"Jeanna Kadlec is a believer."

- The New York Times

I believe in the power of vulnerability to change a person and of collective action to transform a community or even a nation. I believe that the way you grew up doesn't have to dictate the terms of your life. I very, very earnestly believe that love is essential for our wellbeing. I wholeheartedly believe in the other-than-human and in an enspirited world. I have, ever so slowly, learned to believe in myself.

I'm a writer, by vocation and by practice. My memoir in essays Heretic: A Memoir (HarperCollins) is now available everywhere books are sold. I’ve written about culture and faith and more for publications across the internet, from my Disney column at Longreads to ELLE to Autostraddle to LitHub.

I’m also an astrologer, by training and by outlook. If you’re a creative who knows there's more to your process than capitalist standards of production, my New York Times featured newsletter Astrology for Writers might be up your alley.

"Jeanna" is pronounced like Geena Davis.
Pronouns are she/her.
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Formal Education

I am and will forever be ABD (All But Dissertation) in English Literature at Brandeis University, where I studied women's political writing of the French Revolution and taught fairy tales, queer and feminist theory, and all things pop culture to undergraduates. 

I dropped out after four years (and a Master's degree) to start Bluestockings Boutique, the first ever lingerie boutique geared to the LGBTQIA+ community.

Professional Bio

Jeanna Kadlec is the author of Heretic: A Memoir and the creator of the New York Times featured newsletter Astrology for Writers. She's also a former lingerie boutique owner and recovering academic. Her writing has appeared in ELLE, NYLON, O the Oprah Magazine, Allure, Catapult, Literary Hub, Autostraddle, and more. A born and bred Midwesterner, she now lives in New York City.