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Seija Rankin

Senior Editor

Seija Rankin is a Senior Editor at The Hollywood Reporter, where she covers books, television and film and oversees the magazine’s About Town section. Before joining THR, she was the Books and Features Editor at Entertainment Weekly. She graduated from the University of Wisconsin’s School of Journalism, and lives in Los Angeles.

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The TikTok comedian skipped a print edition and went right to the audiobook. Has she invented a whole new publishing genre?

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The Miseducation of Lola Kirke

How the actress-turned-author mined her wildly bohemian upbringing in Greenwich Village to pen a page-turning collection of personal essays.

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What Tramell Tillman Learned From His Own ‘Severance’ Re-Watch

The actor, who broke out with the Apple TV+ show's first season, is setting the record straight about his character (and whether he'll dance again).

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Ethan Herisse’s ‘Nickel Boys’ Dreams Have Already Come True

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The actress tells THR about scoring the coveted gig and a sweet gesture that came from the original Debra Morgan.

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Showrunners Paul Thureen and Hannah Bos join star Bridget Everett to discuss why this is really just "see you later" for the HBO comedy's beloved characters.