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Author: jstielstra
Born and raised in Ann Arbor, Michigan, I currently live an old farmhouse on 7 acres of Kansas prairie well-stocked with birds. Our house is filled with two dogs, six cats, and books without number. And dust bunnies.
An Unchosen Ending
Death of an Ordinary Man by Sarah Perry My rating: 3 of 5 stars Sarah […]
A Chosen Ending
Switzy by Emma Cline My rating: 5 of 5 stars A compelling, humane achievement that […]
Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction
Middlemen: Literary Agents and the Making of American Fiction by Laura B. McGrath My rating: […]
Two new essays accepted
Delighted to announce acceptance / publication of two new essays! Split Rock Review, issue 22, […]
A lovely review for The Wasp Queen
Thanks to the Canadian site BooklyMatters for this warm review of my fantasy foray…
Three things…
…to report all at once, after a lengthy dry spell. (1) Over the winter, I […]
Intersections: 105 Meadowlark Reader
Thank you to the lovely people at Meadowlark Press for including my essay, “The Sparrow’s […]
Reaching for the Moon in Slightly Foxed
I am beyond proud (“chuffed” would be the word of my British friends) to have […]
MIPA Silver Award winner, 2023
Thanks to the Midwest Independent Publishers Association for honoring my YA novel, Scratched, with a […]