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Kellye Garrett
@kellyekell.bsky.social
Sarcastic black chick writing mysteries about sarcastic black chicks. Anthony, Agatha, Lefty, Thriller & IPPY winner. Edgar, Barry, & Macavity nominee.

My site I don't update: KellyeGarrett.com
I'm ridiculously excited for this!
IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!

So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀

If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨

Please have a listen and please share!
✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨

S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!

with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲

Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!

Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!

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January 16, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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IT'S FINALLY HERE!!!!

So excited to share this show with you all. I am so grateful for the support and encouragement from so many people to get this off the ground 🚀

If you need a spot of light-heartedness in your day, this is the show for you! ✨

Please have a listen and please share!
✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨

S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!

with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲

Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!

Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!

Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...

Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
Premee Mohamed - The Bugge (We Contain Multitudes 1)
Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.
www.theincomparable.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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✨✨✨GLITTER CANNON DEPLOYED✨✨✨

S1 E1 is now live on @theincomparable.com!

with special guest @premeemohamed.com 🪲

Listen now!
Or bookmark this for later!

Whenever you need a hit of joy, we've got you covered!

Transcript: sgwong.com/blog/episode...

Subscribe/Follow the show! Share the joy ✨
Premee Mohamed - The Bugge (We Contain Multitudes 1)
Premee nerds out about a beloved (and well-used!) collection.
www.theincomparable.com
January 14, 2026 at 5:26 PM
Happy Release Day, Lori!!!!!!!!
Happy pub day to the wonderful @loriraderday.bsky.social! Her latest (and greatest, in my humble opinion) novel, WRECK YOUR HEART, is out today! Order it from your local indie or here: bookshop.org/p/books/wrec...
January 6, 2026 at 4:24 PM
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My top two #mswl wishlist items for 2026 are:
- an exciting adult mystery or thriller with something to say. Something that feels like Alyssa Cole's WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING or @kellyekell.bsky.social's MISSING WHITE WOMAN
- mg or ya set in Appalachia by someone from there. Especially with 🏳️‍🌈 or ♿️ rep
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Happy Release Day Tracy!!!
Edge is out today! Yay!!
Picture it. Chicago. Homicide cops. A tainted drug hits the streets, and bodies fall. Can Det. Harriet Foster and her team stop it?
#chicagomystery
#detharrietfoster
December 2, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Can’t wait to get my copy!’
Today is the publication day for WITHOUT CONSENT, a book I am so proud to share with the world, and that the New York Times Book Review says "is years — decades — overdue."

Read more, and order in your preferred format from your favorite retailer here: www.sarahweinman.com/book/without...
November 11, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Late last night, @sarahweinman.com 's new book Without Consent popped up on my book machine and I haven't been able to put it down. All her books are amazing, but this one is required fucking reading in our current era when women's bodily autonomy is under renewed assault.
November 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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I interrupt today's scheduled doomscrolling to offer a book lover's delight: a panel of avid readers share #mystery recces!

I include books by @sherrythomas.com @kellyekell.bsky.social @tracyc1.bsky.social @alexsegura.bsky.social @blacktopkid.bsky.social & more 🤓

Enjoy!
#booksky📚
#SmallJoys
Injured in the Jaguar Attack (The Incomparable Mothership 787)
It’s autumn, things are turning dark and gray, and that puts us in the mind of… (fictional) murder! Want a mystery novel, or series, to read? Our expert readers have many, many suggestions for you.
www.theincomparable.com
October 28, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Yay! #BlackBookBash is this weekend. I'll be taking part in the Don't Go In There! crime fiction track talking all things suspense with the @wandamowrites.bsky.social & Sierra Tribble on Friday at 11.

If you're in the Jacksonville area, definitely consider coming: iamcaseyrkelley.com/pages/b3-home
September 29, 2025 at 4:23 PM
I'll be there representing with my fellow crime fiction ladies!
Will I see you at Black Book Bash?

This isn’t just a book festival — it’s where Black storytelling, culture, and community link up like they’ve known each other forever. If you’ve ever felt overlooked or underrepresented at the big-name festivals, this is your place!

#blackBooksky
September 27, 2025 at 6:15 PM
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After insisting on being the sole corporate sponsor for the 3 day Black Book Bash literary festival in Jacksonville, FL, Publix yanked all support only *one week* before the event, citing the “volatile climate” as their reason 🤬

You can show support/donate @

iamcaseyrkelley.com/pages/b3-home
Black Book Bash Home
Welcome to Black Book Bash 2025! This is the official homepage for the B3 Festival.
iamcaseyrkelley.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Publix offered to be the exclusive sponsor of the black book bash in Jacksonville. On Monday they rescinded that offer. Y’all, if that ain’t sabotage, i don’t know what is. You can support the Black Book Bash here iamcaseyrkelley.com/products/sup...
Support Black Book Bash
Help us amplify Black voices, empower indie authors, and bring the culture to the page and the stage. Your donation directly supports Black Book Bash — a 3-day literary experience centering Black read...
iamcaseyrkelley.com
September 26, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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Amazing talent.
September 10, 2025 at 10:31 PM
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September 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
My most important pro tip about surviving publishing: Have a sense of humor.

It has been instrumental in me surviving nine years, four books, two publishers...and still wanting to do this crap.
August 21, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Started a scary but exciting new journey last week where I am betting on myself and writing full time for six months. Still trying to figure the work schedule out (thanks @vmburnsbooks.bsky.social for the hand holding) but this is today’s office.
August 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM
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August 13, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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The NYPD officer killed by the active shooter was an immigrant from Bangladesh. He had 2 kids and a 3rd on the way. The US State Dept travel advisory for Bangladesh is level 3; “Reconsider Travel” for violence, crime and terrorism. He died here, for us, shot with a Colt M4 rifle. Think about that.
July 29, 2025 at 4:59 AM
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July is Disability Pride Month, and we didn't want to end the month without celebrating indie authors with disabilities and chronic illnesses.

Here we have FIFTY (!) SFF books for you to choose from and support! There's something for everyone.

www.readindiefantasy.com/celebrating-...
July 28, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Mariska Hargitay's #MyMomJayne is so good. Equal parts sad, funny, messy, and raw. My fave part though is when Mariska finally goes through her mother's stuff and realizes that Jayne cut her ex husbands out of the family photos.
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ALT: a black and white photo of a woman talking on a phone in front of a mirror
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June 29, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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COVER REVEAL! 🔪🌊

It's a joy to share the glorious new cover to NO GODS FOR DROWNING! Anna Chiara Stagi has beautifully blended elements of the book into this eerie seaborne majesty.

Thank you Anna, and thank you @badhandbooks for giving it a new port in the storm.

badhandbooks.com/preorders/no...
June 24, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Happy Release Day to El Dorado Drive by THE @meganabbott.bsky.social! It's a simmering, atmospheric novel of friendship and betrayal, following a women-led pyramid scheme in suburban Detroit.

Can't wait to hear her chat with Laura Lippman today at Books Are Magic. You can watch on YouTube!
Hey, it's here! My new book comes out today. Hope you like it. ❤
June 24, 2025 at 4:17 PM