A timely quote from Dr. Carla Hayden: “Libraries are a cornerstone of democracy—where information is free and equally available to everyone. People tend to take that for granted, and they don’t realize what is at stake when that is put at risk.”

Thank you to all that attended the release party of @jadamswrites.bsky.social's new book A POISONOUS SILENCE. And an extra big thank you Jenny, her family, and Jenny's conversation partner, @playwrightsteve.bsky.social.

Seeing the worst pretend Catholics melt down over this is just beautiful.

🌷Spring into Action with Our May Mysteries🔍, Out Today! Happy #pubday to @vickidelany.bsky.social's 📚SHOT THROUGH THE BOOK📚 and @jadamswrites.bsky.social's 💀A POISONOUS SILENCE💀! #bookrecs #mysteryreads #historicalfiction #bookbirthday #cozymystery #cozymysterybooks #amateursleuth #readingrecs

It's release day for A POISONOUS SILENCE, and I am grateful beyond words to share Edie and Gil's second mystery with you. If you're in the DC area, I'd love to celebrate with you this evening at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social! www.onemorepagebooks.com/event/celebr... @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Come see us!!! I'm so excited to celebrate at @onemorepagebooks.bsky.social with @playwrightsteve.bsky.social! 🍸 @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Happy belated book birthday to @paperbacklady.bsky.social and A DEATH ON CORFU! I absolutely ADORED this swoony historical mystery, and I hope it's the first of many in the series!!!

I am SO excited!!! @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social

Donate to your public library, get a free Libro.fm audiobook credit! 📚🥰❤️ This week is #NationalLibraryWeek and just like our beloved indie bookshops, libraries play an essential role in our communities. But, more than ever, they need our support. Learn more: blog.libro.fm/libraryweek/

Saturday, April 5, 2025, 12:45pm (Pre-Meeting) Chat 1pm Register> www.ticketleap.events/.../chessiec... @korinamossauthor.bsky.social @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social @jadamswrites.bsky.social Confirmation e contains the Zoom login info. Ignore downloading a ticket

Get a library card today. Call your representative, and tell them to save our libraries.

Loving this country means demanding we hold ourselves accountable for the sins of our past, and striving to be better in the future. For all people.

A childhood friend of mine lost her life this week - her husband murdered her in an act of domestic violence. I am absolutely devastated for her, her parents, and most of all: her three sweet children. Please help if you can: www.gofundme.com/f/please-sup...

They're going to kill Libby and all your other library book reading apps, programs funded by Congress which the administration (and certainly not Elon or his teen Nazi psychopath goons) has no power to shut down. Maybe a day to call all your reps again and to demand action

My books (including the YA I self published in 2015) are in there. As well as a book review my husband published. Neither of us consented to this.

today i am 2,100 days sober. tomorrow, my debut novel, which features a sober protagonist, is finally out in the world. idk man, i don’t think it’s a coincidence that this milestone has lined up with my pub date. this was meant to be. 🖤🥹

“The first people a dictator puts in jail after a coup are the writers, the teachers, the librarians —because these people are dangerous. They have enough vocabulary to recognize injustice and to speak out loudly about it. Let us have the courage to go on being dangerous people.” —Madeleine L’Engle

Hey #audiobook fans - you can grab A DEADLY ENDEAVOR for just $6 now through April 2! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

#debut Malice Domestic 37 #AgathaAwards Melissa Hilbish @ellejauffret.bsky.social @jadamswrites.bsky.social @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social @elizabethcrowens.bsky.social @jenniferkmorita.bsky.social

HWAT

This isn't the canary in the coal mine, it's a mine shaft full of dead miners.

I am pleased to announce my third book ACCELERANT is due out fall 2026! 🔥🔥🔥 And while I have your eyes... The e-book for my debut Strong Like You is available for 2.99 on Amazon RIGHT NOW. Cope Field is out April 22. Pre-order and add on Goodreads NOW!

Understand DC runs a balanced budget. These aren’t federal dollars being cut from DC. This money comes from local taxpayers only. These are forced cuts onto DC residents for literally no reason at all.

Hey #audiobook fans - you can grab A DEADLY ENDEAVOR for just $6 now through April 2! www.audiobooks.com/promotions/p...

Series-writing friends (especially mystery friends!) - are virtual tours worth it for the second book in a series? Who are we booking with? Book 2 comes out in 2 months (eeek) and I'm not sure how to promote it.

Jackie Mitchell struck out Babe Ruth and Lou Gherig on THREE PITCHES EACH in the same inning during an exhibition game. As a reward, her contract was voided and baseball was deemed "too strenuous for women". They should be playing it today instead of softball in my opinion.

This sounds *so* fun! Congratulations, @wiswell.bsky.social!!!

I attended the 2021 Tin House YA Workshop, and it was *transformational*. Apply, apply!!

Calling all YA writers! Join us for an unforgettable 2025 Tin House Spring YA Workshop. This award is intended for LGBTQIA2S+ participants. Apply today! Application: tinhouse.com/workshop/ya-...

There it is: a six-word thesis of democracy. But if you have time for two more, allow me to suggest these for a punchy conclusion that sounds great when it's shouted by a crowd: NO EXCEPTIONS.

SURPRISE!!! im delighted to announce my sophomore novel and first horror, TRADITIONAL WIFE!! this book was so fun to write. it’s gross and unsettling and spicy. it’s THE SHAPE OF WATER meets ROSEMARY’s BABY. it’s about tradwife culture and social media and it’s very timely. 😈

Good morning #Romancelandia! I’m so excited to share that THE FINEST PRINT audiobook is releasing April 8, and it’s *gorgeously* narrated by the unparalleled Mary Jane Wells and Will M. Watt 😍🤯😭 Preorder is live! I hope you all love this one. It’s so unbelievably special 💗💗💗

While the recipient of this GFM can't be revealed for reasons that are very clear when you read the post, it's someone I care for deeply and vouch for absolutely. Please give if you can and share either way. www.gofundme.com/f/help-a-bel...

I was born in the mid 80s. my ENTIRE LIFE, Russia has been the bad guys. some of the reasons were bullshit but a lot of it wasn't. I don't know what to even do with the fact that the American conservative, Republican Party has completely sold out our country and perhaps the entire WORLD to Russia.

A DEADLY ENDEAVOR is Anthony Award-Eligible in two categories: Best First Novel and Best Historical! I'd be honored for your nominations. #crimefiction #mysterywriters #historicalmysteries #debutauthor

Nashville readers: come celebrate the release of UNLOCK THE DARK with me at @parnassusbooks.bsky.social TOMORROW!!! I'll be in conversation with Erica Ivy Rogers, and we're going to have so much fun! RSVP here: www.parnassusbooks.net/event/unlock...

This is an INCREDIBLY serious story for Washington, DC. There is one prosecutor for DC: the federal/DOJ US Attorney for DC. That's a Trump-appointed position now. The Trump appointee is corrupt, venal, MAGA. Here the DC police wanted to prosecute a crime, and the Trump USAO SAID NO. 1/

Please read and share. But especially share with folks that might not realize how critical Section 504 is to so many people. I tried to write a simple clear explanation at the break. I hope it reaches some people who aren't already on our side. Gift link: www.startribune.com/why-are-repu...

Buy books by queer authors. Buy books from trans authors. Buy books by Black authors. Buy books by indigenous authors. Buy books by Asian authors. By books by Latinx authors. Buy books by immigrant authors. Representation matters. Keep reading.

We have an Amazon link!! Tomorrow, my new fantasy goes on sale. An unusual woman meets a charming thief while on a job & her whole world is upended. THE UNBEARABLE TASTE OF FRUIT AND WINE is about finding the courage to sieze your own power & love who you want. www.amazon.com/dp/B0DKV8PLSJ/

The YA publishing crisis isn’t that we need more mature YA books or a Mature YA label, it’s that we need more YA books published for teens of all ages and less YA books published as YA but also wanting to reach Adult audiences. Adults have plenty of books published for them.

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THE WAY I LOVE THIS BOOK! I cannot wait to get it into my students' hands!

AABB stands with our trans members, friends, colleagues, heroes, and the countless trans Americans who will be affected by this needlessly cruel Executive Order from the Trump Administration. We are proud to do so alongside so many of our comrades in the fight against book bans.

Hey, #Booksky! Preorders of A POISONOUS SILENCE are 25% off for B&N members - so if you want a book starring a plucky socialite and grumpy coroner solving the murder of a silent film star in 1920s Philly, you're in luck! #mysterybooks #crimefiction www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-poisonou...

When a film star is poisoned in Prohibition-era Philadelphia, private investigator Edie Shippen is on the case in A POISONOUS SILENCE by @jadamswrites.bsky.social, the second Deadly Twenties mystery. #ewgc 📖Available on NetGalley: www.netgalley.com/catalog/book...

It’s that time again! BEHOOVED and many other titles are 25% off at Barnes & Noble. It feels weird to be doing book promo in the current times, but this is also a time when it’s super important to support debuts and diverse voices 💜

Hey, #Booksky! Preorders of A POISONOUS SILENCE are 25% off for B&N members - so if you want a book starring a plucky socialite and grumpy coroner solving the murder of a silent film star in 1920s Philly, you're in luck! #mysterybooks #crimefiction www.barnesandnoble.com/w/a-poisonou...

#giveaway I'm delighted to be participating in the Great Escapes Virtual Book Tour introducing SEAMS LIKE THE PERFECT CRIME by Lois Winston! See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest for a chance to win 1 of 3 copies by 2/17/25: cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/apple-muffins/