Jean Alicia Elster
@jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social
Multi award-winning author of WHO’S JIM HINES?, THE COLORED CAR and HOW IT HAPPENS. Historical fiction based upon family oral histories.
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Honored to be a featured author at this @clustermuseum special event in Ann Arbor!
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December 14, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Honored to be a featured author at this @clustermuseum special event in Ann Arbor!
clustermuseum.org/events/anthe...
clustermuseum.org/events/anthe...
Honored to perform w/ these
esteemed musicians at Ann Arbor’s @kerrytownconcerthouse! @marionhaydenbass @riq.rogue #aspencerbarefield
esteemed musicians at Ann Arbor’s @kerrytownconcerthouse! @marionhaydenbass @riq.rogue #aspencerbarefield
September 6, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Honored to perform w/ these
esteemed musicians at Ann Arbor’s @kerrytownconcerthouse! @marionhaydenbass @riq.rogue #aspencerbarefield
esteemed musicians at Ann Arbor’s @kerrytownconcerthouse! @marionhaydenbass @riq.rogue #aspencerbarefield
Thrilled to be the narrator for this ensemble of fabulous musicians! Encore performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 4. Tickets available here—https://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/event/up-south-marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/
August 24, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Thrilled to be the narrator for this ensemble of fabulous musicians! Encore performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 4. Tickets available here—https://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/event/up-south-marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/
Just finished my live stream interview with the fab @pbsbooks team at @detbookfest!
July 20, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Just finished my live stream interview with the fab @pbsbooks team at @detbookfest!
@detroitbookfestival is always fab! Happy to be a part of the @wsupress lineup!
July 6, 2025 at 2:50 PM
@detroitbookfestival is always fab! Happy to be a part of the @wsupress lineup!
@scbwi_michigan It was an honor to be included with such illustrious conference faculty members!
May 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
@scbwi_michigan It was an honor to be included with such illustrious conference faculty members!
Thrilled to be a panelist re “The Anatomy of a Book Event” at the @wsupress Publishing Conference!
May 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Thrilled to be a panelist re “The Anatomy of a Book Event” at the @wsupress Publishing Conference!
Thrilled to be a presenter—I look forward to connecting with the SCBWI-Michigan community of writers!
May 2, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Thrilled to be a presenter—I look forward to connecting with the SCBWI-Michigan community of writers!
Second year at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library Local Author Fair w/ author buddy Adventures of Fox Books! Plus fab time connecting with fellow kid lit authors Rhonda Gowler Green Amy Nielander - Illustration and Design and Alice B McGinty. Wayne State University Press
March 25, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Second year at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library Local Author Fair w/ author buddy Adventures of Fox Books! Plus fab time connecting with fellow kid lit authors Rhonda Gowler Green Amy Nielander - Illustration and Design and Alice B McGinty. Wayne State University Press
Quick convo with fellow Wayne State University Press author buddies Desiree Cooper and Kelly Fordon before recording of Let's Deconstruct a Story podcast featuring Des's fab book KNOW THE MOTHER!
March 15, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Quick convo with fellow Wayne State University Press author buddies Desiree Cooper and Kelly Fordon before recording of Let's Deconstruct a Story podcast featuring Des's fab book KNOW THE MOTHER!
What a treat to see THE COLORED CAR in the gift shop of the fab Detroit Institute of Arts museum! @diadetroit
March 4, 2025 at 9:21 PM
What a treat to see THE COLORED CAR in the gift shop of the fab Detroit Institute of Arts museum! @diadetroit
Always a fabulous day at the Leon & Lulu Books & Authors event!
March 2, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Always a fabulous day at the Leon & Lulu Books & Authors event!
Thrilled to be invited back to this juried author event—one of my favorite metro Detroit book fairs!
February 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Thrilled to be invited back to this juried author event—one of my favorite metro Detroit book fairs!
Beyond thrilled to know that Detroit’s fabulous Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is highlighting THE COLORED CAR for patrons of its online store!
February 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
Beyond thrilled to know that Detroit’s fabulous Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is highlighting THE COLORED CAR for patrons of its online store!
Thrilled to be a part of this faculty lineup!
February 6, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Thrilled to be a part of this faculty lineup!
Thanks to SCBWI-Michigan for the shoutout re THE COLORED CAR! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/ #SuchGoodCompany #BlackHistoryMonth
February 4, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Thanks to SCBWI-Michigan for the shoutout re THE COLORED CAR! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/ #SuchGoodCompany #BlackHistoryMonth
Congratulations to bassist extraordinaire—and my dear cousin—Marion Hayden!
January 30, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Congratulations to bassist extraordinaire—and my dear cousin—Marion Hayden!
Just finished watching the final episode of the Netflix limited series (five episodes) MISSING YOU. Based in the UK. Absolutely outstanding, especially re acting and script (plot pacing). On your queue!
January 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Just finished watching the final episode of the Netflix limited series (five episodes) MISSING YOU. Based in the UK. Absolutely outstanding, especially re acting and script (plot pacing). On your queue!
Peeking through one of the sculptures by Tiff Massey at her fab exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts!
January 1, 2025 at 6:39 AM
Peeking through one of the sculptures by Tiff Massey at her fab exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts!
Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight is a must see film. Outstanding in every way. Superb performance by Kerry Washington as Major Adams!
December 23, 2024 at 12:24 PM
Tyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight is a must see film. Outstanding in every way. Superb performance by Kerry Washington as Major Adams!
Thrilled that I HAVE A DREAM, TOO is a featured title in the Judson Press holiday gift guide!
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December 21, 2024 at 2:55 AM
Thrilled that I HAVE A DREAM, TOO is a featured title in the Judson Press holiday gift guide!
www.judsonpress.com/Products/046...
www.judsonpress.com/Products/046...
Fab shoutout from my publisher Wayne State University Press for THE COLORED CAR—and such good company! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/
December 15, 2024 at 4:07 AM
Fab shoutout from my publisher Wayne State University Press for THE COLORED CAR—and such good company! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/
Fab time reading/signing at the Wright Museum of African American History’s gift shop during Detroit’s Noel Night!
December 8, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Fab time reading/signing at the Wright Museum of African American History’s gift shop during Detroit’s Noel Night!
My first post on @bsky.app! Join me on Noel Night at @thewrightmuseum of African American History from 5:30p-7:30p where I’ll be reading and signing re WHO’S JIM HINES?, THE COLORED CAR and HOW IT HAPPENS!
December 2, 2024 at 8:01 PM
My first post on @bsky.app! Join me on Noel Night at @thewrightmuseum of African American History from 5:30p-7:30p where I’ll be reading and signing re WHO’S JIM HINES?, THE COLORED CAR and HOW IT HAPPENS!
Book three of a historical fiction trilogy, HOW IT HAPPENS explores race, class, miscegenation and sexual assault via the struggles of three generations of African American women as they seek to stake their claim to the American dream. (Based upon events in my family’s history.)
November 19, 2024 at 11:34 PM
Book three of a historical fiction trilogy, HOW IT HAPPENS explores race, class, miscegenation and sexual assault via the struggles of three generations of African American women as they seek to stake their claim to the American dream. (Based upon events in my family’s history.)