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J.C. Kenney

@jckenney.bsky.social

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Agatha Award winning whodunnit author, father, husband, and cat dad, not necessarily in that order. Author of the Allie Cobb Mysteries, the Darcy Gaughan Mysteries, and the Elmo Simpson Mysteries.

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · Oct 20

Panic in the Panhandle is getting rave reviews! Check it out!
Panic in the Panhandle (Elmo Simpson Mysteries Book 1) a.co/d/bQu7uNg

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · 8h

Writers, the ultimate optimists...whether we want to be or not.

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Kris Bock mystery and romance author @krisbock.bsky.social · 13h

Cozy town, suspicious death, and only $1.99? Yes please.
This October, get twists, tension… and deals you don’t want to miss.
Nearly all Tule Publishing mysteries are on sale for $1.99!
Mine: tulepublishing.com/authors/kris...
All: tulepublishing.com/mystery/
#books #Mystery #MysterySale

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Nan Reinhardt @nanreinhardt.bsky.social · 18h

#booksky📚💙 @shellyjones.bsky.social is in the Author Spotlight today with her new cozy and a fun giveaway! Come on over! @tulepublishing.bsky.social @nnlightsbookheaven.bsky.social @womenwriters.bsky.social #readztule #cozymystery #tulemystery #giveaway nanreinhardt.com/author-spotl...

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NightMar on Hicks Street, Part 4: The Rabbit’s Revenge @histoftech.bsky.social · 1d

doomscroll break

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

$41 million: The amount of money we’ve raised for indie bookstores since 2020.

$0: The amount of money Amazon has raised for indie bookstores since 1994.

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 1d

Can’t decide what to buy on Prime Day?

Try: absolutely nothing, and then go support indie bookstores instead 📚

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · 1d

a man is smiling with the words its bonkers mate above him

ALT: a man is smiling with the words its bonkers mate above him

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · 1d

One should assume, if one had not already, that every single thing the GOP has to say about pretty much anything is a lie or fabrication.

Carl Quintanilla @carlquintanilla.bsky.social · 1d

“.. On closer inspection, however, it turned out that the image was not a photograph of a real event in Portland, but instead a fabrication created by combining two photographs of scenes that unfolded in South America nearly a decade apart ..”

@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

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Congressman André Carson @carson.house.gov · 2d

The government shutdown can have a real impact on families. Our office is here to help. Swipe through for answers to common questions. For more resources on the federal government shutdown, visit carson.house.gov

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 2d

Our featured author this week is Gigi Pandian, who has a new book releasing tomorrow: A Gargoyle's Guide to Murder, book nine in her Accidental Alchemist series. Read our interview with her here: cozymystery.com/blog/gigi-pa...

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 2d

Let’s talk about ‘whoa.’

First of all, ‘woah’ is not yet considered an established spelling variant of ‘whoa.’

While ‘woah’ has grown in prevalence since the late 20th century, ‘whoa’ is still about 5 times as common as ‘woah.’

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WISH-TV @wishtv.com · 2d

MARK SANCHEZ UPDATE | Prosecutors have filed a felony battery charge against FOX Sports analyst Mark Sanchez after Saturday's downtown stabbing.

DETAILS: 🔗https://tinyurl.com/25hf2dyw

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 2d

It's National Coaches Day! Try Coached to Death by Victoria Laurie cozymystery.com/links/coache...

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · 3d

Don't be afraid...
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Don't Be Afraid

Writer's Craft

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 4d

It's National Vodka Day! Check out Good Girls Don't Drink Vodka by C. A. Larmer cozymystery.com/links/good-g...

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Maddie Day, aka Edith Maxwell @maddieday.bsky.social · 4d

Am I a fan of #Halloween? You bet! Read my essay about it, plus you can check out a glowing review of Murder at Cape Costumers and a giveaway at Kings River Life Magazine!

kingsriverlife.com/10/04/murder...

Murder at Cape Costumers By Maddie Day: Review/Giveaway/Halloween Guest Post

by Cynthia Chow, & Maddie DayIt’s Halloween in Westham, Massachusetts, and the streets are filled with tiny superheroes, princesses, and pirates. Mac’s Bikes bicycle rental store owner Mackenzie “Mac...

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EF Pro Cycling @efprocycling.com · 4d

A very special day for our very special Mags ❤️

📸: @jeredgruber @ashleygruber

#efeducationoatly

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Timothy McBride @mcbridetd.bsky.social · 4d

The ACA’s enhanced premium tax credits are at the center of the ongoing government shutdown. The tax credits have led to a more than doubling of Marketplace enrollment, but they'll expire at end of this year if Congress doesn’t act to extend them.

Here are some key facts about the credits from KFF

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Velon CC @veloncc.bsky.social · 4d

Magdeleine Vallieres debuts her stripes 🌈🤩

The newly-crowned world champion has unveiled her fresh rainbow stripes at the Giro dell'Emilia Donne, including a custom Cannondale LAB71 SuperSix EVO 👀

📸 Sprint Cycling

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · 5d

When my time comes to an end, being buried in shamrocks doesn't sound too bad. Can I have a bottle of Irish whiskey and a CD of the best of The Chieftains with me?

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J.C. Kenney @jckenney.bsky.social · 5d

Make your request now! Your life will be better for it!

Lisa Q Mathews @lisaqmathews.bsky.social · 5d

Yay! Just learned my Irish-themed mystery ☘️Buried in Shamrocks☘️ (Feb. 2026) is now available on NetGalley! Request for review at loom.ly/sXcpJDg

Buried in Shamrocks

NetGalley helps publishers and authors promote digital review copies to book advocates and industry professionals. Publishers make digital review copies and audiobooks available for the NetGalley comm...

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 5d

Your challenge in October is to read a book featuring a witch. How about The English Village Witch Mysteries by Rosie Reed? cozymystery.com/links/murder...

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Sarah Weinman @sarahweinman.com · 5d

So great to see this profile of Andrea Bartz in her (and all authors’) fight against Anthropic.

The Thriller Writer Who Took on a Tech Giant

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SACosby @blacktopkid.bsky.social · 6d

At a bookstore in France that is featuring my books
If you're seeing this post and you are an aspiring artist know this..I grew up in a trailer in rural Virginia. My mom was disabled. We had very little money
But today my books are all around the world, nothing is impossible if u really want it💙

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CozyMystery.com @cozymystery-com.bsky.social · 7d

Amanda Flower: "What’s a plot? I don’t know. I just know you’re supposed to kill someone and someone goes to jail." More here: cozymystery.com/blog/amanda-...

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