Alex Fallgren
@alexfallgren.bsky.social
I write books about queer girls doing hard things and take lots of photos of my cat. Rep'd by Sara Crowe
Hamline MFAC '21, Lambda Fellow '23
she/her
Hamline MFAC '21, Lambda Fellow '23
she/her
When I was waiting tables in college, I waited on Joan Cusack and her family. I didn't mention that I recognized her, since she was clearly trying to stay on the DL. She left me a $100 tip and note thanking me for my discretion.
Who is the nicest or kindest celebrity you ever met? For me it was Wilson Cruz—I met him at a comic book convention and he was incredibly sweet and humored me while I raved about his various important roles and then he gave me a big hug. He smelled amazing, too.
September 20, 2025 at 8:29 PM
When I was waiting tables in college, I waited on Joan Cusack and her family. I didn't mention that I recognized her, since she was clearly trying to stay on the DL. She left me a $100 tip and note thanking me for my discretion.
SO. MUCH. THIS.
Young people want them. And writers want to write them. Publishing needs to buy them.
Young people want them. And writers want to write them. Publishing needs to buy them.
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit. (TLT)
Move Over, Middle Grade: Take Two, by guest bloggers Christina Chatel and Marcia Kochel
Two middle school librarians talk about the need for Young Teen Lit
teenlibrariantoolbox.com
June 9, 2025 at 9:34 PM
SO. MUCH. THIS.
Young people want them. And writers want to write them. Publishing needs to buy them.
Young people want them. And writers want to write them. Publishing needs to buy them.
Here's the thing that doesn't get talked about enough.
It's not actually about parental rights. It's about human rights. Because young people are human.
Humans have a right to information about the world they live in.
Period.
Parents are free to put their own spin on that.
But not to withhold it.
It's not actually about parental rights. It's about human rights. Because young people are human.
Humans have a right to information about the world they live in.
Period.
Parents are free to put their own spin on that.
But not to withhold it.
BREAKING: Supreme Court appears likely to rule for parents who objected to books made available in a school district's elementary schools that feature stories about LGBT characters.
Supreme Court appears poised to rule for parents who objected to LGBTQ content in elementary schools
Some parents in Montgomery County, Md. say they have a religious right to ensure their children aren't exposed to LGBTQ books in the classroom.
nbcnews.to
April 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Here's the thing that doesn't get talked about enough.
It's not actually about parental rights. It's about human rights. Because young people are human.
Humans have a right to information about the world they live in.
Period.
Parents are free to put their own spin on that.
But not to withhold it.
It's not actually about parental rights. It's about human rights. Because young people are human.
Humans have a right to information about the world they live in.
Period.
Parents are free to put their own spin on that.
But not to withhold it.
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The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
STATEMENT: Federal Funding for Libraries Makes it Case in the Supreme Court
The Trump Administration is attempting to have this case dismissed based on standing.
www.everylibrary.org
April 21, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Trump Administration is desperate to have this case dismissed
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
www.everylibrary.org/trump_imls_e... via @everylibrary.bsky.social
Everyone understands that this is DIRECTLY RELATED to the who Depp/Heard thing, right? That that case opened the door to more of this stuff. We all get that right?
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
Neil Gaiman Seeks $500,000 From Accuser Caroline Wallner
The author says she broke her NDA by sharing her story with the media, including with New York Magazine. Wallner accused Gaiman of sexual misconduct during the time she lived and worked on his property in Woodstock.
www.vulture.com
April 21, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Everyone understands that this is DIRECTLY RELATED to the who Depp/Heard thing, right? That that case opened the door to more of this stuff. We all get that right?
RIGHT?
RIGHT?
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This book is starting to show up on a ton of Best of 2024 lists, and with good cause. If you have a kiddo who loves scary stories, @anneursu.bsky.social's NOT QUITE A GHOST needs to be on your bookshelf! bookshop.org/p/books/not-...
Not Quite a Ghost a book by Anne Ursu
From the award-winning author of The Troubled Girls of Dragomir Academy comes an unforgettable and deeply personal story of the ghosts that surround us--and the ones we carry inside.The house seemed t...
bookshop.org
November 26, 2024 at 11:22 PM
This book is starting to show up on a ton of Best of 2024 lists, and with good cause. If you have a kiddo who loves scary stories, @anneursu.bsky.social's NOT QUITE A GHOST needs to be on your bookshelf! bookshop.org/p/books/not-...
Watching the Iowa Opus Honor Choir live stream because my niblings are singing, and right now the 9th grade choir is doing a choral version of Times They Are A Changing and I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
November 21, 2024 at 11:55 PM
Watching the Iowa Opus Honor Choir live stream because my niblings are singing, and right now the 9th grade choir is doing a choral version of Times They Are A Changing and I'M NOT CRYING YOU'RE CRYING
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Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
November 21, 2024 at 1:21 AM
Whenever we make ourselves smaller for them, they just shrink our box again.
The rules are the rules.
November 21, 2024 at 11:45 PM
The rules are the rules.
"Alex seems to have little patience for those who are... how to say it... not as smart as her."
-my seventh grade English teacher
-my seventh grade English teacher
"John's brain is like a skewed halogen automobile lamp: Perfectly efficient for the purposes of its design, it does the driver little good illuminating the trees by the side of the road"
-- My high school Latin teacher, on my grading slip
-- My high school Latin teacher, on my grading slip
Introduce yourself with your worst feedback from school:
Hi, I'm Keith, and I know it's been a long semester and I've worked really hard so this one'll slide, but if I EVER hand in something like this again...
Hi, I'm Keith, and I know it's been a long semester and I've worked really hard so this one'll slide, but if I EVER hand in something like this again...
November 20, 2024 at 11:42 PM
"Alex seems to have little patience for those who are... how to say it... not as smart as her."
-my seventh grade English teacher
-my seventh grade English teacher
I'm so proud of this year's Chicago Public Library Teen Best of the Best list. Now, more than ever, those of us on this committee strive to make sure that every teen can find themselves reflected in these books.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Best Teen Fiction 2024 — a staff-created list from Chicago Public Library
Chicago Public Library recommends these titles as the very best fiction published for teens in 2024.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com
November 19, 2024 at 11:08 PM
I'm so proud of this year's Chicago Public Library Teen Best of the Best list. Now, more than ever, those of us on this committee strive to make sure that every teen can find themselves reflected in these books.
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
chipublib.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
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Why do I always think a little vacation will fix me when what would actually fix me was not stressing about money for every moment of my life.
November 19, 2024 at 3:01 PM
Why do I always think a little vacation will fix me when what would actually fix me was not stressing about money for every moment of my life.
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Oh Hi.
I am trying to drastically limit my time online, but I do write about my struggles to find joy in writing and in life that you can read if you want to.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I am trying to drastically limit my time online, but I do write about my struggles to find joy in writing and in life that you can read if you want to.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
When the Worst Happens
A moment of grief for the small, selfish losses
open.substack.com
November 16, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Oh Hi.
I am trying to drastically limit my time online, but I do write about my struggles to find joy in writing and in life that you can read if you want to.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I am trying to drastically limit my time online, but I do write about my struggles to find joy in writing and in life that you can read if you want to.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I just need you to know that in Illinois, there are two animals that can be service animals.
Dogs,
and
MINIATURE PONIES.
Dogs,
and
MINIATURE PONIES.
October 17, 2024 at 8:39 PM
I just need you to know that in Illinois, there are two animals that can be service animals.
Dogs,
and
MINIATURE PONIES.
Dogs,
and
MINIATURE PONIES.
Oh Hai!
I wrote about my querying journey (which just ended! Because I signed with an amazing agent!) and how much I love Hamline MFAC
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I wrote about my querying journey (which just ended! Because I signed with an amazing agent!) and how much I love Hamline MFAC
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
Hello From the Other Side (of the Query Trenches)
Or: A Love Letter To Hamline MFAC
open.substack.com
March 7, 2024 at 8:10 PM
Oh Hai!
I wrote about my querying journey (which just ended! Because I signed with an amazing agent!) and how much I love Hamline MFAC
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I wrote about my querying journey (which just ended! Because I signed with an amazing agent!) and how much I love Hamline MFAC
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
I wrote a different kind of recap and I loved it so much I think this is going to be my new yearly tradition.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
December 18, 2023 at 10:49 PM
I wrote a different kind of recap and I loved it so much I think this is going to be my new yearly tradition.
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
open.substack.com/pub/alexfall...
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Karen Smith being sworn in to the Central Bucks school board, a district near Philadelphia. For her oath she chose to place her hand on a stack of frequently challenged & banned books. 📚
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
December 6, 2023 at 1:29 AM
Karen Smith being sworn in to the Central Bucks school board, a district near Philadelphia. For her oath she chose to place her hand on a stack of frequently challenged & banned books. 📚
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
www.phillyburbs.com/story/news/l...
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Families of Central Buck School District were so excited to replace their Moms For Liberty-backed school board they held a tailgate party as their newly-elected school board was sworn in. Among the new board's first actions were reversing many of the anti-LGBT proposals adopted by the ousted board
Central Bucks School District swear in new school board members, locals tailgate to celebrate
A new school board is giving many hope for Central Bucks School District after it has seen many controversies over the past few years.
www.fox29.com
December 5, 2023 at 4:18 PM
Families of Central Buck School District were so excited to replace their Moms For Liberty-backed school board they held a tailgate party as their newly-elected school board was sworn in. Among the new board's first actions were reversing many of the anti-LGBT proposals adopted by the ousted board
I wrote about how I'm about to turn 40 and I have no idea what that means or if it means anything at all, so check it out if you want.
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alexfallgren.substack.com/p/next-month...
Next Month I Will Turn 40
On getting older in a weird world
alexfallgren.substack.com
December 5, 2023 at 6:01 PM
I wrote about how I'm about to turn 40 and I have no idea what that means or if it means anything at all, so check it out if you want.
alexfallgren.substack.com/p/next-month...
alexfallgren.substack.com/p/next-month...
While You Were Sleeping is a truly perfect movie. It is facts.
Today in the December Comfort Watches: While You Were Sleeping, which is a love story, just not the one you might think it is -- and that's what makes it so revisitable.
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December 4, 2023 at 6:31 PM
While You Were Sleeping is a truly perfect movie. It is facts.
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love repackaging those dystopian late-stage capitalist horrors as heartwarming stories
November 25, 2023 at 8:05 PM
love repackaging those dystopian late-stage capitalist horrors as heartwarming stories
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My latest newsletter explores free speech, hate speech, and the debate over "From the River to the Sea."
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November 26, 2023 at 8:32 PM
My latest newsletter explores free speech, hate speech, and the debate over "From the River to the Sea."
dashkaslater.substack.com/p/what-we-ta...
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List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie
Yo-Yo Ma
Joan Cusack
Neve Campbell
Bernadette Peters
Bobby McFerrin
Yo-Yo Ma
Joan Cusack
Neve Campbell
Bernadette Peters
Bobby McFerrin
List 5 famous people you've met, but one is a lie. (Dr Who edition)
Jon Pertwee
Miriam Margolies
Russell T Davies
Peter Davison
Peter Capaldi
Jon Pertwee
Miriam Margolies
Russell T Davies
Peter Davison
Peter Capaldi
List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie.
Alice Cooper
Sonny Bono
Stiv Bators
Nina Hartley
Frank Oppenheimer
Alice Cooper
Sonny Bono
Stiv Bators
Nina Hartley
Frank Oppenheimer
November 27, 2023 at 1:20 AM
List 5 famous people you’ve met, but one is a lie
Yo-Yo Ma
Joan Cusack
Neve Campbell
Bernadette Peters
Bobby McFerrin
Yo-Yo Ma
Joan Cusack
Neve Campbell
Bernadette Peters
Bobby McFerrin