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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · 1d

"They like my journal!" - Tina

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A Review: Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune

H ow delightful it was to find in my mailbox a package containing Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune written by my kidlit agency sibling Jess Brallier, illustrated by Jack Keely, and released by...

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · 2d

Tina celebrating 45 five-star reviews of her new book on Amazon! 45!!! All five-starred!!!

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 30

Refusing to meet with the Parliamentarian to discuss if your accounting scheme violates the rules amounts to overruling her. The GOP is going nuclear to get its tax breaks for the rich.

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Jun 30

Goddamn white people with guns. So let's round up -- and make disappear -- more brown Americans.

Suspect Identified in Deadly Ambush of Idaho Firefighters www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/u...

Suspect Identified in Deadly Ambush of Idaho Firefighters

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Anxious Rage @anxiousrage.blacksky.app · Jun 25

This book is riveting and so, so infuriating. It follows 5 families in Atlanta who are struggling to remain housed and paints deeply compassionate portraits of each unit. It reads almost like a novel but is outstanding journalism

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 15

MSNBC reporter in gas mask in Los Angeles: I think it was Sheriffs deploying CS gas, tear gas, pepper spray, and flash bang grenades in large numbers.
Mounted units pushing against protesters.., every single gathering I saw today was 100% peaceful

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George Conway 👊🇺🇸🔥 @gtconway.bsky.social · Jun 14

“The Trump Organization has consistently made use of temporary visa programs to hire foreign workers for Mar-a-Lago, four golf clubs and his Virginia winery—filing to bring in at least 1,880 seasonal workers since 2008.”

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Trump Organization Bringing Foreign Workers Into U.S. For Mar-a-Lago, Golf Clubs, Winery

Since 2008, Trump’s company has filed to bring nearly 1,900 foreign workers into the U.S.—including 31 in 2025, so far—as the president’s policies target many of these workers.

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Sen. Cory Booker @booker.senate.gov · Jun 2

We cannot let Trump hide behind his Big Budget Bill. We must fight each and every provision that threatens democracy and American lives.

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George Takei @georgetakei.bsky.social · Jun 3

Stephen King knows horror better than anyone.

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Elizabeth Sofia 💙🐈🐶🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈 @skippjon1.bsky.social · Jun 1

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Raider @iwillnotbesilenced.bsky.social · Jun 1

"If what you're doing is legitimate and lawful, why do you need to cover your face?”

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · May 26

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Mark Hamill @markhamillofficial.bsky.social · May 2

Should this happen, the event would be countered by a massive turnout of citizens protesting his birth.

Krassensteins @krassenstein.bsky.social · May 2

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Apr 25

"....I enjoyed reading this book. It was very well done, and perfect for young readers, so that they too might understand the significance of the tomb, and its place in American history." -- Rebecca Hill, reviewer

The Unknown Soldier

This moving tribute to veterans and America’s fallen follows a young boy on his first trip to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Apr 25

Nice review! Here's to Tuck and Tina!

Tuck and Tina and the Lost Fortune — Reviews — Through the Bookshelf

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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · Apr 8

It’s #SchoolLibraryMonth! 📚Join @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social for a chat about the 1st book in his series, BOOKER THE LIBRARY BAT. It’s inspired by a real library that lets bats live in their bookcases! 🦇 www.kidlit.tv/storymakers-... #kidlit @amlibraryassoc.bsky.social
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KidLit TV @kidlittv.bsky.social · Apr 8

April is #SchoolLibraryMonth! 📚Join @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social on Story Makers for a chat about the 1st book in his series, BOOKER THE LIBRARY BAT. It’s inspired by a library in Portugal that lets bats live in their bookcases! Find out why here 🦇: www.kidlit.tv/storymakers-... #kidlit

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Apr 4

While he’s off golfing all day.

Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Apr 2

Yep…

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Mar 19

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Mar 14

"Tuck and Tina" spotted in London. Face-out! At Foyles, my favorite London bookshop.

Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Mar 12

My newest book publishing in London right now!

Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Mar 10

Just in case I'm not the last person (as I fear) to discover this brilliant work, here you go. Its protagonist is every serious and hard-working author I've known over the last 50 years. Funny, smart, real, a masterpiece.
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The Unstrung Harp; or, Mr. Earbrass Writes a Novel by Edward Gorey: Good (1999) | Goodwill Industries of VSB

ISBN: 9780151004355 - Hardcover - Mariner Books - 1999 - Condition: Good - The book is nice and 100% readable, but the book has visible wear which may include stains, scuffs, scratches, folded edges, ...

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Jess Brallier @chesterfieldjess.bsky.social · Feb 20

Trump Boys Get Tongues Stuck To Frozen White House — theonion.com/trump-boys-g...

Trump Boys Get Tongues Stuck To Frozen White House

WASHINGTON—Flailing their arms and crying out in anguish, Eric Trump and Donald Trump Jr. were reportedly panicking Thursday after getting their tongues stuck to a frozen column near the West Wing of ...

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Kara Swisher @karaswisher.bsky.social · Feb 17

It’s about having red hair and freckles FFS and how to be cool with that when other kids make fun of it. By that twisted logic, you’d have to ban pretty much every children’s book, old and new www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/e...

Julianne Moore says her book about embracing differences was removed from Pentagon-run schools | CNN

Oscar winner Julianne Moore claims her children’s book “Freckleface Strawberry” was banned by the Department of Defense’s Education Activity, a global network of 160 schools serving military families.

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