06 May 2025 2 min read

Cover: Seven Ways Through the Woods

My debut picture book has a cover created by the amazing Devin Elle Kurtz. (Plus pre-order links and bonus art by me.)

Coming September 9th, it's Seven Ways Through the Woods!

I've been a fan of Devin's art for years and when she agreed to illustrate my debut picture book, I honestly couldn't believe it. And wow, did she deliver! The book is more gorgeous than I ever imagined.

The cover of the book "Seven Ways Through the Woods" by Jenn Reese and Devin Elle Kurtz. A young kid with a red coat and mischievous expression stands before a forest. The shadow of a griffin flies in its depths. — Who doesn't want to step into those woods?

See more from Devin about the book, including some process videos, more images, and her thoughts: Instagram | Bluesky | TikTok | Tumblr

You can pre-order a signed copy of the book (signed by me, not by Devin) from my local indie, Annie Bloom's, which would help us both out tremendously.

Pre-order Seven Ways

And also...

The cover of STARSTUFF, where a stylized rocket trail leaves a futuristic city. — Zoooooooom!

You can also pre-order signed copies of Starstuff: Ten Science Fiction Stories to Celebrate New Possibilities which comes out May 20th – just around the corner. My story is actually the first one in the anthology, which lets me mark off another square on my "author wishlist" bingo card. I'm really proud of this story.

Pre-order Starstuff

Cats and Dogs

And just so this isn't all marketing all the time, here's some recent art. I am drawing constantly these days, which feels great.

A dog.

A cartoon dog happily looks towards the sky. Blue flowers sit behind them. — Woof

And a cat.

A jaunty hot pink cat looks like we have interrupted them mid paw lick. — "What are you looking at?"

Thanks for reading, friends!

Jenn