Jennifer Denslow
@jenniferdenslow.bsky.social
Author of the cozy mystery Rapier Wit & the historical novel An Ignorance of Means📚Speech/Debate/Drama Teacher🍎Snail Mail Enthusiast💌 Channeling My Inner Julia Child🍳
www.jenniferoakleydenslow.com
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My husband thinks this is the first and last time I'm watching "Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas" this year.
He is wrong on both counts.
He is wrong on both counts.
December 20, 2025 at 3:46 AM
My husband thinks this is the first and last time I'm watching "Emmett Otter's Jug Band Christmas" this year.
He is wrong on both counts.
He is wrong on both counts.
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Reposted by Jennifer Denslow
Reposted by Jennifer Denslow
A local restaurant reviewer dies face down in a dessert in her aunt’s restaurant & suddenly, Lila’s a murder suspect. Solving the crime means saving herself from jail, & saving her family’s business. Entertaining & a great example of next wave cozies, with younger & more diverse characters. 💙📚
July 15, 2025 at 5:21 PM
A local restaurant reviewer dies face down in a dessert in her aunt’s restaurant & suddenly, Lila’s a murder suspect. Solving the crime means saving herself from jail, & saving her family’s business. Entertaining & a great example of next wave cozies, with younger & more diverse characters. 💙📚
This book is a testament to the power of music. While Willie has always had my respect as an artist, this book only reinforced that he is a poet for our times and that he and his sister’s talents have deep roots in family and friends.
July 13, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This book is a testament to the power of music. While Willie has always had my respect as an artist, this book only reinforced that he is a poet for our times and that he and his sister’s talents have deep roots in family and friends.
Dani Sloan quits her soulless corporate job and begins the life she’d always longed for as a chef. She has her hands full. But as in all cozy mysteries, death puts a wrench in the works, and she has to add detective to her list of jobs.
July 11, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Dani Sloan quits her soulless corporate job and begins the life she’d always longed for as a chef. She has her hands full. But as in all cozy mysteries, death puts a wrench in the works, and she has to add detective to her list of jobs.
Top Chef meets high fantasy. Chef Muffin must find the ingredients to make a special dish for the Princess. Along the way she and her friend Wally build a cadre of adventurers — a ranger, a troll, and a gnome — to achieve their goal. High marks for humor and delightful characters!
July 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Top Chef meets high fantasy. Chef Muffin must find the ingredients to make a special dish for the Princess. Along the way she and her friend Wally build a cadre of adventurers — a ranger, a troll, and a gnome — to achieve their goal. High marks for humor and delightful characters!
I asked on social media what cozy fantasy was and where I should start. Legends and Lattes was the most mentioned. Viv gives up adventuring to open a coffee shop, although no one has heard of coffee. She needs a succubus, a hobgoblin, a dire cat, a rattkin, & the goodwill of the town to succeed.
July 6, 2025 at 5:20 PM
I asked on social media what cozy fantasy was and where I should start. Legends and Lattes was the most mentioned. Viv gives up adventuring to open a coffee shop, although no one has heard of coffee. She needs a succubus, a hobgoblin, a dire cat, a rattkin, & the goodwill of the town to succeed.
2-time Tony winner Sutton Foster has danced & sung her way into the hearts of audiences, but off stage, she is a crafter. In this memoir, crafts are like signposts along her journey from her first professional role in a national tour of Grease to the lead in multiple Broadway shows.
July 6, 2025 at 12:27 AM
2-time Tony winner Sutton Foster has danced & sung her way into the hearts of audiences, but off stage, she is a crafter. In this memoir, crafts are like signposts along her journey from her first professional role in a national tour of Grease to the lead in multiple Broadway shows.
Moving back to her hometown seemed like the right thing to do until a small-town yarn retailer is murdered. Can Samantha find the culprit before she's the next victim? This first book in the Handcrafted Mystery series ticks all the boxes for cozy mystery fans.
July 3, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Moving back to her hometown seemed like the right thing to do until a small-town yarn retailer is murdered. Can Samantha find the culprit before she's the next victim? This first book in the Handcrafted Mystery series ticks all the boxes for cozy mystery fans.
Hydrate, y'all!
July 2, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Hydrate, y'all!
About a third of the book is a memoir in comic form, the rest a collection of single-panel cartoons the two authors collaborated on. I enjoyed this book, it's a quick read, but I felt as though I didn't get enough of what made me pick up the book: Martin's movie memories. #bookreview #graphicnovel
July 2, 2025 at 10:00 PM
About a third of the book is a memoir in comic form, the rest a collection of single-panel cartoons the two authors collaborated on. I enjoyed this book, it's a quick read, but I felt as though I didn't get enough of what made me pick up the book: Martin's movie memories. #bookreview #graphicnovel
Daria's solitary life as a lighthouse keeper in the early 1800s is upended when she tries to save the crew of a wrecked ship but she herself is rescued by a creature she's never seen before and did not believe in --- a merman. This sweet, wholesome romance is told at a leisurely pace.
June 30, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Daria's solitary life as a lighthouse keeper in the early 1800s is upended when she tries to save the crew of a wrecked ship but she herself is rescued by a creature she's never seen before and did not believe in --- a merman. This sweet, wholesome romance is told at a leisurely pace.
It's the mid-90s, & Selin is a Harvard freshman. As in many a bildungsroman, there isn't much plot other than following the main character as she navigates the transition into adulthood. Selin is multilingual, obsessed with how language works, and yet having a simple conversation stumps her.
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June 28, 2025 at 5:49 PM
It's the mid-90s, & Selin is a Harvard freshman. As in many a bildungsroman, there isn't much plot other than following the main character as she navigates the transition into adulthood. Selin is multilingual, obsessed with how language works, and yet having a simple conversation stumps her.
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In this international thriller,
the central character isn't sympathetic & the ending is abrupt. Grisham spends a lot of time on the history & architecture of Bologna without moving the plot forward.
The best I can say is that it really makes me want to visit Bologna.
Not Grisham's best.
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the central character isn't sympathetic & the ending is abrupt. Grisham spends a lot of time on the history & architecture of Bologna without moving the plot forward.
The best I can say is that it really makes me want to visit Bologna.
Not Grisham's best.
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June 27, 2025 at 4:22 PM
In this international thriller,
the central character isn't sympathetic & the ending is abrupt. Grisham spends a lot of time on the history & architecture of Bologna without moving the plot forward.
The best I can say is that it really makes me want to visit Bologna.
Not Grisham's best.
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the central character isn't sympathetic & the ending is abrupt. Grisham spends a lot of time on the history & architecture of Bologna without moving the plot forward.
The best I can say is that it really makes me want to visit Bologna.
Not Grisham's best.
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Zoe has scrimped for a very long time to save enough to take her dream trip to Alaska. Graham grudgingly runs a tiny burger spot tagged as a must-see for every tourist visiting Moose Springs. He's not impressed by the visiting hordes, but finds that Zoe might be an exception. 📚💙
June 25, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Zoe has scrimped for a very long time to save enough to take her dream trip to Alaska. Graham grudgingly runs a tiny burger spot tagged as a must-see for every tourist visiting Moose Springs. He's not impressed by the visiting hordes, but finds that Zoe might be an exception. 📚💙
In this 21st-century dystopia, society needs both compliant citizens & critical thinkers to survive the environmental disaster stratifying it.🧵/1
June 24, 2025 at 8:33 PM
In this 21st-century dystopia, society needs both compliant citizens & critical thinkers to survive the environmental disaster stratifying it.🧵/1
In this memoir of a mid-century escapade with Patrick Dennis, author of Auntie Mame, the characters are all slightly odd, and the tone is that of an actual Patrick Dennis novel. If you are a fan of his light, bitingly satirical fiction, you'll love this! 📚 💙
June 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM
In this memoir of a mid-century escapade with Patrick Dennis, author of Auntie Mame, the characters are all slightly odd, and the tone is that of an actual Patrick Dennis novel. If you are a fan of his light, bitingly satirical fiction, you'll love this! 📚 💙
If it wasn't for Jesse Ed Davis, Duane Allman wouldn't have started playing slide guitar. That's how important the Kiowa/Comanche from Oklahoma was to 20th-century popular music. 3/5 stars for Miller's book. Informative, well-researched, but a bit dry,with a timeline that is confusing sometimes. 💙📚
June 21, 2025 at 4:45 PM
If it wasn't for Jesse Ed Davis, Duane Allman wouldn't have started playing slide guitar. That's how important the Kiowa/Comanche from Oklahoma was to 20th-century popular music. 3/5 stars for Miller's book. Informative, well-researched, but a bit dry,with a timeline that is confusing sometimes. 💙📚
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Reposted by Jennifer Denslow
A family knocks on Eve's door. Just passing through, the father says. I grew up in this house, he says. Can we take a quick look around? Once she lets them in, the story turns to shifting realities, strange geographies, & syndromes that make this one of the scariest books I’ve ever read.
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June 9, 2025 at 3:21 PM
A family knocks on Eve's door. Just passing through, the father says. I grew up in this house, he says. Can we take a quick look around? Once she lets them in, the story turns to shifting realities, strange geographies, & syndromes that make this one of the scariest books I’ve ever read.
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An anonymous memoir may seem like an oxymoron, but for Lamyah H, it was the only way to share her journey as a queer Muslim. Stories from her life in Southeast Asia & the Middle East, interwoven with Quranic stories, show how she cherishes her Muslim identity while claiming her queer life.
June 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
An anonymous memoir may seem like an oxymoron, but for Lamyah H, it was the only way to share her journey as a queer Muslim. Stories from her life in Southeast Asia & the Middle East, interwoven with Quranic stories, show how she cherishes her Muslim identity while claiming her queer life.