Jessica McCann

Wife, mom, writer. Also, lion tamer, fire extinguisher, master juggler. Award-winning historical novelist and creative nonfiction author.

[Phoenix Zoo @phoenixzoo]

Happy Birthday to Zoo royalty, Queenie & Aragorn! 🎰

Queenie is one of two residents at the Zoo who has been here since we opened in 1962 and is the second-oldest king vulture in human care! Queenie is estimated to be around 64 years old, while Aragorn is 57.

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

As a novelist, I’m an enigma when it comes to algorithms. Poor Amazon & web advertisers. 😉 I research/search for SO many weird, random things, their “recommendations for you” are SO far off the mark it’s hysterical. Some even pop up in foreign languages! #writerlife #histnov

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Advance reader copy #giveaway! Six #ARCs up for grabs. Ends 5/31/26. Enter here. https://t.co/07XlKUCjwR #historicalfiction #histnov #historicalnovel #preCivilWar #1840s

[James Clear @JamesClear]

Guilt lives in the past.

Worry lives in the future.

Peace lives in the present.

[Pets for Patriots @PetsforPatriots]

Read the news story about this American hero's senior dog being confiscated after a simple misunderstanding.

Taking the dog seems harsh by any standard, cruel to both Lucy and her people, including kids who don't understand why she isn't home.

We hope grace and compassion prevail and that Lucy is returned to her family, where she belongs.

[Brendan M. Jones 🇺🇸 @brendanmjones]

Here's the full story about Lucy, the dog who survived war, from the WHSV website. She saved me ten years ago. I'm fighting to save her now.

Special thanks to @MasonWillett20 and @WHSVnews as we work to #SaveLucy.

@Herb_Minstrel @LoneStarChica @catturd2

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[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

@CrytzerFry Thank you!!

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Huge thanks to best-selling historical novelist @ErikaRobuck for the amazing cover blurb. #grateful

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Cover reveal! The revised 15th anniversary edition of my debut #histnov “All Different Kinds of Free.” If you haven’t yet read it and would like to read the ARC and post a review, enter the #giveaway here. Ends 5/31/26 https://t.co/07XlKUCjwR

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Bingo! Not sure what the prize is, but man-o-man, I've won at least 5,000 times in the past 6 months! 🤣🥴
(Shoutout to @susanpohlman for sharing this via her monthly email.) https://t.co/eOGI5yWB8b #writingcommunity #authorlife #AIscams #AIauthorscams #amwriting

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

@AnnetteBReviews @AtriaBooks @simonschuster Love your review, Annette. This book sounds wonderful and it wasn't on my radar. Thanks for sharing. Putting on my TBR!

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

@RichBecker Thanks so much for your support, Richard!

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Huge thanks to the whole team at @CW7Arizona for highlighting the Arizona Author Book Festival & SEEDs For Autism today!
https://t.co/xiwkQCv1ol

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Things to do in Phoenix this weekend. FREE #bookfestival & #autismacceptance event. https://t.co/tc5jNpiN7g

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Fun article by @AZRogerNaylor about the history of #Route66 celebrating its centennial year. He'll be sharing more fun stories as a keynote speaker 5/3/26 in Phoenix at the #AZAuthorBookFestival. And it's FREE. Join us! @azcentral #booksigning #authortalk
https://t.co/8XBmUsdN9g

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Great piece on #craft in @WritersDigest. And you can meet the author May 3 in Phoenix at the Arizona Author Book Festival. https://t.co/atxx0y8gpO #writetip #amwriting #neurodivergent #storyteller

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Fun video created by SEEDs For Autism participants with highlight clips from last year's event, promoting the festival! Join us May 3, 2026in downtown Phoenix . It's FREE! https://t.co/eMVzPo71w3
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[Joan Dempsey, Author @_JoanDempsey_]

Congrats, @mkolody and @jesse_caps! Well done!

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Nice piece in @WritersDigest highlighting 4 authors who will be at the Arizona Author Book Festival, May 3. Check it out and come to the free event to chat w/ them. #journalists #authors #publishingtips #writetip @exjon @SrianthiPerera @bettywebb

https://t.co/a6O3HyNXsx

[Jessica McCann @JMcCannWriter]

Insightful article by @tucsonlife magazine re: the many sides of #neurodivergence, featuring author Idris Goodwin who will be at the AZ Author Book Festival on May 3 in Phoenix. Free to attend and it's a fundraiser for Seeds for Autism! #autismacceptance
https://t.co/OWZ6lTIkoQ