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My First Thriller: J.D. Barker
When he was young, bestselling thriller author J.D. Barker never thought he could make a living as a writer, so he instead studied business while unaware of his special gift. It would create barrie…
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Our
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
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I had a short story out recently - a gritty, rural noir tale where a young man, fed up with a town and a system stacked against people like him, takes on the local DA and Sheriff, using their own brutal tactics against them to make a few changes.
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November 9, 2024 at 3:36 PM
I had a short story out recently - a gritty, rural noir tale where a young man, fed up with a town and a system stacked against people like him, takes on the local DA and Sheriff, using their own brutal tactics against them to make a few changes.
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
mrbullbull.com/newbull/fict...
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Goodness so many great books nominated for the Anthony Awards! Yay for @oliviablacke.bsky.social for A New Lease on Death! Congrats to @alexsegura.bsky.social on his Anthony nomination for Alter Ego! @ellenbyronla.bsky.social for A Very Woodsy Murder and @alanorloff.bsky.social for Late Checkout!
May 7, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Goodness so many great books nominated for the Anthony Awards! Yay for @oliviablacke.bsky.social for A New Lease on Death! Congrats to @alexsegura.bsky.social on his Anthony nomination for Alter Ego! @ellenbyronla.bsky.social for A Very Woodsy Murder and @alanorloff.bsky.social for Late Checkout!
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BEST LINE: RETURNING TO MY FATHER’S KITCHEN Topics in this essay collection range from family to identity to a writer’s life. This line really spoke to me.
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
April 23, 2025 at 4:24 PM
BEST LINE: RETURNING TO MY FATHER’S KITCHEN Topics in this essay collection range from family to identity to a writer’s life. This line really spoke to me.
#booksky 💙📚
#booksky 💙📚
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More great news about the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale--April 23-25! The GATHERING MIST paperback qualifies too! Releases August 26! Details below. Preorder here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gathering-...
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @akalit.bsky.social
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @akalit.bsky.social
April 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
More great news about the Barnes & Noble Preorder Sale--April 23-25! The GATHERING MIST paperback qualifies too! Releases August 26! Details below. Preorder here: www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gathering-...
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @akalit.bsky.social
@crookedlanebooks.bsky.social @akalit.bsky.social
This is going to be fun!
Reminder for reviewers, book buyers and librarians. PICKING UP THE PIECES, a Jigsaw Puzzle Mystery is available on NetGalley for review.
#cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles #booksky #puzzlemystery #cozy #bookreview
#cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles #booksky #puzzlemystery #cozy #bookreview
So happy to share this cover with the world. PICKING UP THE PIECES is available for review from NetGalley.
Thank you @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social for such a beautiful design!
@jeffayersauthor.bsky.social
#cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles
Thank you @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social for such a beautiful design!
@jeffayersauthor.bsky.social
#cozymystery #cozymysteryseries #jigsawpuzzles
April 15, 2025 at 12:17 AM
This is going to be fun!
Our
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
My First Thriller: J.D. Barker
When he was young, bestselling thriller author J.D. Barker never thought he could make a living as a writer, so he instead studied business while unaware of his special gift. It would create barrie…
crimereads.com
April 14, 2025 at 11:58 PM
Our
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
@RickPullen
interviewed our
@jdbarker
for
@CrimeReads
- tell me I don't have the best job in the world! #AgentLife #CrimeFiction #WritingCommunity
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Woo-hoo! PLEASE LISTEN IN TO MY FIRST-EVER PODCAST INTERVIEW, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MY DAY, LEAVE A COMMENT!
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Woo-hoo! PLEASE LISTEN IN TO MY FIRST-EVER PODCAST INTERVIEW, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MY DAY, LEAVE A COMMENT!
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
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Woo-hoo! PLEASE LISTEN IN TO MY FIRST-EVER PODCAST INTERVIEW, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MY DAY, LEAVE A COMMENT!
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
Audio Interview: A Conversation with Pamela Ruth Meyer, 2024 Leon Burstein Award Winner - Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter
I had the pleasure of talking with Pamela Ruth Meyer, recipient of MWA-NW’s 2024 Leon Burstein Award. She’s as delightful as her fiction, so fasten your headphones for this casual chat about her life,...
www.mwany.org
January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Woo-hoo! PLEASE LISTEN IN TO MY FIRST-EVER PODCAST INTERVIEW, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MY DAY, LEAVE A COMMENT!
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
www.mwany.org/2025/01/audi...
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I met Deanna Raybourn at an RJ Julia Booksellers Event with Lauren Willig and fell even more in love with her in person. So much fun to give her a little treasure chest filled with miniature treasures. Finally, I got to thank Deanna for writing Veronica Speedwell and Stoker into the world ( ;
March 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
I met Deanna Raybourn at an RJ Julia Booksellers Event with Lauren Willig and fell even more in love with her in person. So much fun to give her a little treasure chest filled with miniature treasures. Finally, I got to thank Deanna for writing Veronica Speedwell and Stoker into the world ( ;
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Look! I'm a 'Spelling Bee' QUEEN BEE!
March 19, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Look! I'm a 'Spelling Bee' QUEEN BEE!
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Reading The Library of Lost Dollhouses in NYC!
(My Kindle book with my Dad’s
miniature NYC memorabilia). #elisehooper
(My Kindle book with my Dad’s
miniature NYC memorabilia). #elisehooper
April 8, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Reading The Library of Lost Dollhouses in NYC!
(My Kindle book with my Dad’s
miniature NYC memorabilia). #elisehooper
(My Kindle book with my Dad’s
miniature NYC memorabilia). #elisehooper
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Cover Reveal for DYING CRY, book 10 in the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, via @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social and @akalit.bsky.social Available for preorder here: tinyurl.com/su8zmvu2
#amreading #Mystery #dogs #books #suspense #thriller
#amreading #Mystery #dogs #books #suspense #thriller
April 8, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Cover Reveal for DYING CRY, book 10 in the Timber Creek K-9 Mysteries, via @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social and @akalit.bsky.social Available for preorder here: tinyurl.com/su8zmvu2
#amreading #Mystery #dogs #books #suspense #thriller
#amreading #Mystery #dogs #books #suspense #thriller
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I generally have loved everything that James Tynion IV has done so I'm going to have to check this out.
This book looks amazing. sktchd.com/art-feature/... @michaelwalsh.bsky.social @jamesthefourth.bsky.social @readtinyonion.bsky.social @sktchd.bsky.social @davidharper.bsky.social
"That's What Comic Book Collaboration is About": Michael Walsh on the Art and Teamwork of Exquisite Corpses - SKTCHD
If I had to pick an original comic that’s going to hit — and hit big — in 2025, it’s James Tynion IV and Michael Walsh’s upcoming Image Comics series Exquisite Corpses. You might already know that to ...
sktchd.com
April 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I generally have loved everything that James Tynion IV has done so I'm going to have to check this out.
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On May 2nd, the U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new stamp to kick off Children’s Book Week.
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Goodnight, Moon is going postal. To celebrate, check out these children’s book stamps.
On May 2nd, the U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new stamp to kick off Children’s Book Week. The newest honoree to be cast Forever in adhesive is Margaret Wise Brown’s Goodnight, Moon.…
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April 12, 2025 at 7:00 PM
On May 2nd, the U.S. Postal Service will unveil a new stamp to kick off Children’s Book Week.
lithub.com/goodnight-mo...
lithub.com/goodnight-mo...
Who's the most brilliant guy we know? That would be our Joseph Badal, who knows that reading is good for the soul! And you can grab the entire Danforth Saga - all seven books - for less than $30.00! Link: tinyurl.com/bdz2sbyv
April 7, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Who's the most brilliant guy we know? That would be our Joseph Badal, who knows that reading is good for the soul! And you can grab the entire Danforth Saga - all seven books - for less than $30.00! Link: tinyurl.com/bdz2sbyv
Crack's Beneath the Surface is aKMD! $1.99 for the month of April! www.amazon.com/Cracks-Benea...
April 7, 2025 at 6:36 PM
Crack's Beneath the Surface is aKMD! $1.99 for the month of April! www.amazon.com/Cracks-Benea...
AKA Literary is now on BlueSky! Happy to be here. We can't wait to see #authors #Writers #Publishers in this forum! #Wolfpack
April 7, 2025 at 5:10 PM
AKA Literary is now on BlueSky! Happy to be here. We can't wait to see #authors #Writers #Publishers in this forum! #Wolfpack
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Sometimes,
seeds grow,
and flowers bloom.
And sometimes,
the bees
and the butterflies
and the hummingbirds
come
to spread the word.
To me,
it is like my stories—
ideas ignited,
and sprang into manuscripts,
waiting.
(Bronx Beauty)
seeds grow,
and flowers bloom.
And sometimes,
the bees
and the butterflies
and the hummingbirds
come
to spread the word.
To me,
it is like my stories—
ideas ignited,
and sprang into manuscripts,
waiting.
(Bronx Beauty)
April 5, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Sometimes,
seeds grow,
and flowers bloom.
And sometimes,
the bees
and the butterflies
and the hummingbirds
come
to spread the word.
To me,
it is like my stories—
ideas ignited,
and sprang into manuscripts,
waiting.
(Bronx Beauty)
seeds grow,
and flowers bloom.
And sometimes,
the bees
and the butterflies
and the hummingbirds
come
to spread the word.
To me,
it is like my stories—
ideas ignited,
and sprang into manuscripts,
waiting.
(Bronx Beauty)
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February 25, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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Positive community for the win.
BOOM!! Bluesky now has more than 34 MILLION users! Share the good news!! 💙 🦋
bsky-users.theo.io
bsky-users.theo.io
April 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Positive community for the win.
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Picking Up the Pieces is available for preorder!
Click link for purchase options.
It's also available for review from NetGalley
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#cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #mysteries #puzzles #cozymysteries
Click link for purchase options.
It's also available for review from NetGalley
tiny.cc/4pe9001
#cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #mysteries #puzzles #cozymysteries
Picking Up the Pieces by J. B. Abbott: 9798892421614 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A dedicated group of jigsaw puzzle enthusiasts must put their problem-solving skills to the test when one of their own is murdered, for fans of Kate Young and Richard Osman. After her mother’s passin...
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February 9, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Picking Up the Pieces is available for preorder!
Click link for purchase options.
It's also available for review from NetGalley
tiny.cc/4pe9001
#cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #mysteries #puzzles #cozymysteries
Click link for purchase options.
It's also available for review from NetGalley
tiny.cc/4pe9001
#cozymystery #jigsawpuzzles #whidbeyisland #mysteries #puzzles #cozymysteries
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Day 1 of the April Writing Away Refuge Zoom Pitch Retreat is underway! We are listening to the amazing Doc Varga talk about microtension! Agent pitches later today. #writingawayrefuge #writingcommunity #writer #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #ampitching
April 5, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Day 1 of the April Writing Away Refuge Zoom Pitch Retreat is underway! We are listening to the amazing Doc Varga talk about microtension! Agent pitches later today. #writingawayrefuge #writingcommunity #writer #amwriting #amquerying #writerslife #ampitching
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It's the fourth annual Chicago Circus and Performing Arts Festival! Join us April 11-13th for amazing circus. Come out and support your circus community! www.ccpaf.org #circus #chicagocircus #circusfestival #festival #chicagofestival #localarts #chicago
Welcome | Chicago Circus & Performing Arts Festival
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April 4, 2025 at 9:09 PM
It's the fourth annual Chicago Circus and Performing Arts Festival! Join us April 11-13th for amazing circus. Come out and support your circus community! www.ccpaf.org #circus #chicagocircus #circusfestival #festival #chicagofestival #localarts #chicago