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
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Announcing new deals for @melindasalisbury.bsky.social @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @ninamoreno.bsky.social @bretshuford.bsky.social + more buff.ly/SuDEz1l
October 16, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Announcing new deals for @melindasalisbury.bsky.social @jacquelinewest.bsky.social @ninamoreno.bsky.social @bretshuford.bsky.social + more buff.ly/SuDEz1l
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.
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.
October 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
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.
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. 🖤
Welcome 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!
September 30, 2025 at 2:38 PM
This creepy and magical book is out in the world TODAY, and I'm excited for every reader who finds it. 🖤
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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
September 26, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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
Middle grade horror forever 🖤
Loved this Kirkus Review of Broken Dolls “The climax gives young readers a blood-free taste of body horror, and a final stinger keeps the chills alive.”
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...
BROKEN DOLLS | Kirkus Reviews
Grieving sisters are hunted by haunted dolls.
www.kirkusreviews.com
July 20, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Middle grade horror forever 🖤
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Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
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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? 🤣
June 27, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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? 🤣
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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...
June 27, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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
Fifteen years, and somehow, The Shadows is still finding its way to readers. Happy birthday, little book. 🖤
#mglit #thebooksofelsewhere #middlegrade
June 16, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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
Fifteen years, and somehow, The Shadows is still finding its way to readers. Happy birthday, little book. 🖤
#mglit #thebooksofelsewhere #middlegrade
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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 🤷♀️
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 🤷♀️
June 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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 🤷♀️
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 🤷♀️
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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.
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.
June 10, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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.
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.
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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.
May 29, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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.
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"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...
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.
spookymiddlegrade.com
May 28, 2025 at 11:44 AM
"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...
spookymiddlegrade.com/2025/05/27/a...
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.)
#libraries #librarians #library #books #amreading
(Thanks to @michaelleali.bsky.social for the leadership.)
May 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
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.)
#libraries #librarians #library #books #amreading
(Thanks to @michaelleali.bsky.social for the leadership.)
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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...
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...
bookshop.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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...
bookshop.org/p/books/last...
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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...
Pre-orders: darkmattermagazine.shop/products/cya...
May 14, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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...
Pre-orders: darkmattermagazine.shop/products/cya...
As a fellow lifelong Wednesday fan, all I can say is YES YES YES
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
May 14, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As a fellow lifelong Wednesday fan, all I can say is YES YES YES
"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...
Here's hoping.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
Opinion | George Saunders: Shame on the White House
www.nytimes.com
May 13, 2025 at 8:51 PM
"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...
Here's hoping.
www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/o...
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I think about this comic at least once a week
May 10, 2025 at 5:47 AM
I think about this comic at least once a week
I see you, fellow mothers.
May 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I see you, fellow mothers.
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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...
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.
scdailygazette.com
May 8, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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...
scdailygazette.com/2025/05/08/w...
Know what’s great about pre-ordering books (besides supporting writers and booksellers, obvs)? If you’re like me, by the time the book arrives, you’ll have forgotten that you ordered it, so it’s like getting a delightful surprise gift from a past version of yourself
@novarensuma.bsky.social 🖤
@novarensuma.bsky.social 🖤
May 8, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Know what’s great about pre-ordering books (besides supporting writers and booksellers, obvs)? If you’re like me, by the time the book arrives, you’ll have forgotten that you ordered it, so it’s like getting a delightful surprise gift from a past version of yourself
@novarensuma.bsky.social 🖤
@novarensuma.bsky.social 🖤
"It is not reasonable to expect public school teachers to be complicit in hiding the existence of an entire group of people. And there is no way for a school to make LGBTQ+ students and families invisible without doing tremendous harm to all their students."
macleans.ca/society/how-...
macleans.ca/society/how-...
How My LGBTQ Kids’ Book Ended Up at the U.S. Supreme Court - Macleans.ca
My book Pride Puppy is about love and inclusion. Watching its message get twisted by hate and misinformation has been devastating.
macleans.ca
May 7, 2025 at 2:09 PM
"It is not reasonable to expect public school teachers to be complicit in hiding the existence of an entire group of people. And there is no way for a school to make LGBTQ+ students and families invisible without doing tremendous harm to all their students."
macleans.ca/society/how-...
macleans.ca/society/how-...
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The Institute for Museum and Library Services had a whole 266.7 million dollar budget....
I cannot believe I had to pay taxes for this.
I cannot believe I had to pay taxes for this.
The House Judiciary's mammoth spending bill for "mass deportation" is now public and will be marked up in committee on Wednesday.
Here are all items I see that are $100 million or more. They add up to a staggering $79.52 billion.
See bit.ly/2025-04-30-h...
Here are all items I see that are $100 million or more. They add up to a staggering $79.52 billion.
See bit.ly/2025-04-30-h...
April 29, 2025 at 12:13 AM
The Institute for Museum and Library Services had a whole 266.7 million dollar budget....
I cannot believe I had to pay taxes for this.
I cannot believe I had to pay taxes for this.