NEWS: Our KNOW YOUR RIGHTS comic is available in 11 languages with more to come! Download it here - www.weteachnyc.org/resources/co... @mayor.nyc.gov @hsglobalhistory.bsky.social @davidhahn.bsky.social @nycimmigrants.bsky.social @tayloresposito.bsky.social @elllewrightart.bsky.social

I’m HERE at the Little Chute Library and delighted to see I’m HERE on this shelf!

Some good advice for writers over at Miss Demeanors today! www.missdemeanors.com/beat-the-bot...

It's Monday, so back to work we go. Imagine being a fortune teller, like in P. D. Workman's What the Cat Knew. cozymystery.com/links/what-t...

99c! He’s an ostrich farmer and a new billionaire. She’s a vet tech at a wild animal rescue, fleeing bad memories. “The storyline pulled me in from the beginning. The character development was perfect &I loved the added animals to the story. Heartwarming.” https://tinyurl.com/KBock #romance #books

“The plot was full of twists and turns, always keeping the reader rooting for the heroine." Now get six romantic suspense novels set in the Southwest in one box set—$9.99 or free in #KindleUnlimited! https://lttr.ai/Ass7d #books #romance #romanticsuspense

✨ Happy 4th of July! ✨If you were spending the holiday in Willow Creek today, where would we find you? Tell me the perfect small-town summer night in the comments! 👇 Drop a 🎆 if you're adding this series to your July reading list! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FBL9S1LT #Smalltownromance #4thOfJulyReads

It's interesting how everything people used to proudly call "public" when I was growing up (public parks, public libraries, public schools, public transportation, public television, etc) is suddenly "socialist" now that rich people are spinning it.

Writing a short piece can be easy using this flash fiction method! www.missdemeanors.com/craft-flash-...

There are FIREFLIES and a STRAWBERRY MOON and ZUCCHINI in my garden and DAISIES blooming. What a time to be alive!

Clarence Thomas says the 14th Amendment should be read narrowly because it was written for formerly enslaved people. By that logic, the 2nd Amendment was written for muskets, not AR-15s. Funny how that kind of originalism only shows up when it's convenient.

#booksky📚💙 #readztule @tulepublishing.bsky.social Have you been to Juniper Falls Ranch yet? Now's a great time--Forever Cowboy, book 1, is just 99 cents for a short time! Cowboys, spunk heroines, horses, romance all in the beautiful Big Sky country! www.amazon.com/dp/B0F7Z6BM5...

The critical thing to understand about this air conditioning debate is that fossil fuel companies should be held accountable for destroying the planet.

Tomorrow is July 1st which means my monthly newsletter goes into your inbox. Subscribe for free reads (a novel by Nancy J. Cohen this month!), exclusive content, and my latest writing news! www.melwestemeier.com

Trump purchased up to $5 million in shares of Axon Enterprise just weeks before ICE issued a notice seeking a contract worth up to $220 million for equipment that experts say only Axon is positioned to provide. The White House has said there is “no conflict of interest”. 🙄

Tell me you don't understand energy markets without telling me you don't understand energy markets... (gauging?)

75% of US scientists and researchers are considering leaving the country and taking their work elsewhere. That is an effing disaster.

More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing - The Associated Press

Get an ebook box set with six #RomanticSuspense novels set in the Southwest—free in #KindleUnlimited! These are "light, breezy action/adventure/romance that’s perfect for summer reading," as one reader said. swarmchairtraveler.blogspot.com/2026/06/get-... #books #romance

Dreidels and Dead Ends (Bad Hair Day Mysteries)by Nancy J. Cohen #Bookblast #Giveaway #Excerpt carlalovestoread.wordpress.com/2026/06/28/d...

Murder on the West Glacier Trail by Sharon Eboch: When Kate's B&B guest is murdered on an Alaskan trail, she investigates connections to Native artifacts, construction sites and tourist attractions. www.amazon.com/Murder-Glaci... #books #mystery

I'm SO excited to announce a RELEASE DATE and BOOK COVER for the fourth Nun the Wiser Mystery! Behold! Out November 2! #nunthewisermystery #readztule #melissawestemeier #HolidayMystery #cozymystery #femalesleuth See less

Fair play? A challenge of TWO twisty plots? The real women behind The Marlow Murder Club's MCs? Learn all this and more during my conversation with author Robert Thorogood on My Bookcase Slays! www.melwestemeier.com/post/robert-... #mybookcaseslays #robertthorogood #marlowmysteries

Author Robert Thorogood spills the tea with me on My Bookcase Slays youtu.be/3WSz7UAC9YM?...

OK, so you *may be aware* of @barnesandnoble.com’s big preorder sale. You may know that preorders are massively important. But *did you know* that some veritable saint at @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social made a little bird graphic for it?!? #bnpreorder #booksky www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-birder...

This is a 5-alarm fire www.cnn.com/2026/06/19/p...

The woods is a wild place sometimes. www.melwestemeier.com/post/the-wil...

No one will be hearing from this guy again any time soon.

Always #FREE first Four Jolie Gentil #cozymysteries. “These books were a hoot…mystery, comedy & suspense” #cozymystery #JerseyShore #AuthorsOfBlueSky #Kobo bit.ly/2N7hTim #ibooks apple.co/2IzZVk5 #Nook bit.ly/31KMSUF #GooglePlay bit.ly/3bJp7B9 These are all sites but Amz. Also on #KindleUnlimited

"The Magical Cat Café and Teashop is a tender, cozy novel about finding family, healing, and home for fans of healing stories like Before the Coffee Gets Cold, The Midnight Bookshop, and Days at the Morisaki Bookshop." https://lttr.ai/AsRfs #cats #catlovers #books

Paperback time for the fifth Marlow Murder Club book. We have a haul of indie editions of The Mysterious Affair of Judith Potts, as well as matching bookmarks AND totes! We are also offering the chance to have @robthor.bsky.social personalise copies. He will be in our bookshop at 4pm on Wed 17 Jun

Peonies Fireflies Strawberries Doesn’t get much better here.

Totally correct. Reagan started it with his denigration of government (something to the effect of, “scariest words in English language … I’m from the govt and I’m here to help,”) slashing away at value of experience, expertise, soon solidified by know-nothing Fox News, embracing idiots in diners.

@nymag.com Subtitle wins the internet today.

Our featured author this week was @authorsaraheburr.bsky.social. You can see all of her cozies here: cozymystery.com/authors/sara...

Jacqueline Kehoe, Yahoo! "American Players Theatre... named the 2026 Regional Theatre Tony Award, one of the most prestigious honors in American theater. It's the equivalent of a small-town restaurant earning a Michelin star: proof that world-class doesn't require a world-class zip code."

UntitledTown Book and Author Festival pitches open for five more days -- come to Green Bay, eat cheese, talk to thousands of book lovers just like you, feel awesome. Please share and repost to amplify and reach as wide a net as possible, particularly for Wisconsin-based or adjacent folks!

Connie Berry digs into the backstory of Kate Hamilton in Ep. 27 of My Bookcase Slays — a perfect blend of contemporary and historic mystery. Tune in for a lively author interview and book recs from a lifelong history buff and former archaeology student. Read/listen: wix.to/rj9XS1P #authorsontheair

Cached US #KindleBookGiveaway: 10 copies of Hench by @nataliezed.bsky.social, which I *have* and *have read* and *love* and *have given out today*. This is a *great* book about the societal damage police forces cause, using superhroes as a metaphor. There is a sequel out now!

Today the Nun the Wiser Mysteries achieved a milestone: Old Habits Die Hard has 100+ ratings on Goodreads! I feel thankful for each person who took the time to leave those reviews and stars and tell others about this series. #melissawestemeier #nunthewisermysteries #readztule #oldhabitsdiehard

Someone Cruel in Coyote Creek is 70% off in audio at Audiobooks.com! Readers say: “The characters are human, relatable, and nicely drawn. Good fun!” https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/818393/someone-cruel-in-coyote-creek?refId=252150 #ReadzTule #books #mystery

A dead city clerk & the town's ME accused of murder. People are afraid to go to the hospital. Can the killer be so it's ok to be sick again? “quite an excellent light mystery” #HumorousMystery #SmallTown amzn.to/2F8AfYS apple.co/3LZhJ6T BN bit.ly/45NzH5T Kobo bit.ly/3sjzBjS Google bit.ly/3bGpC3i

The amount of corruption in this administration is astounding.

I've heard from readers asking where to buy the Nun the Wiser Mysteries and other books I've written. If you're shopping local, The Book Store in Appleton, WI, the Caramel Crisp Corner Bookstore in Oshkosh, WI, and Garden Wall Bookstore in Verona, WI carry my titles! #buylocal #indiebookstores

Kris Bock on Life, Lessons & Legacy: I find peace in the outdoors, on a hike or simply wandering the neighborhood looking at the patterns made by tree branches and bark." https://lttr.ai/Arwi4 #writing #amwriting #books

@krisbock.bsky.social is in the author spotlight this week! Stop by for tea and kitties and fun! nanreinhardt.com/author-spotl... #booksky📚💙

Let’s call them the Trump/Rubio/Vance/Musk cuts. Because all 4 of them worked to make this happen

My god, Octavia Butler, just miss ONCE

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