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Laura Jackson

@jalalajackson.bsky.social
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part-time bookseller//full-time good-for-nothing Out-of-print specialist Kitchen Arts and Letters Generalist/owner First House Books

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Puff the Magic Hater @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
I would also urge people to lean into a culture of rebellious care right now. Our empathy and our refusal to abandon each other are at the heart of what they seek to destroy, and these things fuel all meaningful opposition—as MK and I discussed in our book, Let This Radicalize You.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
I have so many thoughts about this cover. I cannot wait for smarter people than I to write about it. Send every think piece my way; I will read them ALL!
Cover of Nara Smith’s cookbook, Homemade, on which she is dressed in the same pink gingham cloth as the table she stands behind, making the impression that this woman is furniture.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Emailing “Hope you are well!” back and forth for eternity without ever knowing if you are well.
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Jerry Chen @jcsalterego.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
"take a hike" joke's on you, exercise would be great for my mental health
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
I love how whenever I start research for a project and come across the name of an obscure right wing mega donor then Google them and learn that every time I buy something simple like trash bags I’ve been giving money to a fascist
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Or hamburger buns. 😔
knowtheceo.org
Buns, guns & insurrection: the story of Martin’s Potato Rolls — KnowTheCEO
The Chairman of Martin's Famous Potato Rolls, which provides buns for Shake Shack, supports Doug Mastriano, the right-wing candidate for governor of Pennsylvania. But there’s much more to the story.
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Mighoul Revenantparaz @wikiparaz.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
PAUL: What’s in the box? REVEREND MOTHER: Pain. [PAUL hesitantly puts his hand in the BOX, then FROWNS IN CONFUSION. He pulls out A BAGUETTE.] REVEREND MOHER: Hōn hōn,
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
My neighborhood Mexican restaurant inexplicably closed over the summer and reopened as a Georgian restaurant (same owners). Checking it out tonight and thrilled that the bar seating is filled with old regulars ordering the agave drinks from the old menu.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
I tasted it today. It’s good but not $60 good…not $20 good either, for that matter…
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
RIP Gloria Steinem. You would’ve loved the introduction to Playboy Gourmet.
The recipes in this volume were written with the clear understandingthat most bachelors who cook start out with decisive advantages over most women who cook. Women at the range, with brilliant exceptions here and there, too often fall into the habit of doing a sadly repetitive job, a get-it-done-by-six-o'clock job. By contrast every bachelor's passion for the culinary arts is always touched with excitement because of the simple fact that he doesn't have to cook. 

Etc., etc.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Essential thread.
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s. e. smith @sesmith.lol · 26/08/2026
Self publishing and hybrid publishing comrades! I'm working on a piece about market shifts around self publishing, how self pub is influencing trab pub, and so much more. I would LOVE to talk to you. sesmith at realsesmith dot com
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William Shakespeare @shakespeare.lol · 25/08/2026
[Exit Queen.]
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
Stefan from SNL meme, implying “This club has EVERYTHING.”
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
An entire business built off the hopes that fake people in fake scenarios resonates with an audience is INSANE. But also kinda exciting oddly enough.
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thank u, hexed @lindsaykingmiller.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Using lists of three is not an "AI tell." It's a common trait in human writing because our brains biologically want to make sure there's always one thing to marry, one thing to fuck, and one thing to murder.
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sibyllacumae.bsky.social @sibyllacumae.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
Something that happens when you’re a bookseller is that you need to sell books to pay the rent BUT sometimes, you are not ready. It’s kind of nuts when something you poured love into goes away before you even get to show it to anybody! But it’s also literally your job!
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
I’ll hope for 0%, fully knowing there’s a lot of ne’er-do-wells out there! 🤞😬
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Ah, yes Schrodinger’s book. Been there. 🤣
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🎃Boos R Us🎃 @aczu4.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
This is worser than Santa con. My God.
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Regula Ysewijn @regulaysewijn.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
A long shot but can anyone point me towards a list of printed books in the Załuski collection? More specific I need the list of books that were kept in the Russian national library before part of it was sent back to Poland after WWII. Shares appreciated 🙏🏻
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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
It's possible to derive joy from other people's joy.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
Thanks for sharing, everyone! I think I have the help I need. 🙏
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Amazing! I’ll DM you my email address, and I can send images of the letter. Thank you. 🙏
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Not useful in this case, but, either way, human eyes to provide context is a bonus.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Thank you! I'll send images when I'm back in the office!
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Not yet! If they're willing to take a go at it, I would appreciate it!
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Do I know anyone, or know anyone who knows anyone, on here that could translate a short letter in German script for me? I will happily offer gratitude and a well-deserved treat in exchange.
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Kashana @kashana.blacksky.app · 14/05/2026
“Use AI or get left behind!” Please, leave me behind. Drop me off on the side of the road somewhere. Sentence me to a remote cabin with a typewriter and some wildflowers that don’t know how to use the internet
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Danny Cherry Jr (twitter/Insta/tiktok: @Deecherrywriter) @deecherrywriter.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
I love New Orleans because I just walked out of a bar trying to find my way to my car and went the wrong way and found a bookstore that stays open all night. I just dropped an irresponsible amount of money on books. Flawless business model on the book stores behalf can’t even lie.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
wtf
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
They’re so good!
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
An author I will not name published a book by the same title as an author who is unquestionably more famous, respected, and established, and, apparently, it was a non-issue because they are such clearly distinct books. No one is confusing one for the other. And it happened and it’s fine.
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Laura Jackson @jalalajackson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🤦🏻‍♀️ should I provide examples of the hundreds of derivative covers/titles that exist currently (not to mention historically)?
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Patrick Monahan @pattymo.com · 07/11/2025
Gotta say, I’m not so confident that you do
Hand written sign at shop reading

“WE HAVE”

“CHICKEN”
“NOODLE”
“SOUP”
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November Kelly @postoctobrist.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
FRANCE: we're fancy WORLD: ok FRANCE: a fried ham sandwich is our national lunch WORLD: FRANCE: a fried ham sandwich with an egg is its wife
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The Crochet Cowboy @thecrochetcowboy.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
The first fiber art I tried was bracelet making; this is one of my favorites. (: #Fiberarts 🧵 Pattern: www.braceletbook.com/patterns/alp...
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Julia Angwin @juliaangwin.com · 11/03/2026
Lots of folks asking how to join the class. My lawyers' emails and contact-form here. As well as the complaint if you want to take a look. prf-law.com/current-case...
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Class Action Alleges That Grammarly Misappropriated the Names of Journalists and Authors Through its “Expert Review” That Lets Users Get Feedback on Writing From Experts — PRF Law
Lawsuit alleges that Grammarly violated state privacy laws that protect people from having their names and identities used for commercial purposes without their prior consent Contact : Peter Romer...
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Sarah Archer @sarcher.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Oh guess what actually www.amazon.com/Midcentury-K...
A Frigisaire print ad from the 1968 featuring a young woman with brown hair against a psychedelic pink and orange background with an avocado green fridge and a caption reading "get more wife and less housewife"
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Pookleblinky @pookleblinky.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Understanding old recipes require that you know a physical universe exists outside of words. You need to actually know what the words mean, and that they correspond to things that exist, in the world. Otherwise your dish will come out all fucked up.
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