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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!)

@kbenfante.bsky.social

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Author, lover of words, science nerd (overall nerd, let's be real), French teacher, mom, keeper of keys and grounds at home. Check out Scattered, Silent Y (11-18-25), and my short stories in The Accidental Time Travelers Anthologies 2 & 3.

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 3d

Announcing... SILENT Y, hitting shelves and e-shelves this November 15! Goodreads and pre-order links will be forthcoming, but am happy to reveal the cover for now!

#dystopianscifi #Booksky #sciencefiction #romanticscifi

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 3d

Not yet! :)

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 3d

Thank you, Janet! The cover is always a nervous thing to reveal! :-/

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 3d

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 3d

Posting again for all authors with #sciencefiction audiobooks... Care to join my sales promo on BookFunnel, 10/15-11/15? All sub-genres of SF are welcome!

Join here:
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 12d

Thanks for spotlighting this, Josh!

I think what we should all pray for is for everyone to keep their souls. We must all fight for morality and ethics!

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 12d

Hey fellow authors! I just created a Book Funnel promo for Sci-Fi audiobooks Oct 15-Nov 15. All sci-fi sub-genres are accepted. Let's make this a strong promo to help everyone!
dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...

#BSauthors #authorshelpingauthors

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 16d

I need to get back to writing these!

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 16d

I had a local guy here print a shirt from me. He designed it, and the company printed it in a different state and shipped it to me. What kind of price is reasonable to you? I paid $30 each, but it was definitely custom, and quantity 1.

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 26d

I did! Fascinating! I didn't know school is compulsory starting at age 3 - wow! It's so different from US school.

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M. Y. Rönneus @arsronnei.bsky.social · Sep 10

Check out this kickass review of Red, Write & Blue
by
@kbenfante.bsky.social
Thank you 🫶
#review #RomanceReads #RomanticComedy #booksky
#newrelease

Preorder Red, Write & Blue here
bit.ly/4oUuaED

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · 27d

This was interesting! I like your "(wo)man on the street" perspective. I am going to share this with my French class when they learn about the French school system!

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Sep 5

Can't wait for this one! (Hint: I was a beta reader and can confirm this book is FANTASTIC!)
Wait 'til the end for the cover!

M. Y. Rönneus @arsronnei.bsky.social · Sep 2

Proudly announcing the #release of Red, Write & Blue — The age-old tale of a city girl and a small town cop clashing over cupcakes in Idaho. A laugh-out-loud #romance about serious things.
Out October 1st
#Preorder your #kindle copy today!

bit.ly/4oUuaED

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Sep 5

This is amazing!! What a gorgeous cover!! So hip and cute - makes me smile!

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Sep 5

The audiobook of SCATTERED is here! I'm so proud of what my narrator, Natalie Beran, gave to the book. Take a listen!
#TimeTravelAuthors #sciencefiction #amlistening

Available from Audible, Apple Books, Kobo, Everand, B&N, and more!
www.amazon.com/Audible-Scat...

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 18

Ah... Well, those are pretty good book settings, at least. :)
I know they traveled down to Constantinople, right? And didn't they also venture into Russia? Less interesting plot possibilities there, perhaps. The trouble as well is it veers off what people think of as "Viking territory"...

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 18

Hey #TimeTravelAuthors! Anyone on BookFunnel want to join this sales promo for September (Time Travel theme): dashboard.bookfunnel.com/bundles/boar...

I really like BF promos, both for sales and especially for newsletter signups.

Cheers!

BookFunnel

Your books. Your readers. Send your ebooks directly to your readers' devices and know that they'll get it without hassle. Don't let your readers suffer through trying to load books on their own.

dashboard.bookfunnel.com

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 13

I think that's key! If you like it, others will too. And, your interest comes through in the spirit of the writing.

We have a Norwegian graphic novel series called Valley of the Trolls, and the writer/illustrator said she wrote what she wished she'd had when she was young. It's WONDERFUL!

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 13

Yeah... and it's hard to be authentic when, at your core, you despise social media. In fact, I was about to quit all social media when I was about to publish SCATTERED... but then I realized I needed it. Sigh.

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 5

It's pub day for a fellow #TimeTravelAuthor and expert in history! This is book 4 in an excellent YA #timetravel series chock-a-block with accurate historical details. It's like a better, YA version of that kid's treehouse series that even adults enjoy.

Congrats, @andrewvargaauthor.bsky.social!!

Andrew Varga @andrewvargaauthor.bsky.social · Jul 29

I've been so busy this summer that I almost forgot that
The Spartan Sacrifice is coming out on August 5th (In the US. The rest of the world has to wait a few days longer.)

This one takes our heroes to the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BCE.

#timeTravelAuthors #HistoricalFiction

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 5

Congrats on your pub day!! I love all your choices for book settings. Wow!!

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Aug 5

1000% Can all authors just collectively quit this fake marketing crap, put all our books on a page with a little arrow pointing to it with "This book is good, buy it." Or the AZN/GR star rating. That would save time.

All this is so contrived and tiring. It's a game, for the most part.

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Jun 17

I highly agree with this opinion. I enjoy reading several genres, both fiction and nonfiction, and there is definitely a correct moment for every book ... after proper aging... 😁

#amreading

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Jun 3

And was he embarrassed?

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Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Jun 3

I do this in my French HS classes. For me, it's the issue of using Google Translate, which cannot be blocked on their computers because schools use the whole suite of Google products (Classroom, Gmail, etc.).

Many teachers in my school suggest kids do the work in class now. Sad, lazy world.

Katherine Benfante, author of Scattered (Time travel! Physics!) @kbenfante.bsky.social · Jun 3

Yes! I agree with you. Thank you for your feedback! :) (Very late in replying ... I'm still not on here very much at all...)