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Uvi Poznansky @uvipoznansky.bsky.social · 1d

Uvi ♦️ A bouquet of daisies and cornflowers
#art #flowers
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No, I didn't just come back from a trip to a field of daisies and cornflowers... I wrapped the glass jar in brown satin ribbon just to obsc...

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Seth Abramson @sethabramson.bsky.social · 2d

Yesterday they were shooting priests in the head with rubber bullets. Today they're arresting journalists. If you have anyone in your life who doesn't regularly follow the news and doesn't understand how bad things are and how bad they're about to get, you need to tell them right now. Time is short.

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Dominic Piper @dominicpiper.bsky.social · 1d

Acid Yellow. Dominic Piper.

"I was a cop for 30 years and can fully relate to these books. Do yourself a favour and read the whole lot from the beginning. As for the author, please keep the Beckett novels coming!"

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#MustRead #Dark #DetectiveFiction #Thriller #Crime #Suspense

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Pam Quick @pamquick.bsky.social · 7d

events.crophungerwalk.org/crophungerwa... #cropwalk #MonroeNY

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 2d

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 3d

Give a gift of love this season... adopt a cat, or any furry companion. And a book! The Last Secret Kept, a story about three women fighting to protect a man from deadly consequences:
Amazon: amzn.to/40924v1 B&N: bit.ly/3ZKxJkW

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 6d

"Readers who enjoy historical fiction, legal dramas, or family sagas will find much to appreciate. Stock's writing style evokes the depth of authors like Kristin Hannah and Kate Morton, oﬀering a heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope."--Readers' Favorite Review

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Peter C. Bradbury @petercbradbury.bsky.social · 3d

In a chilling tale of survival, witness the harrowing journey of children ensnared by human traffickers in the USA. Their fight is our call to action. #EndHumanTrafficking #darkthriller #ChildProtection #AwarenessMatters #FightForJustice #ThrillerNovel tinyurl.com/4cpbp9tp

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Ken Stark @kenstark.bsky.social · 6d

There was no after. There was only ever a now. The exact length of time between one heartbeat and the next.

Read Stage 3: Bravo
viewbook.at/stage3bravo

#FREE on #KindleUnlimited

Also on #audiobook

#zombie #apocalypse #audiobooks #suspense #thriller #horror #book #audible📚💙

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Cassandra B. Leigh @cassandrableigh.bsky.social · 5d

#BookRelease #BookLaunch #NewBook

“Netherfield Park is let at last.”

Did you ever wonder why Netherfield was empty for so long?

Some people say it was haunted.

#Ghosts #MrDarcy #PrideAndPrejudice #Regency #Romance #Romancelandia #KindleUnlimited #Books 📚💙

mybook.to/HauntNether

Cover art for Haunting Netherfield by Cassandra B. Leigh. A young woman dressed in a flowing blue cloak looks over her shoulder in the dark woods.

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 6d

"Readers who enjoy historical fiction, legal dramas, or family sagas will find much to appreciate. Stock's writing style evokes the depth of authors like Kristin Hannah and Kate Morton, oﬀering a heartfelt exploration of love, loss, and the enduring power of hope."--Readers' Favorite Review

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 7d

The thing that makes me the sickest is that these folks don’t even have a shred of compassion. It’s one thing to enforce laws and rules. It’s another to do it gleefully and celebrate the suffering of someone born into poverty and desperation

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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 6d

This November, voters head to the polls for crucial elections that will shape the future of democracy as we know it. There's no such thing as an "off-year" when the stakes are this high. Learn more about the races you need to watch this fall.
https://bit.ly/4nzGB7J

Key Contests This November That Will Shape the Future of Democracy

Read more here.

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jrlewisauthor @jrlewisauthor.bsky.social · 8d

All Set Up and Waiting for You!
Fredericksburg Independent Book Festival
Riverfront Park on Sophia Street
10:00 am to 4:00 pm

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Rev. Benjamin Cremer @brcremer.bsky.social · 10d

It will always baffle me how easily people will believe that the poor, the sick, the marginalized, and the immigrant are the cause for all their problems, rather than the people in the most powerful positions in their country who refuse to fix problems and exploit them instead.

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 14d

The Last Secret Kept: A story about the strength and resiliency of family, first-and-only love, and friendship." #historicalfiction (1961 NY, WWII Berlin) In paperback, KU, audiobook (Tantor Media)
Amazon: amzn.to/40924v1 B&N: bit.ly/3ZKxJkW

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NPR @npr.org · 11d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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Carolyn Newton @carolynnewton.bsky.social · Sep 4

And she’s off! Songs of the Dead Road manuscript is now in the capable hands of her editor at Bloodhound Books. Launch date is January 12, and I promise lots of teasers between now and then!

“Jump” by Melvin Sokolsky, 1965

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BJ Weinman @bjweinman.bsky.social · 12d

Morning my friends, it's Tuesday, the last day of September! Don’t let people change the loving and caring person you are. Don’t let anyone get you down. Use the love and goodness inside you to stay strong. Have a good day. 🌞🌻🕊☕️🍩🐾🐈🍁🍂🍁❤️

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 14d

The Last Secret Kept: A story about the strength and resiliency of family, first-and-only love, and friendship." #historicalfiction (1961 NY, WWII Berlin) In paperback, KU, audiobook (Tantor Media)
Amazon: amzn.to/40924v1 B&N: bit.ly/3ZKxJkW

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 15d

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 16d

Nothing like a cat to soothe. Thanks @ww2historygal.bsky.social!!

📚Melissa Amateis 🦊 @ww2historygal.bsky.social · 17d

Give a cat a box…

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Anne Brooke Books @annebrookebooks.bsky.social · 16d

Today in Anne's Writing World, I've grabbed my small supply of courage with both hands & started the final editorial journey for YA fantasy The Honeymaker's Daughter. So I've sharpened up Chapter 1 & will continue the journey next week. 😃

#writinglife #editingjourney #yafantasy #indieauthor

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Author Suzy Davies Award-Winning Children's Books and YA LitFic @birdwriterwrites.bsky.social · 16d

Romance, Magic and Adventure combine in this saga fairytale.

www.amazon.co.uk/Snow-Queen-S... #whattoread #booktok #bookstagram #whattoreadnxt #yabookshelf #romance #romancereaders #epicromance #suspense #magic #adventure #ya #ireadya #pageturners #reading #sagas

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Elaine Stock @elainestock.bsky.social · 26d

The Last Secret Kept: A story about the strength and resiliency of family, first-and-only love, and friendship." #historicalfiction (1961 NY, WWII Berlin) In paperback, KU, audiobook (Tantor Media)
Amazon: amzn.to/40924v1 B&N: bit.ly/3ZKxJkW

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