Jacquelyn Benson
@jbensonink.bsky.social
Fantasy author putting the weird back into history. She/her.
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What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
January 5, 2026 at 4:12 PM
What in the Gestapo is going on in Grand Rapids?
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
Watch this activist get arrested *mid-interview* for speaking out against U.S. action in Venezuela.
The Onion nailing it again.
January 5, 2026 at 9:49 PM
The Onion nailing it again.
In case anyone was unclear, imperialism in America is alive and well and murdering people.
January 3, 2026 at 1:54 PM
In case anyone was unclear, imperialism in America is alive and well and murdering people.
Words matter.
As a person who has been studying extreme far right ideologies for the last decade (and did a PhD on immigration) I find the entrance of “remigration” into the mainstream American political lexicon so profoundly disturbing
December 16, 2025 at 3:29 PM
Words matter.
Did I mention that there are illustrations? 🌿🪔🏹🐅🔥
The campaign for Arrow of Fortune: The 1898 Edition will be launching January 29th! I'm so excited to give this latest adventure nerd romp the gorgeous special edition treatment.
The campaign for Arrow of Fortune: The 1898 Edition will be launching January 29th! I'm so excited to give this latest adventure nerd romp the gorgeous special edition treatment.
December 15, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Did I mention that there are illustrations? 🌿🪔🏹🐅🔥
The campaign for Arrow of Fortune: The 1898 Edition will be launching January 29th! I'm so excited to give this latest adventure nerd romp the gorgeous special edition treatment.
The campaign for Arrow of Fortune: The 1898 Edition will be launching January 29th! I'm so excited to give this latest adventure nerd romp the gorgeous special edition treatment.
You don't have to wait for my next campaign to grab copies of my ridiculously nerdy vintage special editions of the first two Raiders of the Arcana books. They're available now at @merrickbookshop.bsky.social!
Pop over to jacquelynbenson.com/1898 to follow the campaign for book three.
Pop over to jacquelynbenson.com/1898 to follow the campaign for book three.
December 12, 2025 at 4:19 PM
You don't have to wait for my next campaign to grab copies of my ridiculously nerdy vintage special editions of the first two Raiders of the Arcana books. They're available now at @merrickbookshop.bsky.social!
Pop over to jacquelynbenson.com/1898 to follow the campaign for book three.
Pop over to jacquelynbenson.com/1898 to follow the campaign for book three.
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Today’s review is for ‘Tomb of the Sun King’ by @jbensonink.bsky.social!
Even more The Mummy vibes than the first book AND we get Constance’s POV… it was *chefs kiss*! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/11/t...
Even more The Mummy vibes than the first book AND we get Constance’s POV… it was *chefs kiss*! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/11/t...
Tomb of the Sun King by Jacquelyn Benson – Book Review!
Archivist and suffragette Ellie Mallory always dreamed of putting her scholarly skills to work in the ancient sands of Egypt. She never imagined she would be doing so in order to save an object of …
crooksbooks.blog
December 11, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Today’s review is for ‘Tomb of the Sun King’ by @jbensonink.bsky.social!
Even more The Mummy vibes than the first book AND we get Constance’s POV… it was *chefs kiss*! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/11/t...
Even more The Mummy vibes than the first book AND we get Constance’s POV… it was *chefs kiss*! crooksbooks.blog/2025/12/11/t...
Y'all cleaned me out during that sale last month, but I have a limited # of signed copies of The Fire in the Glass hardcover back in stock. Order by Dec 15 for holiday delivery.
December 8, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Y'all cleaned me out during that sale last month, but I have a limited # of signed copies of The Fire in the Glass hardcover back in stock. Order by Dec 15 for holiday delivery.
Spicy bonus scenes for Arrow of Fortune are now live at the Renegade Scholars Club, kicking open the door on two key moments from the book.
These scenes do contain spoilers, so they're best enjoyed after you've finished reading.
www.patreon.com/JacquelynBen...
These scenes do contain spoilers, so they're best enjoyed after you've finished reading.
www.patreon.com/JacquelynBen...
December 4, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Spicy bonus scenes for Arrow of Fortune are now live at the Renegade Scholars Club, kicking open the door on two key moments from the book.
These scenes do contain spoilers, so they're best enjoyed after you've finished reading.
www.patreon.com/JacquelynBen...
These scenes do contain spoilers, so they're best enjoyed after you've finished reading.
www.patreon.com/JacquelynBen...
Only two days left to pay what you want for this fantastic batch of books! But seriously, loves, we have a bunch of my personal favorites in here, and you can grab the whole set when you contribute $25 or more.
Hit up storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4!
Hit up storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4!
December 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Only two days left to pay what you want for this fantastic batch of books! But seriously, loves, we have a bunch of my personal favorites in here, and you can grab the whole set when you contribute $25 or more.
Hit up storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4!
Hit up storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4!
Want to shop small this season? I've teamed up with dozens of other fantasy authors to offer discounts on signed books and other goodies at our online stores. Use the code FAROSHOP with all the participating sites to get the deals. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop to browse the sale. Ends Dec 1.
November 28, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Want to shop small this season? I've teamed up with dozens of other fantasy authors to offer discounts on signed books and other goodies at our online stores. Use the code FAROSHOP with all the participating sites to get the deals. Visit farosociety.com/faroshop to browse the sale. Ends Dec 1.
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I'm offering up a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen in the Bid4Sudan auction!
Bid now to raise money for a vital cause AND get early enemies-to-lovers fae mischief: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#romancelandia
Bid now to raise money for a vital cause AND get early enemies-to-lovers fae mischief: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#romancelandia
November 26, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I'm offering up a signed ARC of Enchanting the Fae Queen in the Bid4Sudan auction!
Bid now to raise money for a vital cause AND get early enemies-to-lovers fae mischief: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#romancelandia
Bid now to raise money for a vital cause AND get early enemies-to-lovers fae mischief: app.galabid.com/creatives4su...
#romancelandia
Who wants a free fantasy romance book every day from Dec 1 to 24? And the list might just include an exclusive special freebie from yours truly.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
November 24, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Who wants a free fantasy romance book every day from Dec 1 to 24? And the list might just include an exclusive special freebie from yours truly.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Get yourselves signed up at farosociety.com/happy-farodays before December 1 to make sure you don't miss out on the fun.
Know someone who loves my books? We've got signed copies of everything in stock in my store, and they make for nifty holiday gifts. We can personalize everything and ship it out directly to whomever you like. Hit it up at jacquelynbenson.com.
November 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Know someone who loves my books? We've got signed copies of everything in stock in my store, and they make for nifty holiday gifts. We can personalize everything and ship it out directly to whomever you like. Hit it up at jacquelynbenson.com.
Looking for signed copies of Arrow of Fortune? We've got them over at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune. US customers only for the time being thanks to insane postage rates, tariffs, and taxes, but non-US readers can get personalized, signed bookplates to add to books they purchase elsewhere.
November 20, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Looking for signed copies of Arrow of Fortune? We've got them over at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune. US customers only for the time being thanks to insane postage rates, tariffs, and taxes, but non-US readers can get personalized, signed bookplates to add to books they purchase elsewhere.
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Snap up my complete Harwood Spellbook romantasy boxed set (usually $9.99/£7.99) in the Leading Ladies
@storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books by amazing authors like @tansyrr.bsky.social, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more for just $25 in total!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
@storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books by amazing authors like @tansyrr.bsky.social, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more for just $25 in total!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
November 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Snap up my complete Harwood Spellbook romantasy boxed set (usually $9.99/£7.99) in the Leading Ladies
@storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books by amazing authors like @tansyrr.bsky.social, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more for just $25 in total!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
@storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books by amazing authors like @tansyrr.bsky.social, @kristadb1.bsky.social & more for just $25 in total!
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
This little book was completely unintentional. Blame Padma Devi, who showed up at the end of Tomb of the Sun King and demanded that I write it. As in most things, she knew better than the rest of us what needed to happen.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
November 18, 2025 at 3:10 PM
This little book was completely unintentional. Blame Padma Devi, who showed up at the end of Tomb of the Sun King and demanded that I write it. As in most things, she knew better than the rest of us what needed to happen.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
Hit it up everywhere or buy direct at jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune.
Happy release day to the third book in my Raiders of the Arcana series, Arrow of Fortune!! Find it everywhere in ebook, audiobook, paperback and hardcover of hit up jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune to buy direct.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
November 18, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Happy release day to the third book in my Raiders of the Arcana series, Arrow of Fortune!! Find it everywhere in ebook, audiobook, paperback and hardcover of hit up jacquelynbenson.com/arrow-of-fortune to buy direct.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
I hope you all have such a good time with this one. Happy reading.
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Oh hey, my complete Harwood Spellbook boxed set usually costs $9.99/£7.99, but right now, you can snap it up in the Leading Ladies @storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books for just $25 in total! Check it out:
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
November 15, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Oh hey, my complete Harwood Spellbook boxed set usually costs $9.99/£7.99, but right now, you can snap it up in the Leading Ladies @storybundle.bsky.social along with 9 to 11 other books for just $25 in total! Check it out:
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
storybundle.com/fantasy
#romancelandia
What's your favorite shelf trophy?
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
November 14, 2025 at 2:00 PM
What's your favorite shelf trophy?
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
I still have "is this really happening?" moments when I get to play with the 1898 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana series. It's a 19th C book nerd's dream.
Campaign for Book 3 coming in early 2026. Follow it here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
Pay what you want and grab a bundle of fantasy romance reads with strong female heroines from some of my favorite indie fantasy authors! Anything over $5 gets you three books or contribute $25 or more to unlock the batch of eleven titles.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
November 13, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Pay what you want and grab a bundle of fantasy romance reads with strong female heroines from some of my favorite indie fantasy authors! Anything over $5 gets you three books or contribute $25 or more to unlock the batch of eleven titles.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
Check it out at storybundle.com/fantasy before December 4th.
This scene kills me. 😂🪴🍾 Further proof that Alex Picard is six narrators in a trenchcoat.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
November 11, 2025 at 4:15 PM
This scene kills me. 😂🪴🍾 Further proof that Alex Picard is six narrators in a trenchcoat.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
The audiobook for Arrow of Fortune is now available for pre-order on Nook, iTunes, Kobo and Spotify! And of course, you can always pre-order from my site and get the book on release day for only $10.
This is where the magic happens, darlings. What you can't see: the fluffy orange cat in a chair, the Raiders artwork on the wall, and a gorgeous Japanese maple outside the window.
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
This is where the magic happens, darlings. What you can't see: the fluffy orange cat in a chair, the Raiders artwork on the wall, and a gorgeous Japanese maple outside the window.
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
Is it a good or bad thing when you've literally typed away the letters on the keys?
300+ gorgeous fantasy romance titles are on sale today only for just 0.99!
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
October 30, 2025 at 1:19 PM
300+ gorgeous fantasy romance titles are on sale today only for just 0.99!
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast
Honestly, there are so many gems in this promo from the Fantasy Romance Society, it’s hard to choose… but then, when they’re all less than a buck, you don’t really have to. Get them all.
farosociety.com/bookblast