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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

You can now pre-order my book GAME IS HER MIDDLE NAME: THE LIFE & MUSIC OF BETTY DAVIS (out Feb 9, 2027) direct from @lightintheattic.bsky.social #BettyDavis lightintheattic.net/products/gam...

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Game Is Her Middle Name: The Life and Music of Betty Davis

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

My biography on Betty Davis is available for pre-order! This book has been a true labor of love - over 10 years in the making - and I can’t wait for the rest of the world to know the full, complex, and brilliant humanity of the incomprable Betty Davis #BettyDavis feministpress.org/products/978...

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Game Is Her Middle Name

The first full biography of the funk pioneer cited as an inspiration by artists from Beyoncé to Questlove. As a girl, Betty Davis fixed her eyes on stardom and never looked back. After leaving a viole...

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

My publisher - Feminist Press - had their 35k NEA grant terminated. This is the highest level of government censorship attacking marginalized voices and stories. Please support FP by donoting, buying their books from your local bookstore, or from their website #NEA #neagrants www.feministpress.org

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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

My partner @saucequeen.bsky.social just finalized her contract for her book on Betty Davis!

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

The 7th installment of my “Betty Davis in Japan” series is out. In it, I reflect on my trip where I retraced Betty’s final steps as a working musician & contextualize both the end of her career-before her reclusion-& her current legacy as a funk pioneer #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #7

A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #7 of 7.

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

6th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover more record shopping (shocking, I know), visiting the Tokyo National museum, and meeting Betty’s family friend from their hometown, American expat Alex Easley #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #6

A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #6 of 7.

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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 02/12/2024

Check out @saucequeen.bsky.social’s fabulous Christmas soul music playlist to get you through the holidays: open.spotify.com/playlist/0DT...

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

5th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover our day at Tokyo’s only classical musical museum, The Lion Cafè, and seeing live erotic performance art #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #5

A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #5 of 7.

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

4th installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it, I cover meeting film composer Shigeru Umebayashi who was collaborating on a new song with Betty during her last years, and visiting The Crocodile Club to see the last stage Betty ever performed on. #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #4

A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #4 of 7.

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Litsa Dremousis @litsadremousis.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Okay, THIS is what the Internet is for. I had the good fortune to interview Betty Davis for Esquire in ‘07. Danielle, I can’t wait to dive in. Seriously 🎉🎉🎉

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

3rd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I share my pilgrimage to Mt. Fuji to carry out Betty’s final resting wishes #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Betty Davis in Japan - Entry #3

A Travel Journal by Danielle Maggio. Entry #3 of 7.

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Zack Furness @punkademic.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

@saucequeen.bsky.social on the 1s and 2s

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

2nd installment of “Betty Davis in Japan” is out! In it I cover my day of record digging and meeting musicians Tatsuhiko Arakawa (leader of The Arakawa Band who backed Betty) and Itsuro Shimoda, one of Betty’s “great loves.” #BettyDavis open.substack.com/pub/lightint...

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Danielle Maggio, PhD @daniellemaggio.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

My new essay series documents my trip to Japan where I retraced Betty Davis’s final steps as a musician in 1983 and interview her former band mates, friends & lovers. Most importantly, I saw through her final resting wishes at Mt. Fuji. open.substack.com/pub/lightint... #BettyDavis #BettyDavisfunk

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