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The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen. Cover features an Asian woman's face inside a slashed-out piano silhouette. Free advance reader copies for adoptees, request through June 19, 2026.

Perfect for fans of TÁR and THE PIANO TEACHER, THE MINIMALIST charts a classical composer & adoptee's spiral into madness. We're still offering free copies to the adoptee community!

Request here by 6/19/26: forms.gle/bPv4yhQnshiU...

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I survived! There were many notes and I sang most of them correctly 🙂

Singing my first Susanna today in The Marriage of Figaro. Why did Mozart write so many notes…

Episode 69: I Saw The TV Glow with Kailee Pedersen and Briana N. Cox Listen to The Scares That Shaped Us on RedCircle

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@kaileepedersen.bsky.social and Briana N. Cox join the show to talk about their new books THE MINIMALIST and INDIGENT, and we dig into Jane Schoenbrun's modern classic I SAW THE TV GLOW!

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Q4. Hopefully you're all already reading everything by @stephengrahamjones.com, but if you aren't you SHOULD.

Others, not all officially horror but all HAUNTING: @jensookfonglee.bsky.social, @pcverrone.com, @tananarivedue.bsky.social, @kaileepedersen.bsky.social, Ian Muneshwar

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Album painting is "Vanitas" by Carstian Luyckx, public domain (1630-1658).

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Mortal Harmonies: Music That Inspired THE MINIMALIST, a novel by Kailee Pedersen. This playlist includes the composers John Adams, John Cage, Julius Eastman, Philip Glass, Pauline Oliverso, Steve Reich, Terry Riley, and La Monte Young. The graphic is made in imitation of a CD insert.

The Minimalist by Kailee Pedersen - on sale August 18, 2026. Cover features a piano-shaped, slashed-up silhouette of an Asian woman's face. For fans of Tár and The Piano Teacher, this gruesome and unsettling psychological drama is a darkly lucid portrait of a classical composer’s descent into madness.

Interested in avant-garde classical music but don't know where to start? This playlist will get you up to speed on some of my favorite minimalist composers.

My classical music psychological horror novel, THE MINIMALIST, releases 8/18!

Listen here: open.spotify.com/playlist/5Hi...

Kailee Pedersen is one of our OG Friends of the Show, so when she came to me with this one I was thrilled, and as a bonus she introduced me to Briana's work, which is fantastic! Go pick up/pre-order these books!

Come hear Briana, Matthew, and I yap about the incredible film I SAW THE TV GLOW, queer/BIPOC horror, our new books, and more in this upcoming episode of The Scares That Shaped Us!

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EPISODE 174 – Queer and BIPOC Horror Panel

Kailee Pedersen and Briana N Cox discuss the field of Queer and BIPOC Horror, how horror is a lens for storytelling, and recommend books, films and operas!
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I was in a Wagner opera and was not particularly enthusiastic as a Rhinemaiden, clearly I was in the wrong one 😭😂

Me after watching Melancholia: am I a depressed Wagner fan now???

Roughly 200,000 children who were adopted overseas now at risk for deportation from US, lawyers say International adoptees are terrified they will be caught up in Donald Trump’s ‘mass deportation campaign’ — and some may not even be aware they don’t have citizenship

The Independent picks up the story first reported by the NYT on risks facing an estimated 200,000 intercountry adoptees. Data are provided per media reports by Adoptees United. Note, data are VERY hard to come by. Intercountry adoptions since 1999 tracked by State Dept.
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For 3 days only (March 24-26), get 25% preorders of THE MINIMALIST with code PREORDER25 when you preorder online at Barnes & Noble (Rewards & Premium Members only).

@barnesandnoble.com is offering 25% off on preorders of THE MINIMALIST through March 26th for Rewards & Premium members with code PREORDER25.

Consider preordering a copy for your favorite unhinged classical musician in your life.

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Born Abroad and Fearful of ICE, Adoptees Try to Prove They Belong

“As many as 200,000 adoptees are vulnerable to deportation because they lack U.S. citizenship or important proof of it… Many international adoptees first learn they are not citizens when they apply for a drivers license, join the military or, these days, when federal agents stop them on the street.”

The Minimalist The Minimalist forthcoming August 18, 2026 Preorder Now (Macmillan US) Request ARC (NetGalley) Adoptee Community Only – Request ARC (Google Forms) Goodreads “I could write that the head…

And if a classical music psychological horror for fans of Tár and The Piano Teacher seems like your tune, you can request an ARC or preorder THE MINIMALIST here: kaileepedersen.com/the-minimali... (3/3)

"INDIGENT: A Literary Horror Novel" + MUTUAL AID DONATION - Briana's Ko-fi Shop This is a book about medical trauma and vulnerable communities. Give back by purchasing a signed paperback copy of "INDIGENT: A Literary Horror Novel...

Briana’s novel INDIGENT just came out and will be sure to… 🪱 worm… its way into your heart. And maybe the other delicious parts of you, too. Buy a copy here! ko-fi.com/s/efd28531cc (2/3)

Briana N. Cox and Kailee Pedersen Podcast Episode · Horror from the High Desert · March 21 · 1h 9m

Had the absolute pleasure of talking with Briana N. Cox and @scottymilderhorror.bsky.social on Horror from the High Desert about inclusion, queer/BIPOC issues in horror, Jewish identity, trauma in fiction, and of course worms 🪱.

Listen here: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/h... (1/3)

Reposting for anyone who didn’t see this last week - I’ve reserved (free) advance copies of my novel for the adoptee community for request! 🥚

The Minimalist – Content Warnings The Minimalist – Content Warnings Note: Possible spoilers. May not cover everything in the novel. graphic depiction of suicide, suicidal ideation graphic depiction of self-harm / self-injury (inclu…

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The Minimalist - ARCs for the adoptee community Request Deadline: Friday, June 19, 2026 Book cover of THE MINIMALIST by Kailee Pedersen, featuring an Asian woman's face inside a cut-up piano silhouette.

Interested in reading a classical music psychological horror novel about an Asian adoptee from an adoptee author? We've reserved some advance reader copies (ARCs) of THE MINIMALIST specifically for the adoptee community!🥚

Deadline: June 19, 2026

Request here: forms.gle/bPv4yhQnshiU...

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The Minimalist For fans of Tár and The Piano Teacher, this gruesome and unsettling psychological drama is a darkly lucid portrait of a classical composer’s descent into ...

THE MINIMALIST (gruesome classical music psychological horror w/ queer, Jewish, & AAPI themes) releases Aug 18th!

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I also do want to point out that the art form (and classical music as a whole) have a long history of queer, POC, and Jewish performers, conductors, and composers and I’m committed to furthering the legacy of their music.

I understand the critique of access to the arts and how opera can be appear insular or only for the wealthy. I would love to see opera become more accessible to the community at large and local opera scenes thrive outside of major cities.

...that it presents the human voice in such a spectacular way; that it can be so viscerally compelling in its raw emotionality; that sitting in the dark and watching the curtain rise, you are invited into a world of passion, desire, brutality, hidden longing…

As an opera singer who will never be particularly well-known nor make any money off of my singing, I do think there is something very special about opera...

dang we'd love to have you! I'll be visiting Boston MA, Doylestown PA, and Houston TX later this year if you're anywhere near those!

VOICES BIPOC Adoptees Author Reading (3rd Annual). Featuring 5 authors (Leah Altman, KE Garland, Matan Gold, Dani Janae, and Kailee Pedersen) on April 23, 7-9pm. Alberta Abbey, Portland OR. Get tickets at bipocadoptees.org/events

I can't wait to share the stage with four other amazing adoptee authors at the VOICES BIPOC Adoptees Author Reading! Come see us on April 23rd 7-9pm at Alberta Abbey (Portland, OR).🥚

Register here: www.bipocadoptees.org/event/voices...