The Farewell Tour's in great company on March's IndieNext picks, alongside , , , , , , & many more.
Follow
Click to Follow stephcliff
Stephanie Clifford
@stephcliff
Journalist and novelist (THE FAREWELL TOUR, March 2023; Everybody Rise). cliffordwrites@gmail.com.
harpercollins.com/products/the-f…Joined February 2009
Stephanie Clifford’s Tweets
B&N is running a preorder special for the next couple of days: 25% off with code PREORDER25. Yonder:
Show this thread
If you like music, or the West, or fierce women, or whiskey, or Dolly/Tammy/Loretta, or want to go back in time a bit, I hope you'll consider preordering my novel The Farewell Tour. Preorders make a huge difference (DM me for a personalized bookplate!)
1
1
3
Show this thread
It's the iconic 's birthday, and I summon this anecdote about her whenever I need a little Dolly verve. Say it with me now: "Yeah, but you ain't me." From Alanna Nash's "Behind Closed Doors."
On episode 59 of The Politics of Everything, and talk with , , and about the regulatory challenges of reining in the e-bike industry and the unintended consequences of our on-demand culture.
1
5
5
OK Twitter, what's your pick for the saddest country-music song? The characters in The Farewell Tour argue for Merle, Kristofferson, Emmylou, Old Paint—what did I miss?
1
1
Inside the courtroom for the Jen Shah sentencing, and a deep dive into her case: telemarketing fraud, RHOSLC, fake Guccis, and the $299,915 she spent on jewelry the day before her arrest. For :
1
8
15
After my investigation yesterday into e-bike fires for , today CPSC Commissioner is calling for action on e-bikes. "CPSC should not wait for industry to pay attention," she writes:
1
5
This is a sad day for . This company pledged $150 million in stock buybacks this year, but it’s offering staff what amounts to a pay cut, during record inflation in the most expensive city in the world. I love the Times and wish it loved me back.
562
2,368
13.1K
So far this year, NYC has seen 191 fires and six deaths stemming from e-bike battery explosions. What's going on? My investigation:
1
14
20
This is a heartbreaking story by about an autistic man caught up in the criminal justice system. The law really struggles to accommodate neurodiversity, and it’s an increasingly urgent problem
7
12
12
Update: The Twitter wildfire is at 44 billion acres and 0% contained.
1,054
25.1K
185.7K
Show this thread
Weirdly unGoogleable grammar query: is it "comes to bare" or "comes to bear"?
3
2
Washington's DNR is just having a grand old time these days.
Quote Tweet
Made a motivational poster for spawning salmon
Show this thread
read image description
ALT
1
3
This is sad, sad, sad news. An original and a trailblazer.
Quote Tweet
A statement from the family of Loretta Lynn.
"Our precious mom, Loretta Lynn, passed away peacefully this morning, October 4th, in her sleep at home at her beloved ranch in Hurricane Mills.” The family of Loretta Lynn.
Show this thread
Same but was that dark-blue short-sleeved Gap button-down (first real-job shirt)
Quote Tweet
The last time the Mariners were in the playoffs I wore a puka shell necklace to school every day.
The drought could end tomorrow.
How are we supposed to sleep?!
1
Self-care routines and bear encounters both start with setting boundaries
read image description
ALT
read image description
ALT
154
5,501
36.5K
Show this thread
What a cover, by . Coming March 23 from . Can't wait for you all to meet Lillian.
2
2
14
To any politicians or leaders opposed to gun control looking for a prayer to offer today: the Litany of Penitence begins on p. 267 in the Book of Common Prayer
11
44
Replying to
Removing a woman’s bodily autonomy in the 21st century based on the reasoning of a 17th century Lord who oversaw witch trials & instructed men to be aware of false rape allegations is a bold move. Excellent 🧵
Quote Tweet
In Justice Alito’s draft opinion reversing Roe, he writes about “an unbroken tradition of prohibiting abortion on pain of criminal punishment,” up until Roe in 1973.
He cites, as historical authority, Sir Matthew Hale.
Let me tell you about Hale & his views toward women.
THREAD
Show this thread
23
626
1,535
Quote Tweet
Ann Lai quit her job at Binary Capital, hoping to sound an alarm about industry-wide sexism. But she soon learned she'd unwittingly signed a non-disparagement agreement and thus couldn't say a thing. So she sued. This is the story of her fight to be heard. elle.com/culture/a38883
Show this thread
3
9
Ann Lai quit her job at Binary Capital, hoping to sound an alarm about industry-wide sexism. But she soon learned she'd unwittingly signed a non-disparagement agreement and thus couldn't say a thing. So she sued. This is the story of her fight to be heard.
2
11
22
Show this thread
“My name was on it, I don’t ever move away from my name.”
’s fashion billion dollar empire fell into the hands of the wrong company.
Listen as explores how after an epic two-year battle, Simpson bought it back.
1
2
First up: Who wants to be 's replacement? 0 asks , , , , , and what they'd do if they were tapped as the next NYT media columnist...
offtherecord.nyc/article/who-wa
5
9
10
Show this thread
Patience, passion, persistence, prayer, throwin’ curve balls and Hail Marys while remaining humbled by grace gave me back my power and my name. If this girl with a dream could do it, I know anyone can! Thank you for the honor of an epic cover story I will be framing!
31
76
809
I asked Simpson about the business Kim Kardashian built; Kim is a neighborhood-mom friend of hers (it's LA). "After three seasons of doing reality, I still have PTSD. I can't imagine doing 17 seasons," Simpson said. "I wish I had a little bit more of her confidence."
2
12
135
Show this thread
Part of that is *serious* insecurity. Executives at her business partner often called Simpson "irrelevant," she told me. It was only when her memoir went to #1 that she realized, "Oh wow, people do want to hear my voice."
2
Show this thread
The thing about Jessica, meanwhile, is that she's always up for promoting the brand—but, thanks to "Newlyweds," she also can't do anything that will shock fans and make them abandon her. She is who she is.
1
Show this thread
Tina will "be pinching my arm in a meeting if I'm saying the wrong thing," Jessica told me. And retailers and licensing partners alike say it's Tina's involvement in the business that made it last, unlike so many other celebrity brands.
1
Show this thread
Everyone wanted to know: was she really involved in the business, or just lending her name? The answer: Yeah, she's involved. It's her mom, Tina, who runs the show—and who got her entrepreneurial start doing what Jess calls "Jump for Jesus" aerobics at her father's churches.
3
Show this thread
Her whole life, others—managers, producers, executives—have told her who to be or ignored her retail instincts. "I promise the shoe's going to work. I promise. I promise. I promise. Don't you trust me after 16 years? They do, now," she said.
4
Show this thread
"I was like, 'I'm naked,'" Jessica Simpson said, laughing, explaining to me why she wasn't ready when her PR rep told her it was time for our meeting. That "Newlyweds" frankness, though, is a mask of a smart businesswoman.
8
19
83
Show this thread
NEW COVER! How Jessica Simpson Bought Her Name Back: When your billion-dollar empire implodes, you get a loan, go to bankruptcy court, and start over, by & bloom.bg/31tcVo3
15
29
Sad, well-reported and beautifully written story on the Anthony Broadwater/Alice Sebold wrongful conviction by
1
1
5
A “tech bro” entrepreneur found it pretty easy to conquer Silicon Valley. But when she entered those same boardrooms as a woman, everything changed. ~15-min read by
1
3
7
"I was just a lumpy old middle age woman completely taken with jobs and chores. I was scared, too." - Deirdre Wolownick, who just climbed El Capitan for her 70th bday.
1
3
"The bro beat" 👏
Quote Tweet
Just grinding bones to make bread for the Spread: @LiliAnolik on Donna Tartt; @vanessagrigor & @JustineHarman on Victoria's Secret; @sjmichaels on justice for Jim Crow-era victims; @stephcliff back on the bro beat; + @jessnordell on erday sexism.
thespread.media/p/the-pope-is-
Show this thread
1
Where was Rappler CEO when she found out she was one of the Nobel Peace Prize laureates for 2021? In the middle of a live webinar about independent journalism. Watch it here.
Read the story: rappler.com/about/winners-
60
1,326
4,578
Corporate Transition: This "tech bro" entrepreneur had VCs lining up to fund her—until she transitioned to become a woman. Thank you, @nataliejegan, for telling me your story—I hope I did it justice. Via
3
11
18
Score one for fierce women, both Lil, the country singer who's the heart of my new novel, The Farewell Tour, & @griffinemilyj & , who are bringing her into the world with their smarts. It has been a haul getting to this second novel, & I can't wait to get it out there.
1
1
9