Everyone has a dragon to slay. What’s yours?
Summer, 2018
Long Black Veil is now available in paperback! And as an Audio book too! You are invited to purchase this and other JFB titles at the Books page.
My column “Men and Women” appears on the opinion page of the New York Times every other Wednesday.
On the blog I’ve posted, in one place, links to the dozen or more podcasts and videos I recorded last spring. They feature Faith Salie, Richard Russo, Susan Faludi, Anna Quindlen, Caitlyn Jenner, Miwa Messer, and more.
I’ve taken my leave of New York City until winter 2019, when I return to Barnard College and Columbia University for the semester. Until then I’ll (mostly) be back in Maine working on a book, hanging with my family, and playing with our dogs.
In the meantime, enjoy these days. Resist. Persist. Prevail. >&<
Who Wants to be a Bust in the Hall of Fame?
Fame, as David Bowie noted, is “bully for you, chilly for me.” A trip to the no-longer famous Hall of…
The New Know-Nothings
Introducing a new political party called the “Republicans.” My NYT column for 7/25/18.
A Day Off From the World
A celebration of a few small things, now that so much else has been lost. And no mention of Himself.…
Why Scarlett Johansson Shouldn’t Play a Trans Man
It’s not about creativity. It’s about letting us tell our own stories. My NYT column for 7/6/18