Gina Barreca

The Glorious Year of "Yeah, That's Not Gonna Happen" Personal Perspective: How about trading in the idea of perfecting yourself for the real possibility of enjoying yourself?

In the pause between the year we're leaving and the year ahead, we’re usually encouraged to draw up blueprints for impossibly better selves. In 2026, I'm trading in the idea of perfecting myself for the real possibility of enjoying myself. Happy New Year!
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17 Ways to Lose a Friend! How to end a friendship? In the middle of a conversation, say "I'm getting a text. Let me just see who this is. I need a minute." (Translation: "No, I'm not busy, what's up?")

Ever lose a friend and wonder why? Please read my new @psychologytoday.com post "17 Ways to Lose a Friend!" #FridayReads www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/snow...

What My Mother’s Depression Taught Me About Humor’s Role in Mental Health And how her pain impacted my own mental health journey.

Katie Couric Media/Katie Couric's Wake-Up Call features my essay today for #WorldMentalHealthDay about how humor can be a survival skill. I am proud to have written this for Katie Couric Media about my mother.
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On Site: Heart-to-Heart: Women's Wellness & Prevention | Hartford HealthCare | CT Learn more about Event Details at hartfordhealthcare.org

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Join me for an inspiring evening dedicated to women's heart health!

All proceeds support the Women's Heart Wellness Program at The Hospital of Central Connecticut. ❤️

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School starts soon - that is GINA SCHOOL! Today is the official #Preorder and #CoverReveal for #GINASCHOOL the new, illustrated book by Gina Barreca. Woodhall Press releases GINA SCHOOL on October 7, 2025. Thank you.
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IT'S HERE! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is OUT NOW on Amazon, Barnes and Noble, Woodhall Press, and wherever else you get your books! THANK you to Woodhall Press and to all the wonderful women writers who contributed to the book! www.facebook.com/share/r/14EB...

Fast Famous Women Check out Fast Famous Women - <p>What do Sylvia Plath, Mae West, Taylor Swift, Shirley Chisholm, Helen Keller, Sally Ride, Toni Morrison, Dolores Huerta, Lizzie Borden, Billie Jean King, and Eleanor o...

BOOK ANNOUNCEMENT!

It's March 4th and that means, "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" is officially out!

Edited by the one and only, @theginabarreca.bsky.social "FAST FAMOUS WOMEN" includes my essay about the time I sat next to Maya Angelou on an early morning flight.

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For our #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women writers: a pair of award-winning poets who contributed a beautiful essay about their long literary friendship. That’s a wrap on Famous ... For our #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women writers: a pair of award-winning poets who contributed a beautiful essay about their long literary friendship. That’s a wrap on Famous....

For our #FAMOUSWOMENFRIDAY Finale, we have TWO wonderful women who wrote a beautiful essay on their long literary friendship. If you've enjoyed these weekly glimpses behind the curtain of Fast Famous Women, please pre-order your copy today to meet the whole cast!

HERE WE GO! #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN is going on tour--come and see me (and some fast, famous guest speakers) at any of these wonderful events! I'll be doing both in-person and virtual events, so anyone in any part of the world will have a chance to join the party. SEE YOU THERE!

Can you guess today’s #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? Here’s a hint: today’s her birthday! That’s right, it’s ERMA BOMBECK—humorist, columnist, and subject of @bonniejeanwriter ‘s wonderful essay! Bonnie Jean ... Can you guess today’s #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? Here’s a hint: today’s her birthday! That’s right, it’s ERMA BOMBECK—humorist, columnist, and subject of @bonniejeanwriter ‘s wonderful essay! Bonnie Jean....

Can you guess today's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY? Hint: Today's her birthday, and she's the subject of a WONDERFUL essay by @writerbonnie.com ! Pre-order your copy of #FASTFAMOUSWOMEN today---less than two weeks until the book launch!
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FAST FAMOUS WOMEN launches in TWO WEEKS!! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet, doll? | Gina Barreca FAST FAMOUS WOMEN launches in TWO WEEKS!! Have you pre-ordered your copy yet, doll?.

Two weeks to go!
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You heard it here first, doll---if author Jane Smiley's life is ever made into a movie, her pick for the lead role is TODAY'S #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY! Did you guess who it was? Were you surprised? Have y... You heard it here first, doll---if author Jane Smiley's life is ever made into a movie, her pick for the lead role is TODAY'S #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY! Did you guess who it was? Were you surprised? Have.....

It's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY again! Only two more Fridays until FAST FAMOUS WOMEN is launched on MARCH 4th--in the meantime, can you guess this week's mystery woman? (She's the subject of a FABULOUS essay by the equally fabulous, Pulitzer Prize-winning Jane Smiley). www.facebook.com/reel/8552154...

In celebration of Black History is American History and from the essay on Audre Lorde by #NyankaKizzy in #fastfamouswomen, here's one great line....
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It's such an honor to be included in the FAST FAMOUS WOMEN anthology launching on March 4th!

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Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight. Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in FA... Can you guess this week's #FAMOUSWOMANFRIDAY ? She's a poet, a memoirist, an activist...and she once sat next to @leighannlord on a first-class flight. Read more in Leighann’s essay, appearing in...

Hello Bluesky! Kicking off this new account with a little promotion for my anthology FAST FAMOUS WOMEN, launching March 4th. Can you guess the Fast Famous Woman of the week? She's the subject of an essay by the wonderful, hilarious @leighannlord.bsky.social !
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