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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Aug 23

Dad rockin’ the pea coat and beret combo! Happy 94th birthday! We miss you!🎂 #happybirthday #fathersanddaughters #birthdaywishes #baltimorebackintheday

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Aug 15

It might be named for her husband’s family who owned over 30,000 acres of land in this tiny corner of NY, but this exit always makes me smile and tip my figurative hat to Daisy who, in my humble opinion, deserves to have a few things named after her. #daisyharriman #herstory #authorlife #booksky

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Aug 6

Happy Birthday to THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO which hit bookstores one year ago today!! I’m sending out huge thank-you hugs and kisses to everyone who bought, borrowed, shared, reviewed, or enjoyed Daisy and her story from the moment it was released. Xoxo

#bookbirthday #booksky #authorlife #histfic

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Aug 2

Nine years ago today I made the pivot to historical fiction when my agent asked one simple question; 'so what do you really want to write about?' I still get goosebumps seeing that gorgeous cover and my name on the spine. #ThrowbackVibes #historicalfiction #goodmemories #authorlife #booksky

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jul 27

Research doesn’t always mean dusty libraries and grand museums

#booksky #amresearching #authorlife #inspiration #chesapeakebay

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jul 22

🎂 Happy 155th birthday to Florence “Daisy” Harriman, an American heroine whose amazing wartime exploits had newspapers proclaiming her “the Hedy Lamarr of grandmothers!” THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO is available at all your favorite book retailers. #historicalfiction #womensfiction #books #read #booksky

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jul 4

Prepping for vacation means a trip to the local library to load up the beach bag. Thanks to everyone who offered up suggestions, but I think I might have overdone it. #amreading #booksky #authorlife #librarylove #booknerdproblems #books

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jul 3

I’m trying desperately to get halfway through my draft before I leave for a much needed vacation and have enlisted some help. Olive is extremely unhappy that I’ve included a yellow lab in the story, but no cat.

#cats #catlover #authorlife #amwriting #writingcompanion #writing #booksky

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 23

About sums it up.

#booksky #amwriting #authorlife #buttinchairhandsonkeyboard

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 21

My lavender is in full bloom. I had to fight the bees for some blossoms and now my office smells amazing.

#booksky #amwriting #authoroffice #lavenderlove #authorlife

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 14

My favorite sign at today’s #nokings march in Philadelphia!

#nokingsphiladelphia #makinggoodtrouble #readthinkresist

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 11

Thank you to Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, DE and my good friend Margie for my most recent Book In The Wild sighting. I'm happy to see Daisy H getting some bookstore love down the ocean. I only wish I could join her.

#bookstorelove #booksky #booksinthewild #beachreading #bookcommunity

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 6

🧡 Every day 125 people are killed with guns in the U.S. I #WearOrange to remember the victims, honor the survivors, and build community.

#momsdemandactionforgunsense #werememberthevictims #wecanendgunviolence

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Jun 1

🏳️‍🌈Celebrating and standing up this Pride month with my family and friends in the LGBTQ+ community

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · May 28

Good rainy morning! I’m drinking my coffee and staring out at a view that looks like an impressionist’s painting. ☔️
#morningcoffee #rainydayview #amwriting #authorlife #inspiredbytheimpressionists

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · May 27

Feeling this today! #booksky #amwriting #authorlife #histfic

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · May 25

This #MemorialDay, I’m honoring Captain Robert Losey who was killed while assisting Daisy Harriman during the German invasion. He is considered the first official American death of WWII. I based the character of Lt Bayard in THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO on Captain Losey

#thelastlightoveroslo #booksky

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · May 24

🇺🇸Congratulations to the United States Naval Academy's class of 2025 with a special shout-out to the women who continue to show us all how to reach farther and expect more.
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#usnavy #thegirlsinnavyblue #yeomanettes #navyyeomanettes

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Apr 30

Writer in the wild!

#authorlife #amwriting #booksky #fueledbycoffeeandadeadline

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Apr 26

📚 A huge Indie Bookstore Day shout out to my fabulous local bookseller The Bookplate. It has hidden nooks and crannies to get lost in, comfy chairs for browsing, wonderful staff who greet their customers by name, and a bookstore cat…because there has to be a bookstore cat. #indiebookstoreday #books

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Apr 26

As if last weekend’s bath wasn’t indignity enough, now Ellie’s doomed to the T-shirt of shame. Getting old ain’t for sissies

#doglife #dogmom #authorlife #dogsofinstagram #ohtheindignity #doglove

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Apr 6

Made some good trouble in DC yesterday. Democracy in action

#handsoff #makinggoodtrouble #protectourconstitution

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Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Mar 1

I managed three fabulous reads in February that took me from colonial-era Maine to modern day Venice and back to Georgian England.

#books #read #authorlife #amreading #booklover #booklove #booknerd #ariellawhon #DonnaLeon #patriciaveryan #bookrecommendations

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Feb 24

Do any of my fellow romance readers remember Patricia Veryan? I binged her Georgian and Regency romances back in high school and college. THE DEDICATED VILLAIN was my absolute fave! I’m feeling a browse of used books on-line is very much in order today.

#booksky #booklover #books #patriciaveryan

Alix Rickloff @alixrickloff.bsky.social · Feb 22

With one day between for laundry and repacking, I've gone from the ocean to VA's Shenandoah Valley where I'm reconnecting with wonderful writing friends and looking to kickstart my creative mojo. And yes, there will be wine.

#authorlife #writingcommunity #writing #buttinchairhandsonkeyboard

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