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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 22m

Reused a bunch of grocery bags to make some wee ghosts to hang on our small, front yard maple tree. 🍁👻🎃 #Halloween #OutdoorDecorations #ReuseRecycle

Last year pic of smallish Norwood maple tree, its leaves a bright autumn yellow.

7 "ghosts" hang in a cluster on an interior front door's curtain rod. They were made by stuffing squished up grocery bags into a corner of another white plastic bag, tying it off, then wrapping cotton string around around the neck & up to the top of it (also tying), leaving a long trailing piece of string to tie the ghost to the tree branches. Each ghost has a simple scary face drawn on the head with a black sharpie marker.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 5h

WORLD SERIES BOUND!!! GO BREWERS!!! ⚾️⚾️⚾️

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 13h

Huh. So, that tiny front pocket on jeans was originally meant to hold a pocket watch. Just saw a commercial (during the Rays-Guardians baseball playoff game) & see it's now useful for carrying a condom packet. 👀 #BePrepared www.britannica.com/story/why-do...

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Why Do Jeans Have That Tiny Pocket? | Britannica

Answering the important questions about pants.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 16h

📢 Hey Metadata Nerds! The Library of Virginia is looking to hire "an innovative, user-centered Cataloging and Metadata Librarian to join the Acquisitions and Access Management Department." Looks like it's on-site. (Low salary IMHO, given the expertise asked.) www.jobs.virginia.gov/jobs/catalog...

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Cataloging and Metadata Librarian #00181 - Richmond, Virginia, United States

Title: Cataloging and Metadata Librarian #00181 State Role Title: Library Specialist II Hiring Range: $60,000-$70,000 Pay Band: 4 Agency: The Library of Virginia Location: The Library of Virginia Agen...

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 19h

2/2 One of two LGBTQ characters in the story, they are known for their quiff hairstyle & witty banter. They can also brew up any sort of coffee your heart might desire. ☕️ #AcademicMystery #CharacterDesign

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 21h

Ariel Ellis, a key character in my #AcademicMystery, RESOLUTE DEATH, began as a walk-on. I needed someone to interrupt a conversation. They became so much more! 🔊 Check out this 33 sec video. Book description: jajablonski.com/books/ (Incl pre-order info (US & UK).

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 15/10/2026

Wow! 1st pitch homerun for 'our guys' aka, Da Brewers. ⚾️😆

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

The "strange ability" Neve is referring to is funky, strange, & so original. Changes the whole noir mystery vibe entirely. Totally recommend! 📚💙 ⚡️📚

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Neve Maslakovic @nevemaslakovic.com · 14/10/2026

Looking forward to reading @jajablonski.bsky.social's academic mystery, Resolute Death!

Book cover for J.A. Jablonski's Resolute Death. White background with dark red text and a sketched raven in flight. The book is lying on a wooden table next to an informational sheet.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

📢 Hey #AcademicSky & #PhDSky If you're need a break but still love the scene (I know, I've been where you are now!), consider my #AcademicMystery, RESOLUTE DEATH. Intricate plot & nuanced characters, not to mention a gorgeous campus. Info here: jajablonski.com/books (& description in alt-text).

Front and back cover of Resolute Death by J.A. Jablonski. Original art: Stephen Richards. Front is a presentation. Against an all-white background, is a large black raven in flight. All-caps, dark red title is set midway on the cover. Text below in a small, black serif font reads "An Osley College Novel." Below that, in a dark red font matching the title is the author's name.

The back cover shows more of Richards' design: black and grey, ink-wash drawings of tree trunks against a white background. Superimposed is the book description/blurb: a roughly, dark-red outlined box enclosing the book's description:

"Resolute Death offers an intense, immersive tale with masterful plotting. An essential read for those who love an intricately woven mystery that highlights loss, memory, retribution, and found family.

When a glamorous music professor is found dead in the carillon tower of Osley College, a small liberal arts college in the Driftless Region of western Wisconsin, Maude Ascham, the new chief of campus police, has her hands full. Her investigation leads to porn-watching students, an angry boyfriend, a betrayed lover, and feuding colleagues. Students, faculty, and staff: all are implicated. When the Dean of Libraries commits a gruesome suicide three weeks later, the investigation becomes more than a matter of murder.

Who is blackmailing James North, the bereaved, ex-hobo English professor and celebrated poet? Why would someone destroy the 175-year-old bonsai of the cantankerous college gardener? Was last December’s drowning of a senior music student really an accident? And what of Ariel Ellis, the eccentric, blue-haired barista, who is clearly hiding something behind their theatrical banter; and Esha Larkin, the maps librarian seen weeping on the old library’s roof at dawn? Each appears to hold a vital piece of a dangerous puzzle. There is a killer on campus . . . can they be stopped?"

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

This whole thread. Heartbreaking. I recall when I was an indexer for the PSYCInfo database, working thru a journal on SA. One article still haunts: about a group of male POWs detailing how they were raped by their guards. Regularly. Destroyed them, body & soul.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Turns out I have a few ARC copies left in search of reviewers. If you're into academic mysteries, intricate plots, & nuanced characters, hit me up (via the contact page on my website). More info here: jajablonski.com/books

Front cover of Resolute Death by J.A. Jablonski. Original art: Stephen Richards. Against an all-white background is a large black raven in flight. All-caps, dark red title is set midway on the cover. Text below in a small, black serif font reads "An Osley College Novel." Below that, in a dark red font matching the title is the author's name.

Black and white photo of a soap bubble slowly crystallizing in below freezing temperatures. Superimposed below is a pale grey image of a skull wearing an academic mortarboard.

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Juliet E McKenna @julietemckenna.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

My personal position? I don't ever use generative AI. It offers me nothing useful creatively and nothing trustworthy as research. The environmental impact is appalling and the companies who developed it stole copyright intellectual property knowing that is illegal. GenAI is dishonest at every level.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Thoughtful thread on the notion of adaptation & creativity. 👇

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Oooh, I love it when I forget I preordered a book! Just arrived. A perfect addition to my fall/winter TBR. 🪐📚💙

Hardcover of AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL by Becky Chambers. Cover art shows 2 planets in a galaxy of stars.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Woo-Hoo! "Frozen Frenzy" they're calling it. All of the NHL teams are on the ice tonight! 🏒🥅 #IceHockey

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

📢 Today I added an FAQ page to my website. It includes such entertaining queries as Is Osley College a real place? The Driftless Region? What’s that? What is a quiff? Check it out here: jajablonski.com/books-faqs/ Preorder info for RESOLUTE DEATH here as well: jajablonski.com/books/

A dramatic image: The all-cap letters FAQ are superimposed over a background of black and white that looks both like a map and a close-up of the bark of a birch tree. This is, in turn, set against a background of dark red shading to lighter, but still rich red color.

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Gavin, Small Beer (closed due to long covid), &c. @gavingrant.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

A memorial gathering to celebrate the life and writings of John Crowley (1942-2026). 6 - 7:45 p.m. Dec. 1st. Rabb Hall Boston Public Library 700 Boylston Street Boston Open to the public. Fully accessible. RSVPs requested: endlessbookshelf.net/2026/10/08/j...

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John Crowley Memorial : Tuesday 1 December 2026 – The Endless Bookshelf

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

I've been getting many compliments on the cover of my about-to-be-published #AcademicMystery, RESOLUTE DEATH. So exciting, then, that I was able to interview the man behind the vision: Stephen Richards, UK landscape architect & professional artist. Read it here: jajablonski.com/2026/10/12/a...

Black and white formal portrait of Stephen Richards. A white, middle-aged man with close-trimmed white beard and quiff-style hair. He wears a button-down shirt and dark suit jacket. The large image is framed by two narrow inserts of wax resist and ink tree trunks that are Richards' work.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Even if I were inclined to believe the slobbering praise of the most recent author scam letter I received, the surname of the sender was a dead giveaway: Iscariot. 🤣

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Ah yes, but you've been in their company a tad longer. 😉

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

Richards' art work hung over my desk in a shadowbox-style frame that enhanced the sense of movement I felt as I wrote my characters. 🖼📖✍️🏼 More on the RESOLUTE DEATH here: jajablonski.com/books/ #AcademicMystery #CoverArt #StephenRichards

Text of an Instagram post Stephen Richards written in response to my own cover reveal post for Resolute Death.

"Thrilled to have a drawing of mine feature on the cover of the debut novel by American author and dear friend @judeajablonski We first met here a few years ago and have had great fun exploring the ideas behind her writing and the stories behind my drawings. It seemed inevitable that we would one day work together and it was therefore a great pleasure to receive her invitation to collaborate on her book. She liked the raven breaking cover from the tree copse from my Icarus series as she felt it resonated with the themes and characters in her narrative. I think it sits extremely well on the cover. The book is published at the end of the month and I wish her every success with its launch."

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 12/10/2026

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pandemonium.press @pandemoniumpress.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

“The Hierarchy of Angels” is an epic Victorian romantic adventure, masquerading as historical fiction - read more about it here: tinyurl.com/443ewd8j Available in the UK through Blackwells.co.uk Available in the US through Bookshop.org #Booksky #GreatHistoricalFiction

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

No one did, fortunately. All 12 cassettes* are present. Container box in pretty good shape too. *I checked on AbeBookd via its ISBN. Description notes "12 cassettes."

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Latest #StreetLibrary curation. Replaced our reference factbook & tucked the 2017 edition into the box. People have been leaving kids book again, which is cool. Removed the unabridged, cassette edition of P.D. James' Dalgliesh mystery. I guess no one uses tape recorders now? 📚💙 #LittleFreeLibrary

Handcrafted wooden street library holds 3 or 4 new children's books, a couple vintage-era mass market fiction, a book on woodworking, and books from last week still looking for their readers.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

I have the best physical therapist. He & his doctor wife got off work yesterday, drove 8 hours so they can see the Nebraska-Indiana game today, & will be driving back another 8 hours tomorrow morning so they can attend Sunday nite's Brewers-Dodgers game here in Milwaukee. Love those sports nerds! 🏈⚾️

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

Opining Time: The Ohio State women's ice hockey team needs new TV announcers, not these bored, flat-affect, unprepared gents. FFS, this was the 1st game of the season vs WI, a match-up between the 2 top women's teams already! (Guessing they're alums.) 🏒🥅

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Media shrine ready for Game 1 of the National League Championship on Sunday!! ⚾️ GO BREWERS!!!!

Large screen TV set on smallish vintage-era table is draped with yellow "fan towels" printed with team mottos. "Win Our Way" and "Let's Go Crew" Below TV is a sound bar on which rests 2 Milwaukee Brewers team caps and a small faux baseball trophy.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Re: aforementioned nefariousity. 💀🥶🌬🎓 Pre-order RESOLUTE DEATH here (US & UK): jajablonski.com/books/ #AcademicMystery

Black & white photo of wooden ice fishing shed on a lake.

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

It was pretty neat though that a real polar vortex system froze over my entire campus (in the Driftless Region of western Wisconsin) at the very moment I needed to do some, shall we say, nefarious plotting. [insert maniacal laughter from author here] 🌬🥶💀🎓 #AcademicMystery

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

In writing RESOLUTE DEATH, Bk 1 in my Osley College Mysteries, I was meticulous about IRL weather conditions & matching events to them. It was exhausting (even tho info searching is my key professional skill). Sayers & P.D.James didn't do that! So I’m off that hook for the rest. 😄 #AcademicMystery

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Wondering if da pope is pulling an all-nighter in the Vatican tonight. ⚾️ GO WHITE SOX!

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

So pleased to see that Blackwell's (UK) now includes my #AcademicMystery, RESOLUTE DEATH, in their online catalog! 🫶 ➡️ blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro... You can also pre-order from BARNES & NOBLE BOOKSHOP THRIFTBOOKS via the links on my website's BOOKS page: jajablonski.com/books/

Cover of J.A. Jablonski's book RESOLUTE DEATH. Cover art is dramatically stark. Against a white background, a black ink wash illustration of a raven in flight is in the upper half. Below is the title & author's name in a dark red, all-caps "Deadhead Rough" font. Entire image is set against a textured, deep red background. Text along the bottom reads "Exclusively in print."

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Hey you Dorothy L Sayers fans! #OTD MARRIAGES: WIMSEY—VANE. On 8 Oct, at St. Cross Church, Oxford, Peter Death Bredon Wimsey, second son of the late Gerald Mortimer Bredon Wimsey, 15th Duke of Denver, to Harriet Deborah Vane, only daughter of the late Henry Vane, M.D., of Great Pagford, Herts. ⚡️📚

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Ha! Being the Typo Queen, there's one here for all to see! The image of Desiderius Erasmus has his first name spelled 'Desiderus.' My grad school history prof liked to say that if he ever did something without typos, it would be perfection & vanish instantly. So, I guess I'm still here & writing. 😄

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Do you have 36 seconds to spare? I am pleased to introduce you to James Erastus North, one of the five key characters in my #AcademicMystery, RESOLUTE DEATH. See the full book description here: jajablonski.com/books/ (includes pre-order info plus bonus audio of Prelude). Slide text in alt-text.

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Bronwyn Hayward @bmhayward.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

This never get’s old…

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

They were @rosemarykirstein.bsky.social's 4 Steerswoman books (been wanting them in print) & Becky Chambers' forthcoming AS YOU WAKE, BREAK THE SHELL. (Getting my fall-winter TBR set up. 😄) 🪐📚

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

(Not) Dear Zon. Today I ordered 5 books from @bookshop.org They're offering free shipping. Didn't need Prime. Niener niener!

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Ever since a character on Pluribus was shown reading Le Guin's THE LEFT HAND OF DARKNESS, the Tumblr algorithm is awash with commentary on shipping, f*cking, & overcooked top/bottom action between the 2 MCs. Finally had to mute things. Really, it's more than than that folks. 🪐📚

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Milwaukee takes its baseball seriously. Tonight's concert with Rhett Miller at the legendary Shank Hall has been moved up from 7pm to 6:30 pm to accommodate the 9pm starting time for the Brewers/Padres game. ⚾️ #NLDS #BaseballisLife

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Bob Wait @bobwait.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

I'm a #Brewers fan, but I love that #Padres fans for the next two decades will be wearing t-shirts that say, "Goddammit, Merrill!"

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J.A. Jablonski | Resolute Death out Oct 28! @jajablonski.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Thank you. We'd fallen out of touch, but not out of friendship.

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