Had to share this pix today: Mom & me, c. 1980, Mom w/her hair helmet, me w/my bad perm. She read a book a day, fiercely supported my writing dreams & dealt w/a tough life w/grace & a sense of humor (lovingly depicted in my memoir-ish coming-of-age novel, MY BICENTENNIAL). books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9 “You can’t hide, Beryl," Sully said. "The thing you’re scared of won’t go away unless you face it. Whether it’s war or some two-bit Valentino that likes to bully girls.” Gotta say, I admired him. His plan bordered on nuts & possibly suicidal, but I admired his gumption.

What? A daily blog from one of my favorite people in the world? Yes please! ☺️

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 7 “You bucking for Time Cop of the year?” Carmine slapped the buzzer & the holding cage door clanged open. “That’s the 3rd temporal ex-pat you brung in this month.” I shrugged. “It’s an epidemic.” -the only time we see time runner jail & their jailor in Beryl Blue, Time Cop

This bundle of cuteness can't wait for #Caturday. Presenting Miss Ella and her signature pretzel pose. 😍

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 5 Beryl Blue's not a snacker, except for one kind of food: "I don’t like egg salad. I mean, who does? But if it came with bread sliced from those pillowy loaves stacked on a shelf behind the counter, then yes please. Some people have a sweet tooth, I have a bread tooth."

I💗this pix so much! Taken in 1988, it sums up my grandma to a T--fun, saucy, opinionated, and a bit of a ham. The fictional and equally saucy version of grandma in my #comingofage novel MY BICENTENNIAL (written as Evie Kelley) is a love letter to this much-missed old gal. books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

It's prom month! I never went to my prom, but if I had, it would've gone about as well as it does for Deidre Daly, the FMC of my 1976-set coming of age, MY BICENTENNIAL. As in, a disaster. A hilarious disaster, with lots of polyester & platform shoes. Join the festivities: books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

What better way to celebrate Star Wars Day than with life-size Sith figures in a clinch in the sale aisle at my local CVS? May the 4th (and 5th, er, Sith) be with you! #maythefourthbewithyou #starwarsday #sith #onsaleatcvs #indieauthor

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 3 One particular old building plays a big role in librarian Beryl Blue's 'verse - her hometown library. Seeing it in book 1 convinces her she's traveled in time, it's the scene of a mystery in book 2, & provides an anchor to the past, present & future in the series finale.

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 1 (Back from vacay, catching up) Meet librarian Beryl Blue, whisked to 1943 & told she's the only one in all of time who can save a WWII soldier from a time-traveling assassin. The bad guy scares her, but not as much as what she feels for the soldier. books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5

Caturday Sphinx pose. #caturday #ella #moocowcat

#TimeTravelAuthors 29: Author's choice/promo Marketing is not my thing, but... read the blurb for SECONDARY. The reviews say I actually pull that off. 🤷 books2read.com/b/mdx1Jl Amazon: t.co/0xpU28EWiE Sample chapters: t.co/pvZX0lxq2v

Might we see some new faces (or avatars or book covers or whatever) next month, #TimeTravelAuthors ? I plot and even schedule my answers in advance. I'm thinking of Day 5 and already have some that are more engaging/detailed than my usual! (I'll probably have awful answers to balance it out later.)

Today at Good Comics for Kids, Mao Reynolds reviews the ominbus edition of March, by Rep. John Lewis, @andrewaydin.bsky.social, and @natepowell.bsky.social, a book that is more relevant now than ever before. goodcomicsforkids.slj.com/2026/05/01/m...

Was traveling this week (visiting Barcelona & Madrid), so I missed Teapot Tuesdays. Here's a rerun to keep you amused until next time. 😁 #teapottuesdays #romanticsuspense #scifi #fantasy #youngadultfiction #butalsoabookforallages

You know what would rad? If I sold something. Like, anything I've published that's in stock that I can ship to you right now. To make this exchange extra pleasing for us both, how about a buy 2 get 1 free sale on all books/issues through Sunday? Use code 2EQUALS3 @ checkout. stanchionzine.com/shop

“Advertise your account using a Simpsons image” (if you feel like it)

Post your favorite “lord of the rings” characters. Wrong answers only.

Platform shoes. THE funky footwear of the 70s. In high school, I wore a pair just like the shoes on the cover of my 1976-set coming of age novel MY BICENTENNIAL. So does the book's narrator, H.S. senior Deidre Daly. Step into Deidre's platform shoes here: books2read.com/u/mqRoyv #comingofagebooks

Ooh-la-la! Just saw the cover art for my next book & it is stunning! Coming soon, a sci-fi adventure I call Indiana Jones meets Romancing the Stone...in space! Can't wait? Check out my other books w/equally stunning covers! EK: linktr.ee/EvieKelley JRS: linktr.ee/janetrayeste... #scifiromance

April 25th, the perfect date - all you need is a light jacket, tea, & time traveling librarian Beryl Blue on an adventure to the past, future & everywhere in between! 📚 #timetravelromance #timetravelinglibrarian #berylbluetimecopseries www.amazon.com/dp/B0BD8P6S9L books2read.com/u/md1DJw

Happy Independent Bookstore Day! I'm so pleased and proud to have my books available at any and all indie bookstores, especially these fine central MA bookshops, run by such fine book-loving people. Shop local, shop indie! 🤩

When your spaceship suddenly stops while on a school field trip, that's a problem. When the cabin starts depressurizing, that means trouble. When the hatch blows & space pirates burst on board? You know you're screwed. #SCIFIFRI THE NASCENT BLOOM: #YA #scifi #suspense books2read.com/u/mvl6wJ

Lest I forget: #SCIFIFRI 04-24-26 Optional Theme: #ENGINE/ #ENGINEER Or choose your own scifi-ish topic

#NewRelease! The world would make her a survivor... Destiny would make her a Queen. In Darkness Born Book One of The Breaking Wheel The Story of Katherine Parr $4.99 or #Free ##KindleUnlimited! #Tudor ##Histfic #booksky #indieauthor #writingcommunity 💙📚💙📚💙📚💙📚 www.amazon.com/Darkness-Bor...

Unless you're traveling in an old-timey blue phone box. Then, no worries. 😉

Ooh-la-la! Just saw the cover art for my next book & it is stunning! Coming soon, a sci-fi adventure I call Indiana Jones meets Romancing the Stone...in space! Can't wait? Check out my other books w/equally stunning covers! EK: linktr.ee/EvieKelley JRS: linktr.ee/janetrayeste... #scifiromance

A 400 Word Time Travel Science Fiction #Flashfiction Love Story! jackprestonking.com/f/time-for-l...

Cat +sun = do not disturb. #caturday #moocowcat

Platform shoes. THE funky footwear of the 70s. I had a pair exactly like these on the cover of my 1976-set coming of age novel MY BICENTENNIAL, and so does the book's narrator, high school senior Deidre Daly. Step into Deidre's platform shoes here: books2read.com/u/mqRoyv #IndieApril #comingofage

National Library Week is April 19-25th. I got a head start on the celebration in my April newsletter, in which I wax poetic about my love of libraries & librarians. Take a look: emails.janetrayestevens.com/q5c1q8i9o6 Sign up for more newsletter fun & get a free story here: janetrayestevens.com

Looking for some comfy, cozy mystery reads? Here ya go.... books.bookfunnel.com/comfortreads...

9 SciFi/PNR Romances Built Around a Futuristic Reality Show veronicascottauthor.com/2026/04/17/9...

It's National Librarian Day, celebrating the dedicated folks who staff the stacks, run the desk, keep a plethora of James Pattersons circulating, & fight the good fight everyday. Here's me w/my son & favorite librarian, at the mother of all libraries (as in, Of Congress). #nationallibrarianday

A SLICE OF THE SEVENTIES is book 1 of The Mug Trilogy of standalone third-person memoirs. “A rewarding trip down memory lane.” “Fab characters. Absolutely loved it.” The audiobook is on Audible, Amazon + iTunes. My 24 Kindles (free with KU), paperbacks, and audiobooks are on Amazon. amzn.to/2VIzu34

It's National Librarian Day, celebrating the dedicated folks who staff the stacks, run the desk, keep a plethora of James Pattersons circulating, & fight the good fight everyday. Here's me w/my son & favorite librarian, at the mother of all libraries (as in, Of Congress). #nationallibrarianday

Creepy doll my mother made for my niece 300 years ago lives on, gets her own movie. #familyheirloom #creepydoll #indieauthormonth

If anyone is on Facebook 🥴 and in 20Booksto50k, they got a more detailed explanation of why Draft2Digital made their changes. (Not saying I agree, but I like having information.) www.facebook.com/story.php?st...

A friend of mine put together this terrific benefit auction in support of the Alzheimer's Association. Plenty of books and swag for both readers and writers, especially of the mystery kind. Bidding ends in just a few hours, so hop to it! www.32auctions.com/organization...

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 15A Clearly, I like the word sank. Here's 3 from Beryl 2: The dog tags clinked as I picked up the chain & focused on the wearer’s name, service # & religion. My heart sank. Not Sully's. But really, these tags being his would’ve been a coincidence right out of a Dickens novel

Introducing MY BICENTENNIAL, a 1976-set #comingofage #novel. A book for those who lived thru the ’70s (& had the Pet Rock to prove it), for people who love that far-out time & for high school girls of any era who struggled to fit in—before realizing standing out is more fun. books2read.com/u/mqRoyv

Looking for some new sci-fi or #fantasy reads? Here's a bunch in this special sale, including my newest book written as Evie Kelley, THE NASCENT BLOOM: Book 1 Caught, a #youngadult #scifi #suspense. books.bookfunnel.com/chaoscreatur...

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 11 Making a *point* with an excerpt from IT'S BEEN A LONG, LONG TIME, book 2 in feisty librarian Beryl Blue's #timetravel adventures. The discovery of an old suitcase creates a timey-wimey mystery only Beryl can solve (with some help from an old flame).

Come on, Ella! Let's do the twist! #caturday #nationalpetday

#SciFiFri THE NASCENT BLOOM Book 1 Caught “You’ll need to sign a contract," Father says. "But your dowry, Ullr’s family’s rise in status after you're married, & other details have already been worked out.” Hurt clogs my throat. One detail Father forgot—to tell me. books2read.com/u/mvl6wJ

This week on The Write Stuff we are chatting with Children’s Author, Ali Riley! 💙📚💙📚💙📚💙📚 #NewRelease #historicalfiction #booksky #bookcommunity #writingcommunity lawrenceg.substack.com/p/the-write-...

When your spaceship suddenly stops while on a school field trip, that's a problem. When the cabin starts depressurizing, that means trouble. When the hatch blows & space pirates burst on board? You know you're screwed. #SCIFIFRI THE NASCENT BLOOM: #YA #scifi #suspense books2read.com/u/mvl6wJ

#TimeTravelAuthors Day 9 Beryl Blue has trouble admitting she's wrong. So does her partner in solving time crimes, Sully. Which leads to conflict. Which generates fireworks. In more ways than one.😆 #berylbluetimecopseries #history #mystery #timetravel (& a little #romance) books2read.com/u/3LVgJ5