jules bakes

mantra: when i make my own soup i can do whatever i want

life update: they have halloumi

this man LEFT the vitamin section to make sure i would not have to journey to the greengrocer in uncertainty. i’m overcome

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

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??

scream-sneezing in the workplace is an underrated way to establish dominance

the feminine urge to consume caffeine until you feel better about things & then doggedly continue consuming caffeine until you feel horrible again

seriously, if you live anywhere near branford, you need to check out the library. all these heavenly frescos, all these beautiful 1800's marble mosaics. straight up glorious

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 ...

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!

proud as heck to be on this list.

authors: a link to sign is in the thread!

this one is a little niche

[CatDog voice] dapsone

much like my day

yes, this account is now 100% Saying Things In A Voice content

[“Cat Scratch Fever” voice] corn starch slurry

[playstation voice] john cheever

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.

ahoy summer reading!! ✨💕⚓️

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

might be the time you summarized that steve miller song with “i am so rich/ i forget how to breathe/ i have an iron lung/ covered in jewels”

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.

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

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.

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

i’m built different. incorrectly

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

wow, it sure was! this is so cool to see, thank you so much for showing us!! @nikismithcomics.bsky.social

already got complaints about the cigar-smoking, might as well go all in.

or the GRITTY REMAKE

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"

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