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madeline lane-mckinley
@lalouverouge.bsky.social
author, “cool mom,” cultural critic, adjunctified phd
books: Solidarity with Children (Haymarket, 2025), Fag/Hag (Rosa Press, 2024), Comedy Against Work (Common Notions, 2022)
There’s also this amazing film series being organized in Philly, dedicated to the films analyzed in the book, starting with my favorite, Bambule 🔥
November 26, 2025 at 6:02 PM
This Friday I’ll be in Eugene at the student ROAR center talking about Solidarity with Children.
November 13, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Seattle! I’ll be doing a book event at Left Bank Books on Saturday 11/29 at 7:30. Would love to see you there.
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Excited to be in conversation with Abby Anderson, part of the Budding Roses collective, organizers of an excellent youth liberationist project here in Portland.
November 11, 2025 at 3:26 AM
My books arrived today 💜
October 27, 2025 at 11:48 PM
My book comes out next month and I have some tour dates in the Pacific Northwest lined up:

Portland - 11/13 at Powell’s on Hawthorne at 7pm
Eugene - 11/14 at ROAR Student Center at 4:30pm
Olympia - 11/28 at Le Voyeur at 4:30pm
Seattle - 11/29 at Left Bank Books at 7:30pm
October 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
14 years with this occu-baby ❤️
September 27, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Was a pleasure to talk to Nell Whittaker for @tankmagazine.bsky.social, and a lovely surprise that I got to tell my kid that their first photo credit was published today, on their 14th birthday ❤️
September 27, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Was honored to be part of this tribute to Joshua for @rosa-collective.bsky.social with @sarahbrouillette.bsky.social, Oki Sogumi, Mark Steven, @charmainechua.bsky.social & Andrew Brooks:

rosapress.net/joshua-clove...
August 18, 2025 at 5:10 PM
Two of the best films about the long ‘60s. RIP Terrence Stamp.
August 17, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Just turned in my final round of proofs. Guess this is happening for real now. Out November 4th:
August 15, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Solidarity with this call to boycott SCMS next year
August 7, 2025 at 3:49 AM
June 18, 2025 at 6:06 PM
My book now has a cover! Out from @haymarketbooks.org in November
June 3, 2025 at 9:27 PM
But… but…
May 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Submitted my copyedits ✔️
May 16, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Portland! We’re doing a memorial reading for Joshua Clover on Friday 5/23 at 4PM at Laurelhurst Park. Please come & share with those who may be interested.
May 15, 2025 at 9:42 PM
“Nothing is over, that is the only certainty. The other certainty is that everything ends, even this.”
April 29, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Ten years since we lost Chris Chitty 💔

Here we are dancing outside the graduate student commons occupation of 2009, one of the happiest nights of my life.
April 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
April 14, 2025 at 9:52 PM
Stack of books from @haymarketbooks.org
April 1, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Portland! This is tonight. Please spread the word:
March 11, 2025 at 6:07 PM
A lot is going on. Also: like all cats, my cat is beautiful.
February 28, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Hard to capture the vibe of a Portland snow day but this person taking a cat on a walk does it pretty well.
February 13, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Talking to my kid about @inlandemperor.bsky.social’s “normporn” to better understand our cringe fascinations
February 8, 2025 at 8:16 PM