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Jenn Reese
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They/She. Author of A Game of Fox & Squirrels, Every Bird a Prince, Puzzleheart, Above World. Also an artist, TV show binger, and massive geek. Queer. Agent: Holly Root (Root Literary)
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I'll be chatting with the wonderful @marthawells.com at Powell's Cedar Hills on October 16th. Get yer tickets now!

www.eventbrite.com/e/martha-wel...
Picture of Martha Wells, Jenn Reese, and Martha's new book, QUEEN DEMON.
July 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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Pottery works in progress. Having fun listening to the clay this term.
Two abstract sculptural forms: A semicircle with a hole and clay rope, and a rectangle in black with carved lines and a hole. Sculpture of a very chonky horse boi
July 9, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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I cannot figure out how watercolors work, still, but I am pleased with last night's quick portrait of Finley when he was drugged out after dental work. I did this from a photo while at a restaurant waiting for a friend.

Pen: TWSBI Eco (F) with Platinum Carbon Black Ink
Paint: Art Toolkit
A pen and ink watercolor sketch of an orange kitty. His eyes are SO HUGE AND BLACK and his expression is very sweet.
March 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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An honest moment in my daily journal. Written in February, but evergreen.
Pretty hand-drawn flowers in pinks and greens surrounding the words "Feeling petulant. Will angrily stay up way too late."
March 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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There are two birds inside you. Both of them are Not Okay.

(My mood as depicted by two birds I found in my sketchbook.)
Doodles of two birds, beaks open in anger? outrage? despair? One is wearing a nice hat with a feather.
February 14, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Finally, my obsessive rewatching of Parks & Recreation begins to pay dividends!
NYT crossword clue: "Fictional burrito on Parks and Recreation that 'literally killed a guy last year'"
December 4, 2024 at 4:05 PM
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My book order at Annie Bloom's Books just came in!

Sara Gran: Claire Dewitt and the City of the Dead
Greg van Eekhout: Happy Town
Richard Schoch: How Sondheim Can Change Your Life
Anne de Marcken: It Lasts Forever and Then It's Over
The covers of the four books mentioned in the post.
November 27, 2024 at 12:20 AM
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SEVEN WAYS THROUGH THE WOODS is coming! I'm beyond thrilled to be working with editor Martha Mihalick and the incredible Devin Elle Kurtz, whose work I've been drooling over for years. This whole process has been a dream come true.
Martha Mihalick at Greenwillow has bought, at auction, world rights to Seven Ways Through the Woods, the picture book debut by A Game of Fox & Squirrels author Jenn Reese (l.), illustrated by Devin Elle Kurtz, in which an intrepid narrator invites readers on a fantastical journey through the woods, celebrating curiosity, imagination, and wonder. Publication is slated for fall 2025; Holly Root at Root Literary represented the author, and Seth Fishman at the Gernert Company represented the illustrator.
July 18, 2024 at 11:09 PM
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PUZZLEHEART is out on audiobook today! Huzzah! And I'm thrilled to say that the narrator is none other than AVI ROQUE, the voice of Raine Whispers from THE OWL HOUSE!!!

libro.fm/audiobooks/9...
The cover of PUZZLEHEART by Jenn Reese: A large mysterious house in the woods. There is a heart-shaped cutout wherein we can see the many rooms inside the house and two kids exploring. A still from the animated show THE OWL HOUSE featuring Raine Whispers, a nonbinary character with brown skin, elf ears, and friendly round glasses.
July 2, 2024 at 4:38 PM
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Five dollar thrift store find! I rolled a 20 on my Perception check. 😜
Me, a 53-year-old agender person, standing on my deck wearing a goofy grin and a hoodie with the Dungeons and Dragons logo.
June 2, 2024 at 7:49 PM
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I am loving my ceramic sculpture class! The assignment was to build a vase over 12" tall by pinching various random "units" of clay together. I wasn't sure what this would end up being, but I kind of love it. (I still have a chance to ruin it during the glazing part, never fear.)
A tall clay vase with mismatched slabs of clay, thin and tall, with some pieces given a nubbly texture and two tiny mushrooms affixed in the middle. The whole things looks like abstract bark.
May 24, 2024 at 5:13 PM
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This is my deck. If you need me, I will be here until further notice.
A sun dappled deck surrounded by colorful, blooming trees and protected by a large striped umbrella. Heaven!
April 19, 2024 at 3:55 PM
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🧩💚 PUZZLEHEART 🧩💚 is coming out in a month, and if you want a set of bookmarks that I drew, pre-order from Annie Bloom's or Vintage Books!

"Fans of escape rooms and family stories will find much to love in this heartfelt tale." -Kirkus

JLG Gold Selection

www.annieblooms.com/book/9781250...
The cover of Puzzleheart with the text "Pre-order Puzzleheart by May 14th from Annie Bloom's or Vintage Books and get bookmarks that I drew as thanks." Jennreese.com. Three bookmarks are pictured, each with a wacky animal portrait at the top and a kitten at the bottom. My hand holding three large bookmarks in bright colors against a backdrop of trees.
April 15, 2024 at 5:17 PM
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An excellent friend sent me a set of real watercolors (Denise's Earth Friendly Palette by DaVinci Paints), and this wee frog prince is my first creation. FUN!!!
Next to a glass of water and a paintbrush sits a small drawing of a surprised frog wearing a crown. It has been sloppily painted with browns and greens, as if by a complete noob.
April 2, 2024 at 7:18 PM
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Looking for a book for a middle grade reader in your life? THE GHOST JOB by @gregvaneekhout.bsky.social is super fun and full of found family. (And also ghosts and heists. LOTS of ghosts and heists!)
Me, a white nonbinary person, grinning like a goofball while holding a copy of Greg van Eekhout's book, THE GHOST JOB. The book features a huge, fun title and four ghostly kids floating and phasing in out out of walls, which ominous black dogs with red eyes lurking around the borders.
November 20, 2023 at 6:38 PM
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I sincerely regret not buying this octopus at IKEA yesterday.
Me, a white agender person in their 50s wearing a face mask, holding a bright yellow stuffed octopus as if it were the holy grail.
November 13, 2023 at 5:24 PM
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I have no idea why, but this tee shirt design has become my best-selling design of all time on Tee Public. Does it speak to the zeitgeist? Do people just want to send a message to anyone who sees it? I am open to your theories.

www.teepublic.com/t-shirt/5099...
A minimalistic black cat with a word bubble that says simply, "No."
November 8, 2023 at 12:17 AM
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The official announcement of my next book, Puzzleheart, coming May 14th, 2024!

Signed pre-orders available through Annie Bloom's Books: www.annieblooms.com/book/9781250...
Mark Podesta at Henry Holt has bought Puzzleheart by Jenn Reese, in which a science-obsessed tween wants to cheer up their dad by reuniting him with his estranged mother, only to end up facing off against their grandmother's mysterious sentient "puzzle house," which has a dangerous agenda all its own. Publication is scheduled for spring 2024; Holly Root at Root Literary handled the deal for world English rights.
November 2, 2023 at 11:06 PM
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And the last three #autumnhearth2023 October Art Challenge pictures!

Day 29: Cozy cat
Day 30: Scarf
Day 31: Pie

Thanks for playing, everyone!!
Pen and ink drawing of a happy cat wearing a huge scarf, a hat with a pompom, and socks on its front paws. Pen and ink drawing of a very smug, happy dragon wearing a tartan scarf. Pen and ink drawing of a mouse wearing a knitted winter sweater and carrying a freshly baked pie.
October 31, 2023 at 4:45 PM
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October Art Challenge

Day 25: Wreath
Day 26: Gourds
Day 27: Fireplace (not pictured)
Day 28: More books
Pen and ink drawing a squirrel dangling from a wreath, its innocent face framed in the circle of the wreath. Pen and ink drawing of a swan face to face with a curved pile of gourds that also happens to look like a swan. There is a read heart behind their smitten heads. Pen and ink drawing of a happy bear lying on the floor reading, amid stacks of many many books.
October 29, 2023 at 8:04 PM
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October Art Challenge

Day 22: Knitted sweater
Day 23: Slippers ("STOMP STOMP STOMP")
Day 24: Flannel
A pen and ink drawing of a happy dragon wearing a sweater and holding a mug of something warm. The tip of their tail is being warmed by a knitted hat with a pompom. A pen and ink drawing of a penguin stomping around in kitty-cat slippers. A pen and ink drawing of a rabbit wearing a flannel shirt and listening to a bird whose chirps are a little ribbon of notes.
October 24, 2023 at 9:30 PM
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Running short on time, so yesterday and today's entries are sketchier than I wanted.

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October Art Challenge

Day 19: Fresh bread
Day 20: Pine branch
Day 21: Basket, aka "If it tucks, it clucks."
Pen and ink drawing of a tiny dog with a large baguette in its mouth, looking very happy. Pen and ink drawing of a snail taking shelter under some pine branches, amid three mushrooms. Pen and ink drawing of a chicken sitting in a basket... barely. She looks very smug.
October 22, 2023 at 3:44 AM
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October Art Challenge
Day 18: Acorn

I'm calling this one "Common Acorn Halloween Costumes"
Pen and ink drawings of 9 acorns dressed as: a vampire, an angel, a cat, a jack-o-lantern, a pirate, Spock, a superhero, a clown, and a ghost.
October 18, 2023 at 4:20 PM
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October Art Challenge

Day 15: Candles
Day 17: Garland

(We shall not speak of Day 16: Cauldron.)
A pen and ink drawing of a rabbit sitting against a tree and holding a candle. Three fireflies hover nearby, as if in conversation with the rabbit. Pen and ink drawing of a squirrel happily swinging from a garland of leaves and pinecones.
October 17, 2023 at 8:40 PM
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October Art Challenge
Day 12: Falling leaves
Day 13: Open book
Day 14: Houseplant (2 quick sketches)
Pen and ink drawing of a hummingbird and some falling leaves. One of the leaves is skewered on the hummingbird's beak. Pen and ink drawing of a bear sitting down with a good book. Pen and ink drawing of a mouse swinging from the leaf of a houseplant. Pen and ink drawing of a dragon curled around a houseplant, asleep.
October 15, 2023 at 6:01 PM