Kathryn Lupin (she/her)
@katopensans.bsky.social
Queer writer of queer happy ever afters.
Penguin Michael Joseph Award LL '24 | Room 204 24/25 Cohort | (Re)Presenting Romance '22 runner-up |
Penguin Michael Joseph Award LL '24 | Room 204 24/25 Cohort | (Re)Presenting Romance '22 runner-up |
Every time I watch the Barbie movie, I get such a strong urge to rewatch Jenny Nicholson's video about Forces of Destiny.
She does such a good breakdown of how little girls play with dolls, and there's so many echoes of that understanding in the Barbie movie.
She does such a good breakdown of how little girls play with dolls, and there's so many echoes of that understanding in the Barbie movie.
November 29, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Every time I watch the Barbie movie, I get such a strong urge to rewatch Jenny Nicholson's video about Forces of Destiny.
She does such a good breakdown of how little girls play with dolls, and there's so many echoes of that understanding in the Barbie movie.
She does such a good breakdown of how little girls play with dolls, and there's so many echoes of that understanding in the Barbie movie.
Ventured into the loft in search of CDs and have returned victorious with all my emo teen albums and the boxset of Cabin Pressure
September 13, 2025 at 11:07 AM
Ventured into the loft in search of CDs and have returned victorious with all my emo teen albums and the boxset of Cabin Pressure
Starting my once a quarter relisten to Failure to Adapt strong with their Fifty Shades of Grey episode. Now to work backwards through everything else.
September 12, 2025 at 9:14 AM
Starting my once a quarter relisten to Failure to Adapt strong with their Fifty Shades of Grey episode. Now to work backwards through everything else.
Note to self: next time you have a dream where you get to hang out with a podcaster you like but don't know irl & they won't let you get a word in edgeways?
You've fallen asleep listening to the podcast again & aren't deep enough asleep for it not to influence your dream. Wake up, it'll be easier.
You've fallen asleep listening to the podcast again & aren't deep enough asleep for it not to influence your dream. Wake up, it'll be easier.
August 30, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Note to self: next time you have a dream where you get to hang out with a podcaster you like but don't know irl & they won't let you get a word in edgeways?
You've fallen asleep listening to the podcast again & aren't deep enough asleep for it not to influence your dream. Wake up, it'll be easier.
You've fallen asleep listening to the podcast again & aren't deep enough asleep for it not to influence your dream. Wake up, it'll be easier.
There's also my Brideshead retelling and gothic short stories clamouring for attention, but I only have so many hours in the day 😭
Trying to finish my current rom com WIP, so I can either move on to my allotment rom com or Stepford Wives novella.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
August 25, 2025 at 10:04 AM
There's also my Brideshead retelling and gothic short stories clamouring for attention, but I only have so many hours in the day 😭
Spent maybe thirty minutes with my best friend before we were reminiscing about Nightmare Before Kissmas and how good it was.
@sararaaschbooks.com is a third book planned? Pretty please?
@sararaaschbooks.com is a third book planned? Pretty please?
August 22, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Spent maybe thirty minutes with my best friend before we were reminiscing about Nightmare Before Kissmas and how good it was.
@sararaaschbooks.com is a third book planned? Pretty please?
@sararaaschbooks.com is a third book planned? Pretty please?
Reposted by Kathryn Lupin (she/her)
🎪 We are announcing our programme, and ticket sales will go live on our website this Friday!
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July 30, 2025 at 2:58 PM
🎪 We are announcing our programme, and ticket sales will go live on our website this Friday!
#BirminghamEvents #BirminghamLiteratureFestival #LiteratureFestival #BookEvents
#BirminghamEvents #BirminghamLiteratureFestival #LiteratureFestival #BookEvents
For generations, people have done fibre craft while telling stories, gossiping, and setting the world to rights.
Are we sure if I cross stitch during an all day meeting, that's unprofessional?
Are we sure if I cross stitch during an all day meeting, that's unprofessional?
July 31, 2025 at 10:56 AM
For generations, people have done fibre craft while telling stories, gossiping, and setting the world to rights.
Are we sure if I cross stitch during an all day meeting, that's unprofessional?
Are we sure if I cross stitch during an all day meeting, that's unprofessional?
We've just started s2 of I Kissed a Boy, and "I'm looking for something casual. Like a husband" is going to live rent free in my head
June 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
We've just started s2 of I Kissed a Boy, and "I'm looking for something casual. Like a husband" is going to live rent free in my head
Trying to finish my current rom com WIP, so I can either move on to my allotment rom com or Stepford Wives novella.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
May 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Trying to finish my current rom com WIP, so I can either move on to my allotment rom com or Stepford Wives novella.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
Two very different vibes. The pull in either direction depends on how much of the news I've seen on any given day.
My dog understands that sometimes when I chop vegetables, she gets the scraps, and comes running when she hears the knife on the chopping board.
Today she was very sad that I did not give her the scraps of lemon and ginger 🙃
Today she was very sad that I did not give her the scraps of lemon and ginger 🙃
April 26, 2025 at 9:00 AM
My dog understands that sometimes when I chop vegetables, she gets the scraps, and comes running when she hears the knife on the chopping board.
Today she was very sad that I did not give her the scraps of lemon and ginger 🙃
Today she was very sad that I did not give her the scraps of lemon and ginger 🙃
The sun is shining, I have a good book (Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess) and in the next room, my spouse and our friend are laughing over how many potatoes they're planting at the allotment.
What a lovely day.
What a lovely day.
April 6, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The sun is shining, I have a good book (Everything's Fine by Cecilia Rabess) and in the next room, my spouse and our friend are laughing over how many potatoes they're planting at the allotment.
What a lovely day.
What a lovely day.
Realised I need to make If It Was You a dual pov, and in order to do that, I need a whole new playlist.
Ivy's is all Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.
Tash's is pure emo from my teenagehood - Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte and My Chemical Romance
Ivy's is all Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.
Tash's is pure emo from my teenagehood - Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte and My Chemical Romance
April 3, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Realised I need to make If It Was You a dual pov, and in order to do that, I need a whole new playlist.
Ivy's is all Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.
Tash's is pure emo from my teenagehood - Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte and My Chemical Romance
Ivy's is all Sabrina Carpenter and Chappell Roan.
Tash's is pure emo from my teenagehood - Fall Out Boy, Good Charlotte and My Chemical Romance
I'm reading Weather Girl by @rachelsolomon.bsky.social
There's a hundred pages left and I keep having to put it down after every chapter because EVERYTHING IS GOOD SO SOMETHING MUST BE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.
Really enjoyable book, 10/10, no notes.
There's a hundred pages left and I keep having to put it down after every chapter because EVERYTHING IS GOOD SO SOMETHING MUST BE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.
Really enjoyable book, 10/10, no notes.
Girl.by
February 9, 2025 at 4:55 PM
I'm reading Weather Girl by @rachelsolomon.bsky.social
There's a hundred pages left and I keep having to put it down after every chapter because EVERYTHING IS GOOD SO SOMETHING MUST BE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.
Really enjoyable book, 10/10, no notes.
There's a hundred pages left and I keep having to put it down after every chapter because EVERYTHING IS GOOD SO SOMETHING MUST BE ABOUT TO GO WRONG.
Really enjoyable book, 10/10, no notes.
Just watched Rye Lane and it was *so* good. Will be making many more people watch it, because it was everything I wanted from a romance film.
February 8, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Just watched Rye Lane and it was *so* good. Will be making many more people watch it, because it was everything I wanted from a romance film.
Stayed up to watch this deliberately and am so glad I did.
Didn't intend to stay up for an hour afterwards discussing fatphobia, fatness and anti fat bias with my spouse, but again, so glad I did.
Didn't intend to stay up for an hour afterwards discussing fatphobia, fatness and anti fat bias with my spouse, but again, so glad I did.
UK folks: today’s the day! @yrfatfriendfilm.bsky.social airs on BBC Four TODAY at 10pm, and it’s on iplayer!
@yrfatfriend.bsky.social this has made my DAY and I can't wait. You have no idea how huge of a smile you've given me this morning. Thank you www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
January 29, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Stayed up to watch this deliberately and am so glad I did.
Didn't intend to stay up for an hour afterwards discussing fatphobia, fatness and anti fat bias with my spouse, but again, so glad I did.
Didn't intend to stay up for an hour afterwards discussing fatphobia, fatness and anti fat bias with my spouse, but again, so glad I did.
As a teenager fed up of people saying I was going to marry my (male) best friend, I really hated When Harry Met Sally.
As an adult who married my (non binary) best friend, I really enjoyed it.
(Note: these are two different best friends)
As an adult who married my (non binary) best friend, I really enjoyed it.
(Note: these are two different best friends)
January 12, 2025 at 4:58 PM
As a teenager fed up of people saying I was going to marry my (male) best friend, I really hated When Harry Met Sally.
As an adult who married my (non binary) best friend, I really enjoyed it.
(Note: these are two different best friends)
As an adult who married my (non binary) best friend, I really enjoyed it.
(Note: these are two different best friends)
Today I've been going round in circles trying to find the Eat, Pray, Love episode of Failure to Adapt. I was convinced it existed.
It does not. I'm thinking of the Coyote Ugly episode, because the author of Eat, Pray, Love also wrote the article Coyote Ugly is based on.
It does not. I'm thinking of the Coyote Ugly episode, because the author of Eat, Pray, Love also wrote the article Coyote Ugly is based on.
January 5, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Today I've been going round in circles trying to find the Eat, Pray, Love episode of Failure to Adapt. I was convinced it existed.
It does not. I'm thinking of the Coyote Ugly episode, because the author of Eat, Pray, Love also wrote the article Coyote Ugly is based on.
It does not. I'm thinking of the Coyote Ugly episode, because the author of Eat, Pray, Love also wrote the article Coyote Ugly is based on.
My spouse: *calls me in from the other room so they can angrily explain to me how the box for a board game doesn't make logical sense or enable you to pack it away nicely*
Me, with heart eyes: I would kill for you
Me, with heart eyes: I would kill for you
December 27, 2024 at 10:29 PM
My spouse: *calls me in from the other room so they can angrily explain to me how the box for a board game doesn't make logical sense or enable you to pack it away nicely*
Me, with heart eyes: I would kill for you
Me, with heart eyes: I would kill for you
As a treat this Christmas Eve, I've been slowly rewatching Saltburn and writing down all my frustrations in a notebook as suggestions for my Brideshead au story idea.
December 24, 2024 at 6:01 PM
As a treat this Christmas Eve, I've been slowly rewatching Saltburn and writing down all my frustrations in a notebook as suggestions for my Brideshead au story idea.
So glad I left this episode persuade me to finally watch Happiest Season.
NEW EP: HAPPIEST SEASON (2020)
People have Very Strong Feelings about Clea DuVall's holiday romcom so this holiday season, the Wives Colangelo try to bring some much-needed balance to the polarizing discourse plaguing the sapphic community every season.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
People have Very Strong Feelings about Clea DuVall's holiday romcom so this holiday season, the Wives Colangelo try to bring some much-needed balance to the polarizing discourse plaguing the sapphic community every season.
Listen wherever you get your podcasts!
December 22, 2024 at 4:55 PM
So glad I left this episode persuade me to finally watch Happiest Season.
Going back to a YouTube video I loved as a teenager and seeing it was posted 17 years ago certainly makes me suddenly consider my age and mortality.
December 20, 2024 at 3:09 PM
Going back to a YouTube video I loved as a teenager and seeing it was posted 17 years ago certainly makes me suddenly consider my age and mortality.
Making butter is the most trust the process activity I have ever undertaken
December 19, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Making butter is the most trust the process activity I have ever undertaken
I have four lots of long trains over the next week and I just finished my book, so I have the dubious thrill of choosing which from my library stack I'll start for the first time on the train.
What if I misjudge the vibe when packing? 🫠
What if I misjudge the vibe when packing? 🫠
December 1, 2024 at 9:05 PM
I have four lots of long trains over the next week and I just finished my book, so I have the dubious thrill of choosing which from my library stack I'll start for the first time on the train.
What if I misjudge the vibe when packing? 🫠
What if I misjudge the vibe when packing? 🫠
I'm neither writing nor editing, but a secret third thing.
(Imagining and reimagining the opening to a short story while never actually getting words down on a page)
(Imagining and reimagining the opening to a short story while never actually getting words down on a page)
November 30, 2024 at 6:50 PM
I'm neither writing nor editing, but a secret third thing.
(Imagining and reimagining the opening to a short story while never actually getting words down on a page)
(Imagining and reimagining the opening to a short story while never actually getting words down on a page)