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Jessica Pellien

@jessicapellien.bsky.social
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Transformed my love of books into a 25 year career in academic and trade publishing at Rutgers, Princeton, Georgetown, & MIT. I love books, publishing, birds, films, tv, traveling, and Rutgers sports. pellienpr.com

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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thank you Third Place Books for hosting this amazing event!!!
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Why celebrate Public Health Week (#NPHW)? America's health declines even as we outspend peer nations "We are not winning. And the fact that so many Americans don’t know that is part of the crisis," writes Stephen Bezruchka stephenbezruchka.substack.com/p/this-publi... @oxfordunipress.bsky.social
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
.@financialtimes.com praises Private Power and Democracy's Decline: "Kurz proposes a clear, bold and detailed policy agenda for making markets more compatible with democratic institutions, rather than simply calling for them to be replaced." cc: @mitpress.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/a4ac...
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In defence of the rich — and other new economic books
Critiques of free-market capitalism, plus an argument for letting private companies own, buy and sell land on other planets
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Science or faith or both? This article from Liz Bruenig at the Atlantic does a brilliant job of reviewing God, The Science, The Evidence while also presenting the central conflict for many people. If faith is not enough, will science help? www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0... #Booksky 💙📚
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The Evidence That God Exists
Searching for scientific proof for faith misunderstands faith.
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Alex Madva @madva.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Our Core Conversation based on Somebody Should Do Something made @culturemapatx.bsky.social's Top 10 at @sxsw.com! Check out their other recs (for film, music, comedy, and coffee!) here: www.msn.com/en-us/news/t... @michaelbrownstein.bsky.social @dryan149.bsky.social @mitpress.bsky.social
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 27/03/2026
Win a copy of Following Jesus Beyond Church Walls -- the #ChurchToo movement has finally reached progressive churches. This book is both a memoir and a movement builder. Morales McKinney tells her story and invites seekers to join the planning for future church. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for Following Jesus Beyond Church Walls: A Catalyst for Your Spiritual Growth by Chantal Morales McKinney Mar 24-Apr 08, 2026
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Mar 24-Apr 08, 2026. Win a copy of Following Jesus Beyond Church Walls—an inspiring sto...
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Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
@jessicapellien.bsky.social breaks down nine ways to identify a publishing scam.
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How authors can protect themselves from scams, according to a book publicist.
Publishing scams are everywhere right now — and they are getting slicker and harder to detect. As a book publicist who works every day with serious nonfiction authors, I’m seeing more and more writ…
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
What can Taylor Swift teach us about the economy? @mlheggeness.bsky.social explains how her concept of Swiftynomics shines a light on the true value of women’s work and influence, today on BBC Woman's Hour! @ucpress.bsky.social www.bbc.com/audio/play/m... 💙📚 #booksky
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BBC Audio | Woman's Hour | First female Archbishop of Canterbury, Schiaparelli exhibition, Swiftynomics
Reaction to the first female Archbishop of Canterbury in the Church of England.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Inspired by an article in the NY Times on book PR and marketing scams to write something I hope is useful for authors trying to navigate this minefield. Thank you @lithub.com.web.brid.gy for publishing this with me :) lmk - What other red flags should authors consider? lithub.com/how-authors-...
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How authors can protect themselves from scams, according to a book publicist.
Publishing scams are everywhere right now — and they are getting slicker and harder to detect. As a book publicist who works every day with serious nonfiction authors, I’m seeing more and more writ…
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Misty Heggeness @mlheggeness.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#swiftynomics lithub.com/on-taylor-sw...
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On Taylor Swift and the Hard Art of Reinvention
At the end of the music video for her song titled “Look What You Made Me Do” from her Reputation album, fifteen different Taylors appear next to each other in an airplane hangar, in front of a blac…
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Wow wow. Hundred Nights of Hero is so gorgeous, so immersive — I want to go back into that world again please. This review does a good job of capturing the performances and the overall design, costumes, and aesthetic. mashable.com/article/100-... make sure you go see it when you can :)
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'100 Nights of Hero' review: A magnificent queer feminist fairy tale
Julia Jackman treats us to a kaleidoscopic fable.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
Ok Philly peeps -- this Philadelphia gift guide is amazing... www.inquirer.com/life/philly-... Of course, I'm partial to the 3-volume set of history books from U Penn Press, but a SEPTA ugly christmas sweater and a Wawa snowglobe?!?!? To the top of my wish list now! Do not pass go or collect $200.
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Our columnist’s picks for the most Philly gifts you can give
From Gritty ornaments to Wawa snow globes, columnist Stephanie Farr’s Philly gift guide is packed with over-the-top local finds for the city’s biggest fans.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
The AntiMisogyny Club has a short excerpt from Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross #booksky 💙📚 #feminism #womensRights theantimisogynyclub.substack.com/p/abortion-a...
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Abortion and Reproductive Justice: An Essential Guide for Resistance
Marlene Gerber Fried and Loretta J. Ross
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
SWIFTYNOMICS: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is available for review via NetGalley - @ucpress.bsky.social #Booksky 💙📚 www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...
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Swiftynomics
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Holy cow - Christy is a spectacular movie. Make sure you see this one. #moviesky
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
This is fantastic news!!! Womens Review of Books is relaunching in Spring 2026!!! www.oldcitypublishing.com/journals/wrb...
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WRB Home – Old City Publishing
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
Swiftynomics: How Women Mastermind and Redefine Our Economy by @mlheggeness.bsky.social is now available on @NetGalley for review. Media and bookstores, request a copy here: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book... @swiftynomics.bsky.social #Economics #Feminist #Books 💙📚
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Swiftynomics
NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
And a big THANK YOU to @msmagazine.com for including Abortion and Reproductive Justice by Marlene Fried and Loretta Ross in their September book recommendations!! msmagazine.com/2025/09/03/b... @ucpress.bsky.social
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September 2025 Reads for the Rest of Us
The best feminist books written by women, Black, brown, AAPI, LGBTQ, Native, disabled, trans, nonbinary writers in September 2025.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 08/09/2025
Always exciting to see my designs actually in print -- proud to work with Marc Sapir, author of I'll Fly Away to place this advertisement with The Nation :) His book is a collection of moving portraits that humanize the elderly and disabled. A poignant read for the sandwich generation.
An ad for I'll Fly Away is shown on a page of The Nation. The ad says - Respecting Life: 40 deeply human stories reveal the resilience, joy, and humor of elders facing life's final chapters. There are three glowing reviews for the book connected to a 3D image of the book cover by squiggly arrows. The ad is playful and colorful.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
NEW @bigthink.com "From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project" excerpt Tales of Militant Chemistry: The Film Factory in a Century of War by @alicelovejoy.bsky.social bigthink.com/books/coloni... #moviesky #filmsky #STS #USHistory @ucpress.bsky.social
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From the Congo to Hiroshima: The colonial propaganda that powered the Manhattan Project
Congolese uranium fueled the Manhattan Project, exposing the ties between colonial exploitation, global warfare, and propaganda.
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The Wall Street Journal @wsj.com · 10/06/2025
The neuroscience of vengeance shows that it can be as addictive as drugs—and forgiveness works like detox, writes James Kimmel Jr. on.wsj.com/4e55d4f
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Essay | This Is Your Brain on Revenge
The neuroscience of vengeance shows that it can be as addictive as drugs—and forgiveness works like detox.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 05/06/2025
Why are most #science visuals so bad? On @scifri.bsky.social one of the top science photographers in the world, MIT's Felice Frankel, discusses why we need more than "pretty pictures" to share new science research with the public. www.sciencefriday.com/segments/sci... #Scicomm #Sciencesky
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How Science Communication Can Step Up Amid Federal Cuts
As funding for US science is slashed, a science photographer and researcher takes a hard look at how scientists communicate their work.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Just saw such a beautiful film. If you’re looking for an antidote for cynicism, or missing the Ted Lasso vibe - go see Life of Chuck. This feels like a movie I’m adding to my annual rotation of films that help me live my life how I want to live it. #moviesky #MondayMysteryMovie
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 27/05/2025
What is your favorite #RevengeFilm of all time? James Kimmel lists some good ones - Princess Bride, John Wick, etc. For my part, it's anything with the king of revenge, he of the "special set of skills" -- Liam Neeson. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SZOp... #filmsky #moviesky 🎥
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Revenge Expert Breaks Down The Top 5 Revenge Films of All Time
YouTube video by James Kimmel Jr.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 06/05/2025
I’m here for more Josh Hartnett movies. He’s super fun in #FightOrFlight he needs to be in a lot more movies. This is a silly, bloody summer movie if you can suspend belief on almost every plot point ;)
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙 An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
Three copies of I'll Fly Away are fanned out. The cover is peaceful blues and purples with a white etching of an elderly man using a cane walking through a flock of birds. The text is the review from Publishers Weekly Book Life - "Swells with powerful anecdotes . . . [Sapir] takes his patients' lives to heart, illuminating their vitality, self-identities, and personal preferences when it comes to death and dying."
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 30/04/2025
Win a copy of I'll Fly Away a moving collection of stories about disabled elders that shows how we can help seniors live with autonomy, dignity, and joy - www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #Win #giveaway #Bookstagram #booksky 📚💙 An editor's pick from @PublishersWkly Book Life
Three copies of I'll Fly Away are fanned out. The cover is peaceful blues and purples with a white etching of an elderly man using a cane walking through a flock of birds. The text is the review from Publishers Weekly Book Life - "Swells with powerful anecdotes . . . [Sapir] takes his patients' lives to heart, illuminating their vitality, self-identities, and personal preferences when it comes to death and dying."
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
So happy to celebrate one of my favorite holidays - happy #IndependentBookstore day!! I got three fun new reads, a new tote, and a bonus #ARC. Go visit your local bookshop. 📚 ❤️ 🎉
A smiling woman with a sticker on her shirt that says “I Love Independent Bookstores” holds up a beige tote bag that says “Commonplace Reader, Connect Inspire Explore” and has a drawing of a donkey pulling a barge along a canal.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 26/04/2025
A great #CoverReveal for #booksky 📚 & #moviesky 🎬🎥
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
Love the @barnesandnoble.com preorder sale. One more day to get forthcoming books - including AWAKE! At 25% off (US customers only)
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
A great looking book cover. Love the repetition of Somebody - both calling out that we often are looking for someone ELSE to do it, but also that there are so many of us somebodies out there. Love it.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
I'm working with an author who made this - complete with a tiny copy of her book... a great example of using trends to market a book :)
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
First #MondayMysteryMovie that I didn’t like :( I’m a kid of 80s movies but I am sort of glad that we moved on from Dark Crystal, The Neverending Story, & Labyrinth. Other people will love it I guess - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-...
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The Legend of Ochi movie review (2025) | Roger Ebert
A charming throwback to adventure movies of the ‘80s like “The Neverending Story” and “The Dark Crystal”.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
66% of American shoppers recognize this label, but most don't really know how #FairTrade actually works. Find out why #EveryPurchaseMatters more than ever in Paul Rice's new book: paulrice.org/book (scroll to the bottom and you can download the intro for free!)
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Harvard Education Press @harvard-ed-press.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
HEP author Kathleen deLaski sat down for an interview with the Educator Forever podcast and spoke about takeaways from her new book, WHO NEEDS COLLEGE ANYMORE? Listen to the discussion here: bit.ly/4hmv7Bh
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Exploring Alternatives to College with Kathleen deLaski of Education Design Lab — Educator Forever
How one organization wants to help those who know college isn't for them, or at least not right after high school.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 05/04/2025
Finally watched Pig - what a strange and moving experience. I know I’m four years late but dang the actors should have gotten all the accolades. This review by @mattzollerseitz.bsky.social does a great job of harnessing the weird - www.rogerebert.com/reviews/pig-... - without giving everything away.
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Pig movie review & film summary (2021) | Roger Ebert
Its commitment to its own oddball vision is what makes it linger in the mind.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Loved working on Assembling Tomorrow with the team at Stanford d.school. The ideas in the book have permeated my own thinking about how I design my future or my business's future... podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/a...
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Assembling Tomorrow with Scott Doorley & Carissa Carter from the Stanford d.school
Podcast Episode · AIGA Design Podcast · 12/18/2024 · 44m
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
I love the idea of spring cleaning for the soul -- such a time of renewal and restarting.. This book list looks great. I've not read any of them... yet! nextbigideaclub.com/magazine/spr...
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Spring Cleaning for the Soul: 10 Books to Start the Season Strong
Stir your personal growth into action with these 10 books for refreshing your habits, soul, and resolve this spring.
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Jordan Uhl @jordanuhl.com · 14/03/2025
I sat down with Katrina vanden Heuvel, publisher of The Nation and author of over 500 columns for the Washington Post, to talk about Bezos' change to the opinion section. Then, I talked to @serenekhader.bsky.social about her new book "Faux Feminism." www.insurgentspod.com/p/ep-357-kat...
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Ep. 357: Katrina vanden Heuvel & Serene Khader Interviews
Today Jordan sits down with two incredible guests.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 25/02/2025
Great article featuring comments from Kathleen deLaski, JEff Selingo and more - What to do when your teen opts out of college? - promotes some of the alternative (and very lucrative) paths available to kids these days. #higherEd www.success.com/what-to-do-w...
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How to Navigate Conversations When Your Teen Opts Out of College
For decades, college has been seen as the golden ticket—a guaranteed path to a good job and a stable future. But times are changing. Increasingly, | SUCCESS
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 31/01/2025
Great article here summarizing and getting everyone back up to speed on Bridget Jones universe. v v good.
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Just saw the movie Companion - captures a lot of serious ideas about robot/ai sentience - that the biggest threat may be in how -we- treat -them- and not the other way around. Perfect movie for Klara and the Sun fans and future The Moral Circle fans too ;) 💙📚
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
Book Launch TOMORROW, 6:30 PM - @jeffsebo.bsky.social launches The Moral Circle at P&T Knitwear Books on Lower East Side NYC - We may not by the only sentient beings on the planet -- animals, AI -- what comes next? #Philosophy #CogSci #AI #BooksWorthReading @wwnorton 💙📚 #philsci #philmind
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
💙📚 #Book #Giveaway at Goodreads
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
💙📚 #Book #Giveaway at Goodreads
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
#BlackHistoryMonth #booksky #Giveaway Win a copy of Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White - this #book recovers the history and humanity of a free Black sailor who was kidnapped and died at sea on a Confederate ship. www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #History #AmHist
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Book giveaway for Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White by Andrew Sillen Jan 06-Jan 27, 2025
Enter to win one of 15 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 06-Jan 27, 2025. Discover the true story of David Henry White, a free Black sailor,...
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
#Booksky Win The Tree That Bends by @rossgwhite.bsky.social. It's self-help for people who don't settle for "good." If you pursue peak performance at work and life without burning out, this is the book for you. tips/tricks from elite athletes. goodreads.com/giveaway/sho... #SelfHelp #psychology
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Book giveaway for The Tree That Bends: How a Flexible Mind Can Help You Thrive by Ross G. White Jan 06-Jan 18, 2025
Enter to win one of 10 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Jan 06-Jan 18, 2025. Start 2025 right - fight burnout while staying productive and heal...
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 10/01/2025
Learned something new today: @psychtoday.bsky.social @rossgwhite.bsky.social looks at how the "sour grape effect" works "Victory is sweet, injustices are bitter, and losses leave a sour taste." #Psychology #SelfHelp www.psychologytoday.com/gb/blog/the-...
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The Psychology of the Sour Grape Effect
When we don't achieve our goals, we may engage in face-saving efforts to dismiss their importance. Read more about the "sour grape effect" and research that has investigated it.
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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 09/01/2025
Now hiring! UC Press is looking for a detail-oriented Editorial Assistant to join our hybrid team in Oakland, CA! This is a fantastic opportunity to work behind the scenes on impactful scholarly and trade books. buff.ly/3Cd8znb #PublishingJobs #EditorialCareers
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Jessica Pellien @jessicapellien.bsky.social · 06/01/2025
Happy with how this ad in The New Republic for Industrial Policy for the United States turned out :)
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