Is A Rogue Publishing Employee Trying to Sabotage My Book?

Hey there! I’m back in France and happy to tell you my New York trip was so good! The Alt Summit conference I put on was a big success — I got to see so many old friends, and met lots of new ones too. I was able to visit my sister Jordan’s big renovation project, Hooker Green, which I’ve been dying to see in real life. My three oldest kids came out to New York to support me, and they were so helpful and it was just so great to be with them. Gosh I’m proud of my kids and I love seeing them out in the world.

At the conference I was interviewed about Ejaculate Responsibly by Brittany Jones-Cooper. Oh my! It was the first time I’ve ever discussed the ideas in the book in front of a live audience. And it was so amazing! Seeing and hearing the reactions from attendees in real time was such a treat.

Here are more photos from the trip.

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Book Sabotage?

A weird/odd thing happened that I’ve been wanting to tell you about. And maybe it’s just random? Or maybe it’s an intentional thing? Not sure. Here’s the story. I heard from a few readers that they ordered my book from Bookshop.org (which I highly recommend), but when the package arrived, it wasn’t my book — and instead it was a book from Focus on the Family:

One of these readers emailed Bookshop.org to see if this was just a mistake, and (drama!) they received a note about a rogue employee:

What do you think? Was this intentional sabotage? Or just a random shipping mistake? Or something else entirely?

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New Book Impact Goal: Senators & Governors!

For the next book impact goal, let’s send books to every U.S. Senator (there are 100!) and every U.S. Governor (there are 50!). No matter what their politics are, it’s important that they read this book and understand the ideas in this book. These ideas will change the way they talk about abortion and approach the abortion debate.

To help us keep track, I’ve created one map for Senators and one map for Governors. For Senators, I’ll fill in the state with the color orange when a book has been sent to both Senators. On the Governors map, I’ll fill in the state with the color yellow when a book has been sent to the Governor. If additional copies are sent, I can add a put a number to the state too. I’m registered to vote in California, and I sent books to Governor Gavin Newson, and Senators Dianne Feinstein and Alex Padilla, so I filled in the maps for California already.

I can’t wait to fill in more states. And good news: If your state is already filled in, you can still send additional copies! The more copies a senator or governor receives, the more likely they and their staff will read the book and comprehend the ideas.

UPDATE: It’s only been a few hours, and the states are already filling in — including two orders for Governor DeSantis. So exciting! Here’s the latest map:

I Need Your Help Sending Books!

Want to participate? I’ve made it as easy as possible. Here’s how:

1) Click here to find the mailing address of your Senators.
Click here to find the mailing address of your Governor.
Those links also include sample messages you can use when you send a book.

2) Order a book for them. Here are links to bookstores:
Amazon
Barnes & Noble
Books-a-Million
Bookshop — independent booksellers

3) Once you send a book, fill out this super quick form for Governors, and/or this super quick form for Senators, so I can keep track and report back to everyone.

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For those of you who are curious, these are the latest numbers on the SCOTUS Impact Goal. Want to order a book for SCOTUS too? Here’s how to do it.

And here are the latest numbers on the Book Clubs Impact Goal. Want to include your book club? Here’s the form.

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Book Merch Is Coming Next Week Too!

Here’s a peek of some of the items that will be available next week — a tote bag, an accordion-fold postcard set, a trucker’s hat, and a pencil set:

The pencils say:
-Ejaculate Responsibly
-Ejaculation Is Voluntary; Ovulation Is Involuntary (it’s on two lines, see below)
-Regulate Dick Not Jane
-Men Cause All Unwanted Pregnancies
-I Heart Vasectomies

So great, right? The products feature designs developed by the legendary Bonnie Seigler.

The book merch will go on sale on October 18th — the official publication date of Ejaculate Responsibly. And a portion of proceeds from the book merch will go directly to The Condom Collective — each year, they give out 1 million+ quality condoms on college campuses across the United States.

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That’s all for now. Feel free to comment on anything I mentioned above, or whatever’s on your mind. I hope you’re having a gorgeous October.

kisses,
Gabrielle