Joan Livingston
@joanlivingston.bsky.social
I write mysteries and literary fiction set mostly in the fictional hill towns of Western Mass. Using the skills I learned as a longtime journalist, I solve cold cases with Isabel Long, protagonist of my mystery series, now published by Bloodhound Books.
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Check out my new Substack post Winter in my Books, inspired by our recent snow storm. Yes, winter and its weather have significant roles in several of my books.
Check out my new Substack post Winter in my Books, inspired by our recent snow storm. Yes, winter and its weather have significant roles in several of my books.
Winter in My Books
Snow and cold help set the scene
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December 28, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Check out my new Substack post Winter in my Books, inspired by our recent snow storm. Yes, winter and its weather have significant roles in several of my books.
Check out my new Substack post Winter in my Books, inspired by our recent snow storm. Yes, winter and its weather have significant roles in several of my books.
You can learn more about me, like what inspires my resilience, and my writing thanks to this feature on the online magazine Bold Journey.
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December 22, 2025 at 1:24 PM
You can learn more about me, like what inspires my resilience, and my writing thanks to this feature on the online magazine Bold Journey.
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New Post — North Fairhaven Girl: Christmases Way Past. I share family memories and traditions going way back.
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North Fairhaven Girl: Christmases Way Past
Celebrating the holidays with family
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December 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
New Post — North Fairhaven Girl: Christmases Way Past. I share family memories and traditions going way back.
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New Substack Post in which I share my love of second-hand shopping plus give tips for a successful and fun hunt.
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My First Choice: Second Hand
Favored shopping experiences
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December 14, 2025 at 1:16 PM
New Substack Post in which I share my love of second-hand shopping plus give tips for a successful and fun hunt.
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In this Substack post, learn more about author Hettie Waite and her new book, Evolve, in this 6Ws feature. Evolve is second in The Chromosome Trilogy. #evolve
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December 7, 2025 at 12:31 PM
In this Substack post, learn more about author Hettie Waite and her new book, Evolve, in this 6Ws feature. Evolve is second in The Chromosome Trilogy. #evolve
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In this Substack post, I share news about my WIP, The Talking Table, a YA book, my first. I didn’t expect to write one, but there it was as the story evolved.
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WIP: The Talking Table
My first YA book
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November 30, 2025 at 3:08 PM
In this Substack post, I share news about my WIP, The Talking Table, a YA book, my first. I didn’t expect to write one, but there it was as the story evolved.
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New Substack post — Grandma's Trunk Turkey: A holiday memory from when my mother didn't trust that I could properly roast a turkey. So she brought the bird she roasted, yup, in the trunk of her car.
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Grandma's Trunk Turkey
A Thanksgiving memory
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November 23, 2025 at 2:11 PM
New Substack post — Grandma's Trunk Turkey: A holiday memory from when my mother didn't trust that I could properly roast a turkey. So she brought the bird she roasted, yup, in the trunk of her car.
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New Substack: Pen Pals in the Truest Sense of the Word. Grateful for those who help me navigate this crazy world of publishing. Glad to reciprocate.
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Pen Pals in the Truest Sense of the Word
Grateful for my author friends
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November 16, 2025 at 1:46 PM
New Substack: Pen Pals in the Truest Sense of the Word. Grateful for those who help me navigate this crazy world of publishing. Glad to reciprocate.
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Hey, The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine is still free for Kindle readers today, Nov. 9. Thanks to those who downloaded this book. It is #1,175 in Free Kindle store and #1 in Alchemy, Children's Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural Books and Children's Chapter Books. www.amazon.com/Twin-Jinn-Al...
The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine: Second Book in the Twin Jinn Series
The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine: Second Book in the Twin Jinn Series - Kindle edition by Livingston, Joan, Livingston, Ezra. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine: Second Book in the Twin Jinn Series.
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November 9, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hey, The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine is still free for Kindle readers today, Nov. 9. Thanks to those who downloaded this book. It is #1,175 in Free Kindle store and #1 in Alchemy, Children's Paranormal, Occult & Supernatural Books and Children's Chapter Books. www.amazon.com/Twin-Jinn-Al...
New substack: I share Jute and Fina Jinn’s magic for free on Nov. 8 and 9 for Kindle readers. This time the twins make an alchemy machine that works for their science fair project, which excites the humans in the small town where they live. Magical realism.
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The Twin Jinn and the Alchemy Machine
Get the magic via Kindle for free
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November 8, 2025 at 12:59 PM
New substack: I share Jute and Fina Jinn’s magic for free on Nov. 8 and 9 for Kindle readers. This time the twins make an alchemy machine that works for their science fair project, which excites the humans in the small town where they live. Magical realism.
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New Substack — En Taos: Mi Amigo Jerry Padillo. On Nov. 1, Día de los Muertos, I remember my late friend and colleague at The Taos News.
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En Taos: Mi Amigo Jerry Padilla
Remembering him on Día de los Muertos
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November 1, 2025 at 8:53 PM
New Substack — En Taos: Mi Amigo Jerry Padillo. On Nov. 1, Día de los Muertos, I remember my late friend and colleague at The Taos News.
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New Substack— En Taos: The Air Up There. I learn to live in a place that’s over a mile high. A big adjustment for certain.
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En Taos: The Air Up There
Living at 6,969 feet above sea level
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October 26, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New Substack— En Taos: The Air Up There. I learn to live in a place that’s over a mile high. A big adjustment for certain.
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New Substack: My gift to readers —The Swanson Shuffle, my novel set in 1974 in a psychiatric halfway house is free to Kindle readers Oct. 17-19. Link’s in the post.
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Free eBook: The Swanson Shuffle
Get yours Oct. 17-19
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October 17, 2025 at 11:50 AM
New Substack: My gift to readers —The Swanson Shuffle, my novel set in 1974 in a psychiatric halfway house is free to Kindle readers Oct. 17-19. Link’s in the post.
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New Substack: My review of A Fighting Chance. Set in Scotland, it’s the second in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series by Val Penny.
#AFightingChance
#ReadingBetweentheLines
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#AFightingChance
#ReadingBetweentheLines
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Review: A Fighting Chance
No. 2 in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series
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October 16, 2025 at 11:20 AM
New Substack: My review of A Fighting Chance. Set in Scotland, it’s the second in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series by Val Penny.
#AFightingChance
#ReadingBetweentheLines
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#AFightingChance
#ReadingBetweentheLines
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New Substack: My review of A Fighting Chance. Set in Scotland, it’s the second in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series by Val Penny.
#AFightingChance #ReadingBetweentheLines
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#AFightingChance #ReadingBetweentheLines
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Review: A Fighting Chance
No. 2 in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series
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October 16, 2025 at 11:19 AM
New Substack: My review of A Fighting Chance. Set in Scotland, it’s the second in the Jane Renwick Thrillers Series by Val Penny.
#AFightingChance #ReadingBetweentheLines
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#AFightingChance #ReadingBetweentheLines
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New Substack Post: Dennis C. Merritt shares episodes in his life with humor and insight in Alice at Plum Island and Other Stories, Threads & Magic.
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A Smart and Light-Hearted Read
Dennis C. Merritt's Alice at Plum Island and Other Stories, Threads & Magic
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October 10, 2025 at 12:31 PM
New Substack Post: Dennis C. Merritt shares episodes in his life with humor and insight in Alice at Plum Island and Other Stories, Threads & Magic.
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New Substack post ... En Taos: A Good Landing. Our adventure living in Taos, NM starts. That's a view from the land we bought to build our home there.
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En Taos: A Good Landing
Our luck continues
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October 5, 2025 at 2:03 PM
New Substack post ... En Taos: A Good Landing. Our adventure living in Taos, NM starts. That's a view from the land we bought to build our home there.
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New Substack post. New Series. En Taos will explore my experiences living in Taos, New Mexico. Here I share how we got there. Perhaps the Mountain called.
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The Mountain Calls
New Series: En Taos
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September 25, 2025 at 11:53 AM
New Substack post. New Series. En Taos will explore my experiences living in Taos, New Mexico. Here I share how we got there. Perhaps the Mountain called.
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New Substack post inspired by our recent camping trip to Cape Cod with visits to the National Seashore and P-Town.
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On the Outer Cape
National Seashore, P-Town and a camp in Wellfleet
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September 21, 2025 at 7:02 PM
New Substack post inspired by our recent camping trip to Cape Cod with visits to the National Seashore and P-Town.
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My review of #FindingTheSource by @joanlivingston.bsky.social is now live: andrewswritersblock.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...
Book Review: Finding the Source by Joan Livingstone
It's September, meaning it will be "Talk Like a Pirate Day" soon. I've got some plans for that this year. Anyway, while I'm looking for jobs...
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September 11, 2025 at 11:04 PM
My review of #FindingTheSource by @joanlivingston.bsky.social is now live: andrewswritersblock.blogspot.com/2025/09/book...
Here are links to the reviews so far on the blog tour for Finding the Source, my latest Isabel Long Mystery. Thanks all.
Miriam Drori miriamdrori.com/blog/
Tracey D Holland www.tdholland.com
Donna Morette www.facebook.com/groups/donna...
Heather Beveridge www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Miriam Drori miriamdrori.com/blog/
Tracey D Holland www.tdholland.com
Donna Morette www.facebook.com/groups/donna...
Heather Beveridge www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
September 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Here are links to the reviews so far on the blog tour for Finding the Source, my latest Isabel Long Mystery. Thanks all.
Miriam Drori miriamdrori.com/blog/
Tracey D Holland www.tdholland.com
Donna Morette www.facebook.com/groups/donna...
Heather Beveridge www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
Miriam Drori miriamdrori.com/blog/
Tracey D Holland www.tdholland.com
Donna Morette www.facebook.com/groups/donna...
Heather Beveridge www.goodreads.com/review/show/...
New Substack: Sometimes you need help getting the word out about the book you wrote. I am calling on Reading Between the Lines and its bloggers for Finding the Source, no. 8 in my Isabel Long Mystery Series.
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Taking My Book on a Blog Tour
Finding the Source featured on Reading Between the Lines
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September 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
New Substack: Sometimes you need help getting the word out about the book you wrote. I am calling on Reading Between the Lines and its bloggers for Finding the Source, no. 8 in my Isabel Long Mystery Series.
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Nw Substack Post — North Fairhaven Girl: Meu Padrinho. Recalling my godfather John Medeiros, the last of my family’s generation. That's me as a child holding a photo of him.
September 7, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Nw Substack Post — North Fairhaven Girl: Meu Padrinho. Recalling my godfather John Medeiros, the last of my family’s generation. That's me as a child holding a photo of him.
Taking Finding the Source for a ride next week with Reading Between the Lines. Read what the reviewers have to say about no. 8 in my Isabel Long Mystery Series.
September 4, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Taking Finding the Source for a ride next week with Reading Between the Lines. Read what the reviewers have to say about no. 8 in my Isabel Long Mystery Series.
Substack: As a girl in North Fairhaven, Our Lady of Angels Feast on Labor Day Weekend was an important part of my family’s life. It started with those grateful immigrants from the Azores who commissioned a life-sized statue of Mary men carry through the streets.
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North Fairhaven Girl: Our Lady of Angels Feast
A Labor Day tradition
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August 31, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Substack: As a girl in North Fairhaven, Our Lady of Angels Feast on Labor Day Weekend was an important part of my family’s life. It started with those grateful immigrants from the Azores who commissioned a life-sized statue of Mary men carry through the streets.
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