Book chat: exploring a surreal, dystopian graphic novel with Lanni Maszerowski

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Book chat: exploring a surreal, dystopian graphic novel with Lanni Maszerowski

This week on It’s a Lot, I teamed up with my creative and talented friend Lanni Maszerowski (they/them) for a book chat about Baby Blue by Bim Eriksson. Lanni and I met through social media years ago and they have been a member of my book club since its founding in 2020, so it was really fun to make this episode together! Baby Blue is campy, weird, and wonderful. The surreal art style and immaculate vibes keep the story from feeling overly heavy despite the subject manner.

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Reading Recap: What I Read for the 2025 Trans Rights Readathon

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Reading Recap: What I Read for the 2025 Trans Rights Readathon

Two years ago, I participated in the inaugural Trans Rights Readathon and wrote about it. I pointed out the significant and alarming increase in anti-trans rhetoric and legislation; sitting here in 2025, that almost seems quaint. The second Trump administration is actively trying to erase the existence of trans folks and spreading disinformation aggressively with the goal of making Americans fear and hate trans people.

Trans people have always existed and always will. Trans rights are human rights. Full stop.

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