How to Keep Writing in a Commodified World, plus Greenlandic Shamans, and #Akmaralnovel #bookbirthday! On my #substacknewsletter judithlindbergh.substack.com #greenland #shamanism #keepwriting #writingcommunity #creativewritingprompts

AKMARAL is one year old! One year of fabulous reviews, amazing events and so much love from readers near and very far! Grab AKMARAL at your favorite book retailer books2read.com/akmaral #bookbirthday #authorevent #womenwarriors #histfic #historicalnovels #HERstory #historicalfiction #literaryfiction

Take this #WomensHistoryMonth wrap-up survey and enter to win copies of all these fantastic novels, including #AKMARAL. Deadline 4/15. SURVEY LINK: bit.ly/4fVDDq6 Thanks to Janis Robinson Daly for putting together a terrific #bookpromotion. #31titleswomeninhistory #historicalfiction #womenwarriors

On my SUBSTACK: Book Awards, Ancient Medicine, Greenland Then & Now, plus a creative writing prompt: The Monster Within judithlindbergh.substack.com #substackwriters #bookawards #ancientmedicine #greenland #creativewriting #creativewritingprompt #writingcommunity #writerscommunity

BOOK GIVEAWAY! bit.ly/AKMARALGoodReads AKMARAL: a nomad woman warrior must make peace with making war "Crackling"-Publishers Weekly "Gripping"-bestselling novelist Christina Baker Kline #historicalfiction #goodreadsgiveaway #bookgiveaway #WomensHistoryMonth #akmaral #womenwarriors

Teaching @HNSConfUSA in Vegas, 6/26-28. Register: hnsconference.regfox.com/june-2025-hn... #hns2025 #authorconference #historicalfictionauthor #histfic #historicalnovels #authorevents #writingcommunity @hnsnorthamerica.bsky.social

AKMARAL is a finalist in the 2024 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards! www.forewordreviews.com/awards/books... @ForewordReviews #ForewordINDIES #BookAwards #warandmilitary #finalist #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #indiebookawards @regalhouse.bsky.social #akmaral #akmaralnovel

My latest on Substack: Is It Art? Doing Exactly What I Want, Women's History Month, and I'm (sort of) Famous in Kazakhstan-plus a creative writing prompt judithlindbergh.substack.com #creativewriting #creativewritingprompts #whatisart #creativefreedom #Akmaral #akmaralnovel #kazakhstan

AKMARAL Goodreads GIVEAWAY "Crackling"-Publishers Weekly "Gripping"-bestselling novelist Christina Baker Kline Shortlisted for The Sarton Award bit.ly/AKMARALGoodR... #WomensHistoryMonth #womeninhistory #ancienthistory #historicalfictionlovers #literaryfiction #goodreadsgiveaway #bookgiveaway

Look at AKMARAL in this book cover ❤️ post! Thank you @joannemerriam.bsky.social #booksky #akmaral #akmaralnovel #beautifulbooks

My latest thoughts on all kinds of madness. Plus, a #bookgiveaway for my dear friend Lisa Williamson Rosenberg's new novel MIRROR ME! #substacknewsletter #creativitymatters #historymatters #makeartnotwar #makeart #akmaralnovel #Akmaral

AKMARAL is shortlisted for the SARTON AWARD! #sartonaward #womenwarriors #historicalfiction #histfict #literaryfiction #writingawards #LiteraryAwards #akmaral #akmaralnovel @regalhouse.bsky.social

So proud of all my young writers @writerscircleworkshops. Look at all our Scholastic @artandwriting regional awards! I love all my kids and am inspired by their imaginations and hard work! #writingawards #teenwriters #writerscircleworkshops #goldkey #writingcommunity #GoForGold

I love the people in Kazakhstan who have embraced my novel AKMARAL. I hope that soon they'll be able to read the book, too. What an honor! #kazakhstan #akmaralnovel #Akmaral #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #ancienthistory @regalhouse.bsky.social #internationalauthor egemen.kz/article/3804...

Thanks, @literarymama.bsky.social for the awesome shout-out. @stephaniecowell.bsky.social, are you here?

15 years ago I started teaching a couple of writing classes in my neighborhood. Today, The Writers Circle is a thriving creative writing community. Thanks to everyone who helped make it happen! writerscircleworkshops.com #writingcommunity #writersky #booksky #creativewriting

In NYC at @kinokuniyausa thinking I would NEVER see AKMARAL on the shelves and... there it was! Not one, but TWO copies!!! #booksky #booksinthewild #bookstorelove #akmaral #akmaralnovel @regalhousepublishing #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #newbooks

Creative writing workshops for Kids, Tweens, and Teens - Saturdays at The Baird in #southorangenj, NJ starting Jan. 25. Register at writerscircleworkshops.com. JOIN ME for fun, inspiring, writing. #creativewriting #writingworkshops #njwriting #njclasses #njkids #njfamilies

AKMARAL is an AUDIOBOOK! Listen here. Available everywhere: amzn.to/3W8VmTs www.barnesandnoble.com/w/akmaral-ju... www.everand.com/audiobook/80... #audiobook #audiobooklover #audiobookaddict #akmaralnovel #authorscommunity #litfic #histfic #ancienthistory #amazonwomen @regalhouse.bsky.social

Glimpses of the amazing adventures of my AKMARAL book tour. Thanks to all the friends and readers who came out to support and cheer from New Jersey to Miami and even from around the world! #akmaralnovel #litfic #histfic #writingcommunity #authorscommunity #womenwarriors #ancienthistory

AKMARAL is Top 10 - and in fantastic company! Thanks @canadianbookreviewer @regalhouse.bsky.social #bestbooks2024 #writingcommunity #litagents #ancienthistory #historicalfiction #akmaral #akmaralnovel #literaryfiction

My final Substack installment for 2024, including a creative writing prompt about space-time... sort of. Read it and I think you'll understand: open.substack.com/.../temporal.... May 2025 surprise us all with kindness, joy, and wonder. #YearEndReflection #creativewriting #creativewritingprompts

Welcome the Winter Solstice. Bring back the light and warmth. For now, we must dream of brighter days. #solstice #wintersolstice #wintersolstice2024

Escape to a world where women once ruled: AKMARAL "A crackling novel"--Publishers Weekly | "A gripping saga" # 1 bestselling author Christina Baker Kline. Available wherever books are sold. Learn more at judithlindbergh.com #akmaral #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #booksky #readmorebooks

☺️ When a complete stranger buys a signed first edition of your novel that published eighteen years ago! So nice to know that THE THRALL'S TALE still can get a little love. #booksky #booklove #readersandwriters

What a great conversation with Lisa Williamson Rosenberg about her new novel MIRROR ME. Thanks to @WatchungBooksellers for hosting a great celebration to round out the year! #booksky #booklaunch #authorsky 📚💙

We can build the #literaryfiction community beyond the starter packs. Here’s how: First, hit the like button, reply with #literaryfiction, and most importantly, hit the REPOST button. Then, follow each other back. The easiest way to do so is to follow everyone who reposts. Here’s how:

One more from @MiamiBookFair. Sometimes you have to make the most of the moment, and this is definitely one of those times. #mbf2024 #miamibookfair #akmaral #akmaralnovel #historicalfiction #novelists

@miamibookfair photo dump! Thanks @crissachappell for a terrific conversation, @rbachin & @copper_4_2_ for pix. What a terrific weekend sharing #akmaralnovel with the wonderful literary community in Miami. @mdcollege #mbf2024 #miamibookfair #historicalfiction #literaryfiction #bookfair

Here's what's been on my mind recently: the desperate need for better dialogue. Try the creative writing prompt at the end and let me know what you think! judithlindbergh.substack.com/p/times-of-c... #substacknewsletter #dialogue #DialogueForChange #creativewritingprompts #creativewriting

Starter pack for #literaryfiction writers to find each other!

Talking about my novel AKMARAL Sat. 11/23 @10AM at the Miami Book Fair. #MBF2024 "Crackling” Publishers Weekly, “Gripping” by bestselling author Christina Baker Kline, AKMARAL is about a nomad woman warrior from the ancient Central Asian steppes who must make peace with making war. Join me!

11/23 10AM join AKMARAL and me at the Miami Book Fair! Called "crackling” by Publishers Weekly and “a gripping saga” by #1 bestselling author Christina Baker Kline. www.miamibookfair.com/event/judith... #mbf2024 #miamibookfair #historicalfiction #BookFestival2024 #akmaral #akmaralnovel

Join me for BOOK MARKETING BOOT CAMP at The Writers Circle this winter. Jan. 29 - Feb. 19 - Four INTENSE weeks to get you ready to make the most of your forthcoming book. writerscircleworkshops.jumbula.com/2025WinterWo... Lots more workshops for creative writers at writerscircleworkshops.com

Logged back into Bluesky and hoping to be more active. I was never really big on Twitter/X in the first place, but now.... Things are looking really scary.

Sharing a wonderful conversation with @PdToler about women warriors and my new novel AKMARAL.

Excited to be interviewed by @marthaannetoll.bsky.social in @wirobooks.bsky.social about my forthcoming novel, AKMARAL.

Double love! I didn't expect both these interviews to come out in the same issue, but I don't mind the extra love & attention. Check out my chat with author Stephanie Cowell and Kerri Schlottman's chat with me, both on Literary Mama. literarymama.com/articles/dep... literarymama.com/articles/dep...

Got a book club? Planning your reading choices for 2024? Join me and 20 other authors at PitchFest, a FREE "Choose Your 2024 Reads" Virtual Adventure hosted by @adventuresbythebook on 1/25/2024 at 7 PM (ET). Register at adventuresbythebook.com/event/pitchf...

The official ARC has arrived! Early readers, #booksellers & #bookreviewers, #AKMARALnovel is on #netgalley & #edelweiss. Add it to your #goodreads shelves! Spread the word! #historicalfiction #LiteraryFiction #ancienthistory #epicreads #goodreading #amreading #TBR #readinglist #readmore

Happy to be featured in @MontclairLocal's Baristanet Profile 2023 year in review. Thanks, Kristin Wald, for the interview. montclairlocal.news/2023/12/bari...

Check out my latest newsletter focusing on renewing creativity & featuring some amazing old maps you can peruse online. Plus #AKMARAL novel news & a creative writing prompt at the end. #newsletter #creativityunleashed #writerscommunity #writinglife #substacknewsletter #oldmaps #historicalfiction

I'm excited to see my new novel, AKMARAL, on this "Most-Anticipated" list www.hastybooklist.com/blog/my-most... Scroll down to May and you'll find it there!!! #historicalfiction #mostanticipated #bestbooks2024 #bookbuzz #akmaral #akmaralnovel #readmorebooks #ancienthistory #histfic #literaryfiction

My latest Substack newsletter ponders the wisdom of books and the height of my #TBR stacks, as well as the need for artistic patronage. Plus, I give you a few gifts for free! judithlindbergh.substack.com/p/the-wisdom...

AKMARAL is now on NetGalley and Edelweiss+ #bookreviewers, #booksellers, #bookstagrammers, and industry professionals, please add it to your #TBR shelves.

Ready for Halloween? My latest Substack is Halloween-themed: Scary Skeletons, a Magnificent Mummy, and Chilling Climate Change , plus a creative writing prompt at the end. Link in Bio or visit: judithlindbergh.substack.com/p/scary-skel...

Planning your book club reading choices for 2024? AKMARAL is on @NovelNetwork! Schedule an author visit or event on novelnetwork.com/vendor/judit... "a gripping saga, a love story, and a convincing portrait of a time and people lost to history.” - Christina Baker Kline, #1 NYT bestselling author

The struggle to maintain creative focus, ancient artifact of the month, an update on bookcover design for my forthcoming novel, AKMARAL, and, as always, a creative writing prompt at the end. Link to my Substack in bio or visit judithlindbergh.substack.com. PLEASE SUBSCRIBE!