You can still watch authors May Cobb (All the Little Houses) & Ashley Winstead (The Future Saints) discuss their books @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social). #BookSky #PoisonedPenBookstore. tinyurl.com/59ywnt4k

On Fridays this time of year, my readers at Lesa's Book Critiques share their Favorite Reads of 2025. #BookSky #BookLists #FavoriteBooks. tinyurl.com/4nfbdrsw

Ready to talk about What Are You Reading? It's Thursday, and we talk books at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #BookLists tinyurl.com/3wjp6kfa

#FFB #Review #Booksky Kevin's Corner: FFB Review: Dance On His Grave by Sylvia Dickey Smith kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/ffb-...

#Booksky #News of #Books for your #ReadingLists What Are You Reading? lesasbookcritiques.com/what-are-you... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

#News of #Events #Interviews and More... In Reference to Murder: Mystery Melange inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2026/01/myst...

The latest in #PublishingNews of the #Books #ShortStories and more by members of the @SMFSocy list. #Booksky The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: Kicking off 2026 with the Short Mystery Fiction Society! shortmystery.blogspot.com/2026/01/kick...

It closes before dawn so time is running out to vote. Please do so. I don't plan on entering again. #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Defending The Crown-- 28th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/12/defe...

#ICYMI #PublishingNews of the #ShortStories, #Books, and more from talented members of the SMFS list available to read since last March. #Booksky The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: March News from the Short Mystery Fiction Society shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/04/marc...

This is going to be a horrible year for layoffs and jobseekers, probably the worst in nearly 20 years or more. This is because the CEO class have been persuaded that a technology that will confidently tell you that "gravity does not exist because it's only a theory" can replace a skilled employee.

You don't have to win. Just don't lose. A second referendum on independence looms, but there are questions about the first... bookshop.org/p/books/bast...

#BookSky #Review Cat Nap by Brian Lies lesasbookcritiques.com/cat-nap-by-b... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

When I love a picture book, I share my comments on my blog, Lesa's Book Critiques. The artwork, and story behind it, in Brian Lies' Cat Nap, is wonderful. #BookSky #Art #PictureBook. tinyurl.com/3h3uytcf

Author John McMahon recently appeared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social to discuss his new book, Inside Man. Signed books available. Enjoy watching the discussion. #BookSky #FBI @minotaurbooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mf4f5b4r

It's release day for John McMahon's Inside Man, the fast-paced sequel to Head Cases, featuring an unusual team of FBI agents. #BookSky #FBI @minotaurbooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mwjwtruf

Amy Pease, author of Northwoods, appeared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social to discuss the sequel, Wildwood. Signed copies can be ordered. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural. tinyurl.com/55nuhbfs

After the horrendous news last week, I needed a comfort read. Discussed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling. #BookSky #Fantasy tinyurl.com/384jn8fm

Fan of medieval mysteries? Candace Robb recently discussed her latest Owen Archer one, A Lion's Ransom @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #HistoricalMystery tinyurl.com/33rhc38r

#Reviews #BookSky Just a few hours left to vote. If you have not already done so, please consider voting. And if you have voted for the blog, thank you. Kevin's Corner: Defending The Crown-- 28th Annual Critters Readers Poll--Best Review Site kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/12/defe...

Condé Nast forgot to renew the trademark for Gourmet and so a group of journalists grabbed it and are relaunching the food magazine as a worker-owned co-op. Love it. [gourmetmagazine.net]

#PublicationDay #PoliceProcedural #Review #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Publication Day Review: The Cyclist: A DS George Cross Mystery by Tim Sullivan kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/publ...

#PublicationDay #Review #Booksky Inside Man by John McMahon lesasbookcritiques.com/inside-man-b... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

#Review Stars for the Toff by John Creasey happinessisabook.com/stars-for-th... via @aubreyhamilton

#Writing #ShortStory The First Two Pages: "The Bank Heist Before Armageddon" by Avram Lavinsky arttaylorwriter.com/2026/01/13/t...

#Review Bookblog of the Bristol Library: Too Old for This by Samantha Downing bristol-library-bookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/too-...

#Writing SleuthSayers: 2025 Year in Review: Writing and Other Things www.sleuthsayers.org/2026/01/2025...

#Review #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Aubrey Nye Hamilton Reviews: Murder Mindfully by Karsten Dusse kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/aubr...

#News for #Movies #Television and More... In Reference to Murder: Media Murder for Monday inreferencetomurder.blogspot.com/2026/01/medi...

There are book challenges and then there are book challenges. This one is a doozy. #Booksky Bitter Tea and Mystery: My Results for the 52 Book Club Reading Challenge 2025 bitterteaandmystery.blogspot.com/2026/01/my-r...

#Booksky #Review The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries by Marilyn Johnson lesasbookcritiques.com/the-dead-bea... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

#WritingAdvice #Writing Nuts n' Bolts kathleenmarplekalb.com/f/nuts-n-bolts

#PoliceProcedural #Review #BooksWorthReading #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Review: Bitter Fall: A Detective Justice Novel by Bruce Robert Coffin kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi...

If you’re a SMFS member, would love if you would nominate On Fire and Under Water for Best Anthology.

#ICYMI My #Review of this 3rd book in the series. I recommend reading this #PoliceProcedural series in order. #BooksWorthReading #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Publication Day Review: Illusion of Truth: A Novel by James L’Etoile kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/publ...

#PublishingNews from last February. Have you checked out these #Books #Magazines and more yet? #ShortStories #Booksky The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: February News from the Short Mystery Fiction Society shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/03/febr...

The #NewIssue includes articles and more by members of the @SMFSocy list and others. Northern California Mysteries II, Volume 41, No. 4, Winter 2025. mysteryreaders.org/journal-inde...

#Books #ShortStories #Awards #News #Submissions #Booksky "The deadline is January 30, 2026." The Short Mystery Fiction Society Blog: Derringer Award Submissions Are Being Accepted shortmystery.blogspot.com/2025/11/derr...

While this 2nd book in the series comes out Tuesday, I read it months ago by way of a digital ARC. Today I tell you what I thought in my my spoiler free #Review. #NetGalley Kevin's Corner: Review: Inside Man: A Head Case Novel by John McMahon kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/revi...

I'm one of those odd people who enjoy reading obituaries, so I really enjoyed Marilyn Johnson's book, The Dead Beat: Lost Souls, Lucky Stiffs and the Perverse Pleasures of Obituaries. #BookSky #Nonfiction #Obituaries. tinyurl.com/4zusv32p

Author Robert Dugoni previewed his Jan. 27 release of Her Cold Justice @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed books available to preorder. #BookSky #LegalThriller tinyurl.com/2pv7229c

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If you think we are worthy of your vote, please go cast your vote today. #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Defending The Crown-- 28th Annual Critters Readers Poll Opened -- Best Review Site kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2025/12/defe...

Current hardback read courtesy of the author.... #Booksky

Saturday means @scotttipple.bsky.social is back on the blog with another all new #Review. #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Scott's Take: Carl’s Doomsday Scenario by Matt Dinniman kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/scot...

#ICYMI #Review #GraphicNovel #Booksky Kevin's Corner: Scott's Take: Cyberpunk 2077: Psycho Squad by Dan Watters, Kieran McKeown (Illustrator), and Giada Marchisio (Illustrator) kevintipplescorner.blogspot.com/2026/01/scot...

#Booksky #Mystery #Review A Grave Deception by Connie Berry lesasbookcritiques.com/a-grave-dece... via @lesaholstine.bsky.social

A little late, but I love Connie Berry's Kate Hamilton series. Reviewed the 6th book, A Grave Deception. #BookSky #Mystery #TraditionalMystery tinyurl.com/mpctka9b

#Mystery #Review #Booksky Beneath the Stains of Time: Invitation to Murder (1953) by Ab Visser moonlight-detective.blogspot.com/2026/01/invi...

#Mystery #Review #Booksky Bookblog of the Bristol Library: At Death’s Dough by Mindy Quigley bristol-library-bookblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/at-d...

Critic Oline Cogdill reviews Edge by Tracy Clark @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #Thriller tinyurl.com/4pfy8tar