to Woodhall Press and to all the wonderful women writers who contributed to the book! www.facebook.com/share/r/14EB...
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BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!
It's March 4th and that means, "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" is officially out!
Edited by the one and only, @theginabarreca.bsky.social "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" includes my essay about the time I sat next to Maya Angelou on an early morning flight.
Get yours!
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It's March 4th and that means, "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" is officially out!
Edited by the one and only, @theginabarreca.bsky.social "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" includes my essay about the time I sat next to Maya Angelou on an early morning flight.
Get yours!
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Fast Famous Women
Check out Fast Famous Women - <p>What do Sylvia Plath, Mae West, Taylor Swift, Shirley Chisholm, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta, Lizzie Borden, Billie Jean King, and Eleanor o...
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March 4, 2025 at 4:02 PM
BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!
It's March 4th and that means, "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" is officially out!
Edited by the one and only, @theginabarreca.bsky.social "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" includes my essay about the time I sat next to Maya Angelou on an early morning flight.
Get yours!
bookshop.org/p/books/fast...
It's March 4th and that means, "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" is officially out!
Edited by the one and only, @theginabarreca.bsky.social "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" includes my essay about the time I sat next to Maya Angelou on an early morning flight.
Get yours!
bookshop.org/p/books/fast...
For our #FAMOUSWOMENFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women who wrote a beautiful essay on their long literary friendship. If you've enjoyed these weekly glimpses behind the curtain of Fast Famous Women, please pre-order your copy today to meet the whole cast!
For our #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women writers: a pair of award-winning poets who contributed a beautiful essay about their long literary friendship.
That’s a wrap on Famous ...
For our #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women writers: a pair of award-winning poets who contributed a beautiful essay about their long literary friendship.
That’s a wrap on Famous....
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February 28, 2025 at 11:25 PM
For our #FAMOUSWOMENFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women who wrote a beautiful essay on their long literary friendship. If you've enjoyed these weekly glimpses behind the curtain of Fast Famous Women, please pre-order your copy today to meet the whole cast!
HERE WE GO! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is going on tour--come and see me (and some fast, famous guest speakers) at any of these wonderful events! I'll be doing both in-person and virtual events, so anyone in any part of the world will have a chance to join the party. SEE YOU THERE!
February 27, 2025 at 4:17 PM
HERE WE GO! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is going on tour--come and see me (and some fast, famous guest speakers) at any of these wonderful events! I'll be doing both in-person and virtual events, so anyone in any part of the world will have a chance to join the party. SEE YOU THERE!
Can you guess today's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY? Hint: Today's her birthday, and she's the subject of a WONDERFUL essay by @writerbonnie.com ! Pre-order your copy of #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN today---less than two weeks until the book launch!
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Can you guess today’s #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? Here’s a hint: today’s her birthday!
That’s right, it’s ERMA BOMBECK—humorist, columnist, and subject of @bonniejeanwriter ‘s wonderful essay! Bonnie Jean ...
Can you guess today’s #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? Here’s a hint: today’s her birthday!
That’s right, it’s ERMA BOMBECK—humorist, columnist, and subject of @bonniejeanwriter ‘s wonderful essay! Bonnie Jean....
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February 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM
Can you guess today's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY? Hint: Today's her birthday, and she's the subject of a WONDERFUL essay by @writerbonnie.com ! Pre-order your copy of #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN today---less than two weeks until the book launch!
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Two weeks to go!
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FAST FAMOUS WOMEN launches in TWO WEEKS!! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet, doll? | Gina Barreca
FAST FAMOUS WOMEN launches in TWO WEEKS!! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet, doll?.
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February 18, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Two weeks to go!
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It's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY again! Only two more Fridays until FAST FAMOUS WOMEN is launched on MARCH 4th--in the meantime, can you guess this week's mystery woman? (She's the subject of a FABULOUS essay by the equally fabulous, Pulitzer Prize-winning Jane Smiley). www.facebook.com/reel/8552154...
You heard it here first, doll---if author Jane Smiley's life is ever made into a movie, her pick for the lead role is TODAY'S #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY!
Did you guess who it was? Were you surprised? Have y...
You heard it here first, doll---if author Jane Smiley's life is ever made into a movie, her pick for the lead role is TODAY'S #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY!
Did you guess who it was? Were you surprised? Have.....
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February 14, 2025 at 11:15 PM
It's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY again! Only two more Fridays until FAST FAMOUS WOMEN is launched on MARCH 4th--in the meantime, can you guess this week's mystery woman? (She's the subject of a FABULOUS essay by the equally fabulous, Pulitzer Prize-winning Jane Smiley). www.facebook.com/reel/8552154...
In celebration of Black History is American History and from the essay on Audre Lorde by #NyankaKizzy in #fastfamouswomen, here's one great line....
preorder at #greatprice at a great #independent #bookstore #womenownedbusiness www.rjjulia.com/book/9781960...
preorder at #greatprice at a great #independent #bookstore #womenownedbusiness www.rjjulia.com/book/9781960...
February 14, 2025 at 8:46 PM
In celebration of Black History is American History and from the essay on Audre Lorde by #NyankaKizzy in #fastfamouswomen, here's one great line....
preorder at #greatprice at a great #independent #bookstore #womenownedbusiness www.rjjulia.com/book/9781960...
preorder at #greatprice at a great #independent #bookstore #womenownedbusiness www.rjjulia.com/book/9781960...
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It's such an honor to be included in the FAST FAMOUS WOMEN anthology launching on March 4th!
#FamousWomanFriday
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Hello Bluesky! Kicking off this new account with a little promotion for my anthology FAST FAMOUS WOMEN, launching March 4th. Can you guess the Fast Famous Woman of the week? She's the subject of an essay by the wonderful, hilarious @leighannlord.bsky.social !
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Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight.
Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in FA...
Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight.
Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in...
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February 7, 2025 at 10:53 PM
It's such an honor to be included in the FAST FAMOUS WOMEN anthology launching on March 4th!
#FamousWomanFriday
#FamousWomanFriday
Hello Bluesky! Kicking off this new account with a little promotion for my anthology FAST FAMOUS WOMEN, launching March 4th. Can you guess the Fast Famous Woman of the week? She's the subject of an essay by the wonderful, hilarious @leighannlord.bsky.social !
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Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight.
Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in FA...
Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight.
Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in...
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February 7, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Hello Bluesky! Kicking off this new account with a little promotion for my anthology FAST FAMOUS WOMEN, launching March 4th. Can you guess the Fast Famous Woman of the week? She's the subject of an essay by the wonderful, hilarious @leighannlord.bsky.social !
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