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For the weeks of April 11th and April 18th

Roxane Gay
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I am raising money for Hope for Haiti, a wonderful non-profit I work with. My dad is the vice-president of the board and helps them build schools and hospitals and other kinds of infrastructure in Haiti. I could not be prouder of how he chooses to spend his time and energy. If you would like to contribute to our annual fundraising drive, the Hike for Haiti Challenge, you can do so online.

Keep up with the Joel Gay Creative Fellows, Jet Toomer, Jesus Rodriguez, and Elspeth Michaels.

The April selection for The Audacious Book Club is Ancestor Trouble by Maud Newton. We will be in conversation with Maud on April 27th at 8 pm EST/5 pm PST. Registration is open.

Tressie, Debbie Millman and I are hosting a writing workshop retreat in July 2022. You can also register for this if you want to spend a weekend with us. We hope to see you there! It will be fun and more.

Roxane Gay Books is closed to unagented submissions until 6/15/2022. I’ve found, I think, my first few books! I am open to agented submissions so please send me great books! I am also open, again, for submissions to The Audacity’s Emerging Writer Series. Read the guidelines and submit your best writing. Submissions will be open until I have 24 essays.

Don’t Forget: Why Design Matters by Debbie Millman.

The first Roxane Gay Books have been announced—And Then He Sang a Lullaby by Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, Lush Lives by J.V. Lyon, and Hot Springs Drive by Lindsay Hunter.

On The Roxane Gay Agenda this week, I speak with director Numa Perrier about her debut film Jezebel, her creative endeavors, and world domination.

In other podcast news, The Roxane Gay Agenda was nominated for a Webby in the Diversity & Inclusion category. Public voting is now open. If you enjoy the show, please consider voting for it! You can also vote for Debbie Millman in two categories—Best Host and Best Live Recording.

In the emerging writer series, “A Small Disturbance,” by Jessica Pavia.

If you read French you can enjoy an interview with me in Le Devoir


Donald Glover interviewed by… Donald Glover!

These lesbians met at Coachella and then were able to find one another with the help of the Overheard in LA Instagram account. Missed Connections are alive and well.

As if we did not already know, GOP leaders are hypocrites.

And in racism news, a black couple had to prove they own the store they… own to a cop who decided they couldn’t possibly be the owners.

Intermittent fasting is nonsense. Don’t @ me. It’s okay if you like nonsense.

Good news: books are selling!

The Kenyon Review is hiring a managing editor.

We now know who is running the Libs of TikTok account.

After fourteen years, The Lingerie Addict is coming to an end. The blog will be missed but I am excited to see what she does next.

A teaser for Thor: Love and Thunder! I cannot wait until July. I enjoy the Thor movies and also his arms.

Another movie I am looking forward to is Mr. Malcolm’s List.

An innovative way of filing one’s taxes.

The HOE LOLOLOLOL.

Every time I watch Paula Patton making fried chicken and seasoning the grease, I am inconsolable. Just straight up sobbing.

An interview with Danyel Smith.

The Barnes and Noble transformation story is quite something.

A wonderful, fascinating profile of the exquisite Viola Davis. And also she did a By the Book. Imagine my surprise when I read it and see that she loves Hunger.

Everything, Everywhere is exceeding expectations and it is wonderful to see.

Jonathan Lethem on Columbo.

A short story from Fernando A. Flores, called “Nothing Takes the Place of You.”

A special issue of the New York Times Book Review focused on poetry in celebration of National Poetry Month.

Congratulations to Brandon Taylor, winner of the 2022 Story Prize.

In Vanity Fair, Tressie McMillan Cottom profiles the black women transforming country music. Also, her first essay as a New York Times columnist, on shame.

An interview with Mads Mikkelsen.

The New York Public Library is lending banned books, for free, to anyone whether you are a member of the library or not.

On seeing people of color in period drama finery.

Would you believe that Jerry Sandusky was NOT the first predator at Penn State? Of course you would! It’s appalling how so much of our culture is set up to enable this bullshit.


Twitter avatar for @vinn_ayyVinny Thomas @vinn_ayy
My sauce packet drawer is a thriving metropolis and a beacon of diversity

April 21st 2022

2,250 Retweets34,234 Likes
Twitter avatar for @adityasoodAditya Sood @adityasood
Gonna be amazing when it turns out the two best entertainment business models are theatrical movies and ad-supported television.

April 20th 2022

2,183 Retweets34,799 Likes
Twitter avatar for @protectedpickMike Vigil @protectedpick
Devin Booker dapped up a baby after this shot.

April 20th 2022

45,297 Retweets367,757 Likes
Twitter avatar for @Jameca2011♡MS. MA’AM♡ @Jameca2011
I SEE WHY OLD PEOPLE SIT ON THE PORCH.. THIS SHIT IS ALRIGHT!! 😂

April 19th 2022

36,604 Retweets280,431 Likes
Twitter avatar for @DaShaunLHDa’Shaun | they/them @DaShaunLH
this person on tiktok bumped into the corner of their bed frame and made a really funny noise that has become a trend on the app, and i’m gonna start a thread of some of the ones that have had me weak af. 😂

April 18th 2022

32,503 Retweets195,032 Likes
Twitter avatar for @TiffNotPollardand thats on barbie & friends BIIITCH 🗣 @TiffNotPollard
There was a car accident here today and I just have so many questions…
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April 16th 2022

9,484 Retweets97,024 Likes
Twitter avatar for @YesiSketch🌸 @YesiSketch
he blowin that back OUT LMFAO

April 16th 2022

48,386 Retweets327,834 Likes
Twitter avatar for @EnvyME_KendraPKendra P. @EnvyME_KendraP
My daughter’s first “picture day” at school. She did so good. I’m so proud of her 🥺. It’s the big genuine smile for me. 😍 I gotta teach her how to pose with her hands on her hips tho. 🤣
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April 12th 2022

12,504 Retweets252,845 Likes
Twitter avatar for @emily_murnaneEmily Murnane @emily_murnane
“Please buy my wedding dress, my granddaughters are huge”
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April 14th 2022

4,714 Retweets103,263 Likes
Twitter avatar for @DrinkAriZonaAriZona Iced Tea @DrinkAriZona
come at us
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April 14th 2022

96,441 Retweets668,092 Likes
Twitter avatar for @ElisaStoneLeahyElisa Stone Leahy @ElisaStoneLeahy
Apparently my kid got in trouble today for PACKING OUR TOASTER IN HIS BACKPACK and pulling it out at lunch to make pop tarts for his class. I can’t stop laughing.

April 13th 2022

49,369 Retweets776,077 Likes
Twitter avatar for @RebeccaPapinRebecca Papin @RebeccaPapin
Pilot (to my 5-year-old daughter a few days ago): Do you know you could be a flight attendant when you grow up? 5: I could also own the plane.

April 13th 2022

20,433 Retweets277,504 Likes
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Micki Berthelot Morency
Apr 26

Ms. Viola Davis is my shero!! Her journey from abject poverty to stardom was not easy, but everything in life worth fighting for never is. Her story is uplifting, insightful and courageous. She is such a role model for every little Black girl who had been told she was not pretty just because her skin is dark. When we see Miss Davis on the big screen, we dark skin black women see ourselves and that is the most wonderful thing.

HOPE is what Haiti has been living with for decades. We need more people like Mr. Gay to turn hope into reality.

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Deesha Philyaw
Apr 23

Heyyy. In this newsletter and the prior one, the link to Jet's substack went to the main substack page. Not sure if anyone else is having this issue...

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