Jessica Sawin 💖
@jessicajrossana.bsky.social
Editorial Assistant. Freelance editor. Former Bookseller. Writer. TBR pile is frankly out of control. Books, Broadway, Baking, and Bards. She/Her.
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Hi new Bluesky users! 👋 I’m Jess. I currently work in academic publishing, but have also been a bookseller, freelance editor, and comics editor.
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
Give me a follow if you want to hear rants re books and pop culture, see what I’m baking, and find out what I’m playing in my current ttrpg campaigns
Cranberry sauce? Also potions
Soup is potions
November 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Cranberry sauce? Also potions
A nice unintended consequence of having to go to the grocery store is that I bought the things to make a nice charcuterie board to snack on just for us. Meats and cheeses continues to be my love language.
November 26, 2025 at 7:28 PM
A nice unintended consequence of having to go to the grocery store is that I bought the things to make a nice charcuterie board to snack on just for us. Meats and cheeses continues to be my love language.
Sometimes I yearn for the Beverages of Yore
November 26, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Sometimes I yearn for the Beverages of Yore
I need to make a ton of cranberry sauce today not for tomorrow but because I’m baking it into other things and I FORGOT THE ORANGE JUICE. I guess I’m running to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving. Pray for me.
November 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
I need to make a ton of cranberry sauce today not for tomorrow but because I’m baking it into other things and I FORGOT THE ORANGE JUICE. I guess I’m running to the grocery store the day before Thanksgiving. Pray for me.
PAXU Day 3! Definitely moving slowly today, but have played great games and got some swag from some cool booths. Dice bought: Just 2! I got this set of d6s cause they fit thematically with my Masks character and, though our game is ending soon, I’ll always remember when I was briefly Nimue.
November 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
PAXU Day 3! Definitely moving slowly today, but have played great games and got some swag from some cool booths. Dice bought: Just 2! I got this set of d6s cause they fit thematically with my Masks character and, though our game is ending soon, I’ll always remember when I was briefly Nimue.
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so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
November 21, 2025 at 11:45 PM
so i guess the preview dropped WHICH MEANS I CAN TELL YOU I AM WRITING THE BROTHERS WINCHESTER!!!!!!!!
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
YOUR GIRL IS WRITING
SUPERNATURAL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! my beloved 😭❤️
humongous shout out for @gregpak.net for recommending me for this gig!!!
leagueofcomicgeeks.com/comic/121324...
PAXU Day 2! Games played: too many to count. Pins purchased: one so far. Dice sets gained… surprisingly zero 😮
November 22, 2025 at 6:13 PM
PAXU Day 2! Games played: too many to count. Pins purchased: one so far. Dice sets gained… surprisingly zero 😮
There is nary a table in the main room NOR in the kitchen
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
November 22, 2025 at 3:18 PM
There is nary a table in the main room NOR in the kitchen
On one hand, I believe everyone is allowed to be sexual, with other adults and with the proper consent. On the other hand, Ew ☹️🤢
November 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
On one hand, I believe everyone is allowed to be sexual, with other adults and with the proper consent. On the other hand, Ew ☹️🤢
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
November 22, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I can tell this Airbnb belongs to a man because there is one small mirror over the sink and not a single other mirror anywhere in the house
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Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
November 21, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Zohran flip your hair again we need healthcare get him to give us healthcare.
Evil. Absolutely, unequivocally evil.
"Agencies within the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, including ICE, ERO, and CBP intend to implement a comprehensive plan to target Spanish-speaking churches across the country during the upcoming holiday season between Thanksgiving, Nov. 27, and Christmas, Dec. 25."
Exclusive: Trump DHS Plans Immigration Raids on Churches Over Holidays
The Trump Dept. of Homeland Security is briefing federal agencies on plans for immigration enforcement operations inside churches over holidays.
thisweekinworcester.com
November 18, 2025 at 6:31 PM
Evil. Absolutely, unequivocally evil.
I unabashedly love the Killers Christmas album. See also Cowboy’s Christmas Ball and ¡Happy Birthday Guadeloupe!
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
November 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
I unabashedly love the Killers Christmas album. See also Cowboy’s Christmas Ball and ¡Happy Birthday Guadeloupe!
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
But I think I love it most when pop punk goes Christmas. This was a bonus track on Simple Plan’s debut album
open.spotify.com/track/5yqePw...
It’s PaxU week! I have a short work week and another short week next week (because Thanskgiving) and omg there’s so much to do by the end of November
November 17, 2025 at 8:26 PM
It’s PaxU week! I have a short work week and another short week next week (because Thanskgiving) and omg there’s so much to do by the end of November
The start of the finale of our Masks game (probably game 1 of 3) and we’re already feeling all the feelings 🥲
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
The start of the finale of our Masks game (probably game 1 of 3) and we’re already feeling all the feelings 🥲
I finished a Christmas romance I had started reading *last* Christmas season and while I feel accomplished and like I can do anything, this isn’t helping me sort through the books on my TBR
November 15, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I finished a Christmas romance I had started reading *last* Christmas season and while I feel accomplished and like I can do anything, this isn’t helping me sort through the books on my TBR
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My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
Trump blares Phantom of the Opera at the White House with an empty Friday schedule
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 AM
My “I am not a malformed creep who groomed a child for years and then abducted her to my secret dungeon, I’m just a misunderstood tragic romantic” playlist is raising a lot of questions already answered by my playlist.
I’m my D&D party’s resident bard and scribe. And I typically like writing all my notes by hand in my special character journal. But it would be really nice to be able to ctrl + f important information sometimes
November 14, 2025 at 11:10 PM
I’m my D&D party’s resident bard and scribe. And I typically like writing all my notes by hand in my special character journal. But it would be really nice to be able to ctrl + f important information sometimes
So…just a book series readers are invested in? Romance as a genre is fine without “help” from venture capitalists.
I’ll say this much: This reads exactly like what it is: people who discovered romance five years ago and decided they had all kinds of amazing new ideas to “fix” it. Connections between books? That feel kind of cozy to the reader? How did no one ever think of that?? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/13/b...
November 14, 2025 at 4:26 PM
So…just a book series readers are invested in? Romance as a genre is fine without “help” from venture capitalists.
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The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Strega Nona turns 50 — and her art lives in Minneapolis
The University of Minnesota’s Kerlan Collection is celebrating the 50th anniversary of Tomie dePaola’s beloved picture book “Strega Nona,” showcasing the original illustrations and highlighting Minnesota’s unique role in preserving the warmth, artistry and enduring cultural impact of this classic story.
n.pr
November 12, 2025 at 7:26 PM
The children’s picture book, “Strega Nona, An OldTale,” celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. Author and illustrator Tomie dePaola penned the book about the Italian “grandmother witch.” (via @mprnews.org)
Are you an “apple cider as late as possible” person or an “eggnog as early as possible” person? Cause I’m the former, my husband is the latter, and now we have two half gallons of each in our fridge.
November 12, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Are you an “apple cider as late as possible” person or an “eggnog as early as possible” person? Cause I’m the former, my husband is the latter, and now we have two half gallons of each in our fridge.
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October reads were appropriately spooky and monster romance-y. Yes I read Mate twice. I finished the book then immediately started the audiobook 😅
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 AM
October reads were appropriately spooky and monster romance-y. Yes I read Mate twice. I finished the book then immediately started the audiobook 😅
I just want a cute red sweater to wear for holiday purposes. Not orange-red. Not tomato red. A nice deep, classic red. And that’s proving more difficult than I anticipated.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I just want a cute red sweater to wear for holiday purposes. Not orange-red. Not tomato red. A nice deep, classic red. And that’s proving more difficult than I anticipated.
There’s only a month and a half until Christmas. If this impacts Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner, the Italian Americans will riot.
Trump trade war costs US Italian pasta: “Exporters say import and antidumping duties totaling 107% on their pasta brands will make doing business in America too costly and are preparing to pull out of U.S. stores as soon as January.” Via WSJ
Italian Pasta Is Poised to Disappear From American Grocery Shelves — The Wall Street Journal
Trump administration is set to impose duties of 107% on Italian pasta imports, among most punitive of tariffs it has levied
apple.news
November 10, 2025 at 1:26 PM
There’s only a month and a half until Christmas. If this impacts Christmas Eve Seven Fishes dinner, the Italian Americans will riot.
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The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
November 9, 2025 at 11:24 PM
✨✨✨NOW LIVE✨✨✨
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire
The Thorn and the Spire, Monstrous Cravings #1 is here!
💙Monster Found Families
🖤Beauty and the Beast Retelling
💙Knotting, Library scene with SPICE, Size Difference
One lonely demon. One curious librarian. One tale twisted by time…
Grab your copy now:
mybook.to/ThornandSpire