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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan. This historical fantasy contains a unique take on the Beast of Gévaudan, Joan of Arc, & other historical incidents filtered through a narrator that is at once amusingly profane & deeply sad. #purrfectreads

Tabby cat next to the novel Red Winter by Cameron Sullivan.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Dr. Pullen & Fidil recommend The Reformatory by Tananarive Due. This historical horror novel is a page turner that is at once dark & hopeful about human potential, with two siblings struggling against racism & supernatural horrors, helped by their community. #purrffectreads

Tabby cat next to the book The Reformatory by Tananarive Due.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

My first day of teaching in the BFA and MFA in creative writing at Bowling Green State University is in the books! The students were so lovely!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip. They'd never heard of this novella before & were delighted to discover a used copy at their local bookstore. McKillip's gorgeous prose conjures the feeling of a folktale, unknowably old, rediscovered. #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the book The Changeling Sea by Patricia McKillip.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

I'm back from my trip home to the NW. It was so wonderful to spend time with friends and family in the glorious outdoors of my home turf of WA (and also OR).

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Its always so good to visit home.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Written on the Dark by @guygavrielkay.bsky.social. This book was the treat she saved herself to binge at the end of the semester. Kay is one of our finest prose stylists & a spinner of enrapturing tales. His newest historical fantasy is perfection. #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the novel Written on the Dark by Guy Gavriel Kay.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I went to Vermont for the first time for a college roomie girl's weekend. Two people had a terrible time with flights and never arrived ( American Airlines, UGH), but one friend made it, and we had a lovely time! In other news, I'm now obsessed with Vermont.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I got my keys for my new office in East Hall at BGSU! My new professional home away from home, I can't wait to fill it with books!

Photo of Jen Pullen in front of college building, East Hall at BGSU.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Fidil fell asleep ON MY HAND while I was petting him and watching Task Master. Oh what a sweet and silly furry boy.

Tabby cat sleeping with chin resting on Jennifer Pullen's hand.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My contributor's copy for The Mid-American review has arrived. I submitted long before I knew I would someday work at BGSU, and I'm so I'm extra excited for my meta-fictional story about Christina Rossetti to within. And to share space with @gwenekirby.bsky.social! @midamericanreview.bsky.social.

Tabby cat next to the latest issue of the literary magazine MAR.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

My TA Fidil & I recommend The West Façade by Lauren Johnson from the @sfwp.bsky.social. This historical fantasy set in medieval Paris swept me away. The statues on the west façade of Notre Dame come alive, but only one, the statue of Saint Genevieve steps down & becomes human. #purrfectreads

Tabby cat next to the novel The West Façade by Lauren C. Johnson.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I had an amazing first research trip for my fantasy retelling of Little Women. I visited the archives in the Houghton Library, Walden Pond (so peaceful I didn't want to leave), Alcott's house, and more!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Immersions by Kyle McCarthy from @tinhouse.bsky.social. Two sisters, both dancers with one dangerous obsession. A coming of age novel, a thriller, and stealth Bluebeard retelling, this book kept surprising us! #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the novel Immersions by Kyle McCarthy from Tin House books.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Pub day for Beastly has arrived!!!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Hello folks! Are you going to #AWP26 in Baltimore? If you are, join me for the offsite reading that I am coordinating with @joybaglio.bsky.social. We are also reading, alongside some cool folks including @sequoian.bsky.social & Carmen Maria Machado. 03/05/26 at 6 pm in the Lord Baltimore hotel!

AWP 2026 Offsite reading poster, with images of the readers: Carmen Maria Machado, Sequoia Nagamatsu, Gennarose Nethercott, Matthew Lansburgh, Jennifer Pullen and Joy Deva Baglio.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

My anthology of shapeshifter fairy tales comes out in 8 days. I'm so proud of this book from @lfpbooks.bsky.social it was a blast to write the informative, wild, & weird footnotes for each story! You buy it online, at your local bookstore, & get it at #AWP26 #books

Cover of Beastly: An Anthology of Shapeshifting Fairy Tales by Jennifer Pullen.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids by Leyna Krow. Set mostly in a near future NW, this collection showcases Krow's ability to write stories that are at once eerie, kind, funny, & sad. "Sinkhole" was optioned by Jordan Peele's production company.

Brown tabby cat next to the short story collection Sinkhole and Other Inexplicable Voids by Leyna Krow.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

Hugs from Fidil. I think we all need it.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

Hello fellow university profs! Does your department need a visiting writer to give a reading? Or a contest judge? I edited an anthology of shapeshifter fairy tales for Lanternfish press (out in Feb) & of my textbook & chapbook are already out! I promise I'm an excellent visitor!

Cover of the book "Beastly: An Anthology of Shapeshifting Fairy Tales" edited by Jennifer Pullen

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

I had a great visit home this holiday season. My home state of WA will always have its hooks in my soul. Such beauty.

Lake framed by two evergreen covered hills.

A sunset over a mountain circled valley.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Cats know how to nap! Soft on soft on soft.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Fidil claimed the laundry basket as his own.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Lucky Girl by Allie Tagle-Dokus from @tinhouse.bsky.social. A Bildungsroman for 21st century girlhood, this book is bold, vital, moving, & unique.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 08/11/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman. This Arthurian fantasy is so immersive Fidil tried to climb inside. At once aware of the history of Arthuriana, & magnificently new & strange, this book is a must read! #purrfectreads #fantasy

Brown tabby next to the book The Bright Sword by Lev Grossman.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Check out my wee furry house beastie with Beastly, the new anthology of shapeshifting fairytales I edited for @lfpbooks.bsky.social, out in Feb!

Brown tabby cat next to the book Beastly: An Anthology of Shapeshifting Fairy Tales, edited by Jennifer Pullen.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Patchwork: A Sewist's Diary by Maddie Ballard. This memoir through a catalog of sewing projects by the author is warm & intimate, it feels like a lingering much needed conversation with a friend in hard times. #purrfectreads @tinhouse.bsky.social

Tabby cat next to the book Patchwork by Maddie Ballard.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend The Fox Wife by Yangsze Choo. This historical fantasy is an engrossing mystery wrapped in a feminist take on fox folklore. Riveting from the first to last page, worthy of every bit of attention it has received.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend Great Disasters by Grady Chambers from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This novel of coming of age in early 2000s Chicago is at once tender towards its characters, and utterly afraid to show them at their best and worst, all in lucid and lovely prose. #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the book Great Disasters by Grady Chambers.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

The first ONU English Reading Series event on 9/16 will feature the wonderful @alisonstine.bsky.social The event is free and open to the public. It begins at 7 pm, preceded by a catered reception, in the Wilson Hall Elzay Gallery of Art. @ohionorthern.bsky.social

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

I had a visitor this week. It was almost as large as the palm of my hand!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

How I feel almost every time I open a program on my computer these days.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

A monarch sighting on campus this week!

Monarch butterfly balanced on a milkweed amongst tall grass.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Dr. Pullen and her TA Fidil recommend The Secret Market of the Dead by Giovanni De Feo. This Italian fantasy is dark, lush and unforgettable. The coming of age story at its core gives it heart, its imagery gives it soul. I fell into this book & didn't want to come out. #purrfectreads

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

The first day of the 25/26 school year is in the books! It was also the first day of my 15th year of teaching!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Congrats to my wonderful students at Ohio Northern University. Our undergraduate literary magazine, Polaris Literary Magazine (which I advise) is a finalist for Literary Magazine of the Year! The awards will be decided in October. Fingers crossed!

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

I'm leading a book group for this excellent NW OH non-for-profit, The Black Heritage Library and Multicultural Center, starting in September. We are reading Lone Women by Victor LaValle. If you live in the area, consider joining! All membership and book group dollars help fund the Center.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

My name is Fidil, and I played in this Trader Joe's bag until I passed out half in the aforementioned bag, using my catnip pickle as a pillow.

Tabby cat asleep in grocery bag with his head on a pickle shaped toy.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

I think everyone needs to see my little Fidil sleeping with his tongue out and watching TV with me.

Tabby cat sitting on a fuzzy blanket with his tail crossed over his back leg, looking at the camera.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos from @tinhouse.bsky.social. This subtly eerie novel depicts a translator alienated from herself & her place through a bizarre act of translation. Unforgettable, lyrical & strange, an amazing book. #purrfectreads

Tabby cat sleeping next to the book Archipelago by Natalie Bakopoulos.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

My husband and I and some of our dear friends hosted Japanese high school students this weekend for our town's Friendship City program. We explored the region together! It was lovely, and a great reminder of the importance of these exchange programs.

Group of six people smiling into the camera on a hike.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein. This non-fiction book is a beautiful showcase of the human potential for innovation & beauty, following the author on several journeys to meet people who are keeping old traditions alive. Its fascinating! #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the book Custodians of Wonder by Eliot Stein.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Dr. Pullen & Fidil recommend The Watermark by Sam Mills This metafictional fantasy is a delight, perfect for fans of Cloud Atlas & 19th century fiction. Follow the two characters as they flee a maniacal writer from story to story, falling in love with each other over and over again. #purrfectreads

Brown tabby cat next to the book The Watermark by Sam Mills.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

I swear Fidil is so cute I suspect sometimes that he was cooked up in a lab just to be extra adorable.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

My trip home always feed my soul. Eastern WA is so unutterably beautiful. The home of my heart forever, even though work keeps me from living there.

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Jennifer Pullen @jpullen19.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Dr. Pullen & her TA Fidil recommend Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore from @tinhouse.bsky.social. These short stories are at once heartbreaking and gorgeously written, deeply real and occasionally surreal in service of emotional truth. I devoured it. #purrfectreads #shortstories

Brown tabby cat next to the book Make Your Way Home by Carrie R. Moore.

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