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Jess Taylor, Writer

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News from Jess Taylor, a writer from Toronto, Ontario. She writes short stories, novels, and poetry.

Hi there! I’m so excited to share this news with you! Click the images from Instagram to see the updates.

#throwbackthursday to my super fun reading at @litlivereadings! I donated a bundle of books (The Paulina Stories: Pauls and Play) as a gofundme reward — please donate to keep LitLive going and get my little bundle. 🥰 It has a lace ribbon. Link

I’m getting back into organizing with a low commitment Instagram Live series called Stop the Doom-Scroll! @sixthvirtue and I did a little chat a couple months ago to promo our books and it was so much fun that I’m going to do one each mon

Next stop for PLAY: @thecityandthecitybooks in Hamilton! I can’t wait to see some Hamilton friends come on out and celebrate this release with me. Also selfishly excited to read with @joy.and.defiance and Kate Cayley and experience their releas

Thank you so much to @openbookontario for this interview about my novel Play from @bookhugpress! Go on over to Open Book to read the whole thing and find out about the strange dedication I included in the book! I’ll add a link in my bio shortly

Spent some time in the woods for Mother’s Day weekend and got to read my present from @craiggrrrrs — Grey Dog by @elliottgish. I put Grey Dog on my @49thshelf_reads booklist as an anticipated read and I’m flying through it. I’

Shortly before I launched Play this April, I resigned/went on leave from my volunteer position at UHN after a year of service. When I started volunteering, I wanted to give back after being hospitalized for 6 weeks with a broken pelvis. I knew how im

So lucky to have attended the @the_fold VIP event and the Great Readception: a literary cabaret. When I went into the event, I knew there were going to be readings and a jazz component, but I wasn’t expecting to attend one of the best reading e

📚The Stages of Writing a Book List📚
1. Come up with cool concept for book list and secretly nerd out about it.
2. Think: “Oh no what is book” 😐
3. Talk to everyone you know about concept and also what is book dilemma.
4. Remember: &ldq

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Thanks so much to @kayliesbookshelf for this fabulous review of Play! It means so much to me that she engaged with and loved the book. 🥹🥹😭 For those who aren’t familiar with @kayliesbookshelf, give her a follow for
👅her great taste (and I&r

When you write a book like Play, your greatest hope is that the book will touch one or two people and either make them see the world different or help them heal. Thank you so much to Laura Patterson at @themiramichireader for this beautiful, thoughtf

Yesterday for #canadianindependentbookstoreday, I posted a purchasing inspiration video of all the books we received as gifts for my daughter’s 3rd birthday. They make up our #currentlyreading #kidslit. For a peek inside each book, head over to

First review came in from @forewordreviews last week! Thank you to Danica Morris for her thoughtful review and engagement with the book. This review will be published in the print May/June issue of Foreword Reviews and then be available online. 🥰

Obsessed with this super playful poster for @litlivereadings! Missed the Toronto launch of Play? Come find me at The Staircase, May 5, with some other wonderful writers!

Posted @withregram • @litlivereadings Come PLAY with us at the May Lit Li

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Omg it’s here!!! My book birthday 😭🥰🌸

Posted @withregram • @typebooksjunction TONIGHT AT TYPE JUNCTION ❤️&zwj;🔥 we’re celebrating the launch of PLAY by Jess Taylor with @bookhugpress 🕯️ @jesstaywriter will be joined in conversa

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