Jody DiPerna
@jodydiperna.bsky.social
Lovechild of the Rust Belt & Appalachia.
Reprobate reader. Rogue writer.
Reprobate reader. Rogue writer.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
4/ I pray that Crown overpaid this bloated hack and they lose a ton of money on this. Not that they ever learn any lessons from this kind of bullshit.
November 11, 2025 at 2:38 PM
4/ I pray that Crown overpaid this bloated hack and they lose a ton of money on this. Not that they ever learn any lessons from this kind of bullshit.
November 11, 2025 at 2:30 PM
I tried to tell people, but they didn't listen. They were fooled by the hoodie.
November 11, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I tried to tell people, but they didn't listen. They were fooled by the hoodie.
"When you publish with an independent or university press, you don't wake up on Tuesday to find out you share a publishing house with Steven Miller." (although I'm pretty sure she had referred to Mike Pence, the sentiment remains.)
'Unfettered' refers more to his inflated ego than anything else.
'Unfettered' refers more to his inflated ego than anything else.
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"When you publish with an independent or university press, you don't wake up on Tuesday to find out you share a publishing house with Steven Miller." (although I'm pretty sure she had referred to Mike Pence, the sentiment remains.)
'Unfettered' refers more to his inflated ego than anything else.
'Unfettered' refers more to his inflated ego than anything else.
3/ an imprint of Penguin and it makes me think of something Meg Reid, the director of the fantastic publishing house Hub City said years ago about the big five/big five publishers. ...
November 11, 2025 at 1:26 PM
3/ an imprint of Penguin and it makes me think of something Meg Reid, the director of the fantastic publishing house Hub City said years ago about the big five/big five publishers. ...
2/ writing negative reviews. If I was covering it, that meant I thought there was something worthwhile there. That was the approach.
Enter, 'Unfettered,' and, my god, what I would love to write about this book. 'Unfettered' is published by Crown Publishing ...
Enter, 'Unfettered,' and, my god, what I would love to write about this book. 'Unfettered' is published by Crown Publishing ...
November 11, 2025 at 1:25 PM
2/ writing negative reviews. If I was covering it, that meant I thought there was something worthwhile there. That was the approach.
Enter, 'Unfettered,' and, my god, what I would love to write about this book. 'Unfettered' is published by Crown Publishing ...
Enter, 'Unfettered,' and, my god, what I would love to write about this book. 'Unfettered' is published by Crown Publishing ...
* November. (I did take this this morning ...)
November 7, 2025 at 1:09 PM
* November. (I did take this this morning ...)
I'm on to my 2nd cup!
November 7, 2025 at 12:52 PM
I'm on to my 2nd cup!
I can't keep track of time in this dystopian timeline.
But I took it a little over an hour ago ... BEFORE coffee.
But I took it a little over an hour ago ... BEFORE coffee.
November 7, 2025 at 12:47 PM
I can't keep track of time in this dystopian timeline.
But I took it a little over an hour ago ... BEFORE coffee.
But I took it a little over an hour ago ... BEFORE coffee.