Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜
Editorial Assistant. Freelance editor. Former Bookseller. Writer. TBR pile is frankly out of control. Books, Broadway, Baking, and Bards. She/Her.
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- RIP mass market paperbacks. I didn’t think this was an unpopular opinion, but not every book has to have a special edition hardcover with sprayed edges. I’ll rant forever about how publishing is pricing kids and teens out of buying books, but now the most affordable option isn’t available to anyone.
- Was complimented on my pronunciation of ‘gnocchi con guancia di maiale’ tonight at dinner and I’m not gonna lie, I love when this happens
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜Thread. Shitty people can make good and even great art. Likewise, dropping a favorite artist after you realize you can no longer support them can feel like a divorce or a friend breakup because they and their work were just that important to you. That shit hurts, even when it's necessary for you.
- Begging bsky to add birthday balloons to your profile à la twitter because I miss the whimsy
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
- Heads up - N*il G*iman is trying to come back with a new post linking to a substack from a journalist trying to redeem him. Don’t worry, in his non-statement he also has time to drop that he’s writing a new book and I strongly suggest we do NOT allow ourselves to forget what happened.
- Going from a long theater rehearsal to a session 1 for a new ttrpg tonight and when I told someone from work they said “Oh cool, you get to play pretend all day” and you know what? Hell yeah I do.
- In case one Heated Rivalry themed art project wasn’t enough, I started in on my second.
- Halt! This is a bookish checkpoint. Last book: Twelve Months by Jim Butcher Current: Game Changer by Rachel Reid Newest on TBR: The Tarot Trials by Katee Robert Next: The Anthropocene Review by John Green #booksky 💙📚
- Goddammit 😔😔 What a shit January
- 5 jobs you’ve had: Comics Editor BN Bookseller Murder Mystery Dinner Theater Actor Production Manager Tutor
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜what’s astounding about this is not only the incredible cruelty but the complete lack of even the most basic public relations instincts they kidnap a five year old and generate national outrage and rather than do some basic window dressing to treat him nice while abusing everyone else they do this
- “[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.” www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
- I can’t stop thinking about this baby and his dad. The cruelty is unfathomable.
- “[Liam] keeps asking about that hat and that backpack that are in the picture,” the congressman said. “I think they took that from him.” www.cnn.com/2026/01/28/u...
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜my only notes to people under 30: your 30s aren't for ditching fandom, they're for re-evaluating all the "cringe" stuff you liked as a teenager through the lens of someone who can appreciate it fully, going, "that owned, actually," and becoming even more unhinged about it. please look forward to it.
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- May as well dive right in. Did you know that dogs in ancient Mesopotamia also refused to drop the ball? According to a Sumerian proverb, “The dog understands ‘Take it!’ It does not understand ‘Put it down!’” Source: cdli.mpiwg-berlin.mpg.de/artifacts/34...
- It’s colder here this week in PA than it is in Alaska where my best friend lives 🥶
- Once Upon a Time series thread. Will I finish the series this time? Who’s to say?
- Decided to make my first embroidery project more difficult by adding teeny tiny beads. But I like the overall look and am happy with how this turned out!
- Now that my Charmed rewatch is done, I think I’m gonna start Once Upon A Time, a series I was really into for like 4 seasons but fell off and never finished.
- A neighbor is out shoveling snow at almost midnight (I can hear it, I’m in bed under the heated blanket, I’m not getting up to look) and just…why?
- Pretty sure it’s the author’s blatant and aggressive transphobia that did it for a lot of people. Personally, I love my trans friends and family more than I love a book series written by a horrible person. Hope that helps!
- In @nytopinion.nytimes.com Younger generations “have fallen out of love with Harry Potter because they have fallen out of love with the worldview the series represents,” writes Louise Perry. “Which is to say that young people have fallen out of love with liberalism.”
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜This may sound stupid but it's evidenced-based. If you're inadvertently exposed to something traumatic and you're able, take some time to play Tetris. There is a known association between playing Tetris post-exposure and a reduction in risk of PTSD and distress severity. (We don't know why yet.)
- I think we’re t-minus 48 hours before I grab a pair of jeans or a chambray shirt and start embroidering little flowers onto them.
- Began my embroidery journey this week. It included: ripping out a ton of stitches when they didn’t turn out (I’m looking at you French knots), spending way too much money at the craft store, spending even more time winding thread, and starting my own small projects. It’s not much but it’s a start.
- The big takeaway here is that *READERS WANT QUEER STORIES* but publishing houses are once again going to learn nothing from this.
- I wrote about how Heated Rivalry is just the latest case of how publishers, with all their data, are still not able to predict what will be the next sensation. lithub.com/get-ready-fo...
- Am I going to regret reading this? Only time will tell.
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜CRASHOUT FOR THE AGES
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜oh no, are publishers getting squeamish about buying queer books right now for some impossible-to-guess reason?? sounds like our books need to get even more queer, relentlessly queer, battle-axe queer, cackling queer
- People are gonna be so normal about this 🙄
- It’s pronounced ‘fascistically’
- RIP Wikipedia as the last bastion of human-curated online knowledge
- Just received a promo email from a pub touting their “Clean Romance” line which feels like a dog whistle if I ever heard one. I like my romance smutty, filthy, and depraved, thank you very much. Immediate unsubscribe (idk how I even got on that list in the first place).
- I know everything is bad right now but I really need to stress the importance of offline hobbies. I’m doing a community theater show rn and a friend is hosting a craft night next week where we’re going to drink wine and bring whatever we’re working on. Community building is how we get through this.
- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜HELL YEAH!! Look at what we did TOGETHER! Comic-con has quietly changed their language and will NOT allow GenAi imagery in their art show! And this happened because you all wrote letters, and shared your concerns! Speaking up works EVERY time! So congrats friends! We did this together!!! 🙌🙌💖💖💖
- I’m literally looking at Heated Rivalry embroidery patterns today and I can’t wait to get started
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- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜i need authors and agents to be much louder with their publishers how much they hate gen ai and make it embarrassing/financially harmful for publishers to be associated with it at every level (incl marketing, publicity, and sales)
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- Fuck
- Depressing news reported at @lgbtqnation.com: Publishers are “stepping back” from LGBTQ+ books amid bans & the current GOP president www.lgbtqnation.com/2026/01/publ... #kidlit #queerkidlit #lgbtq #booksky
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- Okay but I NEED the BN exclusive bi flag colors edition of Unrivaled 😍
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- Reposted by Jess, in Aquarius Szn 💜EVERYONE DO THIS SURVEY MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
- Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- It takes 5 mins to fill this out. If enough people do it, maybe it can slow down the enshittification of discord for a bit.
- Discord wants to know how you feel about AI. Go tell them: discord.sjc1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_...
- Not my pic but I had the Anastasia soundtrack on cassette and idk what happened to it, a fact I regret every day because the movie soundtrack isn’t streaming ANYWHERE 🥲
- Irrationally angry that my health insurance sent me an email and a text today telling me I won’t be receiving a new insurance card. I can just log into their app and EMAIL OR TEXT MY CARD to my doctor. Are you fucking kidding me?
