Jessica Handler (she/her)

Acclaimed author Katherine St. John Wood shares tips on crafting books that keep readers turning pages, and award-winning author Jessica Handler offers valuable advice on research for fiction and non-fiction. The meeting is free for first-timers.

Come to our September meeting TOMORROW at GSU-Dunwoody. Nosh and network with other writers from 12:45 to 1:30. Join our mailing list to learn more: atlantawritersclub.org/contact/. ‪#amwriting #writingtips #WritingCommunity #writinglife‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬‬ @jessicah.bsky.social

One of the nicest publishing things that has ever happened to me was when Unbridled Books published a new edition of my first novel, Hunger, which Little Brown had let go out of print. I love to see a press doing this, so send Split/Lip Press something if you're a good match for this.

And you know I loved that book, @eliseblackwell.bsky.social

'Is this the last straw?' Shooting adds to trauma as CDC workers describe projects, careers in limbo HIV workers who were fired then rehired at the CDC describe chaos and low morale over canceled or stalled projects — and now a traumatic shooting.

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happy birthday!

June 23rd: Jessica Handler Phone alarm 7:30 a.m., Glenn Gould storming his way through The Goldberg Variations. The music puts me in mind of my mother, who loved Bach. Go downstairs and make coffee. My father once expressed …

An essay on one day of trying in a trying time. bigtablepress.com/2025/07/04/j...

Jealous of your pick! (I meant to get in the lottery this year & spaced it.)

Whitney Houston’s melisma-attack on Dolly Parton’s otherwise spare and lovely “I Will Also Love You?”

The Egypt Game by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. (I also loved her name.)

Georgians, this one matters. 50501 Georgia and the Georgia NAACP are here to keep you informed. The upcoming Public Service Commissioner election will impact the price of your electricity and gas bills. VOTE!

Start every day with this reality:

EVERY HOUSE SEAT and 33 Senate seats are up for election in 2026. THAT must be the focus. Let’s get disciplined.
#LeaveNoPowerOnTheTable

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Comment period ends VERY SOON. Let them know you want everyone to have access to #vaccines.

Worth the Climb: Self-Editing Secrets That Actually Work By Allison K Williams Perhaps you’re staring at your manuscript, thinking, This is either brilliant or a dumpster fire, and I genuinely cannot tell which. Congratulations! You’ve reached the sacred…

Revision isn’t only “fixing problems”—it’s discovering your story’s true potential. Some of the most magical and powerful elements in your book will emerge during revision, not initial creation. @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social brevity.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/s...

YouTube video by remhq R.E.M. - Radio Free Europe 2025 (Jacknife Lee Remix) RFE/RL Dispatch

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glad they’ve gone so quickly! Go Atlanta, go!

already sold out! Make more and I’ll buy two.

Been listening to a lot of #SteveGoodman (z’’l) today. No specific reason, I just love his music. I’d totally forgotten how much fun “Let’s Give A Party” is, and “The Dutchman” always reduces me to tears. Beats John Prine’s “Hello in There” for tragic aging songs. Fight me on that one.

Little Wing

hell yes

"The first draft as a chrysalis of guesses.” This.

@lucindawilliams.bsky.social pronounces it 2nd syllable in “Righteously” but I’d never heard it that way otherwise.

@alexanderchee.bsky.social appreciated your #100days post today.

thank you for covering this. Glad I discovered y’all.

Then why are you reportedly undecided on opposing the SAVE act?