Author (MG/YA: THE BOOKS OF ELSEWHERE, LAST THINGS, LONG LOST, etc.). Poet. Parent. Cemetery wanderer. Usually covered with ink and dog hair. HWA, SFPA. www.jacquelinewest.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3mrin2hjyzs2hWrite Now with Jacqueline West https://justincox.com/blog/2026/07/write-now-with-jacqueline-west/25 Jul 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrin2hjyzs2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3m35zbjn3ps2rI have news. 🖤 BLACK POINT, coming summer 2026. YA horror. Folklore and climate change and insiders vs. outsiders and a hotel full of ghosts. Can't wait to share it with all of you.14 Oct 2025 15:12 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m35zbjn3ps2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3m22qupkak22zThis creepy and magical book is out in the world TODAY, and I'm excited for every reader who finds it. 🖤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Sep 2025 14:38 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22qupkak22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lug6fj7pn22oMiddle grade horror forever 🖤 [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Jul 2025 19:08 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lug6fj7pn22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lrq5n7i3xs2sFifteen years ago today, I became a published author. It feels impossible -- both that it's been so long, and that it happened at all. Fifteen years, and somehow, The Shadows is still finding its way to readers. Happy birthday, little book. 🖤 #mglit #thebooksofelsewhere #middlegrade16 Jun 2025 14:06 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrq5n7i3xs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lqayq7mzcs2fI am one of the 1,350 individuals and organizations who signed the open letter to HarperCollins in support of IMLS, libraries, and library workers across the United States. #libraries #librarians #library #books #amreading (Thanks to @michaelleali.bsky.social for the leadership.)28 May 2025 20:03 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqayq7mzcs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lpaau4zhcs22Apparently the ebook of my YA horror novel LAST THINGS is on sale for $0.99 right now via Bookshop.org (and other places, but you could just ignore those and get it here) https://bookshop.org/p/books/last-things-jacqueline-west/7998962?ean=9780062875082&digital=t15 May 2025 19:30 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpaau4zhcs22https://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lp57uioom22nAs a fellow lifelong Wednesday fan, all I can say is YES YES YES [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 May 2025 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp57uioom22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lp3egm2jh22b"In the real world, the world of cause and effect, when we tear down the best among us and provide bogus reasons for why we did it, reality will eventually come for us." Here's hoping. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/05/13/opinion/trump-firing-hayden.html13 May 2025 20:51 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp3egm2jh22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jacquelinewest.bsky.social/post/3lovczqswzs2aI see you, fellow mothers.11 May 2025 11:10 +0000at://did:plc:6ailntihpmxsfbkdinvml2i6/app.bsky.feed.post/3lovczqswzs2a