Jessica Pellien
@jessicapellien.bsky.social
Transformed my love of books into a 25 year career in academic and trade publishing at Rutgers, Princeton, Georgetown, & MIT. I love books, publishing, birds, films, tv, traveling, and Rutgers sports. http://pellienpr.com
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Ok Philly peeps -- this Philadelphia gift guide is amazing... www.inquirer.com/life/philly-...
Of course, I'm partial to the 3-volume set of history books from U Penn Press, but a SEPTA ugly christmas sweater and a Wawa snowglobe?!?!? To the top of my wish list now! Do not pass go or collect $200.
Of course, I'm partial to the 3-volume set of history books from U Penn Press, but a SEPTA ugly christmas sweater and a Wawa snowglobe?!?!? To the top of my wish list now! Do not pass go or collect $200.
Our columnist’s picks for the most Philly gifts you can give
From Gritty ornaments to Wawa snow globes, columnist Stephanie Farr’s Philly gift guide is packed with over-the-top local finds for the city’s biggest fans.
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November 21, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ok Philly peeps -- this Philadelphia gift guide is amazing... www.inquirer.com/life/philly-...
Of course, I'm partial to the 3-volume set of history books from U Penn Press, but a SEPTA ugly christmas sweater and a Wawa snowglobe?!?!? To the top of my wish list now! Do not pass go or collect $200.
Of course, I'm partial to the 3-volume set of history books from U Penn Press, but a SEPTA ugly christmas sweater and a Wawa snowglobe?!?!? To the top of my wish list now! Do not pass go or collect $200.
The AntiMisogyny Club has a short excerpt from Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross #booksky 💙📚 #feminism #womensRights
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Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance
Marlene Gerber Fried and Loretta J. Ross
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November 20, 2025 at 4:38 PM
The AntiMisogyny Club has a short excerpt from Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross #booksky 💙📚 #feminism #womensRights
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SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is available for review via NetGalley - @ucpress.bsky.social #Booksky 💙📚
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Swiftynomics
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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November 18, 2025 at 3:27 PM
SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is available for review via NetGalley - @ucpress.bsky.social #Booksky 💙📚
www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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This is fantastic news!!! Womens Review of Books is relaunching in Spring 2026!!! www.oldcitypublishing.com/journals/wrb...
WRB Home – Old City Publishing
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October 20, 2025 at 5:38 PM
This is fantastic news!!! Womens Review of Books is relaunching in Spring 2026!!! www.oldcitypublishing.com/journals/wrb...
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is now available on @NetGalley for review. Media and bookstores, request a copy here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
@swiftynomics.bsky.social
#Economics #Feminist #Books 💙📚
@swiftynomics.bsky.social
#Economics #Feminist #Books 💙📚
Swiftynomics
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
www.netgalley.com
October 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is now available on @NetGalley for review. Media and bookstores, request a copy here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
@swiftynomics.bsky.social
#Economics #Feminist #Books 💙📚
@swiftynomics.bsky.social
#Economics #Feminist #Books 💙📚
And a big THANK YOU to @msmagazine.com for including Abortion and Reproductive Justice by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross in their September book recommendations!!
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September 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in September 2025.
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September 8, 2025 at 8:34 PM
And a big THANK YOU to @msmagazine.com for including Abortion and Reproductive Justice by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross in their September book recommendations!!
msmagazine.com/2025/09/03/b... @ucpress.bsky.social
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Always exciting to see my designs actually in print -- proud to work with Marc Sapir, author of I'll Fly Away to place this advertisement with The Nation :) His book is a collection of moving portraits that humanize the elderly and disabled. A poignant read for the sandwich generation.
September 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Always exciting to see my designs actually in print -- proud to work with Marc Sapir, author of I'll Fly Away to place this advertisement with The Nation :) His book is a collection of moving portraits that humanize the elderly and disabled. A poignant read for the sandwich generation.
NEW @bigthink.com "From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project" excerpt Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War by @alicelovejoy.bsky.social
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#moviesky #filmsky #STS #USHistory @ucpress.bsky.social
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#moviesky #filmsky #STS #USHistory @ucpress.bsky.social
From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project
Congolese uranium fueled the Manhattan Project, exposing the ties between colonial exploitation, global warfare, and propaganda.
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August 27, 2025 at 6:48 PM
NEW @bigthink.com "From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project" excerpt Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War by @alicelovejoy.bsky.social
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#moviesky #filmsky #STS #USHistory @ucpress.bsky.social
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#moviesky #filmsky #STS #USHistory @ucpress.bsky.social
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The neuroscience of vengeance shows that it can be as addictive as drugs—and forgiveness works like detox, writes James Kimmel Jr. https://on.wsj.com/4e55d4f
Essay | This Is Your Brain on Revenge
The neuroscience of vengeance shows that it can be as addictive as drugs—and forgiveness works like detox.
on.wsj.com
June 10, 2025 at 1:24 AM
The neuroscience of vengeance shows that it can be as addictive as drugs—and forgiveness works like detox, writes James Kimmel Jr. https://on.wsj.com/4e55d4f
Why are most #science visuals so bad? On @scifri.bsky.social one of the top science photographers in the world, MIT's Felice Frankel, discusses why we need more than "pretty pictures" to share new science research with the public.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...
#Scicomm #Sciencesky
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#Scicomm #Sciencesky
How Science Communication Can Step Up Amid Federal Cuts
As funding for US science is slashed, a science photographer and researcher takes a hard look at how scientists communicate their work.
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June 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Why are most #science visuals so bad? On @scifri.bsky.social one of the top science photographers in the world, MIT's Felice Frankel, discusses why we need more than "pretty pictures" to share new science research with the public.
www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci...
#Scicomm #Sciencesky
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#Scicomm #Sciencesky
Just saw such a beautiful film. If you’re looking for an antidote for cynicism, or missing the Ted Lasso vibe - go see Life of Chuck. This feels like a movie I’m adding to my annual rotation of films that help me live my life how I want to live it. #moviesky #MondayMysteryMovie
June 3, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Just saw such a beautiful film. If you’re looking for an antidote for cynicism, or missing the Ted Lasso vibe - go see Life of Chuck. This feels like a movie I’m adding to my annual rotation of films that help me live my life how I want to live it. #moviesky #MondayMysteryMovie
What is your favorite #RevengeFilm of all time?
James Kimmel lists some good ones - Princess Bride, John Wick, etc. For my part, it's anything with the king of revenge, he of the "special set of skills" -- Liam Neeson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZOp...
#filmsky #moviesky 🎥
James Kimmel lists some good ones - Princess Bride, John Wick, etc. For my part, it's anything with the king of revenge, he of the "special set of skills" -- Liam Neeson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZOp...
#filmsky #moviesky 🎥
Revenge Expert Breaks Down The Top 5 Revenge Films of All Time
YouTube video by James Kimmel Jr.
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May 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
What is your favorite #RevengeFilm of all time?
James Kimmel lists some good ones - Princess Bride, John Wick, etc. For my part, it's anything with the king of revenge, he of the "special set of skills" -- Liam Neeson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZOp...
#filmsky #moviesky 🎥
James Kimmel lists some good ones - Princess Bride, John Wick, etc. For my part, it's anything with the king of revenge, he of the "special set of skills" -- Liam Neeson.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZOp...
#filmsky #moviesky 🎥
I’m here for more Josh Hartnett movies. He’s super fun in #FightOrFlight he needs to be in a lot more movies. This is a silly, bloody summer movie if you can suspend belief on almost every plot point ;)
May 6, 2025 at 1:54 AM
I’m here for more Josh Hartnett movies. He’s super fun in #FightOrFlight he needs to be in a lot more movies. This is a silly, bloody summer movie if you can suspend belief on almost every plot point ;)
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Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
![Three copies of I'll Fly Away are fanned out. The cover is peaceful blues and purples with a white etching of an elderly man using a cane walking through a flock of birds. The text is the review from Publishers Weekly Book Life - "Swells with powerful anecdotes . . . [Sapir] takes his patients' lives to heart, illuminating their vitality, self-identities, and personal preferences when it comes to death and dying."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3mob4xtfqjbuixkjzgba6vtb/bafkreieyh3567nj6fw6okarisealiiekuvh6ln5vhbatcu6b7zc4eb6pv4@jpeg)
April 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
April 30, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
So happy to celebrate one of my favorite holidays - happy #IndependentBookstore day!! I got three fun new reads, a new tote, and a bonus #ARC. Go visit your local bookshop. 📚 ❤️ 🎉
April 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
So happy to celebrate one of my favorite holidays - happy #IndependentBookstore day!! I got three fun new reads, a new tote, and a bonus #ARC. Go visit your local bookshop. 📚 ❤️ 🎉
I’m enormously excited to share the cover of my new book, out in August and now available for preorder!
www.ucpress.edu/books/tales-...
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Tales of Militant Chemistry by Alice Lovejoy - Hardcover
Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.
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April 26, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Love the @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale. One more day to get forthcoming books - including AWAKE! At 25% off (US customers only)
April 25, 2025 at 1:38 AM
Love the @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale. One more day to get forthcoming books - including AWAKE! At 25% off (US customers only)
A great looking book cover. Love the repetition of Somebody - both calling out that we often are looking for someone ELSE to do it, but also that there are so many of us somebodies out there. Love it.
Michael Brownstein, Alex Madva and I are thrilled with the cover for our book, Somebody Should Do Something
The release date is 9/16, but you can do preorders now
mitpress.mit.edu/978026204978...
#CoverReveal #Bookstagram @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social tein.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
The release date is 9/16, but you can do preorders now
mitpress.mit.edu/978026204978...
#CoverReveal #Bookstagram @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social tein.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
April 25, 2025 at 1:37 AM
A great looking book cover. Love the repetition of Somebody - both calling out that we often are looking for someone ELSE to do it, but also that there are so many of us somebodies out there. Love it.
I'm working with an author who made this - complete with a tiny copy of her book... a great example of using trends to market a book :)
April 23, 2025 at 9:27 PM
I'm working with an author who made this - complete with a tiny copy of her book... a great example of using trends to market a book :)
First #MondayMysteryMovie that I didn’t like :( I’m a kid of 80s movies but I am sort of glad that we moved on from Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story, & Labyrinth. Other people will love it I guess - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
The Legend of Ochi movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
A charming throwback to adventure movies of the ‘80s like “The Neverending Story” and “The Dark Crystal”.
www.rogerebert.com
April 22, 2025 at 1:09 AM
First #MondayMysteryMovie that I didn’t like :( I’m a kid of 80s movies but I am sort of glad that we moved on from Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story, & Labyrinth. Other people will love it I guess - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
66% of American shoppers recognize this label, but most don't really know how #FairTrade actually works. Find out why #EveryPurchaseMatters more than ever in Paul Rice's new book: paulrice.org/book (scroll to the bottom and you can download the intro for free!)
April 8, 2025 at 5:48 PM
66% of American shoppers recognize this label, but most don't really know how #FairTrade actually works. Find out why #EveryPurchaseMatters more than ever in Paul Rice's new book: paulrice.org/book (scroll to the bottom and you can download the intro for free!)
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HEP author Kathleen deLaski sat down for an interview with the Educator Forever podcast and spoke about takeaways from her new book, WHO NEEDS COLLEGE ANYMORE? Listen to the discussion here: https://bit.ly/4hmv7Bh
Exploring Alternatives to College with Kathleen deLaski of Education Design Lab — Educator Forever
How one organization wants to help those who know college isn't for them,
or at least not right after high school.
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February 20, 2025 at 6:00 PM
HEP author Kathleen deLaski sat down for an interview with the Educator Forever podcast and spoke about takeaways from her new book, WHO NEEDS COLLEGE ANYMORE? Listen to the discussion here: https://bit.ly/4hmv7Bh
Finally watched Pig - what a strange and moving experience. I know I’m four years late but dang the actors should have gotten all the accolades. This review by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social does a great job of harnessing the weird - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pig-... - without giving everything away.
Pig movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert
Its commitment to its own oddball vision is what makes it linger in the mind.
www.rogerebert.com
April 5, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Finally watched Pig - what a strange and moving experience. I know I’m four years late but dang the actors should have gotten all the accolades. This review by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social does a great job of harnessing the weird - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pig-... - without giving everything away.