Katie Christine Bishop
@katiecbishop.bsky.social
Novelist SFF/Noir, film nerd, cat wrangler
Author of LOVE & MURDER (Black Heron Press) August 5th
Winner of the 2025 Black Heron Press Award for Social Fiction
“Uplifting, engrossing...a top recommendation." —Midwest Book Review
Author of LOVE & MURDER (Black Heron Press) August 5th
Winner of the 2025 Black Heron Press Award for Social Fiction
“Uplifting, engrossing...a top recommendation." —Midwest Book Review
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My debut novel, LOVE & MURDER, has won the 12th Black Heron Press Award for Social Fiction.
It is dedicated to my late grandpa, who was steadfast in his belief that, “Everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time.”
Missing you, Grandpa Chuck, this Father's Day. #Booksky #readersky #scifi
It is dedicated to my late grandpa, who was steadfast in his belief that, “Everyone puts their pants on one leg at a time.”
Missing you, Grandpa Chuck, this Father's Day. #Booksky #readersky #scifi
LOVE & MURDER included in @clmporg.bsky.social’s “Science Fiction: 15 Recommendations for Booksellers”
#booksky #readingcommunity #scifi #books
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#booksky #readingcommunity #scifi #books
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Science Fiction: 15 Recommendations for Booksellers - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
To help bookstores and libraries share books published by independent literary presses, we’ve put together this roundup of 15 books with speculative and science-fictional elements. We Are Dreams in ...
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November 24, 2025 at 9:57 PM
LOVE & MURDER included in @clmporg.bsky.social’s “Science Fiction: 15 Recommendations for Booksellers”
#booksky #readingcommunity #scifi #books
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#booksky #readingcommunity #scifi #books
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Been finishing up a new manuscript for pub pitch so I’m late to the #Noirvember party this year.
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Been finishing up a new manuscript for pub pitch so I’m late to the #Noirvember party this year.
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
Been finishing up a new manuscript for pub pitch so I’m late to the #Noirvember party this year.
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
November 22, 2025 at 7:36 AM
Been finishing up a new manuscript for pub pitch so I’m late to the #Noirvember party this year.
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
A little #FilmNoir zinger from one of my favorites.
THE ASPHALT JUNGLE (1950) #filmsky #writingcommunity
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Congrats on nearing the finish line! 🎉✨ There's nothing quite like wrapping up a manuscript! Keep pushing through; your story is waiting to be shared! 📚💖 #WritingJourney #SFF
Finishing an ending on a new manuscript this week...
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
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September 23, 2025 at 3:54 AM
Congrats on nearing the finish line! 🎉✨ There's nothing quite like wrapping up a manuscript! Keep pushing through; your story is waiting to be shared! 📚💖 #WritingJourney #SFF
Finishing an ending on a new manuscript this week...
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
ALT: elmo from sesame street is standing in front of a wall of fire .
media.tenor.com
September 22, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Finishing an ending on a new manuscript this week...
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
#writingcommunity #booksky #sff #scifi #writersofbluesky
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Whether it’s hot or smoky or both this weekend, why not watch something a little different?
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
September 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Whether it’s hot or smoky or both this weekend, why not watch something a little different?
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
Whether it’s hot or smoky or both this weekend, why not watch something a little different?
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
September 6, 2025 at 8:05 AM
Whether it’s hot or smoky or both this weekend, why not watch something a little different?
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
An unconventional Cinderella-of-a-certain-age is aided by a gangster “fairy godmother.”
LADY FOR A DAY (1933)
🎥 : www.youtube.com/watch?v=iGKh...
#filmsky #movies #classicfilms #writingcommunity #romcom
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August 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
August 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Reposted by Katie Christine Bishop
Celebrated my #pubday this week with some sweet treats. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries from a dear friend.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Celebrated my #pubday this week with some sweet treats. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries from a dear friend.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
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Love & Murder on @locusmag.bsky.social's new release list.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
New Book Releases: August 5, 2025
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of August 5, 2025. …
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August 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Love & Murder on @locusmag.bsky.social's new release list.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
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#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
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What a delightful way to celebrate! Sweet treats and the joy of a new release make for the perfect cozy reading atmosphere. Here’s to stories that whisk us away! 🍪📚 #booksky #books
Celebrated my #pubday this week with some sweet treats. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries from a dear friend.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 10:01 PM
What a delightful way to celebrate! Sweet treats and the joy of a new release make for the perfect cozy reading atmosphere. Here’s to stories that whisk us away! 🍪📚 #booksky #books
Love & Murder on @locusmag.bsky.social's new release list.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
New Book Releases: August 5, 2025
Visit our bookshop.org page to purchase this week’s new books and support your local bookstore. And us! New science fiction, fantasy, and horror books for the week of August 5, 2025. …
locusmag.com
August 7, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Love & Murder on @locusmag.bsky.social's new release list.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #newrelease #writingcommunity #books #summerreads
locusmag.com/2025/08/new-...
Celebrated my #pubday this week with some sweet treats. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries from a dear friend.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
August 7, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Celebrated my #pubday this week with some sweet treats. Homemade chocolate chip cookies and chocolate covered strawberries from a dear friend.
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
#booksky #readingcommunity #sff #books #newrelease #writingcommunity
Love & Murder, my award-winning debut novel, is now available for purchase: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
Thank you to:
My publisher, Jerry Gold of Black Heron Press
Cover Illustration & Designer, Jonathan Norris
Preliminary editor, Patti Barrick Brennan
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #books #cats #pubday
Thank you to:
My publisher, Jerry Gold of Black Heron Press
Cover Illustration & Designer, Jonathan Norris
Preliminary editor, Patti Barrick Brennan
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #books #cats #pubday
August 5, 2025 at 7:21 AM
Love & Murder, my award-winning debut novel, is now available for purchase: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
Thank you to:
My publisher, Jerry Gold of Black Heron Press
Cover Illustration & Designer, Jonathan Norris
Preliminary editor, Patti Barrick Brennan
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #books #cats #pubday
Thank you to:
My publisher, Jerry Gold of Black Heron Press
Cover Illustration & Designer, Jonathan Norris
Preliminary editor, Patti Barrick Brennan
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #books #cats #pubday
Reposted by Katie Christine Bishop
I’m thrilled to announce that the legendary James Sallis has blurbed LOVE & MURDER.
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
August 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that the legendary James Sallis has blurbed LOVE & MURDER.
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
I’m thrilled to announce that the legendary James Sallis has blurbed LOVE & MURDER.
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
August 2, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I’m thrilled to announce that the legendary James Sallis has blurbed LOVE & MURDER.
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
It releases this Tuesday, August 5th from Black Heron Press.
katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi #readingcommunity #WritingCommunity#BookReview
Reposted by Katie Christine Bishop
My upcoming novel, LOVE & MURDER, draws heavily from noir-themed crime fiction and #FilmNoir.
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
July 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My upcoming novel, LOVE & MURDER, draws heavily from noir-themed crime fiction and #FilmNoir.
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
My upcoming novel, LOVE & MURDER, draws heavily from noir-themed crime fiction and #FilmNoir.
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
July 27, 2025 at 6:52 AM
My upcoming novel, LOVE & MURDER, draws heavily from noir-themed crime fiction and #FilmNoir.
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
Many thanks to novelist, @jtalton.bsky.social
More about/pre-order the book here: katiecbishop.com/amazon/
#Booksky #readersky #scifi
Reposted by Katie Christine Bishop
THE (GLASS) KEY to a beat-the-heat #FilmNoir weekend.
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
July 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
THE (GLASS) KEY to a beat-the-heat #FilmNoir weekend.
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
THE (GLASS) KEY to a beat-the-heat #FilmNoir weekend.
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
July 26, 2025 at 7:05 AM
THE (GLASS) KEY to a beat-the-heat #FilmNoir weekend.
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
Watch 🎥 (1942 classic) here: archive.org/details/the-...
Read 📚 (Dashiell Hammett’s novel) here: www.fadedpage.com/showbook.php...
#amwatching #movies #classicfilms #FilmNoir #classicfilm #filmsky #writingcommunity #writersofbluesky
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Watch some sizzling #FilmNoir on a hot summer weekend:
STRAY DOG (1949)
Full 🎥 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvH...
#filmsky #ToshiroMifune #AkiraKurosawa #JapaneseNoir #TakashiShimura #movies #booklover #tcmparty #WritingCommunity #classicfilms
STRAY DOG (1949)
Full 🎥 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvH...
#filmsky #ToshiroMifune #AkiraKurosawa #JapaneseNoir #TakashiShimura #movies #booklover #tcmparty #WritingCommunity #classicfilms
July 19, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Watch some sizzling #FilmNoir on a hot summer weekend:
STRAY DOG (1949)
Full 🎥 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvH...
#filmsky #ToshiroMifune #AkiraKurosawa #JapaneseNoir #TakashiShimura #movies #booklover #tcmparty #WritingCommunity #classicfilms
STRAY DOG (1949)
Full 🎥 here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=UbvH...
#filmsky #ToshiroMifune #AkiraKurosawa #JapaneseNoir #TakashiShimura #movies #booklover #tcmparty #WritingCommunity #classicfilms
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Decorated some blue-purple hydrangeas and pink roses for summer.
#homemade #bakingsky #cakesky #bake #cake #dessert #cakedecorating
#homemade #bakingsky #cakesky #bake #cake #dessert #cakedecorating
July 19, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Decorated some blue-purple hydrangeas and pink roses for summer.
#homemade #bakingsky #cakesky #bake #cake #dessert #cakedecorating
#homemade #bakingsky #cakesky #bake #cake #dessert #cakedecorating