Jamie L. Smith

Cover reveal!!

My gratitude to Christopher Shanahan for this beautiful design, and to Jen Knox & #UnleashPress for making this into a #book!

Coming January 2026 📖

My love, as always, to my committee ♥️ and my #writingcommunity, without whom my existence would be far less meaningful.

One person ‘critically injured,’ one arrested after shooting as 10,000 march in Salt Lake City during No Kings protest Near the end of a march from Pioneer Park to the Wallace F. Bennett Federal Building, shots were fired. Salt Lake City police said they transported one person to a hospital and arrested another.

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Last night in Salt Lake City. Fuck fascism. Fuck Kings. Fuck guns.

Voices: As a parent and professor, I’m watching Utah squander its young talent “For many of our state’s leaders, the problem isn’t that these kids are leaving, it’s that they were ever here at all,” writes Anne Jamison in an op-ed.

Plz read & share. Having lived, studied, & taught in UT from 2020 until recently, the actions taken to limit the rights & safety of the LGBTQ+ community has been one of the most astounding & visible facets of present day fascism.

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Dangerous Children’s Picture Books That Could Be Lurking in Your Home Chicka Chicka Boom Boom Some people are wising up and removing this bawdy board book from impressionable kindergarten classrooms. The title alone ...

"Where the Wild Things Are is a horrifying story of lawlessness and open borders."

Times Square 🇺🇸🇺🇦✊

In case you need a moment of reprieve—Capybara Pudding at Seoul Bakeshop ❤️✨

We have a winner! We are so pleased to announce that @jamielswriter.bsky.social is the winner of our Unleash Press 2025 Book Prize with her novel, Trojan Horses: Voices from the Opioid Crisis. We can't wait to share this incredible book with all of you later this year. Stay tuned!

Absolutely loved watching @jamielswriter.bsky.social and Chengru He launch their books last week. Incredible work by incredible friends ❤️

Omg <3 thank you, my love!! I love this picture