James Penco
jampenc.bsky.social
James Penco
@jampenc.bsky.social
Assistant editor at Greystone Books. Artsy, nerdy, and homosexual; book, movie, and musical theatre geek 🇨🇦🏳️‍🌈📚
We need the Boq and Fiyero verses of For Good
November 23, 2025 at 5:55 PM
More like Wicked 2.5/4 Good, am I right?
November 23, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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“it’s not TECHNICALLY a genocide bc according to THIS definit-“ hey just curious can you at all hear yourself or
August 9, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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My last living musical hero is still my hero but unfortunately no longer living. RIP to the great, great Mr. Tom Lehrer.
July 27, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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*crab-walked
May 14, 2025 at 5:03 PM
A big day for Catholic trauma everywhere 🥰
May 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Working hard at the book factory 🤓
April 24, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I don’t understand people who watch The White Lotus and then say “I want to stay in that hotel”
April 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Feeling editorial, feeling chic
March 29, 2025 at 6:50 PM
Listening to podcast episodes from early 2024 and it’s like hanging out with friends who have no idea—absolutely no idea—how bad things are right now. It’s lovely
March 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Being gay is great until it involves dating men 🙄
March 17, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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How do you describe book publishing to people who have no connection to it and only a passing interest. I’ll get us started: an industry full of straight white women called Katy, and a smattering of gay men.
February 9, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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the woke left? without saying goodbye????
January 29, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Loads of spelling mistakes in this.
January 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Sure, Dick Van Dyke turned 99 today, but what about this diva? Is anybody checking in on her?
December 14, 2024 at 5:25 AM
Mulholland Drive is just The Wizard of Oz for adults 😌
November 25, 2024 at 4:02 AM
These lyrics in Wicked about “celebrated heads of state” hit different in 2024:

Did they have brains or knowledge?
Don’t make me laugh
They were popular
November 24, 2024 at 5:10 AM