SB 13 is a bill that removes local control from public schools across Texas and gives politicians (not parents) the power to decide what books are or are not available to students. action.everylibrary.org/texas_school...

Please give this week's Liminal a read - we dig into the escalating book bans in the US, what they mean, and how you can help. Bizarrely, the title of the link is incorrect. The title is: What's Behind Americans' Fear of Books. jennifersteil.substack.com/p/the-idiocy...

Please give this week's Liminal a read - we dig into the escalating book bans in the US, what they mean, and how you can help. Bizarrely, the title of the link is incorrect. The title is: What's Behind Americans' Fear of Books. jennifersteil.substack.com/p/the-idiocy...

The CDC Library plays an important role in providing our public health professionals with access to the best information. Without them, CDC employees will lose access to information and resources in an outbreak. bit.ly/4qaDIMi via @everylibrary.bsky.social

A thread: My friend and Columbia classmate @jfsteilauthor.bsky.social published this beautiful piece of writing in this weekend's New York Times. First I want you to go read it. And then... www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

During COVID, authors who had books published in 2020 banded together to create the group Lockdown Lit. We did joint events & promoted one another's work. One member, @jfsteilauthor.bsky.social has had a Modern Love column published. It's heartbreakingly beautiful. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

My friend @jfsteilauthor.bsky.social has a piece in the Modern Love column of the New York Times! I truly wish it was under better circumstances, but this is a huge accomplishment. 💞📰 www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

It is one of the greatest honors of my writing life to have this piece in the Modern Love column of @nytimes.com this weekend. It's online now, in print this weekend! It would mean the world to me if you could give it a read, and perhaps share it! www.nytimes.com/2025/09/26/s...

This week's Liminal column is out! Would love it if you gave it a read and shared it with your people. jennifersteil.substack.com/p/border-cro...

The National Endowment for the Arts was founded to benefit every single American. How well do you understand its impact on your life? Please checkout my latest Liminal, and I would be so happy if you were inclined to subscribe and or share! #NEA #arts jennifersteil.substack.com/p/why-you-sh...

This week's Liminal column takes a break from cancer to talk about art, and why I breathe it. Please give it a read and share with your friends! How art operates as an oxygen mask open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

I'm delighted my interview on Off-Leash Arts with Tanya Shaffer is out now! It was a delight to talk with fellow Oberlin grad Tanya about writing, theater, kidnapping, etc. www.tanyashaffer.com/off-leash-ar... #writing #oberlin #books #travel #ExileMusic #ovariancancer #TheAmbassadorsWife #Yemen

Once in awhile, I am delighted to stumble upon a review of one of my books I hadn't seen before. I just discovered this moving review of Exile Music: literaryhoarders.com/5-star-ratin... #exilemusic #literaryfiction #historicalfiction #Bolivia #Austria

Food-distribution points in Gaza have practically become death traps, @ibishblog.bsky.social argues. The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation may not have intended to create these conditions, but it now perpetuates them without correction and with full awareness.

Every day, a new reason to be ashamed to be an American. Kids should have the opportunity to read whatever the hell they want. How else will their minds open? #reading #lgbtq #censorship pen.org/press-releas...

"“It’s more about sharing, not necessarily the experience, but the fact that ‘I was there,’” she said." A Photo Gone Wrong in the Uffizi Fuels Selfie Worries in Europe’s Museums www.nytimes.com/2025/06/26/w...

Cheered me up this morning: apnews.com/article/bois...  Salt Lake City and Boise make pride flags official city emblems, skirting flag ban laws

America is facing a broad assault on free expression and access to knowledge. Here are three ways to stand up for free speech and libraries. Read more: authorsguild.org/news/3-ways-...

Trump signed an Executive Order attacking Federal Funding for Libraries. Please send an email to your legislators and governors before it's too late! action.everylibrary.org/emaileo2025 via @everylibrary.bsky.social

What the hell does an ambassador do? I cannot tell you how often people ask me this question. Thus, this week I interview my husband, who explains it all open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

“To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, or that we are to stand by the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.” ― Theodore Roosevelt

Freedom of speech isn't doing well at Columbia, with deans warning international students that "...their academic accomplishments — or even their freedom — could be at risk if they attracted the ire of the Trump administration." www.nytimes.com/2025/03/12/n...

Today's Liminal offers some medical updates, a story about a friendship born of flowers, and an account of a hectic but exciting less-than-48 hours in London. jennifersteil.substack.com/p/a-friendsh...

Toni Morrison's Beloved, Kurt Vonnegut’s Slaughterhouse-Five... literary classics are under attack. The Authors Guild has taken a significant step forward in our legal challenge against Florida’s controversial book removal law (Section 1006.28). Read more: authorsguild.org/news/ag-asks...

I want to share a heartening and thoughtful piece I read this morning about a place close to my heart. I spent much time waitressing at Sugarbush Mountain, and I vote in Vermont, one of my two home states. Also, thank you, Lucy, for being so true to Vermont: billmckibben.substack.com/p/special-ve...

Congratulations to all of my fellow shortlisted writers!!!

Delighted that my short-story "Dead-end Vagina" has been shortlisted for the Bournemouth Writing Prize! It will be published in a forthcoming anthology. I'm thrilled this story will be appearing in print!

Announcing the shortlist for the 2025 Bournemouth Writing Prize. These wonderful writers will be featured in the anthology on sale in April. Two overall winners announced next week. CONGRATS TO ALL & THANKS TO EVERYONE WHO ENTERED! We are already working on the 10th Anniversary BW Prize for 2026!

A few months ago, I created a newsletter for the post-election US. I post briefly on what (to me) seems important & actionable: things we can do or stuff we need to know to keep each other safe. If you were looking for this, here it is. (My old thread got too long. Hence this repost). #survival

My latest edition of Liminal discusses treatments ahead, my time in Paris, and my relationship with religion. I look forward to hearing from you! You can subscribe for free here: jennifersteil.substack.com If you enjoy Liminal, please also share it with your friends and family! Love to you all.

Dispiriting appointment with my oncologist followed by news the rapists running our country want to defund medical research. Good thing I’m on antidepressants.

This week's Liminal: On creating home when the walls keep changing (& cancer news) #home #cancer #travel #lifeabroad #immigrant #expat #https://open.substack.com/pub/jennifersteil/p/on-building-a-home-when-the-walls?r=3y460&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web&showWelcomeOnShare=true

I’m a part time librarian and I just want to echo what I’ve seen other librarians say recently: there is a HUGE uptick in requests for social justice, climate justice, abolition, history, etc books and I just want to say nobody is giving up the fight. If anything people are fighting harder #library

Meta is flooding its platforms with "digital slop that can cause serious harm by reinforcing cultural biases and stereotypes." I talked to Meta’s Black AI character. Here’s what she told me. wapo.st/4jDCFRR

"It remains more difficult than it should be to get critics to acknowledge that women’s experiences, too, can say something about the human condition." #novels #womenwriters #malewriters #genderinequity in #publishing www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Latest edition of Liminal is out, on how covid and cancer brought ballet back into my life, and why it matters. Dancing by Myself open.substack.com/pub/jennifer...

Just finished my latest post on Liminal and it's heading your way! Please check it out here: jennifersteil.substack.com/p/wanting-im... I'm too tired to say more about it except that I pick on Jane Austen a little. I mean, she can take it.

This week's edition of Liminal takes a look at French publishing, American publishing, translation, advances, independent bookstores and much more. Join us at the link below! How the French do books open.substack.com/pub/jennifer... #publishing #france #books #translation #literature

This week's edition of Liminal takes a look at French publishing, American publishing, translation, advances, independent bookstores and much more. Join us at the link below! How the French do books open.substack.com/pub/jennifer... #publishing #france #books #translation #literature

Introducing the DAG Foundation. We’re here to support mid-career artists with $20K grants to help elevate their creative journeys. Our grant application launches February 1, 2025. Follow us for updates and details. #ArtGrants #CreativeSupport

Latest edition of Liminal is out! This week's post includes tales from Paris, Arles, and the chemo ward. High highs, low lows. In other words, life as usual. Join us here? jennifersteil.substack.com/p/postcard-f...

The latest edition of Liminal offers some mixed news from my oncologist and some travel and work news! Please join us here: jennifersteil.substack.com/p/reality-ch...

"I guess what I am trying to say is that I am happy, overjoyed even, and I do not feel safe." The latest edition of my newsletter Liminal is out! Please subscribe (for free!) and read it here: jennifersteil.substack.com/p/a-gift-of-... #ovarian #cancer #christmas #holidays #friendship #chemo

Forgot the hashtags (I blame #chemo). #liminal #uzbekistan #ballet #politicalprisoners #lesbians #lgbtq+ #oppression #repression #AllThePressions #liberation #icecreamtrucks #therapy #grapefruit #novelists #writing (How can all that be in one story? See below...

Forgot the hashtags (I blame #chemo). #liminal #uzbekistan #ballet #politicalprisoners #lesbians #lgbtq+ #oppression #repression #AllThePressions #liberation #icecreamtrucks #therapy #grapefruit #novelists #writing (How can all that be in one story? See below...

This is what #Brexit has given me today: I had to pay 9 euros in customs fees to receive a Christmas card from the UK. A paper card smaller than your average letter.

In the last edition of Liminal before the holidays, I offer you the gift of the most ridiculous story I have ever written. You're welcome. jennifersteil.substack.com/p/a-gift-for...

This week's Liminal includes a special gift: an unpublished queer liminal crime caper involving pointe shoes, political prisoners, & ice cream. Subscribe for free here: jennifersteil.substack.com #liminal #queer #uzbekistan #ballet #humanrights #politicalprisoners #crimecaper #story #happyholidays