James Mangold is Wrong. We Need Irony Now More Than Ever

Before we get started… I have a book coming out in August. It’s the book of my heart, and I’d be so grateful if you pre-ordered it. Lessons in Magic and Disaster is about a trans woman who teaches her mother to be a witch. And about the mother’s past as a queer activist in the 1990s, and how she created her own queer family. And about a mysterious novel from 1747 that hints at a long-buried scandal. It’s got magic and dark academia and love and grief and healing. You can get it anywhere, but if ...