Leanna Renee Hieber

Leanna Renee Hieber

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Author of gothic, ghost-filled fiction & ghost-filled non-fiction centering women's history. Goth. Playwright. Actress. Ghost Tour Guide. A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN and THE SPECTRAL CITY (Kensington Books) STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL (Tor Books).

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Night crowd! There are new rewards for the Jazz-Age Romp I'm part of, paying Union wages to marginalized gender identities cast in starring roles! YOU can get a cool, Glamified Jazz-age-style poster of yourself! YOU can become Matinee Idoled! YOU can get Aubrey Beardsley-esque hand-drawn art!

Darlings! New LET'S MISBEHAVE goodies! Get yourself remade as a Jazz-age star in a glamorous poster! Drawn as a Matinee Idol! These tiers come with virtual ticket access! If you've already pledged, you can adjust your tier with these fun add-ons! All to support independent theater! tinyurl.com/lmlrh

Let's Misbehavewww.kickstarter.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

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genuinely hopeful sign that every big name GOP garbage monster is frantically trying to distance themselves from Project Say The Quiet Part Loud In an Easily-Digestible Bullet Point Format About Which There Can Be No Confusion. this means we should all absolutely continue never shutting up about it

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^ This is not only a very good thing, we should be boosting news like this. The more we can speak to people in our lives and: 1) Make sure they know Project 2025 is terrifying, and 2) Explain the current Admin.'s achievements, the better.

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Campaign news has overshadowed this. For all those who missed it: the administration announced $1 billion to help communities be more resilient to climate change/natural hazards. www.dhs.gov/news/2024/07...

President Biden Announces $1 Billion in Project Selections to Make Communities More Resilient to Climate Change and Natural Hazards Through His Investing in America Agenda | Homeland Securitywww.dhs.gov President Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell today announced the 656 project selections for $1 billion in clim...

Darlings! #Romancelandia! My award-winning, bestselling debut, STRANGELY BEAUTIFUL (Book 1&2 omnibus), the revised edition via Tor, is a 3.99 eBook for a limited time! Gothic, Gaslamp Fantasy with a sweet heroine, brooding hero, hot-for-teacher romance + tons of GHOSTS! tinyurl.com/strangelyaz

Amazon.com: Strangely Beautiful (Strangely Beautiful, 1) eBook : Hieber, Leanna Renee: Kindle Storetinyurl.com Strangely Beautiful (Strangely Beautiful, 1) - Kindle edition by Hieber, Leanna Renee. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taki...

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The lovely folks at Tantor Audio are running a sale on spooky books to chill you for the summer & THE SPECTRAL CITY is on the list! Slow-burn historical paranormal romance starring a psychic girl-gang, friendly ghosts & one hot detective in 1899 NYC! Only $5!! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

75% OFF The Spectral Citywww.audiobooks.com Solving crime isn't only for the living. In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an off-the-books spiritual go-to when it comes to solving puzzling corporeal crimes . . . Her name i...

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We’re less than $2K away from bringing my lost novel, KAMIKAZE L’AMOUR, back into print! With 4 days to go can we push it over the top? Please take a look at it and consider backing. Thanks! www.kickstarter.com/projects/kam...

KAMIKAZE L'AMOURwww.kickstarter.com Nervous Breakdown Edition

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Seven murder slots left!! Order your custom death scene today & you might even get it this weekend if I'm feeling inspired! (Though probably more like sometime next week because I've got my own book to write)

I've got 10 slots open this month for murder commissions - custom death scenes of up to 500 words where I kill you in an entertaining way! For $30, I choose how you die For $50, YOU choose how you die ko-fi.com/post/New-Mon... 2/4

New Month, New Murders!ko-fi.com Dianna Gunn published a post on Ko-fi

Darlings! New LET'S MISBEHAVE goodies! Get yourself remade as a Jazz-age star in a glamorous poster! Drawn as a Matinee Idol! These tiers come with virtual ticket access! If you've already pledged, you can adjust your tier with these fun add-ons! All to support independent theater! tinyurl.com/lmlrh

Let's Misbehavewww.kickstarter.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

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I know I've been loud about this, but this show means so much, supports a talented cast & crew of queer, trans, non-binary artists & allies, for $13 you can watch from anywhere in the world, but any donation helps make this production reality: Meaningful work exemplifying Existence is Resistance. 🖤

We are two thirds funded with 13 days to go! Let’s DO THIS, babes. Help us get over the finish line. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tha...

Let's Misbehavewww.kickstarter.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

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Hey, remember how librarians and I were warning everyone that mass book-banning is just step one of a fascist government takeover? Well, some of the same book-banning orgs we warned you about are on the advisory board for Project 2025, whose leader calls it a "second American Revolution.”

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Check me out on "All In With Chris Hayes" last night! We talked about Project 2025 and how people who aren't political junkies are starting to hear about it. www.msnbc.com/all-in/watch...

Trump World ‘panicking’ as Project 2025 gets on the radar of voterswww.msnbc.com “Trump does not want people to know about the entire vanguard of extremist weirdos around him—and what their plans are when he governs,” says Chris Hayes on voters finding out about the far-right agen...

I know I've been loud about this, but this show means so much, supports a talented cast & crew of queer, trans, non-binary artists & allies, for $13 you can watch from anywhere in the world, but any donation helps make this production reality: Meaningful work exemplifying Existence is Resistance. 🖤

We are two thirds funded with 13 days to go! Let’s DO THIS, babes. Help us get over the finish line. www.kickstarter.com/projects/tha...

Let's Misbehavewww.kickstarter.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

Hello #HorrorWritersChat, I'm Leanna and due to family emergencies (everyone's ok, just time-consuming, but we're very blessed) I'm behind on my deadlines for AMERICA'S MOST GOTHIC: HAUNTED HISTORY STRANGER THAN FICTION (Fall '25, Kensington) so I'm saying hello, I 🖤 you, and I'll see y'all later.

So here we are with #HorrorWritersChat question 1: Here we go with question 1: Introduce yourself: tell us who you are and sum up your current horror WIP in six words or fewer P.S. Don't forget the tag!

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This IS Heritage's Project 2025. Remember it's not IN 2025. It's BY 2025.

Leonard Leo, Koch networks pour millions into groups prepping for potential second Trump administrationwww.nbcnews.com A review by the progressive advocacy group Accountable.US shows $55 million flowing from Leo- and Koch-backed groups.

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I really enjoyed this book! Highly recommended!!

The lovely folks at Tantor Audio are running a sale on spooky books to chill you for the summer & THE SPECTRAL CITY is on the list! Slow-burn historical paranormal romance starring a psychic girl-gang, friendly ghosts & one hot detective in 1899 NYC! Only $5!! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

75% OFF The Spectral Citywww.audiobooks.com Solving crime isn't only for the living. In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an off-the-books spiritual go-to when it comes to solving puzzling corporeal crimes . . . Her name i...

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Sudan is going through a humanitarian crisis. Millions of people have been displaced and thousands of people are going hungry. We put together 41 TTRPGs, Supplements, Zines and adventures from incredible game designers and writers raising money for Sudan Emergency Appeal.

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Yep. One of the biggest blind spots people have is assuming that underneath, others share the same basic values as them. They have trouble imagining an ideology that is completely misaligned with theirs.

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I think a thing that's poorly understood about American history is that a lot of the progress made through the New Deal was driven by the political elite's fear of the Russian Revolution happening here and not by them having a sudden turn of heart after being visited by multiple ghosts or something.

Not making any threats here, just thinking out loud as a historian — do they people brazenly pushing for impunity for the wealthy elites not know what traditionally comes next?

Ah! We're so close to 8k, can folks tip us to 2/3 funded? This sweet, sassy lil' show, with in-person & virtual tickets, is paying Union & Union-comparable wages as a new startup production company! A rare treat in brand-new theater: the team wants to pay their artists well! tinyurl.com/lmlrh

Let's Misbehavetinyurl.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

The lovely folks at Tantor Audio are running a sale on spooky books to chill you for the summer & THE SPECTRAL CITY is on the list! Slow-burn historical paranormal romance starring a psychic girl-gang, friendly ghosts & one hot detective in 1899 NYC! Only $5!! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

75% OFF The Spectral Citywww.audiobooks.com Solving crime isn't only for the living. In turn-of-the century New York City, the police have an off-the-books spiritual go-to when it comes to solving puzzling corporeal crimes . . . Her name i...

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Reminder from a Pittsburgher who was at one point Mr. Rogers neighbor: “Look for the helpers” was intended to be advice for his usual audience, children. We’re grown ups now. We’re supposed to be the helpers.

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If you’re old enough you’ll get this.

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Trans folk were at the core of the Stonewall Riot. I've been helping to crowdfund this show not just because I play a vibrant character protecting vulnerable folks, but because it's a beautiful story of joy- not just careful survival. Watch the play from anywhere! Keep Pride Alive: tinyurl.com/lmlrh

Let's Misbehavetinyurl.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

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Reminder: For all my lovely readers who ask about my theatrical career, this is your chance to see me on stage! In a brand-new show that is sweet, fun, & very important! Found family! Existence is resistance! It reads like an *explicitly* queer Noel Coward script: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tha...

Let's Misbehavewww.kickstarter.com A Queer Jazz-Age Romp coming to the Foundry, Cambridge MA

Folks, channel righteous rage into bids via @romancingthevote.bsky.social & get cool shit My offerings: One-of-a-kind annotated A HAUNTED HISTORY OF INVISIBLE WOMEN w/ scribbles, notes, line-art & more! THE SPECTRAL CITY trilogy - Slow-burn paranormal romance www.32auctions.com/organization...

Romancing the Vote 2024www.32auctions.com Silent auction 'Romancing the Vote 2024' hosted online at 32auctions.

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Yes, please!

Dears! Last day of Pride Month! This show will pay a cast of professional, trans, queer, non-binary & ally artists industry-standard wages! Well-paid work in the arts changes lives! If everyone could chip in $1 to this important show celebrating historic, queer joy, we'd smash our goal! Pls share? 💖

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there's nothing wrong with having feelings of despair and futility, but i think it's most responsible to avoid airing all that out in public to the greatest extent possible right now. we need to cultivate a vengeance-driven, enraged espirit de corps right now, because we need people to fight

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Related: the conflicts we are engaged with right now have been at the heart of American life for our entire history, and the push-and-pull has been constant. We will not be permanently defeated *unless we surrender.*

saying this is NOT the same thing as saying that the situation is no big deal and everything will be fine - but the truth is, when things look really bad, ceding defeat before you've actually been *defeated* is a completely useless strategy.

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Justice Sotomayor, in conclusion.