Jessica writes "some messed-up stuff"
@authorlevai.bsky.social
She/her. PhD in Egyptology, now I write fiction. The Night Library of Sternendach is my novella in sonnets. The Glass Garden is space horror and family drama.
Will boost almost anything with a bat in it.
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Will boost almost anything with a bat in it.
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Hello to BlueSky and my new followers! Please check out my novellas:
THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH is a bittersweet vampire opera in sonnets.
THE GLASS GARDEN is space horror.
Covers designed by @kglyder.bsky.social.
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THE NIGHT LIBRARY OF STERNENDACH is a bittersweet vampire opera in sonnets.
THE GLASS GARDEN is space horror.
Covers designed by @kglyder.bsky.social.
linktr.ee/authorlevai
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2026 is the year we should all start reading books again
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
January 15, 2026 at 8:48 PM
2026 is the year we should all start reading books again
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
Books are lovely. Libraries are wonderful places. Second hand book shops are mysterious and magical. Markets and fairs always contain surprise gems. And there are even cafes in forgotten street corners with excellent coffee and reading nooks
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The doctors are concerned but I'm fine with it.
January 15, 2026 at 10:27 PM
The doctors are concerned but I'm fine with it.
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Anyone out there still have an active submission with the Berkley Open Submission Program? From 2024?
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Anyone out there still have an active submission with the Berkley Open Submission Program? From 2024?
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
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My first #Tanuary blog post of 2026 is away!
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Tanuary 2026: Storyteller
Welcome to Tanuary, my annual (re)read of work by my favorite author, Tanith Lee. This year I decided to take it in a different direction, reading Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology. The s…
jessicalevai.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
My first #Tanuary blog post of 2026 is away!
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
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wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
January 15, 2026 at 1:47 PM
wikipedia turns 25 today! the last unenshittified major website! backbone of online info! triumph of humanity! powered by urge of unpaid randos to correct each other! somehow mostly reliable! "good thing wikipedia works in practice, because it sure doesn't work in theory" - old wiki adage
If there are any HWA members who loved THE GLASS GARDEN, I humbly remind you of this deadline. Thank you.
If you loved any 2025 horror novel, nonfiction, story, collection of poems or prose—there are 13 categories!—and you are an HWA member, drop a rec to delight its creator(s). But at the stroke of midnight, your chance to recommend horror from 2025 for a Bram Stoker Award is no more. Go forth!
A friendly reminder for HWA members: the deadline to recommend/nominate works for the Stoker Awards is January 15! Get your recs in now!
bramstokerawards.horror.org
bramstokerawards.horror.org
January 15, 2026 at 7:03 PM
If there are any HWA members who loved THE GLASS GARDEN, I humbly remind you of this deadline. Thank you.
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Cats' paws are clointy.
Time to get the clail nipper.
Time to get the clail nipper.
June 15, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Cats' paws are clointy.
Time to get the clail nipper.
Time to get the clail nipper.
Hey, that's me, on the 19th!
Here's a sneak peek at our upcoming QRs.
Feb 6, 12:00 noon
Minerva Cerridwen, Victoria Goddard, Rachel Handley,
Lisa Morton, Gita Ralleigh, and Melissa Widmaier
Feb 19, 8:00pm
Mariana Costa, CB Lee, Jessica Lévai,
Elizabeth McClellan, Caitlin Rozakis, and Celia Seupel
Feb 6, 12:00 noon
Minerva Cerridwen, Victoria Goddard, Rachel Handley,
Lisa Morton, Gita Ralleigh, and Melissa Widmaier
Feb 19, 8:00pm
Mariana Costa, CB Lee, Jessica Lévai,
Elizabeth McClellan, Caitlin Rozakis, and Celia Seupel
kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain .
ALT: kermit the frog is standing in front of a red curtain .
media.tenor.com
January 14, 2026 at 6:26 PM
Hey, that's me, on the 19th!
*derisive snort*
There are other ways to do research than a bot that steals and lies to you.
There are other ways to do research than a bot that steals and lies to you.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open 'just to do quick research'
January 14, 2026 at 5:39 PM
*derisive snort*
There are other ways to do research than a bot that steals and lies to you.
There are other ways to do research than a bot that steals and lies to you.
This book from @caitlinvincent.bsky.social resonated with me as a writer, as someone who once fantasized about a theater career, and as someone still trying to "get into" opera but not sure if she likes it. Hell, as a fellow fan of BLACKADDER III!
Good stuff and I recommend it. But also…
Good stuff and I recommend it. But also…
“Opera breeds fanatics. There are opera groupies. Opera diehards. Opera obsessives. I’m not one of them.”
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
OPERA WARS is coming…Available January 13, 2026.
bit.ly/4lXyK39
📚💙 #operasky #musicsky #booksky
@scribnerbooks.bsky.social
January 14, 2026 at 5:31 PM
This book from @caitlinvincent.bsky.social resonated with me as a writer, as someone who once fantasized about a theater career, and as someone still trying to "get into" opera but not sure if she likes it. Hell, as a fellow fan of BLACKADDER III!
Good stuff and I recommend it. But also…
Good stuff and I recommend it. But also…
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We'd 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 ask you to choose just one favorite bat.
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
January 14, 2026 at 4:24 PM
We'd 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 ask you to choose just one favorite bat.
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
But if it's not too difficult... tell us one of your favorite bats and why 🗣👇
Michael Durham/ Minden Pictures
My first #Tanuary blog post of 2026 is away!
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Tanuary 2026: Storyteller
Welcome to Tanuary, my annual (re)read of work by my favorite author, Tanith Lee. This year I decided to take it in a different direction, reading Storyteller: A Tanith Lee Tribute Anthology. The s…
jessicalevai.com
January 14, 2026 at 3:32 PM
My first #Tanuary blog post of 2026 is away!
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Mixing things up with a tribute anthology edited by @thisjulieday.bsky.social
jessicalevai.com/2026/01/14/t...
Anyone out there still have an active submission with the Berkley Open Submission Program? From 2024?
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
January 14, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Anyone out there still have an active submission with the Berkley Open Submission Program? From 2024?
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
I haven't heard back and they don't seem to want us to query, so…
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So we'll ruin the banks
And we'll cripple the courts
And we'll take on the world for America's sake
And we'll take all the land
And we'll take back the country
And we'll take and we'll take and we'll take and we'll take…
youtu.be/XQWX1U9Th30?...
And we'll cripple the courts
And we'll take on the world for America's sake
And we'll take all the land
And we'll take back the country
And we'll take and we'll take and we'll take and we'll take…
youtu.be/XQWX1U9Th30?...
The Saddest Song
YouTube video by Elessar
youtu.be
October 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So we'll ruin the banks
And we'll cripple the courts
And we'll take on the world for America's sake
And we'll take all the land
And we'll take back the country
And we'll take and we'll take and we'll take and we'll take…
youtu.be/XQWX1U9Th30?...
And we'll cripple the courts
And we'll take on the world for America's sake
And we'll take all the land
And we'll take back the country
And we'll take and we'll take and we'll take and we'll take…
youtu.be/XQWX1U9Th30?...
I'm subscribed to a bunch of author newsletters, because I want to support especially indie writers. But man, if you use AI imagery in yours, I will unsubscribe so fast…
January 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
I'm subscribed to a bunch of author newsletters, because I want to support especially indie writers. But man, if you use AI imagery in yours, I will unsubscribe so fast…
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I still eat duck, cheese, and chicken wings.
I fly for work.
I also try — imperfectly — to eat more seasonally, reduce meat, shop local, and ask better questions.
Not because I’m chasing purity.
But because responsibility still matters — to the extent that each of us is able.
I fly for work.
I also try — imperfectly — to eat more seasonally, reduce meat, shop local, and ask better questions.
Not because I’m chasing purity.
But because responsibility still matters — to the extent that each of us is able.
January 9, 2026 at 4:35 PM
I still eat duck, cheese, and chicken wings.
I fly for work.
I also try — imperfectly — to eat more seasonally, reduce meat, shop local, and ask better questions.
Not because I’m chasing purity.
But because responsibility still matters — to the extent that each of us is able.
I fly for work.
I also try — imperfectly — to eat more seasonally, reduce meat, shop local, and ask better questions.
Not because I’m chasing purity.
But because responsibility still matters — to the extent that each of us is able.
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Submission window for this closes in 2 days! Jan. 14!
Dr. @chesyaburke.bsky.social and I are editing an anthology surveying the evolution of Black literary horror. Tentatively titled Black Horror, Then & Next: We Have Always Dreamed in Darkness (FlameTree Press), here are the guidelines…
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
blog.flametreepublishing.com/fantasy-goth...
Black Horror | Call for Submissions
We are very excited to announce a new call for submissions which is now open!
blog.flametreepublishing.com
January 12, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Submission window for this closes in 2 days! Jan. 14!
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I've been mostly offline today and I saw Erik Von Daniken died. He was a virulent racist and bigot and a convicted felon, and his alien archaeology "theories"
did incalculable harm to the field of archaeology. Those are his legacies.
did incalculable harm to the field of archaeology. Those are his legacies.
January 11, 2026 at 6:33 PM
I've been mostly offline today and I saw Erik Von Daniken died. He was a virulent racist and bigot and a convicted felon, and his alien archaeology "theories"
did incalculable harm to the field of archaeology. Those are his legacies.
did incalculable harm to the field of archaeology. Those are his legacies.
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"You get to keep your life?" What the actual fuck?!
January 10, 2026 at 3:32 PM
"You get to keep your life?" What the actual fuck?!
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EVERYONE DO THIS SURVEY
MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE
DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE
DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
January 10, 2026 at 6:35 AM
EVERYONE DO THIS SURVEY
MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE
DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
MAKE DISCORD PANIC AND REGRET AND REVERSE COURSE
DROWN THEM IN YOUR HATRED FOR GENAI
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@richardkadrey.bsky.social 's THE FLESH KING is out - pick up THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL with it for the whole experience:
bsky.app/profile/tita...
bsky.app/profile/tita...
Have you picked up THE FLESH KING by @richardkadrey.bsky.social yet?🩸
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
Tilda, Ford and Neuland hit NYC to hunt a flesh-eating monster in this macabre and witty supernatural noir packed twists, turns, betrayals and showdowns...
https://tinyurl.com/mw6jspcz
January 9, 2026 at 4:36 PM
@richardkadrey.bsky.social 's THE FLESH KING is out - pick up THE PALE HOUSE DEVIL with it for the whole experience:
bsky.app/profile/tita...
bsky.app/profile/tita...
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Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm
What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter?
🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling
☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue
🌙 Powerful female characters
☀️ Bi/Pan women
🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation
☀️ Found families
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter?
🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling
☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue
🌙 Powerful female characters
☀️ Bi/Pan women
🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation
☀️ Found families
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
Servants of the Moon and Sun
Visit Amazon's Servants of the Moon and Sun Page and shop for all Servants of the Moon and Sun books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of Servants of the Moon and Sun
www.amazon.com
January 9, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Talia: Heir to the Fairy Realm
What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter?
🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling
☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue
🌙 Powerful female characters
☀️ Bi/Pan women
🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation
☀️ Found families
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
What if Aurora was Maleficent's daughter?
🌙 Sleeping Beauty retelling
☀️ Epic fantasy adventure with strong dialogue
🌙 Powerful female characters
☀️ Bi/Pan women
🌙 Tele-pathy, - kinesis, & - portation
☀️ Found families
www.amazon.com/dp/B08HLVPF7D
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#HorrorSky what might happen if you became part plant? For Rose Taggert, it's the start of a desperate fight for survival. One that will affect not just her, but those she loves.
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
January 9, 2026 at 4:38 PM
#HorrorSky what might happen if you became part plant? For Rose Taggert, it's the start of a desperate fight for survival. One that will affect not just her, but those she loves.
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...
"Rose" by Rami Ungar. Available in paperback, ebook and audio.
www.amazon.com/Rose-Rami-Un...