Beautiful Mystery is coming to Vermont Thanks to my beloved cousin, Kim Locke, and the wonderful scholars, Vicki Brennan and Jeanne Shea for making this happen. We'll be talking about my book on Wednesday, May 6, 5-7 pm at South Burlington Library. @dukepress.bsky.social

Interview with Danilyn Rutherford You don't get abstractions for free

“Any time I had a concept, I had to buy it with a story”

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Check out my friend Shannon Dawdy's new Substack! Chronoscope shannonleedawdy.substack.com?r=6mx7x&utm_...

I'm coming to Madison, Wisconsin, the town where I grew up! I'll be talking to Krisjon Olson, a fabulous medical anthropologist and disability scholar, about my book on March 2 from 6-7 pm at Room of One's Own, 2717 Atwood Avenue. Here's the link: roomofonesown.com/event/2026-0...

So grateful to Don Kulick for this lovely, generous review of Beautiful Mystery -- ahead of print in Language in Society.

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Nurturing Difference - Parenting and Disability in a Careless Age In an increasingly careless world where cruelty is celebrated and disability mocked, these two highly-readable scholars remind us that beautiful relationships of compassion, connection, communication,...

It was so much fun to talk about Beautiful Mystery, and Noah Wardrip-Fruin's wonderful Animal Crossing: New Horizons with Megan Moodie and Donna Haraway -- and now there's a recording available! Thanks, UCSC Humanities Institute!

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So true. Completely pathological.

Trump’s SNAP rules are about to imperil food access for millions New work rules take effect this week, cutting access to one of the nation’s most vital anti-hunger programs.

Thank the Big Beautiful Bill. New federal work requirements for SNAP begin this week, stripping long-standing exemptions for veterans, foster youth, and some parents. An even greater hunger crisis looms.

Field Studio Launch - Field Studio To celebrate the official launch of Field Studio, we are holding a very special online book reading and conversation featuring five writers and

So honored to be part of Field Studio's launch! I'll be appearing with some fantastic thinkers and writers: Bridget Guarasci, Aisha Beliso-De Jesús, Sophia Stamatopolou-Robbins, and Laurence Ralph. @dukepress.bsky.social

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She’s 14 and she’s moved 26 times. The US housing crisis has families like hers ‘running in place’ Outside Atlanta, the Godfreys are caught in a cycle of job loss and eviction. That stress has implications for the kids

Grateful to have contributed to this story, whose headline—"She's 14 and she's moved 26 times"—says everything about the human toll of America's brutal, disastrously broken housing system.

So excited to share a stage with @n-w-f.bsky.social
-- whose book is beautiful and so illuminating -- not to mention @djeanneh.bsky.social and @megancmoodie.bsky.social. Thanks so much to Megan, for her hard work making this happen, and to the Humanities Institute for hosting us.

Next week I'll be joining @danilynrutherford.bsky.social at UC Santa Cruz to talk about our new books with @djeanneh.bsky.social and Megan Moodie. It'll be a mix of the scholarly and personal, with two experiences of parenting and disability at the core

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Super grateful for the wonderful conversation I had today with my brilliants colleagues Anand Pandian and Ashanté Reese!

"These days, so much turns on our collective ability to open ourselves to new ways of being with one another. This is the first lesson from Millie's world: You don't have to be the same to be close." This extraordinary new book by Danilyn Rutherford is such a moving and compelling read.

In a few hours, I get to talk to Anand Pandian and Ashanté Reese about Beautiful Mystery! So excited. If you have a minute at 1 Eastern, 10 Pacific, here's the link:
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So excited to be in conversation Anand Pandian and Ashanté Reese!

We had so much fun talking about Something Between Us that we decided to do it again.

Thanks to SAR for hosting us. You can register here:

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Babes in Bookland on Instagram: "✨𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐄𝐏𝐈𝐒𝐎𝐃𝐄✨ Does love need words? I sit down with anthropologist and author, Danilyn Rutherford, to explore Beautiful Mystery, her memoir about raising Millie, a ... In this intimate conversation, Danilyn Rutherford, author of Beautiful Mystery, reveals the transformative power of communication beyond words. We discuss the radical shift in perspective that happens...

Totally enjoyed talking to Alex Frnka about my book.

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My piece on Dagmar Herzog's wonderful book, The Question of Unworthy Life, and the Trump administration's assault on disabled people is featured today in Somatosphere! @dukepress.bsky.social

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I'm coming to Boulder a week from Friday to talk about Beautiful Mystery. Thanks to Kate Goldfarb for the kind invitation! @dukepress.bsky.social

Really excited to see this piece out in the world, Alissa. Thanks so much for writing it!!

I’m part of the triple-decker sandwich generation. You probably are as well You’ve heard of caregivers in the sandwich generation. In this anti-compassion Trump 2.0 era, it’s more like a triple-decker sandwich. Alissa Quart has experienced this first-hand

My latest piece for @theguardian.com on the sandwich generation, of which I am one, and how we became the triple sandwich generation in Trump 2.0 www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i... @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social @economichardship.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social link in comments

An Afternoon with Author Danilyn Rutherford | The Bookies Bookstore Denver independent bookstore for children, families, and teachers!

Friends in Denver, and friends with friends in Denver, I’ll be coming to Bookies Bookstore on Saturday, December 13 to talk about Beautiful Mystery. So happy to have the worlds of people like her are under threat. @dukepress.bsky.social

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Really glad you and the families in your book will have this platform. Your work is so incredibly important.

The financial burden of caregiving Caregivers in the U.S. spend an average of $7,242 out of pocket each year.

This morning I had a chance to talk to Emily Peck and Becky Pinsker about caregiving and how bad our society is at funding it. It's still airing around the country, but the recording will be here. Super grateful for this opportunity. @dukepress.bsky.social

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Tomorrow at NYU! I'll be talking about Beautiful Mystery with Elayne Oliphant, a brilliant scholar and wonderful friend. You don't actually need an NYU ID to get in. @dukepress.bsky.social

Really looking forward to the conversation with Summerson Carr next week in Chicago, where a bunch of my book takes place -- at the Seminary Coop, one of the best bookstores in the world! @dukepress.bsky.social

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Just learned that you don't have to be in New York to attend my book talk on Wednesday. They're broadcasting it on Zoom! @dukepress.bsky.social
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Just learned that you don't have to be in New York to attend my book talk on Wednesday! It will be broadcast on Zoom. Here's the link! columbiauniversity.zoom.us/j/9786198924...

Coming up this Wednesday! I'm really looking forward to being in conversation with the wonderful writer and thinker, Rachel Adams. Friends in New York, I'd love it if you could join us! @dukepress.bsky.social

Excited to be sharing the stage with such amazing people!