Jessica Bryant Klagmann

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Bid here January 29: www.32auctions.com/organization...

I’m auctioning off a fiction critique + AMA! Proceeds go directly to orgs providing legal aid, emergency assistance + resources to those affected by the ICE raids in MN. Bid here Jan 30: www.32auctions.com/organization...

Every day a new extreme embarrassment about being American.

Exactly two of us want to take over Greenland, and they’re the worst humans alive. We don’t want this. We don’t want WWIII. We don’t want to be at war with our allies.

Trump needs to be in prison, where he belongs.

It’s pub day for NORTH OF THE SUNLIT RIVER! ☀️ What a thing to finally have this book in the world! Thank you to the best agent ever, @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social and editor, Alicia Clancy! 🧡

Pub day is tomorrow! There’s still time to pre-order! 🧡

Thanks UAF for this nice web feature! Such special timing for my second book (2 weeks to go!) largely inspired by time in Alaska.

In love with this photo taken by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social 🩵🧡 She’s a beauty!

US placed on rights watchlist over health of its civil society under Trump International non-profit Civicus says ‘sustained attacks on civic freedoms’ put US on par with El Salvador and Kenya

Civicus pointed to three major issues including the deployment of military to quell protests, growing restrictions placed on journalists and civil society, as well as the aggressive targeting of anti-war advocates surrounding Palestine.

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Blurb for NOTSR from Crissy Van Meter! Her novel, Creatures, is haunting & beautiful—full of heartbreak, forgiveness, grieving the loss of the natural world. All things that—if you’ve ready any of my work—are themes I’m constantly thinking about. It’s gorgeous & complex & I loved it so much.

Full cover for North of the Sunlit River is here! I can’t stop looking at it—the colors, the sneaky little elements, the overall tone that matches the story perfectly. Just a little over 3 months to go! Have you pre-ordered yet? ☺️

Some lovely advance praise for North of the Sunlit River from the one and only @suzykrause.bsky.social and I’m so honored.

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If you haven’t read Suzy’s books yet, you need to get on it! She’s kind of the best.

So excited to be part of the first ever literary festival in Los Alamos! Get your tickets now and let’s make this an awesome weekend!

Thank you, Gerri!

Advance Reader Copies have arrived and they’re gorgeous! #northofthesunlitriver #notsr

North of the Sunlit River Check out North of the Sunlit River - <p><b>From the author of <i>This Impossible Brightness</i> comes a heartrending trek through grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness as a young woman seeks the tr...

NORTH OF THE SUNLIT RIVER, a novel of grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness by Embark contributor @jessklagmann.bsky.social, will be released by Lake Union Publishing in September! Pre-order a copy here: bookshop.org/p/books/nort...

New assessment shows gain of coastline from receding glaciers New research gives a detailed look at the extent to which receding glaciers in Alaska and elsewhere in the Northern Hemisphere are creating new coastline and how that newly exposed terrain is behaving...

Glaciers are constantly moving, and some are revealing new coastlines in areas where they recede.

A newly released study found 1,530 miles of new coastline formed between 2000 and 2020.

Learn more: www.uaf.edu/news/new-ass...

Graphic: Keep Public Lands In Public Hands

Protecting our public lands also protects our wildlife.

This #WildlifeWeek and beyond, let’s be intentional about conserving our wildlife and the habitats they depend on for future generations.

So excited to share the cover for North of the Sunlit River! It couldn't capture more perfectly the adventure this book has already been on. I can't wait for the next phase of its journey--getting into the hands of readers on 9.9.25!

yall are worried that fictional villains will teach people the wrong lesson but sixty years of fiction has failed to teach people that that nazis are the bad guys so idk

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

New Mexico considers ban on book bans, bucking national trend While many states have considered or passed laws making it easier to remove books from libraries, others have bucked that trend. In New Mexico, some local efforts to remove books have prompted state l...

I'm down for a ban on book bans.

"Joy in spite of everything."

RIP Tom Robbins

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉

Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying.

Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?

Beauty for today, February 6. #natureisamazing

Saw an elderly woman writing a check at the grocery store and now I'm nostalgic for something but I don't even know what it is anymore.

The hypocrisy of that last paragraph given Jan 6 infuriates me more than I can say.

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.”

—Kate DiCamillo

This Impossible Brightness turns 1 today!

I’m so grateful to everyone who made this book a reality, but especially @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social for believing in me as a writer from day one, and Alicia Clancy for believing in Alma’s story from day one. So lucky to have crossed paths with you both! ✨🐋