Landscape-inspired textile art, using hand-dyed fabric, stitching and mixed media by UK textile artist Magz Roberts #WomensArt

Do we win a major award????

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Whatever you do, please don’t stop reading. Read for joy. Read for education. Read for resistance. Read banned books. Read books by marginalized authors. Read about experiences that differ from your own. Just. Keep. Reading.

Triple Chocolate Cake: #InternationalChocolateDay dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/09/trip...

Bloody Scotland Prizes mysteryreadersinc.blogspot.com/2025/09/bloo... #crimefiction

And there's a #giveaway!

I highly recommend this.

Today's the final day of the #giveaway.

It's a great day for a trip back in time! Let's head to the 1950s with a book by Vicki Delany, Deadly Summer Nights. cozymystery.com/links/deadly...

#giveaway A chance to win a copy of SOUR CRIME DONUTS by @gingerbolton.bsky.social! Plus check out the recipe for Spiced-Tea Baked Donuts. See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 9/7/2025. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/spiced-tea-b...

My August reads! @victoriakaz.bsky.social always a fun read! @elliealexander.bsky.social this series is SO good! @gingerbolton.bsky.social & @maddieday.bsky.social both threw in some turns I did NOT see coming! WOW! All books reviewed on #Goodreads & #Bookbub by #dnsyl57

Reviews and giveaways of "Icing on the Murder" by Valerie Burns, “Tea with Jam and Dread" by Vicki Delany, and “Sour Crime Donuts" by Ginger Bolton kingsriverlife.com/08/30/yummy-... #cozymystery @vickidelany.bsky.social @gingerbolton.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #book 💙📚

Happy International Dog Day! I was in a waiting room today and got a funny look when I explained why I'd moved to a different seat. There were dogs on the TV, and I couldn't see them without craning my neck. Makes sense to me.

Stakes can be higher in mysteries when the characters are more vulnerable than most . . . Check out these recent mysteries by @ovidiayu.bsky.social, @gingerbolton.bsky.social, Amanda Flower, Lynn Cahoon, Uzma Jalaluddin, and E.J. Copperman

The 10th Deputy Donut Mystery, SOUR CRIME DONUTS, will be in stores on Tuesday, August 26. Meanwhile, I'm rushing to finish the 11th. Stay tuned . . .

Chocolate Walnut Potato Cake: #PotatoDay dyingforchocolate.blogspot.com/2025/08/choc...

❤️📚📚❤️ . #NationalBookLoversDay #BookSky

#giveaway A chance to win a copy of TEA WITH JAM & DREAD by @vickidelany.bsky.social! Plus check out the recipe for Sticky Toffee Pudding. See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 8/3/25. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/sticky-toffe...

Check out the Author! Author! section for posts about mysteries connected with retail businesses, including my short description of my Deputy Donut Mysteries. SOUR CRIME DONUTS will be in stores August 26!

Always fun to open a new box! TEA WITH JAM AND DREAD, the 6th Tea by the Sea mystery from @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social coming July 29. The gang is off to Yorkshire for plenty of tea and scones!

Need to preorder my upcoming book, SOUR CRIME DONUTS, launching August 26? From July 8-11, @barnesandnoble.com is offering B&N Rewards Members 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members!) with the promo code PREORDER25! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/sour-crime... #BarnesAndNoble #BookSale

Do you need to preorder my upcoming book, SOUR CRIME DONUTS, launching August 26? From July 8-11, @barnesandnoble.com is offering B&N Rewards Members 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members!) with the promo code PREORDER25! www.barnesandnoble.com/.../sour.../.... #BarnesAndNoble #BookSale

So . . . I'm pondering the next scene in my murder mystery. Police officers are on their way. And then, in the distance, I hear sirens, and I think, "Here they come." No. Those are actual sirens. Writing is always an adventure.

Instagram channel @Art_DailyDose Jo Hobbs, is a UK needle-felting artist known for crafting realistic miniature animal figures from wool Artist: @jurlyjocreation #art #needlefelting #dog #sculpture #animals #UnitedKingdom #UK #artist

"A collage full of nature 🌱🌷" from Gemma Matthews, contemporary embroidery artist who creates free hand pieces #WomensArt

Beloit, WI revitalized its waterfront and chose this way to celebrate it: by bringing to life Georges Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte."

Welsh born textile artist and knitwear designer Kate Jenkins creates fun crochet/knit creations #womensart

#Booksale! The e-book of my first Deputy Donut Mystery, SURVIVAL OF THE FRITTERS, is only $1.99 at most e-book retailers for a limited time only. The tenth Deputy Donut Mystery, SOUR CRIME DONUTS, will be out at the end of August!

Portuguese installation artist Joana Vasconcelos wrapped a Fender Stratocaster electric guitar in a cotton crochet pattern #WomensArt

May 26, 2025 – Book Review (and a Giveaway!): The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg by Krista Davis I’ve loved every book I’ve read in the Domestic Diva Mystery series, but I think The Diva Poaches a Bad Egg might be my new favorite... ~Reading Is My SuperPower readingismysuperpower.org/2025/05/26/b...

In about fourth grade, I tried practicing writing about my life as if I were writing a story, but I forgot to mute some of it. It went something like this: Mom: "How was your day?" Me: "'Just fine,' she said." I got an odd look.

Today's the last day to stock up on #books with @barnesandnoble.com's preorder sale. The sale includes my SOUR CRIME DONUTS, in stores August 26! Premium and Rewards Members get 25% off with code PREORDER25. #cozymystery @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

You can stock up on #books with @barnesandnoble.com's preorder sale! It includes my SOUR CRIME DONUTS, in stores August 26! Premium and Rewards Members get 25% off with code PREORDER25. #cozymystery @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social

The 11th Deputy Donut Mystery, SOUR CRIME DONUTS, will be in stores August 26, and now is a great time to preorder it! @barnesandnoble.com is running a #sale April 23-25! B&N Rewards Members get 25% off all preorders (35% off for premium members!) when you use the promo code PREORDER25!

Machine embroidered artwork by Alison Holt, UK textile artist #WomensArt #Spring

April 15, 2025 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – SPOTLIGHT Virtual Book Tour & Giveaway: No Roast for the Weary (Coffeehouse Mystery, #21) by Cleo Coyle karensiddall.wordpress.com/2025/04/15/v...

“Cats are magical; the more you pet them, the longer you both live.”

Life imitating art (if my Deputy Donut Mysteries qualify as art.) These beautiful kitties in Wisconsin are available for adoption, and like Dep in my mysteries, they have markings like donuts on their sides!

A couple of spotlight posts today, to visit. Don’t miss each stop on my Great Escapes Book Blog tour to enter the $50 Amazon gift card giveaway! Thanks so much, Jody, for hosting me. #cozymysteries #mysteries #giftcardgiveaway #giveaway #culinarymysteries jodyjoy.com/cat-got-your...

For those that like to shop from in Independent Bookshop, here's an ever growing directory. There are 29 individual directory pages, thousands of bookshops listed, and five bookshop interviews #IndieBookshop #BookSky 💙📚 www.indiebookshops.com

Don’t miss each stop on my Great Escapes Book Blog tour to enter the $50 Amazon gift card giveaway! Thanks so much for hosting me. #giveaways #newreleases #cozymysteries #giftcardgiveaways celticladysreviews.blogspot.com/2025/03/cat-...

Review and giveaway of "The Next Deadly Chapter" by VM Burns kingsriverlife.com/03/08/the-ne... @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @vmburnsbooks.bsky.social @crimewoc.bsky.social #cozymystery #mystery #book 💙📚

Happy "one day of the year we are genuinely cool" to all book nerds who celebrate #worldbookday2025

I thought I removed that little plastic tie holding the new pair of socks together. I didn't. Ouch.

Here's a review of my BLAME THE BEIGNETS and a recipe from it! www.criminalelement.com/cooking-the-...

Plus, I really like coffee!

A few days ago it was a tree, but it has turned into a garden gnome!!!

Writing an 80,000-word manuscript can be daunting. During the first draft, I sometimes have to go back and read earlier chapters to return to the mood. Today might be one of those days . . .