Happy World Snake Day? You do you. My local library once announced that they would have snakes at their teenage Anti-Prom. A retraction corrected it to "snacks," but when a generous donor provided gummy snakes, the next correction promised "snake snacks." And decorative snakes, as shown.

The Cozy Mystery Tribe Festival runs July 16-20. More than 40 authors will be posting, reading, discussing, playing games and giving away prizes. My time is Fri Jy 17. 11:00 CDT & I'd love to interact with people who fly by me in the feed. See you then! www.facebook.com/groups/cozym...

National Kittens Day! Adopt two to celebrate. (Never adopt a single kitten.)

Happy World Chocolate Day! May you have all you can eat today and more for tomorrow.

Hot off the presses, a novella you can read over the holiday weekend. The Rude Bird, first in my New Orleans Noir series, set in the 1940s. Noir mystery? Sapphic romance? Social justice treatise? You decide. It's at all the usual online suspects books2read.com/RudeBird (25% off at Smashwords in Jy)

This week we've had International Lynx Day and National Cougar Day. (Or mountain lion, puma, catamount, etc.) This cuddle puddle is the 5 Wild from Wildcat Sanctuary in Minnesota.

And I used to feel guilty when I brought home paper clips. www.nytimes.com/2026/05/27/u...

Come see me and many other Texas authors at the Greater Austin Book Fest, Saturday May 16, 10-5 at Austin's downtown Central Library #books #Texas #Austin

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 20/20

If you can spare some change, Priscilla and her family would appreciate it. It's a shame this is how we have to take care of our heroes, but until a better day, let's chip in. gofund.me/3e59085de #civilrights #eldercare

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Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 18/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 17/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 16/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 15/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 14/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 13/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. But coincidentally, Book 8 is out today. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 12/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 11/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 10/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 8/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 8/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 7/20

Independent Bookstore Day! Long may they live, especially the ones near me, @Lark & Owl Booksellers, @The Book Burrow, @Story Emporium, and all the ones in Austin TX

Choose 20 Epic 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. Reposting Day 6 because 1st edition cover didn't come through well. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 6/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 6/20

Today's the day! Around 150 free cozy mysteries just waiting for you at cozymysterybookclub/Bookblast today only. Okay, some of us leave them at that price through the weekend. But don't count on it! Happy Free Book Day!

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Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 5/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 4/20

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 3/20

Hello BlueSky. Do you like lesbians? Of course you do. You're on BlueSky. You can get 94 sapphic and lesbian books for just $40 all week next week. It includes Kotov Syndrome and Woodpusher, as well as many books more famous than mine. I am very excited to get it. itch.io/b/3635/lesbi...

Choose 20 Epic 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. #BookSky #Books #BookChallenge #20DayBookChallenge 2/20

Check out these books in the Mystery/Thriller Book Fair, all levels of mystery from sweet cozies to...not at all, nope. books.bookfunnel.com/bfhostmysthr...

So glad to see someone so beautifully articulate what I think about almost every day….

Also in memory of the 5,000,000 others who died in the Holocaust. You can light a candle in remembrance at illuminatethepast.org I am honored to be assigned to remember Szyfra Symchowicz of blessed memory Born 1906 in unknown place, Szyfra was killed in the Holocaust at the approximate age of 37

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Hooray for Gov Katie!

Thank you, Frances, for making life more bearable for many of us.

Happy Orthodox Easter, if that's your day (or if you missed the other one).

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Props to people doing the work

I had a baby cat who did this. Somewhere along the line they start saying, "Ew, corn."

Could be my cat Tango too. Must be Churu forever!

These questions must be asked

‘Day and night, soft purr, soft pad, Pangur Bán has learned his trade. Day and night, my own hard work Solves the cruxes, makes a mark.’ Anon ~ C9th monk trans. Heaney. #BookWormSat 🖼️ Sydney Smith

Happy National Pet Day. Tortellini and Tango thought that was every day

I remember when scientists were telling us sorry, it's going to be 5 years before we have a Covid vaccine if we're lucky, and then less than a year later we have it by piggybacking on previous technology. Then this guy...

Happy National Siblings Day to those who have them. I write about them, especially sisters. (books2read.com/M-R-Dimond) Funny, when I don't have one.