Candace Robb
@candacerobbauthor.bsky.social
Slips between medieval York & the Pacific NW without warning. Writer. Owen Archer & Kate Clifford mysteries. Rep'd by @JVNLA Owned by The Maggie. Talks to trees. Reveres crows & owls. Seattle Insight Meditation she/her www.candacerobbbooks.com
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A Lion's Ransom
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Owen Archer 16, A Lion's Ransom, is up on Netgalley, ready for review!
Who stole the king's coronation gift? How many will die before Owen catches the thief & recovers the gold lion?
🔎💀📚 #historicalfiction #mystery
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Who stole the king's coronation gift? How many will die before Owen catches the thief & recovers the gold lion?
🔎💀📚 #historicalfiction #mystery
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Highly recommend Humans: A Monstrous History. I loved the later chapters on machines, AI, aliens, considering what is a human. Dr Davies uses loads of my favorite science fiction--books, films, TV (lots of Star Trek) to make her points. It's brilliant & frames our current AI mess. 💙📚 #books #history
And if you're gift-shopping in the coming weeks, know that the hardback is GORGEOUS!
4/4
4/4
November 13, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Highly recommend Humans: A Monstrous History. I loved the later chapters on machines, AI, aliens, considering what is a human. Dr Davies uses loads of my favorite science fiction--books, films, TV (lots of Star Trek) to make her points. It's brilliant & frames our current AI mess. 💙📚 #books #history
"Their position is straightforward: copyright is not a barrier to progress, but a foundation of both creative and digital economies." Australia gets it right.
November 13, 2025 at 9:57 PM
"Their position is straightforward: copyright is not a barrier to progress, but a foundation of both creative and digital economies." Australia gets it right.
Mayor Katie Wilson! Yes! 🥳🎉
November 13, 2025 at 12:32 AM
Mayor Katie Wilson! Yes! 🥳🎉
My latest blog post, with publication updates and an appreciation of Bess Merchet, proprietor of the York Tavern. Enjoy!
Publication Dates and Bess Merchet
I'm delighted to announce that the publication date for A Lion's Ransom has been advanced from early February to 6 January 2025--less than two months away! You can preorder at this link. I will be talking to Barbara Peters at Poisoned Pen Press about A Lion's Ransom on 7 January, online, at 5:00 pm PST. And for those in the Seattle area I'll be taking part in the Mystery and Crime Author Night on Monday evening 9 February, 7:00 pm, at Third Place Books/Lake Forest Park.
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November 10, 2025 at 7:36 PM
My latest blog post, with publication updates and an appreciation of Bess Merchet, proprietor of the York Tavern. Enjoy!
Highly recommend Death by Lightning.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
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‘Most horrific death you could imagine’: the truth behind Netflix’s Death by Lightning
The streamer’s new historical drama looks back on the often forgotten story of US president James Garfield whose progressive political career was cut horribly short
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Highly recommend Death by Lightning.
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio...
I found the red leaves in my own garden and hurried to snap this photo before my spouse raked up the jewel-colored leaves.
November 9, 2025 at 11:33 PM
I found the red leaves in my own garden and hurried to snap this photo before my spouse raked up the jewel-colored leaves.
I love this. Everything about it. Way to go, Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux! (and he loves Poirot--but of course!)
“His mother, Félicité Garzon Delvaux, grew up in an 18th-century museum-palace, daughter of a curator and an artist — and regularly takes her son to exhibits.”
And he dresses to match his Resistance hero. Perfection.
apnews.com/article/louv...
And he dresses to match his Resistance hero. Perfection.
apnews.com/article/louv...
Fedora man unmasked: Meet the teen behind the Louvre mystery photo
Fifteen-year-old Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux has become an internet sensation after an Associated Press photo captured him outside the Louvre on the day of a crown jewels heist.
apnews.com
November 9, 2025 at 9:19 PM
I love this. Everything about it. Way to go, Pedro Elias Garzon Delvaux! (and he loves Poirot--but of course!)
Is there anything more uplifting than autumn colors in sunlight?! This morning's walk found most of the red leaves fallen in the storms, but the golds are gloriously hanging on.
November 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Is there anything more uplifting than autumn colors in sunlight?! This morning's walk found most of the red leaves fallen in the storms, but the golds are gloriously hanging on.
Reposted by Candace Robb
Thanks to Kerra for this write up on the Plague maqama article. @uniofexeternews.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
Myths about rapid spread of the Black Death influenced by single “literary tale”, experts show
Myths about how the Black Death travelled quickly across Asia, ravaging Silk Route communities, date back to a single fourteenth-century source, experts have found. Modern portrayals of the plague qui...
news.exeter.ac.uk
November 4, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thanks to Kerra for this write up on the Plague maqama article. @uniofexeternews.bsky.social news.exeter.ac.uk/faculty-of-h...
I just had the immense pleasure of talking to an 8th grade class about Buddhism--they are learning about a wide variety of religions--and how the practice has informed my writing. They had excellent questions and were so engaged. I am optimistic about their generation. I had so much fun!
November 8, 2025 at 12:07 AM
I just had the immense pleasure of talking to an 8th grade class about Buddhism--they are learning about a wide variety of religions--and how the practice has informed my writing. They had excellent questions and were so engaged. I am optimistic about their generation. I had so much fun!
RIP Pauline Collins. ❤️
My fave was Sarah in Upstairs, Downstairs.
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My fave was Sarah in Upstairs, Downstairs.
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Shirley Valentine actor Pauline Collins dies aged 85
Family pays tribute to actor who was a ‘bright, sparky, witty presence on stage and screen’
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November 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
RIP Pauline Collins. ❤️
My fave was Sarah in Upstairs, Downstairs.
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My fave was Sarah in Upstairs, Downstairs.
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Wow is right! 🗃️
Wow! 😮🤩
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
There's a new interactive map of Every Known Road in the Roman Empire!! 🤓
itiner-e.org
We might have to have a lie-down.
November 6, 2025 at 7:13 PM
Wow is right! 🗃️
Well done, everyone! 💙
The Maggie asks, Have you voted? If not, get going!
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
November 5, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Well done, everyone! 💙
The Maggie asks, Have you voted? If not, get going!
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
November 4, 2025 at 6:00 PM
The Maggie asks, Have you voted? If not, get going!
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
(For people in the US, of course. She says good morning to the rest of the world, and could someone please turn off the fog?) #electionday #cats
What e readers are good for library borrowing (Libby), reading ARCs as pdfs, and buying ebooks on bookshop?
My old tablet is dying. 😢 But a light e reader might be fun!
Though I mostly still read physical books, I need it occasionally.
My old tablet is dying. 😢 But a light e reader might be fun!
Though I mostly still read physical books, I need it occasionally.
November 3, 2025 at 6:33 PM
What e readers are good for library borrowing (Libby), reading ARCs as pdfs, and buying ebooks on bookshop?
My old tablet is dying. 😢 But a light e reader might be fun!
Though I mostly still read physical books, I need it occasionally.
My old tablet is dying. 😢 But a light e reader might be fun!
Though I mostly still read physical books, I need it occasionally.
Researching herbal healing for my wip & wishing I could step up to Lucie Wilton's counter & buy her physicks after a consult with Magda Digby. 🌿
November 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Researching herbal healing for my wip & wishing I could step up to Lucie Wilton's counter & buy her physicks after a consult with Magda Digby. 🌿
The Maggie sez turning back the clocks is a pitiful excuse for sleeping in & she will not tolerate it.
It will get better?
It will get better?
November 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
The Maggie sez turning back the clocks is a pitiful excuse for sleeping in & she will not tolerate it.
It will get better?
It will get better?
I believe my Arthur Menzies Oregon grape (Mahonia) is going to bloom this winter! #naturewriting #garden
"Something's coming,
I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!" (West Side Story)
"Something's coming,
I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!" (West Side Story)
November 1, 2025 at 6:54 PM
I believe my Arthur Menzies Oregon grape (Mahonia) is going to bloom this winter! #naturewriting #garden
"Something's coming,
I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!" (West Side Story)
"Something's coming,
I don't know what it is,
But it is
Gonna be great!" (West Side Story)
Great piece about AI bs by @racheledini.bsky.social: "Its elevation of AI to the status of the quasi-sentient and its reduction of human subjects to interchangeable avatars for the reader’s grief provide a convenient distraction from the grief of
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
Literature Is Not a Vibe: On ChatGPT and the Humanities | Los Angeles Review of Books
Rachele Dini discusses OpenAI’s “A Machine-Shaped Hand” and an academic sector in crisis.
lareviewofbooks.org
October 31, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Great piece about AI bs by @racheledini.bsky.social: "Its elevation of AI to the status of the quasi-sentient and its reduction of human subjects to interchangeable avatars for the reader’s grief provide a convenient distraction from the grief of
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
lareviewofbooks.org/article/lite...
Yes!
BREAKING: Judges order the federal government to use contingency funds for SNAP food aid payments during the shutdown.
Judges order the Trump administration to use contingency funds for SNAP payments during the shutdown
Two federal judge have ruled that the Trump administration must continue to fund the SNAP food aid program using contingency funds during the government shutdown.
bit.ly
October 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Yes!
Happy Halloween! #halloween
The Maggie has been leaping to catch falling leaves, catching many.
What does her coming good fortune mean for her human staff?
I hope we survive. 😳😨
The Maggie has been leaping to catch falling leaves, catching many.
What does her coming good fortune mean for her human staff?
I hope we survive. 😳😨
An old superstition says falling leaves hold magic. Catch one before it touches the ground on #Halloween and good fortune will be yours. Some say each leaf caught brings a lucky month in the year ahead, so be ready when the wind begins to blow. It’s not as easy as you think! 🍂
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Happy Halloween! #halloween
The Maggie has been leaping to catch falling leaves, catching many.
What does her coming good fortune mean for her human staff?
I hope we survive. 😳😨
The Maggie has been leaping to catch falling leaves, catching many.
What does her coming good fortune mean for her human staff?
I hope we survive. 😳😨
Too cute! Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
These dogs were spotted taking a group photo in their Halloween costumes. We're impressed by the dog walker's dedication to getting the shot, but that ghost definitely wishes he could actually disappear. 14/10 for all (TT: franklinbarkzoo)
October 31, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Too cute! Happy Halloween! 🎃👻
Book post! I cannot wait to dive in this evening. The Company of Owls by @pollyrowena.bsky.social #naturewriting 💙📚
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Book post! I cannot wait to dive in this evening. The Company of Owls by @pollyrowena.bsky.social #naturewriting 💙📚
Dawn. As I stood on the deck taking this photo my neighbors came out with their grandkids to wave at the dawn, & at me. A beautiful start to the day. Softened my heart & made me smile.
May you notice the beauty in your day!
May you notice the beauty in your day!
October 30, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Dawn. As I stood on the deck taking this photo my neighbors came out with their grandkids to wave at the dawn, & at me. A beautiful start to the day. Softened my heart & made me smile.
May you notice the beauty in your day!
May you notice the beauty in your day!
I am rereading my own book A Spy for the Redeemer because I needed some info for the current wip & why not enjoy the whole book?! And I am enjoying it so much! I'm charmed by the romance of Daimon and Tildy (whom he insists on calling Matilda, which is so sweet). I'd forgotten that little detail. 😉
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I am rereading my own book A Spy for the Redeemer because I needed some info for the current wip & why not enjoy the whole book?! And I am enjoying it so much! I'm charmed by the romance of Daimon and Tildy (whom he insists on calling Matilda, which is so sweet). I'd forgotten that little detail. 😉