Jayashree Megan
@jayashree-megan.bsky.social
🇮🇳🇸🇪Desi+Swedish💖💜💙 (she/her)
18yrs as a bookseller (Borders, B&N, Red Ballon) #booksellerJaya
📚 Reader & writer of fantasy, romance, & horror. Painter of animals & goddesses.
📍Minneapolis MN
📖2025: 27/30
18yrs as a bookseller (Borders, B&N, Red Ballon) #booksellerJaya
📚 Reader & writer of fantasy, romance, & horror. Painter of animals & goddesses.
📍Minneapolis MN
📖2025: 27/30
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Bookish intro: children's bookseller for 18yrs w/ Borders, B&N, and Red Balloon. Reader and reviewer (mostly romance and fantasy). Writer of as yet unpublished novels (romance, fantasy, and horror). Currently sales & distribution with Consortium/Ingram. Lifelong book lover and collector. 💙📚
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The hardest skill you have to master if you want to be a successful trad author is being able to look around at everyone around you getting mistreated and not show your discomfort because the people mistreating them are the same people you need to kiss ass to if you want to sell another book.
December 2, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The hardest skill you have to master if you want to be a successful trad author is being able to look around at everyone around you getting mistreated and not show your discomfort because the people mistreating them are the same people you need to kiss ass to if you want to sell another book.
As of tomorrow, I will have 30 days to finish 3 more books in order to hit my goal of 30 books for the year (this doesn't include all the kids picture books that I read for work). I think I can do it. 🤞🏽
December 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
As of tomorrow, I will have 30 days to finish 3 more books in order to hit my goal of 30 books for the year (this doesn't include all the kids picture books that I read for work). I think I can do it. 🤞🏽
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I love being in my late 30s so much. I love not giving a shit about being famous or successful anymore. I love prioritizing being comfortable, and being around people who love me.
Could do without the aching joints and looming perimenopause, but everything else? Golden.
Could do without the aching joints and looming perimenopause, but everything else? Golden.
November 30, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I love being in my late 30s so much. I love not giving a shit about being famous or successful anymore. I love prioritizing being comfortable, and being around people who love me.
Could do without the aching joints and looming perimenopause, but everything else? Golden.
Could do without the aching joints and looming perimenopause, but everything else? Golden.
I've been rewatching S03 & S04 of Stranger Things this past week & 1 takeaway that hit me is that Nancy & Jonathon are TERRIBLE siblings. Like, I have a brother who is 4 yrs younger, & if this was happening to us, there's NO WAY I'd leave him alone to go off on some side quest. 🤨
November 30, 2025 at 8:29 PM
I've been rewatching S03 & S04 of Stranger Things this past week & 1 takeaway that hit me is that Nancy & Jonathon are TERRIBLE siblings. Like, I have a brother who is 4 yrs younger, & if this was happening to us, there's NO WAY I'd leave him alone to go off on some side quest. 🤨
Just delightful, beautifully written candy, loved every sentence. The combo of a perfect handful of swedish fish, a pristine cerulean crayon, & evenly salted fries. Seanan has a brilliant way with words, so honored to be on this journey with Avery, the Crow Girl, Niamh, and Zib. 💜 #booksellerJaya
November 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Just delightful, beautifully written candy, loved every sentence. The combo of a perfect handful of swedish fish, a pristine cerulean crayon, & evenly salted fries. Seanan has a brilliant way with words, so honored to be on this journey with Avery, the Crow Girl, Niamh, and Zib. 💜 #booksellerJaya
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Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
November 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Here are the Top 5 Dogs of the week!
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WE. ARE. LIVE.
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Black Friday | Peculiarity Shop
The Peculiarity Shop Black Friday Collection, 11/28/2025, 12pm EST.
www.peculiarityshop.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
WE. ARE. LIVE.
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
11 LGBTQIA+ crafters, we will be shipping all week, free US over $25. Support queer artists, and sincerely, with love, FUCK BEZOS.
www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
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Someone should make a musical of the locked tomb books and cast Ariana Grande as Harrow and Cynthia Erivo as Gideon
November 28, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Someone should make a musical of the locked tomb books and cast Ariana Grande as Harrow and Cynthia Erivo as Gideon
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Maybe three years is too long between seasons.
November 27, 2025 at 4:07 AM
Maybe three years is too long between seasons.
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honestly thanksgiving as a holiday should be canceled but we should get 2 1/2 days off, but it should be called like Quiet Time For All and i should be able to just stay at home and not talk to anyone for 2 1/2 days
November 27, 2025 at 3:14 AM
honestly thanksgiving as a holiday should be canceled but we should get 2 1/2 days off, but it should be called like Quiet Time For All and i should be able to just stay at home and not talk to anyone for 2 1/2 days
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Now, what's the dose for the last decade?
November 26, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Now, what's the dose for the last decade?
Ditto
my time-saving holiday shopping tip is to just get everybody books. white elephant? book. child? picture book. stocking? small book. i am a neutral & trustworthy source on this subject
November 26, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Ditto
1st snow of the season ☃️
November 26, 2025 at 4:08 PM
1st snow of the season ☃️
Rainy day + headache = rewatch some Stranger Things ✌🏽
November 25, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Rainy day + headache = rewatch some Stranger Things ✌🏽
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This is the kind of stuff that really radicalizes me and should infuriate any decent person: Big Pharma’s abuse of the patent system.
I know this sounds naive, but something has got to change… there’s no constituency for Big Pharma!
And no one, except for the lobbyists, wants higher drug prices.
I know this sounds naive, but something has got to change… there’s no constituency for Big Pharma!
And no one, except for the lobbyists, wants higher drug prices.
Big Pharma Can Tweak Drugs to Keep Generics Off the Market
Taking advantage of a broken patent system, Big Pharma is making minor tweaks to medications just to keep affordable generics off the market, a new report suggests. They’ve made billions of dollars in...
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November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
This is the kind of stuff that really radicalizes me and should infuriate any decent person: Big Pharma’s abuse of the patent system.
I know this sounds naive, but something has got to change… there’s no constituency for Big Pharma!
And no one, except for the lobbyists, wants higher drug prices.
I know this sounds naive, but something has got to change… there’s no constituency for Big Pharma!
And no one, except for the lobbyists, wants higher drug prices.
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Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
November 25, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Re: previous post - People who steal art of any kind are assholes, full stop. If *you* deserve to be paid for your labor, so do I - and so does everybody else; this means writers, visual artists, musicians, and every other category of People Who Make Things.
Perennial writer problem... needing to find more time to write. 🙃
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Perennial writer problem... needing to find more time to write. 🙃
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So tired of old white men and their dumb opinions
November 25, 2025 at 12:48 AM
So tired of old white men and their dumb opinions
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
November 25, 2025 at 1:44 AM
"You'll be visited by three spirits."
The three spirits:
The three spirits:
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If you want free or more affordable books, don't steal them - advocate for universal basic income so authors can write the damn things without having to work a day job 8-10 hours a day or subsist on Venmo money.
People who pirate books: “I just think art and literature should be FREE to everyone!”
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
Yes, I too would love to live in a world where art is accessible freely to all and yet artists are paid a living wage, but as this magical wagical pixie wixie land does not exist, please don’t steal from us.
November 24, 2025 at 6:21 PM
If you want free or more affordable books, don't steal them - advocate for universal basic income so authors can write the damn things without having to work a day job 8-10 hours a day or subsist on Venmo money.
I've been reading mass markets in bed since I was a kid. But finding them now is getting harder and that makes me sad. I hope they have a come back because my wrists can't handle reading a hardcover in bed anymore.
November 24, 2025 at 6:35 PM
I've been reading mass markets in bed since I was a kid. But finding them now is getting harder and that makes me sad. I hope they have a come back because my wrists can't handle reading a hardcover in bed anymore.
I love this chapter title. 🏴☠️
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Rereading ALONG THE SALTWISE SEA by A. Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire) 😄
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Rereading ALONG THE SALTWISE SEA by A. Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire) 😄
November 23, 2025 at 6:19 PM
I love this chapter title. 🏴☠️
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Rereading ALONG THE SALTWISE SEA by A. Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire) 😄
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Rereading ALONG THE SALTWISE SEA by A. Deborah Baker (aka Seanan McGuire) 😄
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Pronouns: she/her
Height: 5'8"
Shoe size: 11
Zodiac: Virgo
Smoke: nope
Tattoos: 2 (forearm and lower back)
Piercings: 3 (in each ear)
Fave Drinks: chai, vanilla latte, Dr. Pepper
Pronouns: she/her
Height: 5'8"
Shoe size: 11
Zodiac: Virgo
Smoke: nope
Tattoos: 2 (forearm and lower back)
Piercings: 3 (in each ear)
Fave Drinks: chai, vanilla latte, Dr. Pepper
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Pronouns: She/Her
Height: 5’1”
Shoe: size 5/5.5
Zodiac: Aries
Smoke: I don't smoke
Tattoos: 2
Piercings: 2
Fave Drinks: water, coffee (w/ creamer), and lemon Sanpellegrino
Pronouns: She/Her
Height: 5’1”
Shoe: size 5/5.5
Zodiac: Aries
Smoke: I don't smoke
Tattoos: 2
Piercings: 2
Fave Drinks: water, coffee (w/ creamer), and lemon Sanpellegrino
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Pronouns: She/Her
Height: ̶5̶'̶2̶ — 5'8"
Shoe: hopefully no spiders
Zodiac: Libra
Smoke: my body would kill me, the ice tea addiction is enough
Tattoos: zero.. like a blank canvas 💔
Piercings: None.. 🥀
Fave Drinks: Cranberry/Lemon Iced Tea, Coffee
Pronouns: She/Her
Height: ̶5̶'̶2̶ — 5'8"
Shoe: hopefully no spiders
Zodiac: Libra
Smoke: my body would kill me, the ice tea addiction is enough
Tattoos: zero.. like a blank canvas 💔
Piercings: None.. 🥀
Fave Drinks: Cranberry/Lemon Iced Tea, Coffee
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 AM
If you see this post, do it too 💜
Pronouns: she/her
Height: 5'8"
Shoe size: 11
Zodiac: Virgo
Smoke: nope
Tattoos: 2 (forearm and lower back)
Piercings: 3 (in each ear)
Fave Drinks: chai, vanilla latte, Dr. Pepper
Pronouns: she/her
Height: 5'8"
Shoe size: 11
Zodiac: Virgo
Smoke: nope
Tattoos: 2 (forearm and lower back)
Piercings: 3 (in each ear)
Fave Drinks: chai, vanilla latte, Dr. Pepper
Having one of those OCD fat girl moments where my clothes are too tight and I HATE it. With every fiber of my being.
November 23, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Having one of those OCD fat girl moments where my clothes are too tight and I HATE it. With every fiber of my being.