Mark your calenders! 📆 🏰 📖 2026 is already looking good for signings, fairs, and festivals, with more to come:

Calling all fantasy readers! The Fantasy Author Legion is hosting its 2nd annual Readers Retreat & Book Bash in #Philadelphia! thefantasyauthorlegion.com/bookbash . Dates: February 20th-22nd, 2026 . Where: Cornerstone Bed & Breakfast Philadelphia, PA 19104

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Near Bethlehem, PA? Come out to a multi-author signing event at the newly opened @sorcery_and_scripts on Saturday Jan 17th from 2-4pm - we'd love to see you!

Mark your calenders for upcoming bookish events! 📆 📚 💙 🪐 🏰

#KnowYourTrope - The Paladin A valiant champion devoted to all that is Good and Right. Some call them idealists, others say naive - either way, they uphold their moral code no matter the personal cost. 💙📚🪐🐉✍️⚔️ #writing#fantasy #bookish #indieauthor #literarytropes

Less than a week away from my first book event in my home state of New Jersey, the Collingswood Book Festival! @collsbookfest #droughtbringer #bookfest #collsbook #collsbookfest #collingswoodnj #authors #literaryevents #thingstodoinnj #njisntboring #familyfriendly www.collingswoodbookfestival.com

I'm finally getting my pics up from @Frightreadsbookfest in West Friendship, MD. Special thanks to my booth-buddies @dorianmoore.books, @brianpaone_author for bringing his #Delorean, and @roggenartbakery necessary sustenance. Awesome start to #spookyseason! #frightreads2025 #indieauthor #bookcon

my @Frightreadsbookfest book haul! #frightreads #bookhaul #horrorbooks . . #bookstagram #booklover #bookhaul #bookstack #fantasyfiction #horrorcon #indieauthor #indiebooks #horrorbooks #bookcon #frightreads2025 #spookyreads #halloweenreads #bookevent

Heading to Fright Reads Book Con this weekend! If you'll be there, come say hi and check out Desolate Dawn: #SwordAndSorcery #IndieAuthor #frightreads

I'll be signing books at the FrightReads Book Festival next month! Halloween-themed and family-friendly, this 2-day MD event celebrates spooky with authors, artists, and creatives of all kinds. Check it out: www.frightreads.com 💙📚🪐#frightreads #halloweenmarket #bookevent #indieauthor

Speechless and grateful over here. Even just a rating makes such a difference & kind words keep indie authors going. Pick up a copy and experience the adventure for yourself! 💙📚🪐⚔️✍️

KNOW YOUR TROPE: Apocalypse Maiden refers to any character fated to trigger the end of the world. Often, they're an "Innocent" or close to the Hero, forcing them to choose between killing them for the greater good, or risking it all to protect them. 📚💙✍️

Meet local authors on Saturday, June 21 at Old Stone Cider in Chester County PA! Come out for: 🍎 Heirloom orchard craft cider 🎶 Live music 🧑‍🍳 Flying Deutschman Food Truck 🍦 Hangry Bear Ice Cream Truck 📚💙More books for your TBR For details: www.oldstonecider.com/calendar/202...

Did the end of Desolate Dawn leave you wanting more? 💙📚🪐 You're in luck - Brand new episodes of the series in progress are available bi-weekly on ReamStories! Still waiting to experience Droughtbringer? All of Volume One is available to anyone at any tier. Subscribe Now: buff.ly/42CRcqE

Inside me are two wolves - one that loves the satisfaction of writing a good fight scene & one that absolutely hates the mental gymnastics it takes to start drafting one. ✍️💙📚🪐 At least it means I've reached the mid-point of Droughtbringer Vol. 2 ✒️Draft Progress: 50k words and counting...

I'm a sucker for a good character trope with a twist. ⚔️ Are any of these one of your favs? If so, check out my debut novel, Desolate Dawn - an action-packed tale of twisted prophecies, unlikely allies, and the heroic fight against ancient Evil Overlords. 💀💙📚🪐 Available now: buff.ly/4jHlejm

Droughtbringer Quotes: Every cryptic prophecy deserves a folk ballad, right? 💙📚🪐 "She will herald the end of all that we know, bring death and destruction wherever she goes. Only through the Tides will the Faithful survive. Raise arms against the Droughtbringer when she arrives."

Reading Checkpoint - May 2025 : 📚💙🪐 Last: ⚔️Namesake–Adrienne Young Current: 🪄The Color of Magic- Terry Pratchett Next: 💀Graveyard Shift-M.L. Rio or ⚔️Sunbringer-Hannah Kaner Retelling must-reads: 🕯️Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier 👻The Haunting of Hill House - Shirley Jackson

The Ream Raid is on! 📚💙🪐 From today until April 28th, authors in every genre are granting free access to their books and Desolate Dawn is one of them. Don't miss this opportunity to join the adventures of Droughtbringer! ✨ Check out all the amazing books here: readers.reamstories.com/raid. ✨

Book News - DESOLATE DAWN will be FREE on Ream from April 21–28 as part of the Ream Raid Promo! If you haven't experienced the world of Droughtbringer yet - or have friends you want to convert into fans - now is the time to start. Check it out here: readers.reamstories.com/raid. 🪐 📚💙

A quote from Desolate Dawn:

Desolate Dawn has been out for two months! If you've been enjoying the adventure please consider sharing a rating and review on Goodreads, Storygraph, Amazon, or anywhere else you can think of. Even one good word can convince someone to take a chance on an indie book 📚💙⚔️

Reading Checkpoint - March 2025 📚💙🪐 Last: ✨Lute – Jennifer Thorne Current: ✨Namesake – Adrienne Young Next: ✨Assistant to the Villain – Hannah Nicole Maehrer OR ✨Sunbringer- Hannah Kaner New Releases I Can’t Wait To Read: They Bloom at Night The Wildest Things

The Delaware Author Fair is happening on Sunday, March 30th at the historic Rockwood Museum! I'll be selling and signing books & I'd love to see you. 📚💙📖🏛️🏞️ Tickets are free but limited - register now at delawarebookfair.com.

The action-packed sword & sorcery adventure Droughtbringer Volume One: Desolate Dawn is available now! 📚💙🪐⚔️

If you haven't read the Danielle Cain series by @margaret.bsky.social you are missing out and should absolutely rectify the situation. 💙📚

oh hey the third Danielle Cain book launches on Kickstarter tomorrow and it'll have all kinds of print and audio ways of getting into the series if you haven't read the first two www.kickstarter.com/projects/tan...

A huge thank you to everyone that came out to the #BookLaunch on Friday night, and to The Mercury Cafe for hosting! There was even a dangerously delicious signature cocktail, a riff on The Navigator with rum, lime, orgeat, and aperol (I really need to get the recipe). 💙📚🪐⏰

A quote from Desolate Dawn, now available for purchase. Official #BookLaunch on Feb. 28th at The Mercury in New Castle, DE! 📚 ⚔️ 💙 🪐 🥂 #droughtbringer #desolatedawn #bookquotes #newrelease #indieauthor #adventurefantasy #shoplocal #booklaunch #signing #oldnewcastle #localDE #Delaware

Reading Checkpoint: 📚💙🪐 Last: ✨ Network Effect (The Murderbot Diaries) - Marsha Wells Current: ✨ Godkiller - Hannah Kaner Next: ✨Jute - Jennifer Thorne OR ✨Namesake - Adrienna Young Recent Preorder: ✨The Grimoire Grammar School Parent Teacher Association - Caitlin Rozakis

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 20/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #thesaltgrowsheavy #cassandrakhaw #myfavoritelovestory

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 19/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #houseofhollow #KrystalSutherland

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚 18/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #grimmsfairytales #fairytales #folklorehistory

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 17/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #thehazelwood #melissaalbert

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚🪐 16/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #joeabercrombie #thebladeitself

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚 15/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #imbibe #davidwondrich #cocktailhistory

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚🪐 14/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #historicalfiction #temeraire #naominovik

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚🪐 13/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #michaelpollan #theomnivoresdilemma

Writers - ever finish a good drafting session with enough time to get some sleep, only to find that one thing that needs to be solved before you can leave your laptop? 💙📚🪐✍️ That was me last night when I decided it would be better to split the book 2 outline 30k words in.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚🪐 12/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #mythroatanopengrave #ToriBovalino #cathartic #iykyk

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙📚🪐⏰ 11/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #thisishowyoulosethetimewar #bestbirthdaygift #Maxgladstone #Amalelmohtar

DESOLATE DAWN available now: buff.ly/4jHlejm Check out my debut fantasy adventure novel, perfect for fans of Conan, the Witcher, Xena, and a good dungeon crawl with a side of 80’s fantasy nostalgia. 💙📚🪐🌈💫 #bookrelease #booksky #booktok #indieauthor #fantasy #swordandsorcery #debutauthor #queersky

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 10/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #brandonsanderson #mistborn

She ended the world - now what? Desolate Dawn is an action-packed tale of twisted prophecies, unlikely allies, & the fight against Evil. With grimdark vibes & campy antics, its perfect for fans of #Conan, #Xena, and #VoxMachina with a side of 80’s fantasy nostalgia. 🐉💙📚⚔️ #epicfantasy #booklaunch

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 9/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #scottlynch #gentlemenbastards

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 8/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #sadydoyle #deadblondesandbadmothers

Do you have any guilty pleasure tropes? Something you know is cliche but still can't resist? Mine took embarrassingly too long to realize: an all-powerful non-human companion learning to be 'human' - the more reluctantly and cynically the better. #bookchat #booktropes #bookish #booksky 📚💙🪐🐉

That moment when you realize loved ones might be anticipating personalized inscriptions in the books you said you'd sign for them.

Choose 20 books that have stayed with you or influenced you. One book per day for 20 days in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just covers! 💙🪐📚 7/20 #Books #BookSky #BookChallenge #xmen #darkphoenix