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Julia Rosen

@1juliarosen.bsky.social

Journalist. Working on a book about grass.

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New post up at BookSmarts about how being a lifelong (amateur) athlete taught me life lessons that helped me finish my book. open.substack.com/pub/juliaros...

17.07.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Beyond excited for this book to be in the world! Congrats, @laurapoppick.bsky.social!! Get your copy here: wwnorton.com/books/strata And order prints of the stunning art by @sarahmgilman.bsky.social at www.etsy.com/shop/HiddenD...

16.07.2025 17:54 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
Classes β€” Jaime Green

I highly recommend this class from @jaimealyse.bsky.social for anyone working on a book or other research-heavy writing project! www.jaimegreen.net/classes

05.06.2025 16:25 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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And it's done On finishing a book (or at least, a first draft)

Tap tap...it's been a while, but there's a new post at BookSmarts on my absence--and finishing a book! juliarosen.substack.com/p/and-its-done

05.06.2025 16:22 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apocalypse "Lizzie Wade is an exceptional journalist and a master storyteller. She reminds us that survival always has been, and still is, possible, and that our world always has been, and still is, a choice." –...

I'm so freaking excited for this book from the marvelous Lizzie Wade: www.harpercollins.com/products/apo...

10.02.2025 23:00 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Perhaps this is a good time to re-up the fantastic craft conversation I did with @rclarren.bsky.social for BookSmarts about researching her fantastic book, THE COST OF FREE LAND juliarosen.substack.com/p/confrontin...

29.01.2025 18:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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ANNOUNCING THE 2025 OREGON BOOK AWARDS FINALISTS AND SPECIAL AWARDS RECIPIENTS Literary Arts is thrilled to announce the finalists for the 2025 Oregon Book Awards. The winners of each category will be announced live at the 2025 Oregon Book Awards Ceremony,

Huge congratulations to @rclarren.bsky.social, @ferrisjabr.bsky.social, and all the other deserving finalists for the Oregon Book Awards!! literary-arts.org/2025/01/anno...

29.01.2025 18:39 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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Classes | Jaime Green Online writing classes focusing on developing your process to make writing more productive, enjoyable, and creative.

I couldn't live without Scrivener and desperately wish I had known about @jaimealyse.bsky.social's class instead of learning things the hard way! Coming up in Feb. www.jaimegreen.net/classes

13.01.2025 22:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
The McElheny Award is no small prize, just as publishing excellent local science journalism is no small feat. Submissions open until Jan 31, 2025. $10K prize to winning entry of outstanding local or regional science journalism. Logo: The Victor K. McElheny Award

The McElheny Award is no small prize, just as publishing excellent local science journalism is no small feat. Submissions open until Jan 31, 2025. $10K prize to winning entry of outstanding local or regional science journalism. Logo: The Victor K. McElheny Award

The Victor K. McElheny Award is now accepting submissions.

The $10,000 prize recognizes outstanding coverage of science, public-health, technology, or environmental issues at the local or regional level in the United States.

Deadline: Jan 31, 2025.

Get started: ksj.mit.edu/mcelheny-awa...

15.12.2024 16:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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CRUM & B (storybook zine) by Devon Fredericksen and Reed Harvey β€” two plum press A zine-style storybook in memory of Crumpet, a cat who made friends with honeybees and was diagnosed with cancer earlier this year. Written by Devon Fredericksen and Reed Harvey (and illustrated by D...

I've had the privilege of seeing this lovely kids' book by @devonfredericksen.bsky.social and I can't recommend it enough! www.twoplumpress.com/bookshop/whi...

18.12.2024 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Atlas Obscura Wild Life, Dinosaurs at the Dinner Party, Every Living Thing, Alien Earths, Becoming Earth, and Deep Water

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Frostbite, The Inner Clock, How to Kill an Asteroid, The Great River, The Last Fire Season, and Hoof Beats

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are The Serviceberry, Not the End of the World, Nature's Ghosts, Meet the Neighbors, The Light Eaters, and Our Moon

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember

A collage of book covers of new nature & science books. Featured here are Turning to Stone, The Weight of Nature, What If We Get It Right?, Waves in An Impossible Sea, The Tree Collectors, and Why We Remember

I was deeply disappointed by the lack of nature/science/climate/enviro on many major end-of-year book listsβ€”so I decided to make my own!

Introducing: βœ¨πŸŽπŸ“š The 2024 Holiday Gift Guide to Nature & Science Books βœ¨πŸŽπŸ“š

Please share: Let's make this go viral in time for Black Friday / holiday shopping!

27.11.2024 19:08 β€” πŸ‘ 9539    πŸ” 2679    πŸ’¬ 369    πŸ“Œ 214
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The latest at BookSmarts, on why I listen to the same music every time I write. open.substack.com/pub/juliaros...

26.11.2024 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hakai Magazine - bioGraphic

Thrilled to hear that @hakaimagazine.com and bioGraphic are joining forces. Two of my absolute favorite outlets staffed by some of my very favorite people. Support their union here: www.biographic.com/hakai-magazi...

14.11.2024 20:08 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Psyched for this new book from @evaholland.bsky.social!

18.10.2024 21:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Closing the gap Bridging the divide between research and writing

New at BookSmarts: Closing the gap between research and writing, in which I describe my terrifying new work flow. open.substack.com/pub/juliaros...

04.10.2024 16:42 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A new post at BookSmarts--on the challenges of working through periods of personal upheaval juliarosen.substack.com/p/working-th...

10.09.2024 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
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Thrilled to get a copy of @atlasobscura's new book, Wild Life, to which I made a few small contributions. The whole this is wondrous and beautiful! (Kudos to editors @cjgiaimo and Joshua Foer.) Check it out and pre-order a copy here: wildlife.atlasobscura.com?utm_source=a...

05.09.2024 16:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Confronting "hard truths" A Q&A with Rebecca Clarren on excavating painful histories, both as an insider and an outsider

This Q&A with Rebecca Clarren was a masterclass in wrangling original research into a work of powerful, nuanced history. New on BookSmarts: juliarosen.substack.com/p/confrontin...

07.11.2023 17:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Testing, testing...just getting this account off the ground.

First up, here's a new BookSmarts post on making books when life keeps getting in the way. This one's for all the parents and caregivers and people stretched too thin to think. juliarosen.substack.com/p/dealing-wi...

19.10.2023 16:50 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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