Jacqueline West
@jacquelinewest.bsky.social
Author (MG/YA: THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE, LAST THINGS, LONG LOST, etc.). Poet. Parent. Cemetery wanderer. Usually covered with ink and dog hair. HWA, SFPA. www.jacquelinewest.com
So pro-life means jailing women who miscarry but shrugging when the deranged president says “a whole civilization will die tonight.” Do I have that right?
Loved this page turner by @jacquelinewest.bsky.social Small town, abandoned hotel…secrets come to the surface when a new family arrives to restore the hotel but they are not welcomed into the community…Our next #bookposse reader is @teachlovesbooks.bsky.social @simonteen.bsky.social
It’s going to be relatively warm in Minnesota next week. I suggest Schumer and Jeffries come here. Do a shift or two at a school. Do oversight at the Whipple. Spend some time with a few of the thousands of Minnesotans who’ve been protecting their neighbors for months. Don’t squander this.
It has arrived!! ❤️🖤The upcoming YA horror from author @jacquelinewest.bsky.social Small town secrets, a haunted hotel, insiders & outsiders, climate change… #bookposse has a wait list for this one! Publishes 7/26! @simonkids.bsky.social @simonbooks.bsky.social
I have news. 🖤 BLACK POINT, coming summer 2026. YA horror. Folklore and climate change and insiders vs. outsiders and a hotel full of ghosts. Can't wait to share it with all of you.
This creepy and magical book is out in the world TODAY, and I'm excited for every reader who finds it. 🖤
Ally Ally Oxenfree@allymalinenko.bsky.social · 10mo agoWelcome to the world Broken Dolls! Thank you to every reader, teacher, librarian who took the time to check out my book and share with the kids in their life, or the kid in their heart. If you're in NYC, I'm doing an event with @claymcleod.bsky.social and you can meet the haunted dolls!
While the King quote on the front is amazing, the back ones also make me cry happy tears! Thanks @chuckwendig.bsky.social Daka Hermon @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @shakirahwrites.bsky.social @lorienlawrence.bsky.social
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
Supremes say parents can opt out of letting their kids listen to LGBTQ stories. Can parents similarly opt out of kids listening to stories that DON'T have LGBTQ themes or incidents? 🤣
Dear friends, tonight we're raising money for @wck.org--through poetry! We're streaming live from 8-10 PM Eastern on my twitch channel: twitch.tv/csecooney. You don't need an account to watch, just if you wanna join the chat! Read all about our illustrious poets here: csecooney.com/2025/06/11/p...
Fifteen years ago today, I became a published author. It feels impossible -- both that it's been so long, and that it happened at all. Fifteen years, and somehow, The Shadows is still finding its way to readers. Happy birthday, little book. 🖤 #mglit #thebooksofelsewhere #middlegrade
I do not understand telling creatives to "shut up about politics." One, this is life in this world. You can acknowledge being part of it, or you can pretend you're immune until you find out you're wrong. Two, there are plenty of creatives doing the latter. If you don't like us, follow them 🤷♀️
A thought for the book clubs! Set aside a little time at the start of meetings to fight for the right to read. Members send emails, sign petitions, write postcards. Research local candidates. 10-15 minutes tops & then onto the book, wine, fun. Amplify your activism. Celebrate your community.
I’m going to write this novel and the next one and the one after and I have no clue if my agent will like them or be able to sell them or how much they’ll sell for or to whom or how well they’ll perform, but none of that matters because the only thing I can control is the work I put in. Let’s write.
"Are you sure you want to go camping?" Spooky books for camping! (Disclaimer: All of these books actually exist and were compiled by a real person) spookymiddlegrade.com/2025/05/27/a...
Are You SURE You Want to Go Camping? 5 Scary Stories for Young Campers
Here are some stories that will give you chills on summer nights.
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I am one of the 1,350 individuals and organizations who signed the open letter to HarperCollins in support of IMLS, libraries, and library workers across the United States. #libraries #librarians #library #books #amreading (Thanks to @michaelleali.bsky.social for the leadership.)
Apparently the ebook of my YA horror novel LAST THINGS is on sale for $0.99 right now via Bookshop.org (and other places, but you could just ignore those and get it here) bookshop.org/p/books/last...
Last Things
Check out Last Things - <p><strong>"Everything I love in a book."</strong>—Victoria Schwab,<strong> </strong>author of #1 <em>New York Times</em> bestseller <em>This Savage Song</em></p><p><stro...
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Firmly in the "I keep forgetting I have a book coming out this year" state of mind, but my debut collection of weird nature & cosmic horror will be here in October! Digital ARCs coming soon. Publicity info attached in graphic for those interested✨ Pre-orders: darkmattermagazine.shop/products/cya...
As a fellow lifelong Wednesday fan, all I can say is YES YES YES
Ally@allyoutthere.bsky.social · last yr.Is it Tuesday or Wednesday? BOOK OF OUTCASTS is out now! I've been a huge fan of the Wednesday character since childhood, and writing this book was akin to completing the best homework assignment. ✌🏽 #spookymiddlegrade #kidlit
"In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us." Here's hoping. www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House
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My National Book Award-winning novel Last Night at the Telegraph Club was banned statewide in South Carolina because it includes descriptions of "sexual conduct." Why are book banners so scared of sex? I wrote about this in the @scdailygazette.com today. scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
An author responds: Why is sex so scary to book banners? • SC Daily Gazette
Commentary from Malinda Lo, the author of one of the books the State Board of Education ruled must be pulled from K-12 library shelves.
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