Reviews and Cultural Commentary
Time Well Spent: Beyond Success and Failure in Romancelandia and Academia, Public Books, June 3, 2025. What is writing a romance for? What is this essay for? Is work all there is?
An Author by Any Other Name, Sapiens, February 13, 2019. For many romance writers, pen names are the norm—but they are used for more than just anonymity.
Strange birds | Xtra Magazine, November 14, 2012. Malinda Lo’s latest novel is a science-fiction thriller for young adults.
The Queer Nineties a testimony to tireless queer mobilization | Xtra Magazine, August 12, 2009. An ‘incredibly rich’ history that people don’t know a lot about.
Bound together | Xtra Magazine, July 30, 2008. Historic exhibit brings queer Canadian lit to the fore.
Public History
Boston + Stonewall50 — Queer History Boston, June 2019. A project of Queer History Boston (formerly The History Project) which included banners around Boston and Cambridge and an interactive map telling the stories of LGBTQ history at each location. I wrote narratives for Boston City Hall, Cambridge City Hall, and The Women’s Center.
Romance: A Blast from the Past
I used to have a blog about 1920s film magazines and sheik romances. The internet does forget, but it hasn’t forgotten yet: A Summer of Sheikhs.
Do you want to read my dissertation on creative labour and romance writers during the 2008 recession? You can! Write the Book of Your Heart: Career, Passion, and Publishing in the Romance Writing Community.
My Nonprofit Writing Side
In my work life, I’ve been the lead writer on numerous reports and articles about support for artists, PhD careers, and higher education in general.
Advice on a freelance/independent post-Ph.D. path (opinion), with Desiree Barron-Callaci, March 10, 2025. How can PhDs decide if a freelance or independent consultant path is right for them?
Public Pathways: Lessons about PhD Careers from 10 Years of Mellon/ACLS Public Fellows – ACLS, May 15, 2024.
Higher ed data should be trans inclusive (opinion), with Daniel Ginsberg and Aly W Corey, December 6, 2022. In collecting data on gender, we in higher ed should think carefully about what we’re asking and how the data will be used.
Art Is Work | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, October 2021. A report from the Commission on the Arts about support artists through federal policy.
What We Value: American Opinions about the Work of Artists | American Academy of Arts and Sciences, October 19, 2021.
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