Jess Keating
@jesskeatingbooks.bsky.social
🇨🇦 Writer, zoologist, & sculptor.
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
Author of 20+ books. SHARK LADY, BUNBUN & BONBON, OCEAN SPEAKS.
Unruly spokesperson for literacy, science, creativity, wildness & wonder.
https://www.jesskeating.com/
Rep: Kathleen Rushall, Andrea Brown Lit
Pinned
My next book! 🪶 Here’s a look inside!
BIRDLORE shares the true story of the woman who got scientists out of the lab and into the field to study birds! You can preorder today! Coming March 18 from Knopf, ed by @kidlitkat.bsky.social, illo @devonholzwarth.bsky.social, @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
BIRDLORE shares the true story of the woman who got scientists out of the lab and into the field to study birds! You can preorder today! Coming March 18 from Knopf, ed by @kidlitkat.bsky.social, illo @devonholzwarth.bsky.social, @andreabrownlit.bsky.social
If you see this, post your bird art.
November 11, 2025 at 12:22 AM
If you see this, post your bird art.
Snowing out + Frankenstein soundtrack + dreary November air + some new projects.
The best time of the year, I tell you.
❄️🤍⚓️
The best time of the year, I tell you.
❄️🤍⚓️
a man standing in the snow with a ship in the background
Alt: a man standing in the snow with a ship in the background
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November 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Snowing out + Frankenstein soundtrack + dreary November air + some new projects.
The best time of the year, I tell you.
❄️🤍⚓️
The best time of the year, I tell you.
❄️🤍⚓️
We’re snailposting, post your snails!
November 9, 2025 at 3:51 PM
We’re snailposting, post your snails!
Nice to see women excel in male dominated fields.
A List of Things Said to Have Been Ruined by Women
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November 6, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Nice to see women excel in male dominated fields.
Reposted by Jess Keating
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
November 5, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Flying Squirrel Loves It Every Time
Nice to see some good news across the border this week. ☀️💙
November 5, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Nice to see some good news across the border this week. ☀️💙
Fully expecting the camera to pan to Scherzer at some point tonight and he’s going to be taking a bite out of a baseball.
Go Jays Go! #bluejays
Go Jays Go! #bluejays
November 1, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Fully expecting the camera to pan to Scherzer at some point tonight and he’s going to be taking a bite out of a baseball.
Go Jays Go! #bluejays
Go Jays Go! #bluejays
Always grateful to live here, but autumn in Ontario just hits different. 🇨🇦
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Always grateful to live here, but autumn in Ontario just hits different. 🇨🇦
It's almost November and that means the holidays are coming! (Sorry!) But good news: books make great presents!
Supporting bookstores is important, and ordering NOW is a great way to ensure you get what you want in time.
Order early! Gift some books!
www.jesskeating.com/bookstore
Supporting bookstores is important, and ordering NOW is a great way to ensure you get what you want in time.
Order early! Gift some books!
www.jesskeating.com/bookstore
Jess Keating - Book List
Welcome to Jess Keating's virtual bookshelf! All of her books encourage curiosity, creativity, & exploration of our world. Stay tuned for new releases and please support your favourite bookstore if yo...
www.jesskeating.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:53 PM
It's almost November and that means the holidays are coming! (Sorry!) But good news: books make great presents!
Supporting bookstores is important, and ordering NOW is a great way to ensure you get what you want in time.
Order early! Gift some books!
www.jesskeating.com/bookstore
Supporting bookstores is important, and ordering NOW is a great way to ensure you get what you want in time.
Order early! Gift some books!
www.jesskeating.com/bookstore
Ahhhhh — I promised another pic when they won! Here is blue jay number THREE for last night’s amazing game!!
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
October 30, 2025 at 12:47 PM
Ahhhhh — I promised another pic when they won! Here is blue jay number THREE for last night’s amazing game!!
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
They’re bringing it home! ⚾️
#bluejays
… have I got a book for you!!
October 29, 2025 at 10:31 PM
… have I got a book for you!!
Another celebratory jay for our #bluejays win last night.
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
October 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Another celebratory jay for our #bluejays win last night.
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
Don’t worry, I’ve got more than enough jay pics to take us through the win. 😉
🚨PSA🚨
Heyyy friendly annual reminder that it’s a very good idea to keep your pets (particularly cats - and specifically black cats!) inside this week.
Sounds awful (and it is!) but some people seek out black cats for superstitious reasons and do harm, so do your part and protect your pet!
Heyyy friendly annual reminder that it’s a very good idea to keep your pets (particularly cats - and specifically black cats!) inside this week.
Sounds awful (and it is!) but some people seek out black cats for superstitious reasons and do harm, so do your part and protect your pet!
a black cat holding a nail file in its paws
Alt: a black cat holding a nail file in its paws
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October 27, 2025 at 9:51 PM
🚨PSA🚨
Heyyy friendly annual reminder that it’s a very good idea to keep your pets (particularly cats - and specifically black cats!) inside this week.
Sounds awful (and it is!) but some people seek out black cats for superstitious reasons and do harm, so do your part and protect your pet!
Heyyy friendly annual reminder that it’s a very good idea to keep your pets (particularly cats - and specifically black cats!) inside this week.
Sounds awful (and it is!) but some people seek out black cats for superstitious reasons and do harm, so do your part and protect your pet!
Today in 'let’s stop filling the internet with GenAI animal slop and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
October 26, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Today in 'let’s stop filling the internet with GenAI animal slop and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
🐟The cutlass fish. Yes it’s REAL.
It looks like it’s forged of shiny steel, and lives in the Atlantic, Pacific, and Indian oceans!
Incredible creature.
What’s it like inside your head?
October 24, 2025 at 4:32 PM
What’s it like inside your head?
Reposted by Jess Keating
Mars, last Tuesday.
A very sci-fi shot.
A very sci-fi shot.
October 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Mars, last Tuesday.
A very sci-fi shot.
A very sci-fi shot.
Reposted by Jess Keating
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
For the record -- HERE (below) is one of Elizabeth's illustrations -- of a Himalayan monal.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
October 23, 2025 at 9:44 PM
For the record -- HERE (below) is one of Elizabeth's illustrations -- of a Himalayan monal.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
She was ridiculously skilled, and got next to no credit in history, while her husband (John Gould) is ornithology-famous.
She did around 650 lithographs in her short (37 year) life.
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
October 23, 2025 at 6:44 PM
Today in 'lets stop filling the internet with GenAI animal species and start respecting and protecting the real ones we have' -- I give you:
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🦜 Mrs. Gould's Sunbird. (Aethopyga gouldiae)
Yes, it's REAL.
Named after Elizabeth Gould, a remarkable bird artist who died at only 37.
🍂 fun things collect this season:
• autumn leaves
• snail shells
• souls of your enemies
• cute candles
• soup recipes
• crow accomplices
• autumn leaves
• snail shells
• souls of your enemies
• cute candles
• soup recipes
• crow accomplices
October 22, 2025 at 4:43 PM
🍂 fun things collect this season:
• autumn leaves
• snail shells
• souls of your enemies
• cute candles
• soup recipes
• crow accomplices
• autumn leaves
• snail shells
• souls of your enemies
• cute candles
• soup recipes
• crow accomplices
Whoa hold up - new fish species just dropped.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
October 21, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Whoa hold up - new fish species just dropped.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
The Guayabero River Knifefish is newly discovered. They can swim backwards and forwards thanks to their weird ribbony bodies.
Oh, and this is its face.
Friendly reminder that creative work drains you in a way that 'normal' work doesn't so it's totally cool and necessary to have (what seems to be) inordinately longer breaks and/or weird ways of refuelling.
This goes extra if you're a neurodivergent sort.
This goes extra if you're a neurodivergent sort.
October 21, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Friendly reminder that creative work drains you in a way that 'normal' work doesn't so it's totally cool and necessary to have (what seems to be) inordinately longer breaks and/or weird ways of refuelling.
This goes extra if you're a neurodivergent sort.
This goes extra if you're a neurodivergent sort.
ARGH.
In case anyone else needs it, you can disable Copilot in Word now by going to Word (top left), Preferences, find the Copilot logo, then click DISABLE and uncheck that box.
#writingcommunity
In case anyone else needs it, you can disable Copilot in Word now by going to Word (top left), Preferences, find the Copilot logo, then click DISABLE and uncheck that box.
#writingcommunity
October 20, 2025 at 6:43 PM
ARGH.
In case anyone else needs it, you can disable Copilot in Word now by going to Word (top left), Preferences, find the Copilot logo, then click DISABLE and uncheck that box.
#writingcommunity
In case anyone else needs it, you can disable Copilot in Word now by going to Word (top left), Preferences, find the Copilot logo, then click DISABLE and uncheck that box.
#writingcommunity