Laura Lippman

I have no use for Ancestry.Com, but I could watch the Meyer the Hatter ad on an infinite loop and never tire of it.

In case it’s not clear, I LOVE this movie and I hope Josh is right that disco will return in our lifetime.

Back at you for your situation.

Daughter, over and over: Did men really talk that way?
Me: Pretty much, although maybe with not as much wit.

I know there’s been a lot of discourse recently along the lines of BTW, the 80s/90s were NOT some halcyon era for women, so I showed my daughter The Last Days of Disco today and it is just STUNNINGLY accurate in its heightened way.

One of my partners threatened suicide after we broke up and I don’t think people understand how terrifying that is.

The argument I bumped up against was: “Well, Maryland has done all it can legally to protect spouses, so what’s the point?”

When I was a reporter in the ‘90s, I continually lobbied for the paper to cover intimate partner violence as something more than a series of love-gone-wrong stories. I said we should put one reporter on the topic, put every story on the front page. The editors couldn’t see it.

“I just don’t feel like the other girls and I don’t know why.”

A crane wades through a group of ducks at the edge of a city harbor.

Good morning, Bluesky.

tfw you’re just taking your daily walk and you see a tableau that feels like your entire life. (And it’s not just the height difference.)

Oh, gosh — I hope you feel better soon!

Orioles fan waves wanly in your direction.

And it’s part of a new show at AVAM. I’m honored that the museum wanted it for the show.

A Mary Proctor mixed-media artwork called The Story of Grandma’s Old Buttons.

A title panel that says: Courtesy of Laura Lippman.

Squee!

Sunrise over a harbor/marina, with a few clouds, the Domino Sugar plan in the background.

Good morning, Bluesky.

“I played Baltimore before and never realized it’s the most beautiful city in the world.”

Funny Girl, in the scene in which Fanny Brice enjoys that famous Baltimore delicacy . . . lobster.

Open to improvement, always.

This came up in another thread and I apologized to my friend Karen and, by extension, all other Karens. I won’t do it again.

Domino Sugar plant, reflected in the water.

Domino Sugar plant, reflected in the water.

Good morning, Bluesky.

Rabbit, rabbit.

Carrie Bradshaw’s novel is objectively horrible.

I’m sorry, I did it just today, this is a good reminder to avoid a vernacular that unfairly demonizes a bunch of innocent people.

Very excited that the Japanese edition of my book BETRAYING BIG BROTHER: The Feminist Awakening in China is out now! It has also been translated into Italian, Korean and Portuguese, with more languages to come. Pick up the English version here www.versobooks.com/products/510...

She is simply one of the greatest characters in all of literature. Ramona Quimby. Emma Bovary. Lew Archer.

a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' . Alt: a black and white cartoon of a man holding a sign that says ' sickos ' .

It’s finally here.

Everyone, even the rain, is scared of Baltimore for no reason.

I WAS PROMISED THUNDERSTORMS AND DROPPING TEMPERATURES DO NOT MAKE ME GO FULL KAREN ON THE WEATHER.

I’ve indoctrinated my teen daughter, one of the great joys of 2025 was taking her to Sinners opening weekend.

I have no standing to talk about poetry but I recently read a Pound poem that made me VERY angry. (Dressed up a pretty basic idea in so much ornate scaffolding.)
That said, he may be the only poet who figures largely in an Elmore Leonard novel.

I parked my love of horror (sort of) during my marriage to an anti-horror person and reclaiming it has been a great joy.

a man wearing a hat and a tank top is standing on a boat near the ocean . Alt: a man wearing a hat and a tank top is standing on a boat near the ocean .

A week ago, a newish friend confided in me over drinks that she loves The Purge franchise and I almost fell off my barstool from joy.