Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers)
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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers)
@jhsiess.bsky.social
Musician | Book Reviewer | Retired Attorney
Lodi, California 🍇🍷
49ers Faithful ❤️🏈💛
Insta: @jhscolloquium | @jhsiess
📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🌈
#𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 is a deeply moving, epic story from a master storyteller. I became a #𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 fan with #𝗪𝐞𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐄𝐧𝐝. His characters take up residence in your heart & live there for yrs. You'll be glad you went on the journey. Thanks, @crownpublishing.bsky.social⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 23, 2025 at 9:04 PM
🌊 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🧙‍♀

How often do you read genres outside your comfort zone? When #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐚𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 by @evaleigh.bsky.social surprisingly landed on my porch, I read the synopsis & am intrigued. A pirate captain who is a witch? Magic? Sea monsters? @htpbooks.bsky.social you hooked me! @htphive.bsky.social
October 23, 2025 at 3:35 AM
𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐬 by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 is heralded as a dark, biting, funny, & razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, & the modern housing crisis. I'll be reading this debut soon, thanks to @celadonbooks.bsky.social! It will be published 11/25/25, so pre-order your copy now: tinyurl.com/52a6y4v4
October 21, 2025 at 7:59 PM
📖𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨🔍

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 is an atmospheric, gritty, dark mystery with fantasy/magical realism & an in-depth study of morally ambiguous characters. Discussed it in the @bookbrowse.bsky.social First Impressions program! Thanks for a copy, @berkleypub.bsky.social. ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐
October 13, 2025 at 6:54 PM
📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📘

How beautiful is this book mail? Publishing August 26, 2025, #𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧's new book, #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, is near the top of my TBR pile, thanks to the generous folks at #HTPBooks! For historical fiction fans, Martin's books are always auto-reads. #HTPHive @netgalley.bsky.social
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 AM
🥃 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍⁣ 🐆

Ann Patchett: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 by 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 is "both a work of extraordinary compassion & a really great novel." A man deals with addiction, loneliness, past trauma, the regret one can only know when at a certain age. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & @harpercollins.bsky.social. Pub. 7/29.⁣
August 14, 2025 at 9:04 PM
@jamesletoile.bsky.social returns to #𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐮𝐦, along with the irascible, cantankerous, but 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 Billie Carson, who features prominently in his #DetectiveNathanParkerSeries. The 4th installment, #𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐎𝐟𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, is available now!
@partnersincrimevbt.com #LevelBestBooks

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August 5, 2025 at 3:05 AM
How can it be 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵?🤷‍♀️
Enjoyed 6 books in July!
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦
𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 by 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 by @ashleyflowers.bsky.social
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 by @jenniferweiner.bsky.social
𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 by @kateheartfield.com
August 1, 2025 at 9:48 PM
📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📘

How beautiful is this book mail? Publishing August 26, 2025, #𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧's new book, #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, is near the top of my TBR pile, thanks to the generous folks at #HTPBooks! For historical fiction fans, Martin's books are always auto-reads. #HTPHive @netgalley.bsky.social
July 30, 2025 at 8:17 PM
I'm enjoying the #𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by #𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲! The bestselling author immediately drew me into his "early, desk-drawer novel," a departure from his international mysteries. It's full of surprising plot twists! Thanks, #TandemCollectiveGlobal & @grandcentralpub.bsky.social!
July 27, 2025 at 10:39 PM
📚 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📬

One of the books I'm excited to read is a #mystery from new-to-me author, #𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. The synopsis of #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 (pub. June 10) is engrossing. Sounds perfect to read during an upcoming flight! 🛫🌊 Thanks, @crownpublishing.bsky.social! #CrownInfluencer #Gift
July 25, 2025 at 7:21 PM
I love discovering new writers! Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & @harperperennial.bsky.social, experience debut author @johannacopeland.bsky.social's talent. Available now, #𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐟𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 is a "contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, & the desire for control" per @karinslaughter.com
July 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Bestselling, award-winning author/investigative journalist #𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 spent 𝟷𝟸 𝘺𝘳𝘴 researching/writing about the McStay family murders. After #𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 is fascinating, frustrating & tragic. Rother confronts the truth & asks hard questions. tinyurl.com/3j7yu7ed @kengsington.bsky.social
Down to the Bone
It was as if time had stopped for the Southern California family of four who mysteriously vanished without a trace. On February 15, 2010, Joseph McStay, his...
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July 3, 2025 at 9:52 PM
📚 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📬

I've received many books in recent weeks, including 2 by #𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 & #𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫, #𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭𝗪𝐞𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞 & #𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐋𝐢𝐞, courtesy of #Bibliolifestyle & #TNZFiction. They are the first 2 books in their #TupeloGrove series. 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 are available now -- 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐞 published 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.
June 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐔𝐩 is 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨's debut novel. The entrepreneur & advocate tells stories "that empower women to improve the relationship they have with their body." Courtesy of @celadonbooks.bsky.social, there's a copy available in this
@littlefreelibrary.bsky.social in Lodi, Ca.🌞Pub. date: 06/24/25.
June 18, 2025 at 7:11 PM
📖 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖

I'm grateful that in the midst of so many unexpected plot twists in my life, I managed to read 3️⃣ books in May, all of which I enjoyed and recommend!

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 by 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘰 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘥 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 by 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 by @hannahmarymckinnon.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
June 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
📚 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬

The past 2 mos. have been challenging, but I've received some fabulous books that I will be featuring & reading soon, including #𝗪𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐬 by 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐲𝐤𝐞𝐬, courtesy of @bibliolifestyle.bsky.social & @harperperennial.bsky.social. The paperback edition published 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝟼, 2025.
May 20, 2025 at 5:53 PM
Reposted by Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers)
I'm with Mark Hamill, who's with us? 🤔
May 2, 2025 at 7:51 PM
📖 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 📣

@marykeliikoaauthor.bsky.social has penned her 3rd 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬. The latest installment will be published in Sep. 2025 by Level Best Books, & promises to be a must-read for mystery fans. This is a great time to read the first 2 volumes if you haven't already.
April 25, 2025 at 9:45 AM
#𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐎𝐧𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 is the debut novel by #𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫. Courtesy of @celadonbooks.bsky.social, I delivered a copy to this adorable @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social here in Lodi, Ca, & will be reading it in May with a group of fellow booklovers.
Publishes June 3, 2025. Preorder now: tinyurl.com/mpjtxktj
April 23, 2025 at 6:08 PM
@caitlinrother.bsky.social's next #truecrime thriller, #𝐃𝐨𝐰nT𝐨T𝐡𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 will be published June𝟷𝟺, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.
Preorder: tinyurl.com/3w2sx4uy.

Caitlin is a must-read author for anyone who enjoys a captivating mystery!
@kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #CitadelPress @netgalley.bsky.social
#bookmail #gift
April 11, 2025 at 8:42 PM
#ThePitt 👏👏👏👏👏

Can't wait until January.
Plainly, the frontrunner for ALL the awards.
Especially #NoahWylie who is simply gifted beyond words.
Perfection!
Bravo! Bravo! Bravo!

@streamonmax.bsky.social
April 11, 2025 at 4:41 AM
Reposted by Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers)
Our Annual Fundraiser is May 10, 2025, at the Lodi Moose Lodge!

Tickets on sale now!
$50 tax deductible donation!
Dinner|Dancing|No-Host Bar|Raffles|Door Prize!

We will perform classic & iconic TV FAVORITES!!

Help us secure venues & grant scholarships to young musicians!
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April 10, 2025 at 9:05 PM
𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬
📖 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝
📖 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲'𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐥
📖 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

📖 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐧
📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲
📖 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞
📖 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲
April 4, 2025 at 7:28 PM
April 1, 2025 at 7:20 PM