completely booked by jess tholmer
jess tholmer's monthly book recommendations, and then some.

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02
Jul
Tamir Rice would have graduated high school this month, a sign from 2020

june 2025, protests everywhere

My disclaimer, in case you missed it: I'm Black! I am Black and whit,e so yes, I am also white, but when I say "white people," I mean fully white people who don't have Black parents or any biologically Black family.
10 min read
30
Jun
overcast sky from university of washington in seattle

what else has me completely booked

Here's what else has me completely booked, meaning everything occupying my time that isn't reading or listening to books.
5 min read
05
Jun
may 2025, i am not a mom

may 2025, i am not a mom

I hate to think of hurting anyone's feelings, the people who struggle with infertility, who want nothing more than to parent, or more specifically, to be a mom.
12 min read
25
May
IUD

you paid for this: menstrual cramps and the ibuprofen police

I asked for ibuprofen at the gynecologist the other day, and the medical assistant paused and then told me she'd either be back with some or the doc herself would give me some.
6 min read
06
May
an ice cream sundae with flowers

april 2025, jojo's season

jess tholmer's april 2025 reads!
7 min read
01
Apr
broken headlight and hood on a subaru forester

March 2025, spring break and flying logs

Spring has sprung, and here's what Jess Tholmer read in March.
7 min read
21
Mar
you paid for this: celebrities and their podcasts

you paid for this: celebrities and their podcasts

I'd feel wholly disheartened embarking on that journey now because who would listen to me over Meghan Markle or like, idk fucking Michelle Obama?
6 min read
04
Mar
February 2025, look, whatever

February 2025, look, whatever

Headline inspired by nightmare retail customers via Lyndsey Frank, specifically my friend Nina's character. @lyndseyisfrank retail employees need
6 min read
27
Feb
Luke Danes (Scott Patterson) in his first scene on Gilmore girls

you paid for this: luke is an...okay boyfriend

Sorry to the people who don't like my Gilmore girls posts, but the people who do outweigh y&
5 min read
22
Feb
Image of a black ghost with text that reads, "I have news. I have broken up with Substack."

News, everybody!

I'm on ghost now. This is a post to both announce that I've made the shift
2 min read