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Jess Owen
@authorjessowen.bsky.social
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Hello there! I'm Jess & I write noblebright fantasy and optimistic contemporary YA!
Fantasy Books: jessowen.com
Contemporary Books: authorjessicakara.com
Extras: patreon.com/authorjessowen
Etsy (for signed books!): https://www.etsy.com/shop/authorjessowen
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MY DEARS just a reminder I work a couple day jobs and have limited shipping windows. If you have Gryfon holiday needs, please get your orders in asap for December 15th so they can arrive in a timely fashion 💜🤗

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A stack of four hardback books against a forest background; The Sumer King Chronicles series by Jess E. Owen.
November 22, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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I made a meme for my life
Meme with Anakin and Padme First panel, Anakin: I've been drawing some of my characters Second panel, Padme: From a story that's published and people can read now, right? third panel, Anakin doesn't speak, but smiles cryptically Final panel, Padme: People can read the story now, right?
October 31, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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A man I did an Instagram collab with on men’s mental health said “Don’t Ask If I’m Okay” was..(and I quote): “please.. take this the right way. It was easy to read in the best possible way.”
High praise, actually, thank you. If you need some catharsis and some hope, check it out 👆👆
Screenshot of a social media post that reads: Writing is like being a ballet dancer. Close up, you see the effort; the dancing on broken toes; the pain; the years of practice. All the audience sees is the dance; a seemingly effortless movement. Books are like that: an “easy read” is the result of tremendous effort and skill.
October 23, 2025 at 3:05 PM
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This is my favorite review of “Don’t Ask If I’m Okay” :)
(Now on kindle unlimited!)
A five star review of the novel “Don’t Ask If I’m Okay” by Jessica Kara. It reads: this book cleaved my heart clean in two, and i have been blessed. A hashtag below the review reads “screaming-crying-and-throwing-up”
October 20, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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The cover of the novel “A FurryFaux Paw.” It looks like a splash of iridescent pink fur, with textured fuzzy purple letters on the title . The inside flap and beautiful shiny embossed lettering on the book “A Furry Faux Paw.”
October 9, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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Omg here it is
I never understood the floor 😭😭
90s unicorn poster— a muscular white unicorn with a golden horn runs across a shining tiled floor (for some reason??) in a strange dimension obviously
September 13, 2025 at 11:56 PM
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Helllooooo my friends!
I need to buy a printer, so if you’re pondering completing your Summer King hardback collections or just getting the whole set, now is an excellent time 😁

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The boxed set of the Summer King Chronicles by Jess E. Owen. It’s beautiful 😍
September 8, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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After a summer hiatus, the Summer King graphic novel will resume regular updates over on Patreon!! Now is the perfect time to catch up and support myself and the amazing work of @veppart.bsky.social who is bringing the vision to life!
Brand new? Start HERE: www.patreon.com/posts/822076...
A panel from the graphic novel of Song of the Summer King. A young gray gryphon with green eyes looks surprised at the sound of a loud “KAW”. Who is he? What has made this noise? Find out by reading the graphic novel over on Patreon (link in Jess’s bio).
September 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness

(Btw @zyearth.com ‘s books are ON SALE go grab the whole series)
Book cover for “Mage” from the Zyearth Chronicles, by R.A. Meenan. Features two anthropomorphic characters standing protectively next to each other against a burning background. Two anthropomorphic characters sharing a laugh—one is a cat and the other is an original “quilar” species from the Zyearth Chronicles by R.A. Meenan
September 2, 2025 at 12:39 AM
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Playlist heading to work IM SORRY I don’t have spoons to type all the songs into alt text right now I still love you
Screenshot of an iTunes playlist
August 10, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Also Excuse Me Alt suggestion this is gryphon erasure
August 9, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Look at hims🥹💗
A snoozing pup, white with black speckles and of indeterminate breeding; perhaps a shepherd/lab cross. His name is Sparks.
August 5, 2025 at 1:47 PM
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Also while it’s #GryphonAppreciationDay I’ll highlight my own books, the Summer King Chronicles and Dragon Star Saga!
All available on Amazon. You can purchase bespoke, signed hardcover editions of the SKC through my Etsy shop.

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The young adult fantasy novel “Skyfire: Book 2 of the Summer King Chronicles” by Jess E. Owen. Photo of the hardcover edition against a forest backdrop. The cover features artwork by Jennifer Miller, of a gryphon flying with a burning torch.
July 31, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Okay which of you—
Screenshot of an article about a fox in Grand Teton National Park accused of stealing dozens of shoes.
July 23, 2025 at 9:24 PM
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We like
Big
Books

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Stack of four books which are the Summer King Chronicles by Jess E. Owen. The spines from top to bottom read: By the Silver Wind, A Shard of Sun, Skyfire, and Song of the Summer King. Side shot of the pretty case which sheaths the set of the Summer King Chronicles books. Front shot of the pretty case which sheaths the set of the Summer King Chronicles books.
July 20, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Have to share the things that are good today…💜
TWO orders from the Etsy shop taking wing! One second edition Summer King hardback and one four-book set 🤩 THANK YOU
.. get yours here: www.etsy.com/shop/authorj... 👀👀
A photo of two packages—on white padded envelope, and one squareish box. Both sport a drawing of a gryphon.
July 16, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Thank you for all the reskeets, my friends!! I’m so so stoked to make these editions more readily available again!

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A stack of beautiful books! These are the hardback editions of the Summer King Chronicles by Jess E. Owen; in this photo they are resting on a rock in a quiet, sunlit forest.
July 13, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Post someone with wings🪶🦅
The book cover for the fantasy novel “Shadow Sun” by Jess E. Owen. A bright blue gryphon flies across the image. Behind her, a menacing eclipse reflect on a body of water, with low mountains to either side.
June 14, 2025 at 10:27 PM
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Do we #TBT on here? Throwback Thursday? Throwback to my drawing of the next-gen Royal siblings of the Silver Isles! Traditional media, pencils, what?!There’s a lot I love about this portrait but I would also love to redraw to examine my growth 😁

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A pencil drawing of three gryphons arranged in a somewhat “three wolf moon” fashion. The largest gryphon at the top of the stack is gray with amber eyes and a bright fiery orange feather tied behind one ear, with a smaller teal feather behind it. Clockwise, the next gryphon is smaller, rusty red in color with a mischievous look. The last gryphon is pale gray, his head ducked toward his brother.
June 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
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Page 44 of the Song of the Summer King graphic novel is live! This is truly a project of my heart and @veppart.bsky.social is crushing it at the gorgeous artwork. For just $5 you get access to alll the pages! More gryfons than should be legal! But start here for free: www.patreon.com/posts/82207683
A crop of a panel from the graphic novel of Song of the Summer King. In the foreground, a gold gryphon with blue eyes looks determinedly forward; next to him is a lavender gryphon with brown eyes, ears perked, looking fearsome. A green gryphon in the background and two others are partly visible—they all look excited to be going on their adventure. A speech bubble declares, “For the glory of the king…”
June 2, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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My half of an art trade with @corviforms.bsky.social
It’s in the seventies here, I needed some snow haha. Thank you!!!
A light brown gryphon with darker brown wings, a yellow Corvid beak and green eyes is looking happily up at falling snow.
May 28, 2025 at 4:20 PM
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This is your reminder both Song of the Summer King and Skyfire are available in audiobook format!
Epicly narrated by the ineffible @sparf.bsky.social 👌

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The audiobook cover for “Song of the Summer King,” featuring a gray gryphon soaring over a green hillside by the sea.
May 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
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Lil sample platter of a couple of my books
A photo of four hardback novels. Clockwise from top left: “A Shard of Sun,” a snowy scene with a gryphon, “Skyfire,” a rocky desert landscape with a flying gryphon holding a torch; “A Furry Faux Paw,” a fuzzy looking pink cover with bold fuzzy purple lettering; “Don’t Ask If I’m Okay,” a snowy scene showing a wrecked car in the mountains, with a haunted looking young man over the title lettering.
May 26, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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This picture is so cute I can’t handle it 🫠
If you’re still open I’d love to do a sketchy/line art trade 👀Probably portrait/bust? I’d love my current gryfon MC, Ren, maybe looking happily at a neat rock or interesting moss.
Loose digital painting of a blue gryphon Part of the cover art for the fantasy novel Rise of the Dragon Star (art by Jennifer “Nambroth” Miller), featuring the main character, Ren; A gryphon with blue feathers and a white chest and under belly surveys the area around her with concern. In the background, other gryfons and a dragon fly over a mountainous region and a lake.
May 23, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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Last Kickstarter portrait for today, this one for KwisA! Thank you so much for supporting the books!
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(If YOU want to know when my next Kickstarter happens, sign up for my newsletter at www.jessowen.com/jessnewsletter )
Digital painting of a regal white wolf with golden eyes, against a faint leafy background. Two black feathers are braided into the wolf's heavy neck fur.
May 18, 2025 at 4:44 PM