Writer @starshipiris, @keepitsteadypod. Staff writer @unwellpodcast. She/her. I'm jesserbest over on the bluer skies as well, and that's more where I am lately.
Joined July 2011
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25 Mar 2025
Hey folks, just wanted to say that I am also jesserbest on the bluer skies, and that's where I hang out now.
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17 Sep 2024
Had SUCH a lovely time talking to the folks at The Hidden Bookcase podcast!
16 Sep 2024
We're joined by @JesserBest on today's episode to chat about her sci-fi YA murder mystery #StarsHideYourFires ⭐️🗡️👗 We spoke about fanfiction, fake dating, and more!
Listen now: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/s…
For transcripts, closed captions and more, visit planarprod.com 🪐
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Jessica Mary Best retweeted
14 Aug 2024
Friends! We're excited to announce the writers for our next two chapters- Chapter 3 will be written by J. Gregory Moran, mysterious audio fiction scribe! Chapter 4 will be written by Gabriel Urbina, co-creator of Wolf 359, Unseen, Zero Hours, and Time:bombs!
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10 Jul 2024
Looking forward to this conversation!
9 Jul 2024
We’ve got something especially exciting for the latter half of September- an author interview with @JesserBest ✨ #Audiodrama lovers may know her as writer of our of this world @StarshipIris. We’ll be chatting sapphic, sci-fi, YA murder mystery #StarsHideYourFires on the 16th!
ALT A graphic in the same style as the previous with a header reading: ‘Author Interview’ Text in the centre reads: ‘September 16th: Stars, Hide Your Fires by Jessica Mary Best.’ An image of the book’s cover is besides the text, which features the reflection of two women facing each other in two parallel knives, one bloodstained.
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Jessica Mary Best retweeted
28 Jun 2024
The Stonewall Uprising happened on this day in 1969. Listen to The Stonewall Uprising on @yourewrongabout. It's our Number 3 pick in a #PrideMonth podcast countdown.
yourewrongabout.buzzsprout.c…
#pride #LGBTQIA
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28 Jun 2024
Many thanks to Sarah for including Keep It Steady in this excellent piece!
28 Jun 2024
My next Audio Fiction I Love piece is out! During Pride Month, especially queer youth need to know about joy when under attack.
@keepitsteadypod by @JesserBest from @ProcyonPodcasts is one of many stories uplifting queer youth in the struggles they face.
sarahrosinawinkler.medium.co…
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21 Jun 2024
Listening to the latest fascinating @CriminalShow about the margarine-smuggling days of yore; it shines a whole new light on this song I grew up with: youtube.com/watch?v=cNN7Vx7W… "But in my dreams / oh don't you know / I was slipping 'cross the border running oleo..."
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Jessica Mary Best retweeted
11 Jun 2024
STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES by @jesserbest is a Foreword INDIES Finalist for Young Adult Fiction! 🌟 🎉
This sci-fi YA mystery set in space is full of slow burn sapphic yearning, and it's out in paperback on July 2, 2024! Preorder your copy today 💜 ✨ 🔥
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8 Feb 2024
reupping this now that bluesky is allowing for open registration! for what it's worth, bluesky is the one that i check more often and if we're mutuals here, i would love to follow you there!
25 Jul 2023
for no particular reason, my username on bluesky is also jesserbest and if you have an account and would like to share your handle with me, please do
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6 Oct 2023
It has begun!
5 Oct 2023
At 8 pm EST (so an hour and a half-ish), I'll be tweeting from the @YoungEntMag account about writing, creativity, & what to wear when infiltrating a ball. Please come & toss me a question or two! (and please pick up my YA sci-fi mystery STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES if you haven't yet)
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5 Oct 2023
At 8 pm EST (so an hour and a half-ish), I'll be tweeting from the @YoungEntMag account about writing, creativity, & what to wear when infiltrating a ball. Please come & toss me a question or two! (and please pick up my YA sci-fi mystery STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES if you haven't yet)
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13 Sep 2023
Unwell fans and fans of great writing, please check out this amazing project my friend and sometimes-collaborator Buha is trying to make!
13 Sep 2023
So I'm kickstarting a new immersive show about mental health, and what to do when your brain tries to kill you. Folks will rob trains, write sea shanties, meet their exs, fight with siblings, start to spiral--
but also, together, might just find a way out.
tinyurl.com/jwb-thewayout
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Jessica Mary Best retweeted
18 Aug 2023
Hey, better late than never, I'm here to remind you that we've got a fresh episode out today featuring the lovely @JesserBest! Come hear us do RADIO!!
talesfromthetrunk.com/e/epis…
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25 Jul 2023
for no particular reason, my username on bluesky is also jesserbest and if you have an account and would like to share your handle with me, please do
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13 Jul 2023
Virtual event tonight! If you're planning on attending, please register ahead of time!
13 Jun 2023
✨JUST CONFIRMED!✨
On Thursday, July 13, 2023 at 6 pm PT, we're hosting a virtual event with @JesserBest - in conversation with @RosieeThor - for STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES!
Signed bookplates available! @quirkbooks
For more information & to register -> buff.ly/43v9kjY
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11 Jul 2023
While I'm at it, happy book birthday to @alechiadow for A SONG OF SALVATION. 🎉
You had me at "a YA space opera about a reincarnated god and a grumpy pilot on a mission to save a beloved space DJ" (although stopping an intergalactic war is also good!)
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11 Jul 2023
It's out! It's here! STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES is officially a real book that you can just like, go out and buy. WILD.
11 Jul 2023
STARS, HIDE YOUR FIRES by @jesserbest is on sale today ✨
A wanted thief. A murdered emperor. A killer loose on the station. KNIVES OUT goes sci-fi in this gripping YA mystery set in space, perfect for fans of THE DARKNESS OUTSIDE US and IRON WIDOW. Preorder campaign still open!
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9 Jul 2023
My book comes out in 2 days. If you need me I'll be LYING ON MY FLOOR BREATHING INTO A PAPER BAG. Also, I'll be at the North Royalton branch of the Cuyahoga County Public Library THIS TUESDAY at 7 pm EST. attend.cuyahogalibrary.org/e…
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6 Jul 2023
Trying to promote a new novel on Twitter rn feels like holding a yard sale as the house burns down. But my queer sci-fi YA mystery comes out in FIVE days so here is a reminder to do me a solid and preorder if you haven't yet: quirkbooks.com/preorderstars… (and if you have, thanks!❤️)
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