Multi award-winning author of WHO’S JIM HINES?, THE COLORED CAR and HOW IT HAPPENS. Historical fiction based upon family oral histories. jeanaliciaelster.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3meeeqfaxm22qExciting new works by fab artist @yvetterockdetroit at @macgalleries!08 Feb 2026 16:40 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3meeeqfaxm22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3m7w4cn643k2tHonored to be a featured author at this @clustermuseum special event in Ann Arbor! https://clustermuseum.org/events/anthemforafixedpoint14 Dec 2025 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7w4cn643k2thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3m5jiuy5oqk2aThrilled to be interviewed as a featured author on @CanvasRebel! https://canvasrebel.com/meet-jean-alicia-elster/13 Nov 2025 15:41 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5jiuy5oqk2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ly657qqsq22oHonored to perform w/ these esteemed musicians at Ann Arbor’s @kerrytownconcerthouse! @marionhaydenbass @riq.rogue #aspencerbarefield06 Sep 2025 12:07 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ly657qqsq22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lx5fc36ads2jThrilled to be the narrator for this ensemble of fabulous musicians! Encore performance in Ann Arbor, Michigan on September 4. Tickets available here—https://kerrytownconcerthouse.com/event/up-south-marion-hayden-legacy-ensemble/24 Aug 2025 11:33 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lx5fc36ads2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lugi54gadc2dJust finished my live stream interview with the fab @pbsbooks team at @detbookfest!20 Jul 2025 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lugi54gadc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ltcjh64rkc26@detroitbookfestival is always fab! Happy to be a part of the @wsupress lineup!06 Jul 2025 14:50 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltcjh64rkc26https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lrsmxguou225Beyond thrilled to be featured in this deep dive interview by Micah Walker in Bridge Detroit! https://www.bridgedetroit.com/culture-canvas-reflections-of-the-great-migration/17 Jun 2025 13:45 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrsmxguou225https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lpjhsxqmdk2k@scbwi_michigan It was an honor to be included with such illustrious conference faculty members!19 May 2025 11:29 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lpjhsxqmdk2khttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lou3rkbods2zThrilled to be a panelist re “The Anatomy of a Book Event” at the @wsupress Publishing Conference!10 May 2025 23:28 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lou3rkbods2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lo77xtbdbc2aThrilled to be a presenter—I look forward to connecting with the SCBWI-Michigan community of writers!02 May 2025 16:17 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo77xtbdbc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ll7vrr26p22jSecond year at the West Bloomfield Township Public Library Local Author Fair w/ author buddy Adventures of Fox Books! Plus fab time connecting with fellow kid lit authors Rhonda Gowler Green Amy Nielander - Illustration and Design and Alice B McGinty. Wayne State University Press25 Mar 2025 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ll7vrr26p22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lkf5swonys2vQuick convo with fellow Wayne State University Press author buddies Desiree Cooper and Kelly Fordon before recording of Let's Deconstruct a Story podcast featuring Des's fab book KNOW THE MOTHER!15 Mar 2025 03:13 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkf5swonys2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ljlfi5cqts2jWhat a treat to see THE COLORED CAR in the gift shop of the fab Detroit Institute of Arts museum! @diadetroit04 Mar 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljlfi5cqts2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ljg7rhkuqk2bAlways a fabulous day at the Leon & Lulu Books & Authors event!02 Mar 2025 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ljg7rhkuqk2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lj4a3t65xc2yThrilled to be invited back to this juried author event—one of my favorite metro Detroit book fairs!26 Feb 2025 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lj4a3t65xc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lihhzkxves2dBeyond thrilled to know that Detroit’s fabulous Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History is highlighting THE COLORED CAR for patrons of its online store!18 Feb 2025 14:31 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lihhzkxves2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lhmtrk4fyc27Thanks for the shoutout re HOW IT HAPPENS! [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Feb 2025 00:19 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhmtrk4fyc27https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lhj5e4iwc227Thrilled to be a part of this faculty lineup!06 Feb 2025 13:00 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhj5e4iwc227https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lhd7uyqb6c2hThanks to SCBWI-Michigan for the shoutout re THE COLORED CAR! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/ #SuchGoodCompany #BlackHistoryMonth04 Feb 2025 04:29 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhd7uyqb6c2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lgxmpz5kt222Congratulations to bassist extraordinaire—and my dear cousin—Marion Hayden!30 Jan 2025 13:47 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lgxmpz5kt222https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lfy6s3mq422aWorth a read! #WritersAsProphets https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/17/us/los-angeles-wildfires-octavia-butler.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qE4.ZOJx.N7XfzDzKxjde18 Jan 2025 01:45 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfy6s3mq422ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lfpdok3ask24Just finished watching the final episode of the Netflix limited series (five episodes) MISSING YOU. Based in the UK. Absolutely outstanding, especially re acting and script (plot pacing). On your queue!14 Jan 2025 13:19 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpdok3ask24https://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lenxb32gps2qPeeking through one of the sculptures by Tiff Massey at her fab exhibit at the Detroit Institute of Arts!01 Jan 2025 06:39 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lenxb32gps2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ldxwd6rv222tTyler Perry’s The Six Triple Eight is a must see film. Outstanding in every way. Superb performance by Kerry Washington as Major Adams!23 Dec 2024 12:24 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldxwd6rv222thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ldrvmhsbp22aThrilled that I HAVE A DREAM, TOO is a featured title in the Judson Press holiday gift guide! https://www.judsonpress.com/Products/0464/I-Have-A-Dream-Too.aspx21 Dec 2024 02:55 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrvmhsbp22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3ldcwtbfdr22bFab shoutout from my publisher Wayne State University Press for THE COLORED CAR—and such good company! wsupress.wayne.edu/9780814336069/15 Dec 2024 04:07 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldcwtbfdr22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lcsmv6n6q22tFab time reading/signing at the Wright Museum of African American History’s gift shop during Detroit’s Noel Night!08 Dec 2024 16:26 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcsmv6n6q22thttps://bsky.app/profile/jeanaliciaelster.bsky.social/post/3lcdw3pn5i22vMy first post on @bsky.app! Join me on Noel Night at @thewrightmuseum of African American History from 5:30p-7:30p where I’ll be reading and signing re WHO’S JIM HINES?, THE COLORED CAR and HOW IT HAPPENS!02 Dec 2024 20:01 +0000at://did:plc:fahysp5ficjm7eqokoe7plh7/app.bsky.feed.post/3lcdw3pn5i22v