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Dr. Hanne Blank Boyd (also publishing as Hanne Blank) is the author of a number of books including It Ain’t Gonna Lick Itself: Housekeeping In Spite of It All (2024), Fat (2020, Bloomsbury), Straight: The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality (2014, Beacon Press), Virgin: The Untouched History (2007, Bloomsbury), and numerous others. Her books have been translated into several languages, including Japanese and Turkish. Hanne is a writer and editor providing a suite of literary services from project development to advanced developmental editing and ghostwriting. Hanne is also the force behind Reasons Not to Quit, a newsletter for writers, creators, and everyone trying to think smarter, write better, and find ways to cope with life's arrrgh. Reasons Not to Quit began on Twitter in November 2016 as a daily dose of motivation and audacity, and ran for 5 years before taking a hiatus. It relaunched into a new incarnation on Substack in May 2024. A historian, bioethicist, and opera singer by training, Dr. Blank Boyd holds degrees from Emory University, Indiana University, and the New England Conservatory of Music. Formerly on faculty at Denison University, she has been a lecturer and visiting speaker at institutions including Harvard University, Brandeis University, Emory University School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University, University of Alabama, and many others. Hanne Blank Boyd lives with her family in a small town tucked into the salt marshes and historical pirate coves of the Cape Fear river delta, a few miles from a barrier island where she can regularly be found walking the dogs on the beach.
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The Best Fiction Podcasts for Listeners Who Love a Good Story

You can’t beat a good story. Luckily, humans are great at storytelling, and the best fiction podcasts are all the proof that the modern listener requires. Get the popcorn ready; it’s storytime.

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    • Straight

    • The Surprisingly Short History of Heterosexuality
    • Written by: Hanne Blank
    • Narrated by: Fran Tunno
    • Length: 8 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 2013-03-09
    • Language: English
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    • Big Big Love, Revised

    • A Sex and Relationships Guide for People of Size (and Those Who Love Them)
    • Written by: Hanne Blank
    • Narrated by: Johanna Taylor
    • Length: 7 hrs and 13 mins
    • Release date: 2013-03-11
    • Language: English
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    • Virgin

    • The Untouched History
    • Written by: Hanne Blank
    • Narrated by: Fran Tunno
    • Length: 11 hrs and 29 mins
    • Release date: 2013-03-12
    • Language: English
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