Jeff Fleischer
@jefffleischer.bsky.social
I write books that teach young adults about government, politics, climate change, history, etc. Also short fiction (which isn't specifically YA).
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Thanks to Belvedere Tiburon Library for featuring my climate change book A Hot Mess on this list of recommended reading on sustainability. Always appreciated. www.beltiblibrary.org/about-us/sus...
Sustainability - Belvedere Tiburon Library
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January 8, 2026 at 11:24 PM
Thanks to Belvedere Tiburon Library for featuring my climate change book A Hot Mess on this list of recommended reading on sustainability. Always appreciated. www.beltiblibrary.org/about-us/sus...
Thanks to Sno-Isle Libraries for highlighting Votes of Confidence here. Primaries have consequences; make sure to vote in yours. sno-isle.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Voting and Elections for Teens — a staff-created list from Sno-Isle Libraries
Get teens excited about voting, activism, and civic engagement with this mix of fiction and nonfiction titles.
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January 6, 2026 at 4:14 PM
Thanks to Sno-Isle Libraries for highlighting Votes of Confidence here. Primaries have consequences; make sure to vote in yours. sno-isle.bibliocommons.com/v2/list/disp...
Thank you to the LA County Library for highlighting my book Votes of Confidence in this handy list of voting resources as primary season gets underway. #voting #protectthevote lacountylibrary.org/vote/
LA County Library
Exercise your democratic right to vote! It's easy at the LA County Library. Click to see hours, locations, resources, and of course, books.
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January 4, 2026 at 10:09 PM
Thank you to the LA County Library for highlighting my book Votes of Confidence in this handy list of voting resources as primary season gets underway. #voting #protectthevote lacountylibrary.org/vote/
If you're looking for last-minute gifts, one of my go-to suggestions (along with books, obviously) is the annual @keithlaw.bsky.social best boardgames list. Much of our own game shelf came from reading this list over the years. meadowparty.com/blog/2025/12...
Top 100 board games, 2025 edition.
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December 17, 2025 at 12:41 AM
If you're looking for last-minute gifts, one of my go-to suggestions (along with books, obviously) is the annual @keithlaw.bsky.social best boardgames list. Much of our own game shelf came from reading this list over the years. meadowparty.com/blog/2025/12...
Social media memories reminded me today is the thirteenth anniversary of the first time I had a short story published in a literary magazine. Now that same story is the title piece in my first published collection. Grains of sand and all that. #fiction #shortstories #AnimalHusbandry
December 10, 2025 at 1:44 AM
Social media memories reminded me today is the thirteenth anniversary of the first time I had a short story published in a literary magazine. Now that same story is the title piece in my first published collection. Grains of sand and all that. #fiction #shortstories #AnimalHusbandry
Worth seeing which officials from both parties who represent you are protecting your data...and which aren't. And to make sure the latter group doesn't get reelected. #protectthevote
Officials from both parties have refused to turn over sensitive voter information, insisting they will protect the data entrusted to them — no matter how many lawsuits the Trump administration intends to file. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
States Push Back Against Trump DOJ Lawsuits Seeking Millions of Voters’ Private Data
Read more here.
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December 5, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Worth seeing which officials from both parties who represent you are protecting your data...and which aren't. And to make sure the latter group doesn't get reelected. #protectthevote
Wrapped is such a reminder that my main use of Spotify these days is relaxing my dog at night.
December 3, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Wrapped is such a reminder that my main use of Spotify these days is relaxing my dog at night.
Reminder if you're in (parts of) #Nashville. Tomorrow is your election for the #HouseofRepresentatives. Here's where to vote and what you need to do if you haven't yet. Don't sit this one out. #Congress #VotesofConfidence sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
Special Election Information | Tennessee Secretary of State
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December 1, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Reminder if you're in (parts of) #Nashville. Tomorrow is your election for the #HouseofRepresentatives. Here's where to vote and what you need to do if you haven't yet. Don't sit this one out. #Congress #VotesofConfidence sos.tn.gov/elections/se...
RIP Jimmy Cliff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9Q...
Many rivers to cross - Jimmy Cliff
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November 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
RIP Jimmy Cliff. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-y9Q...
Thanks to @riohondolibrary.bsky.social for featuring Votes of Confidence on this handy list of books on democracy v. autocracy. libguides.riohondo.edu/DemocracyVs/...
Research Guides: Democracy vs. Autocracy / Authoritarianism / Fascism / Totalitarianism: Books and eBooks to Explore
Books and resources to explore and compare these different forms of governance.
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November 24, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Thanks to @riohondolibrary.bsky.social for featuring Votes of Confidence on this handy list of books on democracy v. autocracy. libguides.riohondo.edu/DemocracyVs/...
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A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
A climate deal without explicit language calling for a fossil fuel phaseout is like a ceasefire without explicit language calling for a suspension of hostilities.
#COP30
#COP30
While we're on the subject of the #AmericanRevolution and the #KenBurns documentary, figured I'd mention that a few figures from the era are profiled in my book Rockin' the Boat, a 2017 Illinois Reads selection. The ebook is still out, and on sale right now. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rockin-the...
Rockin' the Boat: 50 Iconic Revolutionaries-From Joan of Arc to Malcom X|eBook
We love to root for the underdog, and when it comes to underdogs, few are more impressive than the world's great revolutionaries.After all, it's pretty hard to find a more powerful opponent than the w...
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November 19, 2025 at 4:13 PM
While we're on the subject of the #AmericanRevolution and the #KenBurns documentary, figured I'd mention that a few figures from the era are profiled in my book Rockin' the Boat, a 2017 Illinois Reads selection. The ebook is still out, and on sale right now. www.barnesandnoble.com/w/rockin-the...
I spent a chapter in my 2024 YA civics book Civic Minded debunking a lot of misinformation about #publicmedia and explaining how it actually works. #JohnOliver did a pretty great update on Sunday that is worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
Public Media: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO)
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November 18, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I spent a chapter in my 2024 YA civics book Civic Minded debunking a lot of misinformation about #publicmedia and explaining how it actually works. #JohnOliver did a pretty great update on Sunday that is worth a watch. www.youtube.com/watch?v=yknM...
With the new #kenburns documentary on the #AmericanRevolution now out, reminder to check out this PBS list of recommended reading to accompany the series, including my book Votes of Confidence. azpbs.org/wp-content/u...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:04 PM
With the new #kenburns documentary on the #AmericanRevolution now out, reminder to check out this PBS list of recommended reading to accompany the series, including my book Votes of Confidence. azpbs.org/wp-content/u...
Thank you to @pbs.org for including "Votes of Confidence" in this reading list linked to the new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution (haven't gotten to watch it yet, but I will; Ken Burns is awesome). azpbs.org/wp-content/u...
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November 6, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Thank you to @pbs.org for including "Votes of Confidence" in this reading list linked to the new Ken Burns documentary on the American Revolution (haven't gotten to watch it yet, but I will; Ken Burns is awesome). azpbs.org/wp-content/u...
This is today. We’re all setting up. Come on by, get books and beer.
Signing books along with several more authors at this event on 19 October. Come by, chat, get a book signed. #amwriting #booksigning www.dovetailbrewery.com/events-and-t...
Boozy Book Fair — Dovetail Brewery
Head up to the Barrel Loft for an afternoon of books and beer! From 1–6pm, more than a dozen local authors will be here with stories for every age: picture books, middle grade, YA, and adult fiction. ...
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October 19, 2025 at 5:34 PM
This is today. We’re all setting up. Come on by, get books and beer.
Big thank you to Build Your Library for featuring #CivicMinded among its three #civics recommendations. A lot of good recs in this video for other categories too. www.instagram.com/reel/DP60YEJ...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Big thank you to Build Your Library for featuring #CivicMinded among its three #civics recommendations. A lot of good recs in this video for other categories too. www.instagram.com/reel/DP60YEJ...
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Thank you to @do312.bsky.social for including this upcoming #booksigning in its listings. I'll be signing both the fiction collection Animal Husbandry and some of my #YAnonfiction titles. do312.com/events/2025/...
Boozy Book Fair at Dovetail Brewing
Check out Boozy Book Fair at Dovetail Brewing in Chicago on October 19, 2025 and get detailed info for the event - tickets, photos, video and reviews.
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October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thank you to @do312.bsky.social for including this upcoming #booksigning in its listings. I'll be signing both the fiction collection Animal Husbandry and some of my #YAnonfiction titles. do312.com/events/2025/...
Thanks to Oakton College for including #VotesofConfidence in this #library guide of books on polling. #Election2025 features plenty of important races nationwide; don't sit out off-year votes. researchguides.oakton.edu/c.php?g=5971...
LibGuides: Elections and Voting - 2025 Election Guide: Polls and Opinions
LibGuides: Elections and Voting - 2025 Election Guide: Polls and Opinions
researchguides.oakton.edu
October 7, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Thanks to Oakton College for including #VotesofConfidence in this #library guide of books on polling. #Election2025 features plenty of important races nationwide; don't sit out off-year votes. researchguides.oakton.edu/c.php?g=5971...
Thank you to @do312.bsky.social for including this upcoming #booksigning in its listings. I'll be signing both the fiction collection Animal Husbandry and some of my #YAnonfiction titles. do312.com/events/2025/...
Boozy Book Fair at Dovetail Brewing
Check out Boozy Book Fair at Dovetail Brewing in Chicago on October 19, 2025 and get detailed info for the event - tickets, photos, video and reviews.
do312.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Thank you to @do312.bsky.social for including this upcoming #booksigning in its listings. I'll be signing both the fiction collection Animal Husbandry and some of my #YAnonfiction titles. do312.com/events/2025/...
Signing books along with several more authors at this event on 19 October. Come by, chat, get a book signed. #amwriting #booksigning www.dovetailbrewery.com/events-and-t...
Boozy Book Fair — Dovetail Brewery
Head up to the Barrel Loft for an afternoon of books and beer! From 1–6pm, more than a dozen local authors will be here with stories for every age: picture books, middle grade, YA, and adult fiction. ...
www.dovetailbrewery.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Signing books along with several more authors at this event on 19 October. Come by, chat, get a book signed. #amwriting #booksigning www.dovetailbrewery.com/events-and-t...
Happy #bookbirthday to my first fiction book, "Animal Husbandry (and Other Fictions)," released a year ago today. In a five-star review, Foreword Reviews says the stories "range from fun and bizarre to thought-provoking and emotional." Available in print, ebook, audiobook. Purchase link in comments.
September 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Happy #bookbirthday to my first fiction book, "Animal Husbandry (and Other Fictions)," released a year ago today. In a five-star review, Foreword Reviews says the stories "range from fun and bizarre to thought-provoking and emotional." Available in print, ebook, audiobook. Purchase link in comments.
Finally went through the list of people I followed on the old site and added those who are here. Which means I'll read this more often and probably post more.
August 21, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Finally went through the list of people I followed on the old site and added those who are here. Which means I'll read this more often and probably post more.
Thank you to @rowanglassworks.bsky.social for a lovely review of my #shortstory collection Animal Husbandry. #booksky #fiction www.rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews...
Review: Animal Husbandry And Other Fictions
Myths and Modernity Review: Animal Husbandry and Other Fictions Ethan Gross Jeff Fleischer Short Story Collection Running Wild Press , pp.191 Cost: $19.99 (paperback)
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July 8, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Thank you to @rowanglassworks.bsky.social for a lovely review of my #shortstory collection Animal Husbandry. #booksky #fiction www.rowanglassworks.org/book-reviews...