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Joanna B (she/her)
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Nonfiction writer, when brain cells allow.
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
A promotional shot of Peter O’Toole and Audrey Hepburn for the film “How to Steal a Million.” They are back to back, O’Toole is wearing a tux and holding a small statue, Hepburn is wearing a black lace dress, black lace tights, and a black lace mask over her eyes and is holding an old pistol.
October 19, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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Well this seems ominous
Screenshot from a website, reading: You’ve read your last free article.
October 16, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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I disagree.
Inbox preview of an email from Sanctuary Astrology. Subject line: You can stop spiraling now Preview text: Mercury goes direct, Venus is thriving, and your love life’s getting a little louder…
August 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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And then: Earthlings by Sayaka Murata

So deeply weird, but I like that. It’s probably a bad sign to be comforted by following a character that is disassociating so intrinsically. Check out trigger warnings before reading.
Paperback copy of Earthlings by Sayaka Murata sitting on my knit weighted blanket. A little stuffed hedgehog is alone on the cover with some orange red spots and the title, etc.
June 30, 2025 at 9:36 PM
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Again, I need to catch up on this list: How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones

God, so many beautiful words thoughtfully assembled.
Photo of page 34 from How We Fight for Our Lives by Saeed Jones, including this quote: People don’t just happen. We sacrifice former versions of ourselves. We sacrifice the people who dared to raise us. The “I” it seems doesn’t exist until we are able to say, “I am no longer yours.”
June 30, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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What they mean when they say they want viewpoint diversity:

(Confused? See the alt text.)
Three glass jars on a kitchen counter containing, left to right: wheat flour, white sugar, and all-purpose flour. They’re just slightly different shades of white and come from the same grocery aisle.
June 9, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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Oh, the irony
Screenshot from Hootsuite’s social media planning calendar, which notes holidays and things for potential posts. On Friday, May 30, the hovered-over suggestion is: National Creativity Day - Create a caption with AI
May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
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Then I grabbed from my shelf: 100 Boyfriends by Brontez Purnell

Dysfunctional, matter of fact, and sexy. With fabulous passages like this:
Page 128 of Brontez Purnell’s “100 Boyfriends”: What are the mechanics of desire? In what feels like all of three seconds my mind spins into a hard flashback on past lives—men I loved, some of who I eventually hated; they are all still there somewhere, all hovering around. I called them “boyfriends,” though this was not always the case. But they were all like pieces of bubblegum you chew hours after the flavor leaves and that you accidentally swallow, and then (supposedly) sit in your guts for seven years. It was like the woman in the eighties who always swallowed her chewing gum and one day the doctors had to surgically remove the tennis ball-sizes was of gum from her intestines—this was the level of exorcism I needed.
May 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
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After that, an audiobook: Self Care by Leigh Stein

I can’t explain why, but I was always waiting for this to tip from satire into horror. But that’s just a me thing, this was a fun listen.
Screenshot of my phone’s Home Screen when listening to “Self Care” by Leigh Stein, which is a very pink cover with a stylized lotion bottle
May 3, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Catching this thread up: White Magic by Elissa Washuta

So good, so crafty, a good read for making me want to write. (Moonpie also enjoyed.)
Paperback copy of “White Magic” by Elissa Washuta on a carpeted floor, with the cutest calico cat ever sitting next to it, looking at the camera
May 3, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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Seven years ago today I brought Moonpie home 💕
An adorable little calico cat standing up to look into a mirror hanging off the back of a door, and you can see her face in the reflection
April 14, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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Witch fingers forever!
A photo taken while in the passenger seat of a car with a basket that contains a plant and a bottle of Coke Zero in my lap, my fingers topped with Bugles and in claw formation
March 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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Another audiobook: The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell

It’s interesting stuff, and I appreciated the more memoir-y aspects. With the history and analysis I sometimes wanted to dig into more of the contradictions and complications.
Audiobook cover of The Age of Magical Overthinking by Amanda Montell: there’s an illustration of a blue hand with fingers crossed, surrounded by some stars, planetary rings, and other sort of groovy graphic details
March 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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It would be her anthem
Still from the 1976 movie “Carrie,” from the prom scene. Carrie is standing on the stage, covered in blood with her eyes wide, about to wreak revenge
March 19, 2025 at 1:56 PM
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Next audiobook I finished: A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister

I would listen to Kate explain anything and everything to me, but especially her advocating for the word “cunt.”
The cover of A Curious History of Sex by Kate Lister: the title is in big hot pink lettering, with a black and white illustration of a man on his knees and his hands up a woman’s skirts; neither look particularly enthralled
March 16, 2025 at 3:18 PM
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Tore through this: The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir

Love the voice, love the unsettling ambiguity. Anyone interested in reading should check content warnings, though.
My hand holding a very pink book (The Night Guest by Hildur Knútsdóttir) in front of my fridge, which is covered in magnetic poetry, an instax photo, and a magnet of three kittens
March 8, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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Next: Will I Ever Have Sex Again? by Sofie Hagen

Shout out to my mom for bringing this over from the UK, I don’t know that it’s available here yet and I knew I need this from Sofie.
A pink and red book cover sitting on an oversized knit blanket: Will I Ever Have Sex Again? by Sofie Hagen. There’s also a sticker with a screaming possum sticking out from the top because that was the bookmark I used
February 23, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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First up: The Museum of Human History by Rebekah Bergman

Loved it, will have to come up with something more eloquent than “vibey and sad” to say at book club, like how satisfying it is to experience all the interconnected stories on a jumbled-just-right timeline.
The cover of Rebekah Bergman’s The History of Human History. A woman is illustrated on the cover from the shoulders up, but the top of her head is obscured by an orange cloud
January 13, 2025 at 3:29 AM
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The puffed puffs in question:
A basket of pão de queijo, Brazilian cheesy rolls that are slightly golden brown on the “bottom” (they are sitting upside down in the basket). They are each maybe two inches in diameter and taste delicious
December 27, 2024 at 2:05 PM
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Pretty much the only tradition that perseveres for me and my dad is making the most enormous bowl of potato salad (it’s a Czech thing), eating it as a side on Christmas Eve dinner and then for breakfast/lunch for however many days afterwards
Close up of potato salad with bits of corn, peas, carrot, pickle, and ham in it (also a big serving spoon sticking out)
December 26, 2024 at 2:27 AM
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Day 24 of the Bonne Maman advent calendar: pear and cocoa nibs
A classic Bonne Maman jar with the red checkered lid (but in a tiny size) inside an advent window; the door says “Let It Snow”
December 24, 2024 at 7:36 PM
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Day 23 of the Bonne Maman advent calendar: apricot and orange blossom
A little jar of jam inside an advent window; on the inside of the door it says “A Time of Magic”
December 24, 2024 at 4:33 AM
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Day 22 of the Bonne Maman advent calendar: Mirabelle plum and Linden blossom
Inside the advent calendar window is a little jar of jam with the classic red Bonne Maman lid, and the inside of the little door says, “Joy to All”
December 22, 2024 at 4:19 PM
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Day 21 of the Bonne Maman advent calendar: pineapple and passion fruit
Open advent calendar window with a mini jar of jam inside; the door of the window says “Spread Christmas Cheer”
December 22, 2024 at 12:08 AM
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Day 20 of the Bonne Maman advent calendar: white nectarine and peach
Inside the advent calendar is a mini jar of jam with a pink lid; the inside of the door to the window says “Share Special Moments”
December 21, 2024 at 3:07 AM