Ella Dawson

New York

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author of BUT HOW ARE YOU, REALLY (@DuttonBooks, June 2024). sex & culture critic. survivor. she/her. 🏳️‍🌈

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Articles

20 Novels That Healed Me Faster Than Any Self-Help Book

Jul 16, 2024 | betches.com | Fleurine Tideman |Ella Dawson |Melanie Whyte |Marissa Dow

Nothing irks me more than people who swear by self-help books. The kind who believe non-fiction is a “more valuable use of your time” (barf) and look down at my smutty romantasy books. I’ve read self-help books, and genuinely, I get more value out of TikToks. They just proceed to offer the most BASIC advice with some FAR TOO CONVENIENT anecdote saddled onto it. Way to simplify things and make it seem like it’s your fault your life isn’t sunshine and roses. Forget depression and anxiety.
friday love list #8: pride edition

Jun 7, 2024 | jeannakadlec.substack.com | Jeanna Kadlec |Ella Dawson |Amaya Rourke |Maeg Keane

astrology for writers is an exclusively reader-supported publication. if you enjoy getting this newsletter in your inbox, please consider becoming a paid subscriber. A day for connection, for beauty, for joy. For sharing what is bringing us joy, and what we’ve loved. As ever, the Friday Love List is in honor of and offering to Venus. Here are some of the things that most brought me pleasure and delight this week.
Ella Dawson: Hardcover: 9780593473771: Powell's Books

Jun 4, 2024 | powells.com | Carola Lovering |Ella Dawson

by Release Date: 7/1/2024 Upcoming EventIn Ella Dawson’s But How Are You, Really (Dutton), a burned-out bisexual confronts old demons, her estranged chosen family, and the ex she maybe shouldn't have walked away from when she attends her five-year college reunion. Charlotte Thorne does not want to go back to Hein University.
7 Books to Help You Battle Burnout

Jun 3, 2024 | electricliterature.com | Ella Dawson

Reading Lists A guide to understanding burnout, from how to avoid it, to the toxic work cultures that cause it In my twenties, I was convinced I had a dream job. For five years I worked as a social media manager for a media non-profit that sent me around the world to cover its conferences online. The keg in the office kitchen became the center of my social life, and I regularly worked late as my team tracked PR crises and moderated Facebook comments. I was invested in the organization’s...
The Best LGBTQIA+ Books To Immediately Add To Cart

Jun 3, 2024 | betches.com | Fleurine Tideman |Ella Dawson |Rachel Lacey

As much as I love just about every book written by Dolly Alderton, it’s time to shelf the heterosexual stuff and get your queer on. It’s June, also known as Pride Month, and the opening of Feral Rat Girl Summer. I want more Harry and Barry, Sally and Suzie, and everything that falls in between: LGBTQIA.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'But How Are You, Really: A Novel' By Ella Dawson

Jun 1, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Win A Copy |Ella Dawson |Philip Ellis

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 4th from Dutton. Click on the link to buy a copy. Charlotte Thorne does not want to go back to Hein University. Her life postcollege isn’t what she expected—her career in media is stalled, her passion for drawing has fallen by the wayside, and she’s done a terrible job keeping in touch with her queer chosen family since graduation day. Willingly spend a full weekend with her incredibly successful classmates? Hard pass.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'Stuart Woods' Smolder: A Stone Barrington Novel' By Brett Battles

Jun 1, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Philip Ellis |Win A Copy |Ella Dawson |Dana Elmendorf

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 4th from Putnam. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/48BCAasFinally enjoying some downtime in Santa Fe, Stone Barrington agrees to attend an art exhibit with a dear friend. There, he encounters an intriguing woman who is on the trail of a ring of art thieves. Always one to please, Stone offers his help.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'Serendipity: A Novel' By Becky Chalsen

Jun 1, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Becky Chalsen |Philip Ellis |Win A Copy |Ella Dawson

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 4th from Dutton. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/48ZgY83It’s been six years since Maggie followed her screenwriting dreams to Los Angeles and forgot to look back. But things in Hollywood didn’t go quite to plan. Now, twenty-five and suddenly home in New York, Maggie doesn’t know who she’s more anxious to see: her ex-boyfriend, Mac, or her ex–best friend, Liz.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'Wild Ground: A Novel' By Emily Usher

Jun 1, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Emily Usher |Philip Ellis |Win A Copy |Ella Dawson

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 4th from Random House. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3JL5D1yThere were parts that were bliss, there were parts that were full and faultless and laden with joy. The way everything Danny and I did, everything we felt, we did, we felt together. The way we loved and loved and loved each other.
Win A Copy Of The Book 'A Talent For Murder: A Novel' By Peter Swanson

Jun 1, 2024 | redcarpetcrash.com | Peter Swanson |Philip Ellis |Win A Copy |Ella Dawson

The book is in stores on Tuesday, June 11th from William Morrow. Click on the link to buy a copy. https://amzn.to/3wvsdYNMartha Ratliff conceded long ago that she’d likely spend her life alone. She was fine with it, happy with her solo existence, stimulated by her job as an archival librarian, constantly surrounded by thought-provoking ideas and the books she loved. But then she met Alan, a charming and sweet-natured divorcee with a job that took him on the road for half the year.