J.R. Jamison

**Excuse me while I go faint** HILLBILLY QUEER was chosen as one of the best audiobooks of 2023 by @LibraryJournal!! Seriously, I cannot believe I’m on this list alongside—checks notes—Steve Martin! 😮💛📚 libraryjournal.com/story/The-Best…

📚🎤 One of the things I love most about being a writer is connecting to my readers. ✅ Want to see me at your next event? Authors Unbound is currently booking for later this spring, summer, and next fall: authorsunbound.com/jr-jamison/.

Join us for a conversation with John Green regarding his battle with censorship in Indiana and other states where he has filed suit. The event will take place on Monday, June 30th from 6:30 - 7:30PM EST. Click the link below to learn more and purchase your ticket(s)/Sponsorship.

Also, freshly signed copies of HILLBILLY QUEER are now available at @KidsInk! 💛✍️

But they are a strong group of folks who get stories into the hands of people who need them the most— and literally save lives. And for that, they’ll always be #1 in my book. Thanks again for having me!

🎤 It was such an honor to keynote the @ilfonline annual conference this morning, and to tell over 600 librarians and educators the impact they’ve had on my life, but also the lives of so many kids. 📚💛

Now @JR_Jamison shares important info about @FacingProject Learning life changing lessons #ILFAnnualConference2024 in beautiful Union Station

Important life lesson “Stories save lives.” @JR_Jamison #ILFAnnualConference2024

Now at #ILFAnnualConference award winning author @JR_Jamison offers the Monday keynote. #LoveIndy #DowntownIndy

Time is a funny thing. I got to see my brother James tonight for the first time in 10 years, and it was so great to catch up. Happy that my brother Tim joined us, too. 💛 Thanks, Mom and Dad, for the dinner!

Started this 35° F morning in the Catskills with a plunge into Big Deep. 🥶💫

Happiest of birthdays to my mom! 🎂🎉 I’m only home for a day, but swung by to see her and go out to eat before I hit the road again tomorrow. We both agreed it’s not the best picture of either one of us, but the time together is what matters the most. Love you, Mom! 💛

Proof that I was once an all-star athlete. 💫

Indiana is home, but California has always had my heart. 💛

Happiest of International Dog Days, J.J. 🐶💛 We love you a million times over, even when you tear holes into our linen curtains every time you see a “friend.”

"Four Ways to Incorporate Empathy into Writing" by @JR_Jamison via @WritersDigest mvnt.us/m1288387

It was a beautiful, slow day on Prairie Creek. Thank you, Mother Earth. 🌍💛

💛 And many thanks to all of our loyal listeners!

🔊🌍 Until then, keep joining me each Saturday for the current season where I bring new life to stories in our archives, and put empathy front and center through voice actors, themed episodes, and discussions with artists, authors, and peace activists.

🚌 Today feels like the first day of school since it’s my first day back behind the mic since January. 🎤 I did have some of those “first-day jitters,” if we’re being honest. But it was like riding a bike! . . .