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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I very much appreciated mine going with "I didn't even realize those were two different ads"

Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

shoutout to boyfriends everywhere for needing to be the exact right amount of disinterested through a Megan Fox and a Sydney Sweeney ad inning after inning

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Frankendarling @futurehasbeen.bsky.social · 04/10/2026

My parents went to @laurentheisen.bsky.social and @emilystjams.bsky.social’s book event last night. My mom reports she started reading Every Time a Bell Rings in line and was instantly hooked.

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

it's 100 degrees outside but I can't let that ruin my LA plans (taking a car to an air-conditioned building)

I'm wearing a cute greenish floral dress

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

looking at the camera / looking at PF Changs

me by an indoor fountain in a pink polka dot dress

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

what's the point of book launch week if you don't get a chance to wear your highest-maintenance dress?

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David_j_roth @davidjroth.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Lauren (and @emilystjams.bsky.social) have a book coming, and you can read an excerpt from (and order a copy) of it here.

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jane @lazylazyjane.myatproto.social · 01/10/2026

this is a beautiful little excerpt and probably what gets me to seneca falls this year, finally.

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This chapter is so lovely, and I'm glad THE WORLD gets to read it!!!

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I didn't move to Brooklyn until 2017 but I just saw David Roth do All My Friends at karaoke. so I didn't actually miss anything.

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Michigan's 2026 Offensive Game Plan (HSR) @hooverstreetrag.org · 30/09/2026

When one of your former APUSH students writes a book about a beloved film, you don't buy the ebook version. Congratulations @laurentheisen.bsky.social , I look forward to reading it.

Every Time a Bell Rings: The Legacy of It's a Wonderful Life, America's Most Beloved Holiday Film by Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen.

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every Time A Bell Rings is out today! I'm so excited and honored that I got to write these essays about It's A Wonderful Life alongside such an incredible critic in @emilystjams.bsky.social. www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...

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Every Time a Bell Rings

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT WITH FOILED DETAILS AND CUSTOM END PAPERSA fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the belove...

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

my book is in Ann Arbor's Literati, which is the closest thing I have to a hometown indie bookstore 🔔

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Every Time a Bell Rings is out! I am so proud of this book and both @laurentheisen.bsky.social and my writing in it. I think you'll be into it if you love this movie, 1940s American cinema, or speculating that minor supporting characters in fiction are gay. www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...

harpercollins.com

Every Time a Bell Rings

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT WITH FOILED DETAILS AND CUSTOM END PAPERSA fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the belove...

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

harpercollins.com

Every Time a Bell Rings

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT WITH FOILED DETAILS AND CUSTOM END PAPERSA fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the belove...

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

they're playing Obstacle 1 by Interpol at the Judy Blume Rest Stop in Jersey and let me tell you it is not a good fit

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Felix Kent @felixkent.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I loved this so much I immediately wanted to reread everything Lucy Bloom wrote

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Pac vs Orange Cassidy from Feb. 2020. One of my favorite "comedy matches" ever and a real bright spot to continually look back on once that year took a turn. youtu.be/7W63y_mCcg0

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FULL MATCH: PAC vs Orange Cassidy | AEW Revolution 2020

YouTube video by All Elite Wrestling

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The book launch event for Every Time a Bell Rings at Village Well in Culver City is just a few days away! Come grab a cup of coffee while @laurentheisen.bsky.social and I discuss It's a Wonderful Life with the ESTIMABLE Darren Franich! We'll take your Qs! We'll sign your books! RSVP today!

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Film Book Launch: Every Time a Bell Rings

Find tickets & information for Film Book Launch: Every Time a Bell Rings. happening at Village Well Books & Coffee, Culver City, CA on Fri, 02 Oct, 2026 at 06:30 pm. Register or Buy Tickets, Price inf...

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 20/09/2026

HAPPY SUNDAY! NEW EPISODE! @emilystjams.bsky.social and @laurentheisen.bsky.social wrote an incredible book, EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS, about my favorite movie of all time, IT’S A WONDERFUL LIFE, and we were lucky enough to have them on the show to talk about it: pod.link/1274489817/e...

The cover for EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS: THE LEGACY OF "IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE," AMERICA'S MOST BELOVED HOLIDAY FILM by Emily St. James and Lauren Theisen

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

if I could go back and tell my 20 yr old self one thing, it would probably be "it's 230 am and you're watching a live Big Ten conference football game"

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

what was the cultural divide between most people calling the Playstation button "square" and a few folks calling it "box"?

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

if trans women weren't allowed in bathrooms there would be not one but TWO women at Film Forum who wouldn't have had any squares

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

big shoutout to my followers. every time people complain about bluesky posters I'm basically like "not my problem"

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

I think I'm interested in doing an NYC pinball league but 1) I don't know if I'm good enough and 2) I'm not sure how or where or if I need a team. if anyone can help explain that would be appreciated!

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Here’s a little sample of some of the great stuff you can find in our upcoming book, which you can buy right here! www.harpercollins.com/products/eve...

harpercollins.com

Every Time a Bell Rings

THE PERFECT HOLIDAY GIFT WITH FOILED DETAILS AND CUSTOM END PAPERSA fond and nostalgic cultural history of It's a Wonderful Life, celebrating the belove...

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

today I sent the FerryHawks an email with the subject line "hot dog question"

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I really enjoyed talking to Emily about our book, EVERY TIME A BELL RINGS, for Episodes. It's a good preview of the themes we get at in our essays about It's A Wonderful Life, so check it out if you're curious! episodes.ghost.io/its-a-wonder...

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What It's A Wonderful Life's George and Mary Bailey can say to us here in 2026

The fun things Emily and Lauren Theisen learned when working on their new It's a Wonderful Life book

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I need to see this documentary like Philip II of Macedon needed a knife in the ribs

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

watching this ad was enough to convince me that Wolf Of Wall Street was the most unintentionally harmful movie of the 21st century

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Emily St. James @emilystjams.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

If you are in Los Angeles, please come to our LAUNCH EVENT at Village Well in Culver City on October 2, where Lauren and I will be discussing the book with the great Darren Franich! We'll be just down the street from where much of IAWL was shot! RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/film-book-...

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Film Book Launch: Every Time a Bell Rings

Authors Emily St James and Lauren Theisen discuss the making and impact of It's a Wonderful Life, as detailed in their new book.

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Jason Bailey @jasondashbailey.com · 15/09/2026

This book is so fucking good, you guys

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

woman at the mets tonight was eating french fries with a ketchup packet in one hand. she's put a little ketchup on a fry, take a small bite, put a little more ketchup on, take another small bite, etc. you see something new every time you go to a baseball game.

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Lauren Theisen @laurentheisen.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

back on Staten Island for the FerryHawks' final game of the season. they are 21-104 with a run differential of -638

panoramic view of the ballpark on a cloudy day. the lower manhattan skyline is visible in the distance

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