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About the Book

The Universe is a Beating Heart is a genre-bending journey into the cosmos of the world around us and the stars beyond. Its words portray the intricacies in the grander scale of emotions, relationships, thoughts, and our physical existence. In his debut novel, Jesse June-Jack stares at the enormity of life and the universe and finds the beauty in both the littlest and the largest of experiences. With empathetic and adventurous prose, cinematic poetry and stellar explorative writing, these words leave the reader to wonder about the true beauty of everyone…and everything.

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The Universe is a Beating Heart

Prepare to experience a literary event that transcends genres.

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The Universe is a Beating Heart — A Journey Through Love, Faith, and the Pulse of Belonging

“The Universe is a Beating Heart” is Jesse June-Jack’s powerful debut—a soulful collection that merges prose, poetry, and reflective essays to form a living anthropology of the human condition.

Each page is a heartbeat.
Each poem, a pulse of memory, emotion, and insight.

The book dives into the themes of identity, belonging, love, faith, mental health, and the shared rhythm of humanity. It’s a work that speaks to thinkers, dreamers, and anyone searching for meaning in a fast-changing world.

The Universe is a Beating Heart” isn’t just meant to be read, it’s meant to be felt

— Jesse June Jack