Hello teachers & librarians! My YA historical mysteries set during the Cold War have discussion & activity guides to make them easy to use in your classroom 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 🏫 Check them out at http://pdjoyce.com/schools #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #youngteenlit #mgbooks

My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚 #historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks

The stars are two 14-year-old teens on a race against spies and mobsters to recover a vinyl record that just might save the world.  Back in the USSR A Publishers Weekly BookLife YA/MG Semifinalist https://patrickdjoyce.com/products/back-in-the-ussr #yalit #youngteenlit #tlsky #yabooks

Invite me to your school! My author visits are free, in-person or virtual. I can talk to your students about creative writing, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my thriller books for grades 6-9. Visit pdjoyce.com/schools for details  #tlsky #authorvisits #schoollibrarians #edusky

In which I talk about what it was like growing up at embassies in the USSR, Cuba, and Nicaragua during the Cold War. 🛫 🛬 🌍 Listen at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode347/ #podcast #coldwar #history #diplomat #author #tlsky

TOP SECRET Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE Embark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

Hear me talk about how music, history, and memory shape my storytelling, on the Inspirational Indie Authors podcast! Listen here: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-patrick-d-joyce/ #podcast #writing #coldwar #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #indieauthor

Invite me to your school! My author visits are free, in-person or virtual. I can talk to your students about creative writing, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my thriller books for grades 6-9. Visit pdjoyce.com/schools for details #tlsky #authorvisits #schoollibrarians #edusky

Enter a world of coded messages, secret gatherings, maps made by spies, walls that have ears, cellars dripping with menace, skyscrapers that trap you in the clouds, and elevators whose rides could be your last. Get BACK IN THE USSR at https://patrickdjoyce.com   #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

TOP SECRET Character dossier for Strawberry Fields: JOSIE BROUK Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists receive a cryptic message concealed in a song and must uncover a shadowy conspiracy. #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

Hello teachers & librarians! My YA historical mysteries set during the Cold War have discussion & activity guides to make them easy to use in your classroom 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 🏫 Check them out at http://pdjoyce.com/schools #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #youngteenlit #mgbooks

Getting ready for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this Saturday! Excited to meet readers, sign books, and hang out with kidlit authors.

My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚 #historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks

Had tons of fun yesterday at the Arlington Book Fair signing books and meeting readers (including a few teenage bookworms) and hanging out with local authors @alexandragrabbe.bsky.social, @timweedwriter.bsky.social, @aldenjones.bsky.social, @lisaborders.bsky.social, @katewoodworth.bsky.social

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Guess who I am for Halloween!

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

The stars are two 14-year-old teens on a race against spies and mobsters to recover a vinyl record that just might save the world.  Back in the USSR A Publishers Weekly BookLife YA/MG Semifinalist https://patrickdjoyce.com/products/back-in-the-ussr #yalit #youngteenlit #tlsky #yabooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls. STRAWBERRY FIELDS http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Invite me to your school! My author visits are free, in-person or virtual. I can talk to your students about creative writing, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my thriller books for grades 6-9. Visit pdjoyce.com/schools for details  #tlsky #authorvisits #schoollibrarians #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

In which I talk about what it was like growing up at embassies in the USSR, Cuba, and Nicaragua during the Cold War. 🛫 🛬 🌍 Listen at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode347/ #podcast #coldwar #history #diplomat #author #tlsky

Can you think of anything better than a BOOK FAIR at a CAFE?! It's a thing! The Arlington (MA) Book Fair happens Saturday Nov. 8 at the Roasted Granola Cafe, and I'll be in the lineup from 3:30 on. Come say hello! Meet local authors! Start your holiday shopping with books! Promises to be a blast.

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

TOP SECRET Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE Embark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Hear me talk about how music, history, and memory shape my storytelling, on the Inspirational Indie Authors podcast! Listen here: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-patrick-d-joyce/ #podcast #writing #coldwar #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #indieauthor

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Invite me to your school! My author visits are free — in-person in Eastern MA, virtual elsewhere. I'll talk to your students about my writing process, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my mystery-thriller books for grades 6-9. Contact me to discuss details! #tlsky #authorvisits

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

My new favorite cafe: waffles, tea, and Tintin!

Excited to receive my preorder of The Accident by @lorimillerkase.bsky.social! And looking forward to getting it signed at the Granby Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 15!

Enter a world of coded messages, secret gatherings, maps made by spies, walls that have ears, cellars dripping with menace, skyscrapers that trap you in the clouds, and elevators whose rides could be your last. Get BACK IN THE USSR at https://patrickdjoyce.com   #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls. STRAWBERRY FIELDS http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

TOP SECRET Character dossier for Strawberry Fields: JOSIE BROUK Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists receive a cryptic message concealed in a song and must uncover a shadowy conspiracy. #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls. STRAWBERRY FIELDS http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Hello teachers & librarians! My YA historical mysteries set during the Cold War have discussion & activity guides to make them easy to use in your classroom 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 🏫 Check them out at http://pdjoyce.com/schools #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #youngteenlit #mgbooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚 #historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

The stars are two 14-year-old teens on a race against spies and mobsters to recover a vinyl record that just might save the world.  Back in the USSR A Publishers Weekly BookLife YA/MG Semifinalist https://patrickdjoyce.com/products/back-in-the-ussr #booksky #yalit #youngteenlit #tlsky #yabooks

Save the date! On November 15, come see me at the Granby Children's Book Festival in Connecticut. I'll be one of 30 authors signing and selling books and connecting with readers. Last year the festival had about 1,000 attendees! #kidlit #mgbooks #yabooks

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky

Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world. BACK IN THE USSR http://pdjoyce.com/ #booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky