It’s pub day for NORTH OF THE SUNLIT RIVER! ☀️ What a thing to finally have this book in the world! Thank you to the best agent ever, @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social and editor, Alicia Clancy! 🧡

Pub day is tomorrow! There’s still time to pre-order! 🧡

Thanks UAF for this nice web feature! Such special timing for my second book (2 weeks to go!) largely inspired by time in Alaska.

In love with this photo taken by @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social 🩵🧡 She’s a beauty!

Civicus pointed to three major issues including the deployment of military to quell protests, growing restrictions placed on journalists and civil society, as well as the aggressive targeting of anti-war advocates surrounding Palestine. Read the full story ⬇️

Blurb for NOTSR from Crissy Van Meter! Her novel, Creatures, is haunting & beautiful—full of heartbreak, forgiveness, grieving the loss of the natural world. All things that—if you’ve ready any of my work—are themes I’m constantly thinking about. It’s gorgeous & complex & I loved it so much.

Full cover for North of the Sunlit River is here! I can’t stop looking at it—the colors, the sneaky little elements, the overall tone that matches the story perfectly. Just a little over 3 months to go! Have you pre-ordered yet? ☺️

Some lovely advance praise for North of the Sunlit River from the one and only @suzykrause.bsky.social and I’m so honored. ☀️ If you haven’t read Suzy’s books yet, you need to get on it! She’s kind of the best.

So excited to be part of the first ever literary festival in Los Alamos! Get your tickets now and let’s make this an awesome weekend!

Advance Reader Copies have arrived and they’re gorgeous! #northofthesunlitriver #notsr

NORTH OF THE SUNLIT RIVER, a novel of grief, hope, and the Alaskan wilderness by Embark contributor @jessklagmann.bsky.social, will be released by Lake Union Publishing in September! Pre-order a copy here: bookshop.org/p/books/nort...

Glaciers are constantly moving, and some are revealing new coastlines in areas where they recede. A newly released study found 1,530 miles of new coastline formed between 2000 and 2020. Learn more: www.uaf.edu/news/new-ass...

Protecting our public lands also protects our wildlife. This #WildlifeWeek and beyond, let’s be intentional about conserving our wildlife and the habitats they depend on for future generations.

So excited to share the cover for North of the Sunlit River! It couldn't capture more perfectly the adventure this book has already been on. I can't wait for the next phase of its journey--getting into the hands of readers on 9.9.25!

yall are worried that fictional villains will teach people the wrong lesson but sixty years of fiction has failed to teach people that that nazis are the bad guys so idk

Happy International Day of Women in Science. The National Science Foundation’s list of flagged words includes both “Women” and “Female.”

I'm down for a ban on book bans.

"Joy in spite of everything." RIP Tom Robbins

Hello Writing Community! We are delighted to announce our First Official Bluesky *** #MSWL Day *** February 12, 2025. 🎉🎉🎉 Agents + editors can post what they ✨wish✨ they had in their inboxes; writers can find their next best fit for querying. Learn more here: manuscriptwishlist.com/the-next-off...

What if history just didn't repeat itself, for once?

Beauty for today, February 6. #natureisamazing

Saw an elderly woman writing a check at the grocery store and now I'm nostalgic for something but I don't even know what it is anymore.

“Stories are light. Light is precious in a world so dark.” —Kate DiCamillo

This Impossible Brightness turns 1 today! I’m so grateful to everyone who made this book a reality, but especially @jmcgowanbks.bsky.social for believing in me as a writer from day one, and Alicia Clancy for believing in Alma’s story from day one. So lucky to have crossed paths with you both! ✨🐋

I'm late in saying that my first read of 2025 was a darn good one, as Seth Kantner books tend to be. Alaska, caribou, I'm always in.

We’ve got two Stonewall Honor Winners in the house. Immense congratulations to my clients, @joelleretener.bsky.social and @deelasheeart.bsky.social for this huge accomplishment. It’s a rare honor to work on both sides of a picture book and these two deserve this more than I can say.

Hey Bluesky. I’m Jess, writer of novels, illustrator of games, and runner of trails. I write about lightness in life and magic in nature. What do I mean by lightness? I'm so glad you asked. One of my favorite essays on writing says it really well. It’s fittingly called “Lightness,” by Italo Calvino.

In the midst of tumultuous times, at least these two things will remain to be true. 1. There will always be helpers. 2. You and I can be one of them. I hereby proclaim that we're also about to witness a Revolution of Help and Humanity. The Spirit of Justice will prevail. #iamthespiritofjustice

Happy to report that some of the nicest places in NH still consider me a local. #washingtonnh #sheddfreelibrary