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Jennifer E. Langdon

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— History, Hollywood, Politics —

Happy Birthday, Adrian Scott

February 6, 2021

A birthday shout out today to Adrian Scott, progressive producer, member of the Hollywood Ten, principled American. A man of both enormous creative vision and great personal integrity, Scott was at the cutting edge of a new political filmmaking in the 1940s, producing a flurry of films addressing fascism, anti-Semitism, class inequities, and the horrors… Read More Happy Birthday, Adrian Scott

— History, Hollywood, Politics, Research —

Your Papers, Please

January 26, 2020

I’ve been working on a chapter that involves Margot Black’s flight from fascist Europe in the summer of 1940, following the German invasion of France that spring. In the novel, Margot is aided by American journalist Varian Fry and his network of diplomats and do-gooders who worked, often extra-legally, to help leading Jewish and/or radical… Read More Your Papers, Please

— Creative Process, History, Hollywood, Politics, Research —

Le Plus Ca Change:

July 22, 2017

CROSSFIRE @ 70 Seventy years ago today, Crossfire – Hollywood’s first postwar film to tackle the problem of anti-Semitism in America – premiered at the Rivoli Theatre in New York City in a “blaze of glory.” The Radio Flash, RKO studio’s in-house exhibitor newsletter, crowed over eager movie-goers forming lines around the block, standees in the back of… Read More Le Plus Ca Change:

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Two of my fave things @tucsonfestivalofbooks today Two of my fave things @tucsonfestivalofbooks today: @tucsontamale and a FREE book! I heard  terrific interview with @ashdavidsonwriter on #thearchiveproject last week so was thrilled to see her on a panel of debut novelists. An hour incredibly well spent — and then I answered the trivia question “Which state has the most coastal redwoods?” (California, of course!) and won  a copy of #DamnationSpring! I’m super excited to read this  one, about what happens to a logging community when the environment can no longer support the local industry…. Right up my #treehugger alley! ❤️‍🔥 The three other panelists were also terrific! check ‘em out: @cocomellors  #cleopatraandfrankenstein @juhea_writes #beastsofalittleland @adelejam #thetobaccowives #books #writers #bookstagram #writersofinstagram #readersofinstagram #fictionfan #womenwriters #womensfiction #ecofiction #historicalfiction #ilovebookssomuch
The #tucsonbookfestival is next weekend — and I’m working the info table at @bookmansaz this afternoon! #amreading #booklovers #bookloversofinstagram #words #imagination #universityofarizona #authors #readings #signings #books #foodtrucks and so much more! This is the first time the festival is live and in person since COVID — and the #bookloversoftucson seem pretty excited!
Wowie! Zowie! Kapowie! I just finished reading the Wowie! Zowie! Kapowie! I just finished reading the first full draft of #thefileonmargotblack! Tons of holes, contradictions, and random crap — but it is a full draft, with something written for every scene I’ve envisioned. There’s a there there. And I finished the read-thru by the end of the year, huzzah! 2022, I am so ready for you! #readytowrite #TheEndisinsight#amwriting #amrevising #writersofinstagram #writersontheroad #writersontheverge #crimefiction #historicalfiction #noirmorethanever
Forget the Anthropocene. I'm grooving on the Crush Forget the Anthropocene. I'm grooving on the Crushascene, in which I, the hunter-gatherer-writer, go forth each day armed with trusty pen and notebook, and I forage in the wilds of my mind-body-creativity, returning home with all sorts of sparks and insights into whatever scene I'm working on that day. #crushingit #amwalking #amwriting #nanowrimo #thefileonmargotblack #writingtotheend #inspirationiswhereyoufindit #mindbodyconnection #creativeprocess #fieldnotes
Hoping this is my last NaNo for #TheFileOnMargotBl Hoping this is my last NaNo for #TheFileOnMargotBlack! #nanowrimo #writingtoTheEnd #rightontime #amwriting #amwritingnoir #noirmorethanever
Forget the #Halloween candy — l want books in my Forget the #Halloween candy — l want books in my #trickortreat bag! October’s additions to my #tbrpile ❤️‍🔥Thanks @bloomsburyashland  and @bookshop_org #amreading #booklover #supportyourindiebookstore #indiebookstorelove #booksaremagic
#instawrimo @nanowrimo #preptober2021 Where I wri #instawrimo @nanowrimo #preptober2021  Where I write. Yeah. Pretty minimalist, even when I’m not living-working in a 144 square foot camper! Making it up as I go along…. #thefileonmargotblack #amwriting #amprocrastinating
#instawrimo Writing Buddy Buford the #secretagentc #instawrimo Writing Buddy Buford the #secretagentcat spies on me from the closet. Is he keeping a file on me, reporting on my writing progress? To whom? He looks so sweet… but can he be trusted? Can anyone? #thefileonmargotblack  #spyfi #noirmorethanever #amwriting #amprocrastinating
Old school movie night! #popcornandamovie #classic Old school movie night! #popcornandamovie #classicscifi #asimov #aigonewrong #robotlove #willsmith
I bought this book years ago and for whatever reas I bought this book years ago and for whatever reason it has languished in my #wanttoread pile — until now. And suddenly it is exactly the right book at the right time, as I grapple anew with the exceptionally complicated and intertwined politics of antifascism, anticommunism, antisemitism in mid 20th century America — and, of course, the parallels to today. #amreading #amwriting #historymatters #lillianhellman #alicekesslerharris #hollywoodblacklist #adifficultwoman #mustreadbook
Celebrating the life and work of #octaviaebutler o Celebrating the life and work of #octaviaebutler on the 15th anniversary of her death. Lynell George’s new book on the tenacious self-making of OEB as a writer is a deep dive into OEB’s creative process, reconstructed from the OEB archive at the #huntingtonlibrary — and is itself as brilliant and inspiring as its subject. I could not put this book down — in fact, it’s the only book I’ve read cover to cover in months! #mustreadbooks #lynellgeorge #creativeprocess #otd #literarybio #blackwomenwriters
Sometimes my favorite part of novel writing is the Sometimes my favorite part of novel writing is the research! I’m struggling with the nitty gritty of my journalist character’s work life — and hoping this behind-the-scenes take on #LIFEmagazine gives me some insight. #amwriting #historicalfiction #research
#booksof2020 — if only I’d been able to read! #booksof2020 — if only I’d been able to read! Here’s hoping 2021 brings more focus. #wanttoread
No need to worry about losing the girlish laughter No need to worry about losing the girlish laughter. This rediscovered feminist satire of classical Hollywood is boffo with belly laughs! #studiosystem #hollywoodsatire #feministfiction #mustread #amreading
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  • Happy Birthday, Adrian Scott
  • Power of a Proposal
  • Your Papers, Please
  • Margot Black Is Back!
  • NaNoWriMo: Serious Fun
  • How I Got Caught in the Crossfire
  • Auf Wiedersehen, Margot Black
  • Le Plus Ca Change:

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