Jessica Sawin 💖
@jessicajrossana.bsky.social
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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Hi new Bluesky users! 👋 I’m Jess. I currently work in academic publishing, but have also been a bookseller, freelance editor, and comics editor.
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
The start of the finale of our Masks game (probably game 1 of 3) and we’re already feeling all the feelings 🥲
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The start of the finale of our Masks game (probably game 1 of 3) and we’re already feeling all the feelings 🥲
I finished a Christmas romance I had started reading *last* Christmas season and while I feel accomplished and like I can do anything, this isn’t helping me sort through the books on my TBR
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I finished a Christmas romance I had started reading *last* Christmas season and while I feel accomplished and like I can do anything, this isn’t helping me sort through the books on my TBR
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My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
Trump blares Phantom of the Opera at the White House with an empty Friday schedule
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
I’m my D&D party’s resident bard and scribe. And I typically like writing all my notes by hand in my special character journal. But it would be really nice to be able to ctrl + f important information sometimes
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’m my D&D party’s resident bard and scribe. And I typically like writing all my notes by hand in my special character journal. But it would be really nice to be able to ctrl + f important information sometimes
So…just a book series readers are invested in? Romance as a genre is fine without “help” from venture capitalists.
I’ll say this much: This reads exactly like what it is: people who discovered romance five years ago and decided they had all kinds of amazing new ideas to “fix” it. Connections between books? That feel kind of cozy to the reader? How did no one ever think of that?? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So…just a book series readers are invested in? Romance as a genre is fine without “help” from venture capitalists.
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The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnesota’s unique role in preserving the warmth, artistry and enduring cultural impact of this classic story.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Are you an “apple cider as late as possible” person or an “eggnog as early as possible” person? Cause I’m the former, my husband is the latter, and now we have two half gallons of each in our fridge.
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Are you an “apple cider as late as possible” person or an “eggnog as early as possible” person? Cause I’m the former, my husband is the latter, and now we have two half gallons of each in our fridge.
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October reads were appropriately spooky and monster romance-y. Yes I read Mate twice. I finished the book then immediately started the audiobook 😅
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
October reads were appropriately spooky and monster romance-y. Yes I read Mate twice. I finished the book then immediately started the audiobook 😅
I just want a cute red sweater to wear for holiday purposes. Not orange-red. Not tomato red. A nice deep, classic red. And that’s proving more difficult than I anticipated.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I just want a cute red sweater to wear for holiday purposes. Not orange-red. Not tomato red. A nice deep, classic red. And that’s proving more difficult than I anticipated.
There’s only a month and a half until Christmas. If this impacts Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner, the Italian Americans will riot.
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There’s only a month and a half until Christmas. If this impacts Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner, the Italian Americans will riot.
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The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
✨✨✨NOW LIVE✨✨✨
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost
November 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Scooby Doo and the Witch’s Ghost
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Yet more Xena x Callisto from my patreon.com/laurenknight i may be obsessed 🫣
November 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Yet more Xena x Callisto from my patreon.com/laurenknight i may be obsessed 🫣
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I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!
I grew up with a scientist educator mom and she made damn sure I knew Rosalind Franklin’s name.
Hey folks, as news of Watson's demise spreads, please don't set aside his weighty legacy of misogyny and racism. He was truly among the worst of us. www.vox.com/2019/1/15/18...
DNA scientist James Watson has a remarkably long history of sexist, racist public comments
“People say it would be terrible if we made all girls pretty,” he said in 2003. “I think it would be great.”
www.vox.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:33 PM
I grew up with a scientist educator mom and she made damn sure I knew Rosalind Franklin’s name.
Every year I read Dracula Daily. And every November, I cry over Quincey P. Morris.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Every year I read Dracula Daily. And every November, I cry over Quincey P. Morris.
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If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
Defense says that the officer's testimony was "very questionable" because he said the sandwich both exploded in spray of mustard and onions and also landed in its wrapper on the ground.
November 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM
If the sandwich don’t split, you must acquit
I never thought I’d see this from the town I grew up in. I’m so happy for the new mayor!
Erica Deuso is the first openly transgender person to be elected mayor in Pennsylvania.
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
The longtime Democratic advocate defeated Republican Rich Bryant Tuesday to serve as the next mayor of Downingtown.
🔴 Live election updates: www.inquirer.com/politics/ele...
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I never thought I’d see this from the town I grew up in. I’m so happy for the new mayor!
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Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Decision Desk has called the NYC mayors race for Zohran Mamdani.
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Watch PA’s Judicial Retention Results here: www.electionreturns.pa.gov
Pennsylvania Elections - Summary Results
www.electionreturns.pa.gov
November 5, 2025 at 1:25 AM
Watch PA’s Judicial Retention Results here: www.electionreturns.pa.gov
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hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
November 4, 2025 at 2:32 AM
hire all the fired political teen vogue writers and make a new magazine call teen rogue.
we’ll all subscribe en masse
we’ll all subscribe en masse
Truly wild that it’s November and for the first time in a long time I haven’t heard anything about novel writing. I know the organization had a looot of problems and things were handled extremely poorly, but I did love hearing about everyone’s WIPs throughout the month. NaNo is truly dead.
November 5, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Truly wild that it’s November and for the first time in a long time I haven’t heard anything about novel writing. I know the organization had a looot of problems and things were handled extremely poorly, but I did love hearing about everyone’s WIPs throughout the month. NaNo is truly dead.
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Huge day for bisexuals
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Huge day for bisexuals
Huge day for bisexuals
November 4, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Huge day for bisexuals