What would you name one of those Old Timey Photograph studios? I have some thoughts involving one for a story, but nothing definitive yet. Here's a pic of my husband and me at one in Ocean City, MD back in 2023, having apparently just robbed a saloon 😂 #amwriting #writingcommunity

Plus I was honored to see @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social be the next one to win the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel for YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! #malicedomestic #booksky

Or look at this adorable sleepy sheepy that @mistysimon.bsky.social gave us for being at her table during the banquet. She is the most fun and wears the best dresses! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery

And here we are being book dress twinsies with a new friend, Cathy Wiley, and @catrionamcp.bsky.social ! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery

Been so busy at Malice Domestic that I haven't had a chance to post here! I love catching up with so many friends - new & old. For being murder mystery writers, this is the most supportive community. Like check out this scarf knitted for me by a fan! I'm beyond grateful. #booksky #cozymystery

Twix is hiding the evidence! Remember when I noticed this murderous dog toy from Chewy in my feed - thinking it was perfect for the rescue dog of a mystery author? So, of course it had to come home with us! Twix loves it. A lot. Like a lot, a lot. Which is starting to concern me 😂 #notsponsored

Going to Malice Domestic this weekend? I can't wait to see you! Here's where you can find me. Plus I'll just be hanging out at panels and wandering around, so please stop me to say hi! #booksky #cozymystery

My kiddo just finished a week of Circus Camp for Spring Break They did a great job learning tricks like balancing a peacock feather. And they not only rode on a rola-bola... but atop a three tiered rola-bola! Wow ❤️🎪🤡

Just watched Hitchcock's The 39 Steps for the 1st time. The pacing is amazing, Robert Donat is extremely charismatic, loved the setting, and without giving things away, I'm a sucker for stories finding unexpected ways to connect back to where they started. Do you have a favorite Hitchcock movie?

Thank you to the always awesome @heatherweidner.bsky.social for doing an interview with me. You can get these as part of my monthly newsletter when you sign up on my website. #booksky #cozymystery #mysteryauthors #writingcommunity

This ad from Chewy in my (other) newsfeed was hysterically on point! A dog toy perfect for a mystery writer. May have to get this for Twix 😉 🐾 Image Description: dog toy of a bloody knife #mysterywriter #dogmom #worldsunite #booksky #cozymystery

For kicks, I jumped in on the #StarterPack action figure trend with this quick sketch of myself. Maybe not perfect, but it was fun to do! What would you include in your starter pack?

Chag Pesach Sameach! Happy Passover from my family to yours ❤️🐶

We adopted Twix from Operation Paws for Homes just this afternoon! Twix is between 1 and 2 years old and roughly 35lbs. We think he’s an American Shepherd (like an Australian Shepherd, but smaller) with maybe some Spaniel mixed in. He’s very social and sweet.

One of the benefits to being a member of Sisters in Crime is access to our great classes and webinars! This month we'll be talking Estate Planning for Authors with Jode Millman. Join today! All are welcome! #writingcommunity #crimewriters #booksky #writersky

Not your traditional unboxing video... Inspired by THE TELL-TALE HOMICIDE, I got some special swag for Malice Domestic later this month. Unable to join me? Fear not, because let's do a giveaway in May... Stay tuned! #unboxing #bookswag #invisibleink #secretmessage #cozymystery #booksky

My MC Juniper Blume is trading libraries for a new career: Professional pogo stick extreme athlete And guess what? I'm joining her! Forget my arthritic knees, we're solving mysteries from *mid-air*! No more dusty old tomes - just high flying, crime fighting, pogo jumping 😂😂 #aprilfools #booksky

Finished THE RESIDENCE on Netflix. Honestly, it was a mixed bag. Uzo Aduba does an incredible job as detective Cordelia Cupp. Normally I'm a fan of a complex mystery plot, but this one became exceedingly convoluted. Have you watched it? What do you think?

Today kicks off the Crime Writers For Trans Rights auction! Honored to participate. All funds raised go to the Transgender Law Center. Help us help them! Because #TransRightsAreHumanRights #CrimeWriters4TransRights #Writers4TransRights #TransRightsAuction #TLCAuction #TransLawCenter #Booksky

Prepping for Malice Domestic in April and thinking about swag! I have bookmarks, but wondering about some other fun things. What do you think of the customizing any of these? * Quill style pen * Invisible ink pen with a UV light * Sharpie * Temporary tattoos * Wildflower seed packets #booksky

Just signed up to be part of the Literary Marketplace at the CityLit Festival on Saturday, April 5th at the Lord Baltimore Hotel! Will be there with both Maryland histories and mysteries. Hope you can join me 📚😄 Learn more: www.citylitproject.org/events-progr... #booksky

My kiddo designed their own St. Patrick's Day shirt this morning ☘️💚 Thank goodness for washable markers 😂 #happystpatricksday

Not only do I write about a librarian, but my husband is a librarian, & I worked in museums for 20+ years IMLS is next on the chopping block. Their tiny budget makes such a big impact for our libraries & museums. Please join me in signing this petition. Thank you. #booksky #librarysky #museumsky

Technically I bought this sweet potato pie yesterday as something soft and yummy following a root canal, but it also works for Pi(e) Day 😄🥧 Are you celebrating with any kind of pie today? #pieday #piday

Excited to be one of over 155 authors donating to the Crime Writers for Trans Rights online auction! All funds go to support the Transgender Law Center. Bidding opens March 26th. Check it out at www.32auctions.com/writers4tran... #booksky #transrights

Exercised by walking 2 miles in the springtime weather... But does it still count if I walked to buy cookies and ate multiple on the way home? 🤔🍪😂

Seemed appropriate to celebrate International Women's Day by giving a book talk on my non-fiction history WILD WOMEN OF MARYLAND (History Press, 2015). Thank you to the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn, Crownsville, MD for having me! #IWD2025 #womenshistorymonth

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You can leave a review on Amazon even if you bought the book somewhere else (or got it from the library) ✅ Go to the book’s Amazon page ✅ Scroll down to Write A Customer Review ✅ Share your thoughts! Thank you for supporting authors! #booksky

So adorable -- right before I dropped off my ballot for our special primary for County Executive, there was a family dropping off theirs. A mom with her two voting age kids, all taking photos of voting together. I wonder if it's their first election? Loved seeing that. #voted #electionday

🎉 I can wear earrings again! 🎊 Earrings always irritated my ears. So I got these adorable ink jar earrings from Earrings by Emma, which use plastic posts, & they work! Totally sporting at Malice Domestic next month. Not an ad. I get nothing for sharing. Just thought they were cute 🥰

I don't often share my Wordle, but this time amused me. Well, after seriously frustrating me 🤣 Do you play Wordle? Wordle 1,350 4/6 ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ ⬜⬜⬜⬜⬜ 🟩🟩🟩🟩🟩 #wordle

Yesterday, I emailed libraries asking them to consider adding Crime and Parchment to their collections—and I wasn’t sure if I’d hear back. WOW! I’ve already heard from libraries across the country, including in OH, MA, GA, & TX, saying they’re interested. #booksky #librarysky #cozymystery

Wanna know a secret? 🤫📚 I also write non-fiction histories as Lauren Silberman, including Wild Women of Maryland & Wicked Baltimore Now I can offer 10% off all Arcadia Publishing books! Use code SILBERMAN25 to save: www.arcadiapublishing.com As an affiliate, I receive a small commission #booksky

I treated myself to something cuddly—meet Bibli, the bookshelf plushie! 📚🧸 Not an ad, just cozy joy. I saw The Brickley Sisters' ads & knew he was the perfect sick-day pick-me-up. Now, my 8-year-old wants him. Nope, this one’s mine 🤣 Time for a cozy mystery cuddle! 💀☕📚 #NotJustForKids #booksky

Finally solved why my phone randomly played Bluegrass snippets, like when I dead asleep a few minutes ago... Sadly not a music loving poltergeist. Just a buggy music app.

Missed today’s newsletter? Don’t worry—you can still join the fun! 🎉📬 📖 Celebrate Poe’s birthday 🥒 Silly (but oddly useful!) kitchen tips 📚 This month’s giveaway! 🎁 ✨ Plus, an interview with the incredible @authorsaraheburr.bsky.social 🤩 Check it out now! 🔗 bit.ly/4i5eJFj #booksky #CozyMystery

Anyone else perk up at the clue about bats in a Portuguese library during #Jeopardy tonight? 🦇📚 I got curious and looked up more about it 🧐 Adding the Joanina Library and the Library at the National Palace of Mafra to my bucket list. #library #bats

Just wrote THE END on book 3! 🎉 But… how did I end up at only 56,516 words?! Book 2 was over 70k! My pacing is tight, but this one doesn’t feel that much shorter. Editing will tell. Book 3 arrives in November—can’t wait to share more #amwriting #cozymystery #writingcommunity

Recovering from a sinus infection = classic movie time! 🎥 The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a gothic thriller meets early slasher. In 1906 Vermont, a mute servant's stalked by a killer targeting women with "afflictions." A tense, stormy-night mystery! Have you seen it? #FilmNoir #ClassicMovies #Horror

Lookie who's featured on the WRITERS WHO KILL blog today! Thank you to The Wren and @authorsaraheburr.bsky.social for hosting Juniper 🙏 #booksky #cozymystery #mystery

Been under the weather with a bad cold the past few days. So here's to curling up with some tom yum soup 🍲 and rewatching old episodes of White Collar 👔

A rum runner’s mansion, a 1623 Shakespeare’s “First Folio,” & A Midsummer’s Night Dream set in a speakeasy… what more could a history loving librarian want? Get the short story "A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT SCHEME" for free when you join my newsletter: bit.ly/daphnenewsle... #booksky #mystery #cozymystery

In my books, my main character's boyfriend drove a black T*sla. He's from a super rich family but not as flashy as them. I don't want him driving a T*sla anymore. What's another brand he might get? As a note, my MC drives a vintage Karmann Ghia 🚙 #amwriting

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Imagine discovering a lost silent film... A film conservation intern discovered the 1915 film, "The Heart of Lincoln," thought lost. My main character Juniper who works with rare books and archives would love this story. #moviehistory #silentfilm #lincoln www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/i...

Not exactly cozy for Valentine's Day, but true crime fans, this one's for you—DNA results may have finally uncovered the true identity of Jack the Ripper! 💀 #truecrime #jacktheripper #mysterysolved #well,maybe

Tried making a heart out of cozy mystery pages to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day... But I may need some more practice. Can you see it? 💖 #happyvalentinesday #cozymystery 💀☕📚 #mystery #booksky #booklove 💙📚

Developmental Disabilities Day in Annapolis with The Arc of Prince George's County and so many more ! Let the advocacy begin ❤️ #DDDay2025

Or do you prefer a superb owl over a super bowl? 🦉 Here's the release of an owl back to the wild by Owl Moon Raptor Rescue back in 2023. One of the most powerful moments I've had the honor to witness.