Jesse Doogan
@jadoogan.bsky.social
Bossy little bluebird. Former bookseller. Sometime children’s publishing person. Hamline MFAC ‘24. Currently querying. http://jessedoogan.substack.com
I am devastated to learn that I have missed H IS FOR HAWK in theaters. Gonna adopt a bird to deal with this grief.
February 10, 2026 at 12:01 AM
I am devastated to learn that I have missed H IS FOR HAWK in theaters. Gonna adopt a bird to deal with this grief.
The children long for The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...
abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...
Teens accused in downtown Macy's burglary, drawing map to hide in store after it closed: Sheriff
Two teens are accused in a downtown Chicago Macy's burglary by hiding in the Loop store after it closed to steal merchandise. The sheriff's department says the pair had even drawn a map of the store.
abc7chicago.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:16 PM
The children long for The Mixed Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
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abc7chicago.com/post/chicago...
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Ron Charles is my all-time favorite book critic. For several years, I subscribed to this newspapers ONLY to read his reviews. What a sad and absolutely infuriating day.
roncharles.substack.com/p/ive-been-l...
roncharles.substack.com/p/ive-been-l...
I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done.
After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.
roncharles.substack.com
February 4, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Ron Charles is my all-time favorite book critic. For several years, I subscribed to this newspapers ONLY to read his reviews. What a sad and absolutely infuriating day.
roncharles.substack.com/p/ive-been-l...
roncharles.substack.com/p/ive-been-l...
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Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
February 4, 2026 at 2:36 PM
Shutting down (the stellar) books coverage at WaPo is a real telling move when your owner is literally Jeff Bezos
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Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
January 30, 2026 at 6:45 PM
Catherine O’Hara didn’t steal scenes she just showed up and ownership automatically defaulted to her
Well I hate this www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
Catherine O’Hara, Two-Time Emmy Winner and ‘Home Alone’ Star, Dies at 71
O’Hara died Friday after a brief illness.
www.hollywoodreporter.com
January 30, 2026 at 6:38 PM
Well I hate this www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/c...
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So it's decided: Every documentary will begin with the subject getting miked in a sit-down interview, idle chit-chat with the offscreen director, and then cutting to the title card after they ask, "Have we started?"
January 28, 2026 at 5:41 PM
So it's decided: Every documentary will begin with the subject getting miked in a sit-down interview, idle chit-chat with the offscreen director, and then cutting to the title card after they ask, "Have we started?"
This is a really beautiful reflection on the way Auschwitz is preserving small items—toothbrushes, shoes, artworks—in the hopes they can tell stories when the last Holocaust survivors are gone.
January 27, 2026 at 3:49 PM
This is a really beautiful reflection on the way Auschwitz is preserving small items—toothbrushes, shoes, artworks—in the hopes they can tell stories when the last Holocaust survivors are gone.
How is the Pachinko audiobook? Sandra Oh is great but I’m wary of signing up for 17 hours of celebrity audiobook reader.
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
How is the Pachinko audiobook? Sandra Oh is great but I’m wary of signing up for 17 hours of celebrity audiobook reader.
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by submitting a different manuscript 6 months later
January 18, 2026 at 3:49 AM
by submitting a different manuscript 6 months later
What's a non-terrible web app for weather? I just want to be able to see current conditions and basic forecasting for the week without waiting for a billion ads to load.
January 18, 2026 at 6:16 AM
What's a non-terrible web app for weather? I just want to be able to see current conditions and basic forecasting for the week without waiting for a billion ads to load.
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Nobody admits it but the real reason most people get cats is because they make a really good noise if you prod them while they're asleep.
January 12, 2026 at 9:37 AM
Nobody admits it but the real reason most people get cats is because they make a really good noise if you prod them while they're asleep.
I just preordered three books at the B&N preorder sale and this is one of them. (Sale ends at midnight!)
I only have one book coming out this year, a picture book with the impossibly talented LeUyen Pham.
You can scroll through the whole thing right here...
Go on, take a peek!
online.flippingbook.com/link/418062/
You can scroll through the whole thing right here...
Go on, take a peek!
online.flippingbook.com/link/418062/
Shrinking Violet
online.flippingbook.com
January 2, 2026 at 2:24 AM
I just preordered three books at the B&N preorder sale and this is one of them. (Sale ends at midnight!)
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Still can't believe netflix canceled The Residence. Absolutely trash decision.
December 26, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Still can't believe netflix canceled The Residence. Absolutely trash decision.
RIP Chris Rea. You were an integral part of my most important six minutes of television. youtu.be/H0WiwB1Cjbg?...
Does Bob Mortimer Follow Chris Rea's Egg-Cracking Advice? | Would I Lie To You?
YouTube video by Would I Lie To You?
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December 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
RIP Chris Rea. You were an integral part of my most important six minutes of television. youtu.be/H0WiwB1Cjbg?...
To the middle-aged lady in the furry grinch onesie without the headpiece but with a sour expression who went back across the crowded grocery store parking lot to give money to the bell ringer: Merry Christmas!
December 21, 2025 at 5:50 PM
To the middle-aged lady in the furry grinch onesie without the headpiece but with a sour expression who went back across the crowded grocery store parking lot to give money to the bell ringer: Merry Christmas!
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And this is why it is so important to read/take in art widely, and to try and fail at things. Failure is progress and you can’t shortcut it.
The great old comedy writer Larry Gelbart said that your style is formed by what you can’t do. I wish more people understood that. That and the Martha Graham quote about keeping the channel open.
December 20, 2025 at 7:05 PM
And this is why it is so important to read/take in art widely, and to try and fail at things. Failure is progress and you can’t shortcut it.
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Tis the season for me to tell people that this is by Everett Patterson, a Portland, OR artist and excellent guy www.everettpatterson.com?p=1835
December 16, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Tis the season for me to tell people that this is by Everett Patterson, a Portland, OR artist and excellent guy www.everettpatterson.com?p=1835
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As someone just pointed out to me, perhaps a top contender in the annals of “It Only Tuesday” Tuesdays. theonion.com/it-only-tues...
It Only Tuesday
WASHINGTON, DC—After running a thousand errands, working hours of overtime, and being stuck in seemingly endless gridlock traffic commuting to and from their jobs, millions of Americans were dishearte...
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December 16, 2025 at 3:22 PM
As someone just pointed out to me, perhaps a top contender in the annals of “It Only Tuesday” Tuesdays. theonion.com/it-only-tues...
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this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
December 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
this field biologist does a great job highlighting the insidiousness of AI editing
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
these one-click AI edit buttons are incredibly appealing to many photographers, amateurs and professionals alike, and are framed as innocuous
this is worth sharing and educating people about
I simply do not understand 100 years of strong-arming copyright laws to turn around and do this.
"Iger said the deal also fulfills a longtime desire by Disney to put user-generated content on its Disney+ streaming platform. Disney initially plans to put select videos created on Sora onto Disney+ to increase engagement with users, especially younger ones." www.businessinsider.com/disney-bob-i...
Disney CEO Bob Iger explains why he just did a blockbuster OpenAI deal
Disney CEO Bob Iger said the company's licensing deal with OpenAI will let it capitalize on a fast-growing technology and engage younger audiences.
www.businessinsider.com
December 11, 2025 at 8:01 PM
I simply do not understand 100 years of strong-arming copyright laws to turn around and do this.
I’ve been scammed, right? This is a scam?
![Facebook marketplace messages reading “hi! I’m still interested. Is the ottoman still available?”
[blacked out number] it’s my friend’s telephone. Item is at his place at the above address in [blacked out town]. He is available at the number I have and should be available tomorrow. Please contact him. I left the country. And yes. The ottoman is still available.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:tanveylmowh7vmw7pjyxwloz/bafkreiei7p5zbqzrqe5pgcd3kpp2dribjcbpawjjz2mkzzzeptncqjvfka@jpeg)
December 9, 2025 at 4:09 PM
I’ve been scammed, right? This is a scam?
Petition to save this important part of cinematic history (this is where Sandra Bullock took tokens in While You Were Sleeping)
The CTA's State/Lake Loop elevated station — one of the busiest in the transit system — will close Jan. 5 for demolition and reconstruction.
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
https://to.wttw.com/4iWPln3
December 6, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Petition to save this important part of cinematic history (this is where Sandra Bullock took tokens in While You Were Sleeping)