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Detroiter. Spartan. Writer. NAACP IMAGE AWARD nominee. Lifetime Achievement Award Romance Fiction. Slayer of Words.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · Dec 9

The final book in my Blessings is up for pre-order. www.amazon.com/Calling-All-...

Calling All Blessings: A Blessings Novel (Blessings, 12)

Amazon.com: Calling All Blessings: A Blessings Novel (Blessings, 12): 9780063018259: Jenkins, Beverly: Books

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 8h

In the beginning was the Word and the word was AI Jesus. www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...

Hail AI, full of grace! Catholic thoughts on Blessed Motherbot

The "godfather of AI" says that as AI threatens to wipe out humanity, we need to build into it "maternal instincts" so "they really care about people."

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 8h

Smh. futurism.com/artificial-i...

Amazon Caught Peddling AI Slop Version of Cory Doctorow That's So Ironic That We Have to Go Outside and Stare at the Sky for a Bit

The renowned tech critic's book "Enshittification" hasn't even been out for a full day, and Amazon is already selling AI-generated knockoffs.

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Bookstore Romance Day @bookstoreromanceday.org · 2d

More than half of the tickets for this are already gone. Grab your spot now to see @oliviawaite.com @clpolk.blacksky.app @evaleigh.bsky.social @stephanieburgis.bsky.social @jessiemihalik.com @kitrocha.com & #LeslyePenelope talk lost & found magic. 11/1 @ 3 PM ET.
www.eventbrite.com/e/1762356127...

Pale blue background. At the top left is the black silhouette of a hand facing downward with golden sparkles spilling from it. At the lower right is a black silhouette of a hand facing upward with golden sparkles rising from it. Gold text at top reads "Lost & Found Magic" Dark blue text below reads "A Virtual Conversation With Olivia Waite, CL Polk, Leslye Penelope, Jessie Mihalik, Eva Leigh, Kit Rocha, Stephanie Burgis" Lighter blue text reads "Sat. Nov. 1 at 3 PM Eastern on Zoom"

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 12h

And Taj Mahal!! m.youtube.com/watch?si=xXR...

Wynton Marsalis Eric Clapton Just A Closer Walk With Thee DVD Rip1

YouTube video by Wershin Montiel

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

Thx!!

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J. Arie @jadeyyjade.bsky.social · 1d

And her new YA novel, Heartsick, is releasing tomorrow! 🥳

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

Author Kristina Forest was on the panel with me in DC. Check out her amazing series.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/TGV/t...

The Greene Sisters

Buy books online and find book series such as The Greene Sisters written by Kristina Forest from PenguinRandomHouse.com

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 1d

What a lovely message from @bookshop.org. Glad to see them growing and growing. We CAN claim back what has been taken from us by these monstrous corporations, and it starts with things like this. Grab some books these next couple days!

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

All that running almost killed him. 😊

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

THIS!!!

Steve A @stegan.bsky.social · 1d

It's October, aka American Archives Month, and while it's been a bit warm to don our cardigans, the shrines to Henry from RED are up and it's time to remind romance authors (and authors of all stripes!) about what kinds of things they ought to be preserving. romancehistory.com/2021/10/15/a...

Archives Month: Tips for romance authors (and others!)

October is always American Archives Month, which is of course when archivists don their colorful costumes and dance in the stacks after assembling their shrine to Henry the Record Keeper, as portra…

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

Author Kristina Forest was on the panel with me in DC. Check out her amazing series.
www.penguinrandomhouse.com/series/TGV/t...

The Greene Sisters

Buy books online and find book series such as The Greene Sisters written by Kristina Forest from PenguinRandomHouse.com

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 1d

Hmmm. www.atouchofessencedecor.com/why-the-pros...

Why the pros put an aluminum foil ball in the dishwasher before each cycle - A touch of Essence Decor

Does your cutlery come out of the dishwasher dull, sometimes spotted with rust? What if an everyday item, slipped discreetly into the basket, could change everything?

www.atouchofessencedecor.com

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

www.theroot.com/the-roots-fa...

13 Thrillers by Black Authors That'll Have You Sleeping With the Lights On This October

What's scarier than a horror flick? A book that haunts your dreams, and we picked 13 of 'em by Black authors to read this October. You've been warned.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

Amen!!

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

Wasn’t discounting the daughter at all. I’ll be in my mid 70s next year and lord knows my freedom to be me is all I ask of life. Her daughter and mine are on the same page.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

I agree.

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

I love Mom!! www.businessinsider.com/mom-lived-wi...

My 76-year-old mother moved from Florida to New York to live with me, but left after 2 years because I was too boring

My 76-year-old mother moved to New York to live with me, but we realized she's more social than I am. She moved back to Florida and is much happier.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 2d

Hungry Lion GIF

Alt: Hungry Lion GIF

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 3d

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Artist to Watch: Uman’s Intuitive Paintings Shimmer with Color and Meaning - Galerie Magazine

Uman's first solo museum show will open October 19 at the Aldrich Contemporary Art Museum in Ridgefield, Connecticut

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 3d

nofilmschool.com/advice-from-...

What Editing 51 Books Reveals: 9 Hidden Traps for Aspiring Writers

Advice from an editor that can teach you about screenwriting.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 4d

OMG!!!!

Rebecca R Helm @rebeccarhelm.bsky.social · 13d

I get that the news cycle is packed right now, but I just heard from a colleague at the Smithsonian that this is fully a GIANT SQUID BEING EATEN BY A SPERM WHALE and it’s possibly the first ever confirmed video according to a friend at NOAA

10 YEAR OLD ME IS LOSING HER MIND (a thread 🧵)

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Pamala Knight @pamalaknight.bsky.social · 6d

REGISTRATION is open!!! Get in early for the good prices for @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social Spring Fling 2026 writers conference in Chicago. Masterclasses, workshops, pitch appointments, networking and fun. Check it out ☺️ #romancelandia

www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com/spring-fling

Spring Fling — Chicago-North Romance Writers

www.chicagonorthromancewriters.com

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 4d

Glad to be first. :)

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 4d

First of the month how ya be to my followers. I don’t auto follow but glad to have you cruising the Blue Skies with me. And Happy Birthday to all the Oct born citizens and friends of Romancelandia. Celebrate yourself! You’re more than worthy.

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@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 5d

Don’t remember but it’s on the website and or google cDon’t know if price is different from mail in price c

@AuthorMsBev @authormsbev.bsky.social · 8d

Say it louder!!