Amina Akhtar
@amina.bsky.social
Author of Almost Surely Dead (out 2/2024 by Mindy’s Book Studio), Kismet, and #FashionVictim. Skincare junkie. I live in a forest surrounded by animals. I’m obsessed with my dog.
@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social it’s your dog’s twin!
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November 27, 2025 at 11:45 PM
@kealanpatrickburke.bsky.social it’s your dog’s twin!
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My son and I ran 42 miles yesterday, I'm so proud of him. And he's still fundraising: www.justgiving.com/page/daniel-...
Daniel's fundraiser for Pancreatic Cancer UK
Help Daniel Lebbon raise money to support Pancreatic Cancer UK
www.justgiving.com
November 16, 2025 at 5:43 PM
My son and I ran 42 miles yesterday, I'm so proud of him. And he's still fundraising: www.justgiving.com/page/daniel-...
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A bit more news to end the week: THE MACHADO FAMILY, my next crime novel, is coming your way - along with reissues of all five Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery novels, via Thomas & Mercer. Details at my newsletter: alexsegura.substack.com/p/my-next-cr...
My Next Crime Novel: THE MACHADO FAMILY
A week of news is capped off with a new *SEVEN* book deal with Thomas & Mercer + I'm a New York Times Bestseller (!!!) + Pete Fernandez returns!
alexsegura.substack.com
August 29, 2025 at 4:21 PM
A bit more news to end the week: THE MACHADO FAMILY, my next crime novel, is coming your way - along with reissues of all five Pete Fernandez Miami Mystery novels, via Thomas & Mercer. Details at my newsletter: alexsegura.substack.com/p/my-next-cr...
Folks who keep messaging me on here or trying to get my attention: I have long covid and am sick in bed. I’m not on here much. I won’t be on here. Sorry I can’t help at the moment.
August 17, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Folks who keep messaging me on here or trying to get my attention: I have long covid and am sick in bed. I’m not on here much. I won’t be on here. Sorry I can’t help at the moment.
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ICYMI, long live crime fiction! Long live the dark stuff! @bookspotlight.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @amina.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @juliadahl.bsky.social @eaaymar.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @waynefenlon.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social
Hey, it’s Thursday! I wore pants.
Go on, get some @smackjones.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @hexican.bsky.social @nikkidolson.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social Angel Luis Colon and Todd Robinson
Fun was had! #BookSky📚🪓
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Go on, get some @smackjones.bsky.social @robdsmith.bsky.social @hexican.bsky.social @nikkidolson.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social Angel Luis Colon and Todd Robinson
Fun was had! #BookSky📚🪓
dosomedamage.substack.com/p/hey-its-th...
July 24, 2025 at 2:59 PM
ICYMI, long live crime fiction! Long live the dark stuff! @bookspotlight.bsky.social @briankeene.bsky.social @amina.bsky.social @natcassidy.bsky.social @juliadahl.bsky.social @eaaymar.bsky.social @christafaust.bsky.social @waynefenlon.bsky.social @igreggreene.bsky.social @kevharrison.bsky.social
I gotta go to the neuro hospital in Phx later this week (just more tests) and I always like to see what’s nearby in case I want to grab a snack or do some shopping and oh. Oh no thank you
May 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
I gotta go to the neuro hospital in Phx later this week (just more tests) and I always like to see what’s nearby in case I want to grab a snack or do some shopping and oh. Oh no thank you
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Whew, officially down 15 lbs. And I'm not even trying to lose weight. This is wild.
May 7, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Whew, officially down 15 lbs. And I'm not even trying to lose weight. This is wild.
One of the worst things about getting sick is realizing those closest to me aren’t upset I’m sick. They’re upset they can’t keep dumping work on me.
I need new people near me, I know.
I need new people near me, I know.
May 6, 2025 at 4:05 PM
One of the worst things about getting sick is realizing those closest to me aren’t upset I’m sick. They’re upset they can’t keep dumping work on me.
I need new people near me, I know.
I need new people near me, I know.
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Dad has a new book out today. I prefer for these posts to be all about me, but he did give me breakfast this morning so I'm throwing him a bone. Stay generous, friends! #cat
May 5, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Dad has a new book out today. I prefer for these posts to be all about me, but he did give me breakfast this morning so I'm throwing him a bone. Stay generous, friends! #cat
Something that is new in the realm of long covid—broken bridge syndrome. Researches found —in post mortem exams —that long covid patients have a structural disconnect between the brain stem and the cerebellum.
Guess it is in my head but not how people think 🤣🤣
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Guess it is in my head but not how people think 🤣🤣
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Brainstem Reduction and Deformation in the 4th Ventricle Cerebellar Peduncles in Long COVID Patients: Insights into Neuroinflammatory Sequelae and “Broken Bridge Syndrome”
Post-COVID Syndrome (PCS), also known as Long COVID, is characterized by persistent and often debilitating neurological sequelae, including fatigue, cognitive dysfunction, motor deficits, and autonomi...
www.medrxiv.org
May 5, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Something that is new in the realm of long covid—broken bridge syndrome. Researches found —in post mortem exams —that long covid patients have a structural disconnect between the brain stem and the cerebellum.
Guess it is in my head but not how people think 🤣🤣
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
Guess it is in my head but not how people think 🤣🤣
www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1...
A worthwhile interview of a long covid researcher who has long covid (nothing really new for those of us who have it)
hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-long-...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-long-...
A long COVID researcher continues to search for answers | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Postdoctoral research fellow Beth Stelson, a long COVID researcher, and herself a patient, discusses her research and the ramifications of the closure of a federal office focused on long COVID researc...
hsph.harvard.edu
May 5, 2025 at 3:45 PM
A worthwhile interview of a long covid researcher who has long covid (nothing really new for those of us who have it)
hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-long-...
hsph.harvard.edu/news/a-long-...
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"why are you so weird" brother that's the source of my lore
April 26, 2025 at 3:29 PM
"why are you so weird" brother that's the source of my lore
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Wow. I've got a story in BAMS 2025! A big thank you to @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social
for including "Bad Man Down." And mucho thanks to The Yard: Crime Blog for publishing!
for including "Bad Man Down." And mucho thanks to The Yard: Crime Blog for publishing!
April 23, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Wow. I've got a story in BAMS 2025! A big thank you to @stephcha.bsky.social & @donwinslow.bsky.social
for including "Bad Man Down." And mucho thanks to The Yard: Crime Blog for publishing!
for including "Bad Man Down." And mucho thanks to The Yard: Crime Blog for publishing!
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Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Takashi Murakami.
April 25, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Here’s your morning mood, courtesy of Takashi Murakami.
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When you have a new book coming out May 5, and that book has flamingoes on it, you'd be remiss if you didn't wear a flamingo shirt.
Dead in the Ditch available for pre-order now! @tulepublishing.bsky.social #booksky
tulepublishing.com/books/dead-i...
Dead in the Ditch available for pre-order now! @tulepublishing.bsky.social #booksky
tulepublishing.com/books/dead-i...
April 25, 2025 at 1:25 PM
When you have a new book coming out May 5, and that book has flamingoes on it, you'd be remiss if you didn't wear a flamingo shirt.
Dead in the Ditch available for pre-order now! @tulepublishing.bsky.social #booksky
tulepublishing.com/books/dead-i...
Dead in the Ditch available for pre-order now! @tulepublishing.bsky.social #booksky
tulepublishing.com/books/dead-i...
The colors outside today were so vivid it was like the saturation had been turned up. I was actually stunned. And I realized my weird brain condition can mute colors. So maybe the meds are working (yay!). And shit no wonder I’ve been bummed with colors on mute!
April 23, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The colors outside today were so vivid it was like the saturation had been turned up. I was actually stunned. And I realized my weird brain condition can mute colors. So maybe the meds are working (yay!). And shit no wonder I’ve been bummed with colors on mute!
A good day is a day I get to write. (Today was good, happy with this new book)
April 22, 2025 at 7:31 PM
A good day is a day I get to write. (Today was good, happy with this new book)
It’s so fun when someone pisses off a writer and we’re like, BOOK IDEA! Oh yeah I can’t wait to kill that person—in fiction.
a man is writing in a notebook with a pen .
ALT: a man is writing in a notebook with a pen .
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April 21, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It’s so fun when someone pisses off a writer and we’re like, BOOK IDEA! Oh yeah I can’t wait to kill that person—in fiction.
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Looking for your next hot read and love White Lotus? The @Nytimes has you covered! They recommend KISMET (yes my KISMET, full of gross smoothies and bodies in the desert and talking ravens) so go pick it up
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
April 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Yesssssss
Looking for your next hot read and love White Lotus? The @Nytimes has you covered! They recommend KISMET (yes my KISMET, full of gross smoothies and bodies in the desert and talking ravens) so go pick it up
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
April 19, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Yesssssss
Looking for your next hot read and love White Lotus? The @Nytimes has you covered! They recommend KISMET (yes my KISMET, full of gross smoothies and bodies in the desert and talking ravens) so go pick it up
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
April 19, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Looking for your next hot read and love White Lotus? The @Nytimes has you covered! They recommend KISMET (yes my KISMET, full of gross smoothies and bodies in the desert and talking ravens) so go pick it up
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...