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jules bakes
@julesbakes.bsky.social
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i'm in here!! no, here. under the dog hair.
[author of SEA LEGS from Scholastic/Graphix w/ @nikismithcomics!]
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mantra: when i make my own soup i can do whatever i want
October 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
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having a very emotional morning because the nice man who picked up the phone at the grocery store is personally checking their refrigerator for me to see if they have halloumi
October 25, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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completely bananas how many people will try to correct me when i call their dog “puppy.” like “oh no no, he’s seven.” okay? and??
October 23, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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scream-sneezing in the workplace is an underrated way to establish dominance
October 21, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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the feminine urge to consume caffeine until you feel better about things & then doggedly continue consuming caffeine until you feel horrible again
July 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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super amped for this upcoming event at what is almost definitely THE MOST BEAUTIFUL LIBRARY IN THE WORLD(!), the blackstone memorial library in branford, CT!
Find Your Sea Legs: Author Event with Jules Bakes
Find your sea legs with local author Jules Bakes! Stop by the library to hear about the making of a graphic novel. Test your origami skills with a boat craft. Book signing to follow and copies of the ...
events.blackstonelibrary.org
July 17, 2025 at 4:35 PM
julesbakes.bsky.social
proud as heck to be on this list.

authors: a link to sign is in the thread!
authors4immigrants.bsky.social Authors for Immigrant Rights (AIR) @authors4immigrants.bsky.social · Jun 23
Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵
Authors for Immigrant Rights We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, stand in solidarity with immigrants the nation over and refuse to accept these rampant constitutional abuses by ICE as the new norm. Immigrants are our parents, spouses, and friends. Immigrants are our communities. Many of us are immigrants ourselves. We are all deeply connected to this issue and want our voices heard on the matter. For the past decade, the publishing world has made laudable strides in the diversity and inclusion of immigrant stories. Publishers and booksellers have helped to foster spaces where readers can develop awareness and empathy for migrant rights and history; spaces where young readers can finally discover their own stories on the library shelf. The current administration is trying to tear this progress away. To publishers and booksellers: we call on you to continue your work. Stand behind your inclusive stories and marginalized authors, loudly and without hesitation. Help these stories reach the readers who need them most. To our readers: we ask that you join us in taking up small tasks to support the immigrants in our lives. Call your representatives and ask what they are doing to protect their communities from ICE overreach. Donate to local immigrant aid organizations. Get involved with your local library and school board and speak up for books centering marginalized perspectives. Let’s unite to write a new, better story for all the people in this country. Signed, List of 130+ author and illustrator names.
June 24, 2025 at 9:19 PM
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[CatDog voice] dapsone
June 22, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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[“Cat Scratch Fever” voice] corn starch slurry
June 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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[playstation voice] john cheever
June 12, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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hey party people, i’m gonna be a featured author at the Gold Coast Book fair in long island this weekend!! i get to take the ferry & your girl is AMPED.
May 16, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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ahoy summer reading!! ✨💕⚓️
May 11, 2025 at 1:10 PM
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SEA LEGS by @julesbakes.bsky.social; illus. by @nikismithcomics.bsky.social (Graphix/Scholastic) www.hbook.com/story/2025-s... #SummerReading #HBFamilyReading #FamilyReading #kidlit #Intermediate #MiddleGrade
May 7, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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kinderstreichkaese.bsky.social
I stitched hoop art of Janey from Sea Legs (get the cutest silliest most heart wrenching graphic novel now) for @julesbakes.bsky.social based on a panel drawn by @nikismithcomics.bsky.social. And then I stuck gold leaf on it, because Janey is age-appropriately narcissistic.
April 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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Stay in during April showers with these poignant and contemplative middle grade books. @littlebrownyr.bsky.social @zoepersico.bsky.social @julesbakes.bsky.social @nikismithcomics.bsky.social @koneill.bsky.social

www.bookpage.com/?p=213760

#childrensbooks #novels #bookpage #trending
April 22, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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cartoonist.coop
This week's NIF interview roundup includes BENNIZONE (@bennizone.net), Niki Smith (@nikismithcomics.bsky.social), Jamila Rowser (@jamilarowser.bsky.social), and Amanda J Ellis (@amandajealous.bsky.social)! Find all of them at cartoonist.coop/journal/

Individual links below ⬇️ #NIF2025
BENNIZONE: A floating head with long antenna, drawn in a cartoony black and white style. The background is a blue abstract pattern. The head is smiling wide, has short hair, and wears glasses. A self-portrait of Niki Smith with curly hair and an undercut. Jamila Rowser: A cartoon bust of a Black woman with auburn hair, and red lipstick. She’s wearing heart-shaped glasses and a tan t-shirt. Amanda J Ellis: An drawing of a green plant with 8 leaves. To right of the plant are four yellow stars. The plant and stars set against a textures background of deep blue.
April 5, 2025 at 6:12 PM
julesbakes.bsky.social
i’m built different. incorrectly
April 5, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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for a lapsed catholic i'm actually a BIG big fan of easter, because if there's one thing i absolutely get it's being like "welp time to die" on friday & going straight into your death cave & refusing to come out or talk to anybody until sunday
March 28, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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i know there's that "dictionary of international melancholy" full of vocab like "saudade" & "mono no aware", but I don't think any of those words quite encapsulate what you feel when you click on a very old friend's fb profile for the first time in years on some impulse & see the word "remembering"
March 21, 2025 at 12:35 PM
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just remembered, by way of like a full montage, the extremely long Sea Legs-centric dream i had last night wherein i thumbed through a copy at the bookstore & discovered, to my horror, a very long film-noir dialogue i didn't remember writing, which was packed to the max with the worst swear words
March 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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nikismithcomics.bsky.social
Sea Legs is a fictionalized memoir which means if it's Janey's birthday, IT'S @julesbakes.bsky.social 's BIRTHDAY !!!
A comic panel with a calendar. March 6 is circled with MY BIRTHDAY pointing at it. "Anything you want to mention?" Janey, a tween in a bucket hat. "Oh, no, nothing. Just changing the calendar. To March." Her mom, "I'm starting to feel like there might be something special about March." Janey, nodding emphatically. "Yes. Me. I'm the special March thing."
March 6, 2025 at 5:26 PM
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love to wake up to a text from my dad that just says "it's your birthday," mentions my age, & concludes "yikes."
March 6, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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the legend himself found Sea Legs on the shelf at the B&N in his florida hometown #GERRYBAKES
February 26, 2025 at 6:22 PM
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Omg just like Sea Legs
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February 20, 2025 at 5:50 PM
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oskie is experiencing feelings. but WHICH
February 18, 2025 at 3:28 PM