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Mary Lee Ashford
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Author | Reader | Podcaster | Learner |Coffee-enabled writer of #cozymysteries & unsuccessful manager of feline co-worker.
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Murder They Write FB group tonight!
6PM EST, 5PM CST, 3PM PST
October 14, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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Where the spirit does not work with the hand, there is no art.

Leonardo Da Vinci
Italian Artist
#quote #inspiration #motivation #success #booksky #writer
September 13, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Sisters in Crime talks with Agatha-award nominee Jessica Estevo. As Jessica Ellicott, she indulges her passion for historical fiction with the Beryl and Edwina Mysteries and the WPC Billie harness Mysteries. Log in to listen!
#SinC #writingcommunity #podcast
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August 21, 2025 at 2:17 AM
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Congrats to Fox Lake Dist. Library in Fox Lake, IL - the #SinC We Love Libraries Winner for August! The Library was founded in 1939 with a donation from the Fox Lake Women’s Club of 1,200 books. The award will help buy new supplies for their storytime programs!

#booksky #writingcommunity
Photo from Fox Lake District Library showing staff members with some mysteries by Sisters in Crime authors Sara Paretsky, Tracy Clark, Lori Rader Day, and Susan Van Kirk.
August 28, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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September is National Literacy Month! Celebrate with a good book today!
#SinC #writingcommunity #booksky
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September 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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This week’s podcast guest is @mattydalrymple.bsky.social , author of the Ann Kinnear Suspense Novels & the Lizzy Ballard Thrillers, as well as a podcaster, writer, & speaker on writing craft and the publishing voyage.

Listen where you get your podcasts or at sisterincrime.org/podcast
The Sisters in Crime Writers Podcast Featuring Matty Dalyrmple (pictured) Http://www.sistersincrime.org/podcast
September 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
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This Saturday! Join us Sept 13 for Grand Openings: The All-Important First Page with Karen Odden. She'll be discussing the importance of a compelling first page.

Free for members, $15 for non-members. Register at: www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis...

#SinC #writingcommunity #booksky
Red background with white and yellow text reads: SinC Webinar Grand Openings: The All Important First Page Saturday, September 13 2pm EDT/ 1 pm CDT/Noon MDT/11am PDT/7pm BST Free for members, $15 for non-members Not a member? Our $60 membership gives you access to this and all webinars PLUS our full Webinar Library! www.sistersincrime.org/webinars Photo of the author, Karen Odden, is in the top left corner.
September 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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On Saturday, December 7, join SinC Write-In hosts as we celebrate the finish line & discuss what we learned. Then, join Zoom rooms where you can meet the people who saw in the chat all month! Come and help us celebrate and cheer what's ahead!

Learn more and register: www.sistersincrime.o...
Celebrating the November Marathon Finish Line! (photo of FINISH line) Saturday, December 7 Noon ET/ 11am CT/10am MT/ gam PT Sisters in Crime
November 20, 2024 at 10:22 PM
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Open now for submissions! Don't have to be a SINCNE member to submit, just need to be available to read in Plymouth, MA on Oct 12!

Submissions open now until Sept 10! Up to 500 words featuring chocolate!

Send to sincneflashfictioncontest(at)gmail(dot)com
#Chocolate #flashfiction #newengland
August 3, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Review and giveaway of "Night of the Living Bread" by Mary Lee Ashford along with an interesting interview with Mary kingsriverlife.com/06/28/night-... #cozymystery #book #food #writing #mystery @maryleeashford.bsky.social 💙📚
Night of the Living Bread By Mary Lee Ashford: Review/Giveaway/Interview
by Tracy CondieNight of the Living Bread, book four of the Sugar and Spice Mystery series, is a culinary cozy crafted to feed your desire for armchair sleuthing and provide great recipes. While Sugar ...
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June 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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This year's LAA for the @necrimebakecon.bsky.social is the awesome Barbara Ross! She was one of the first people I met when I started this journey (along with the @wickedauthors.bsky.social)! Make sure to sign up NOW www.crimebake.org to honor her and our GOH @loriraderday.bsky.social #writing
June 24, 2025 at 8:04 PM
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Are you looking for some #cozymystery #beachreads this summer! Check out the boxed set of The Cupcake Catering Mysteries - 3 full-length cozy mysteries set in Newport Beach, CA! Each book also includes #recipes. Available on Amazon and #kindleunlimited : www.amazon.com/dp/B0F4PRGB42
June 26, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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#giveaway & #review A chance to win an arc copy of THERE'LL BE SHELL TO PAY by Molly MacRae! Plus check out the recipe for Fig, Ginger, Cardamom Truffles! See my review, the recipe, and enter the contest by 6/29/2025. cinnamonsugarandalittlebitofmurder.com/fig-ginger-c...
June 24, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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Join Blackbird Writers, Sharon Lynn, and me for a downright fun interview that teases out the most extraordinary details about Mrs. Oliver's Twist and its author!
June 12, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Celebrating the release of a great new short story anthology, Moonlight & Misadventures edited by Judy Penz Sheluk. books2read.com/SSA-Moonlight
Available now at your favorite digital store!
Moonlight & Misadventure: 20 Stories of Mystery & Suspense by Judy Penz Sheluk
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June 18, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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A giveaway and review of NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by @maryleeashford.bsky.social! Plus see the recipe for Blonde Brownies. Contest ends 6/22/2025.
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June 17, 2025 at 1:20 PM
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Let today be the day you finish that book you said you’d come back to later.
May 30, 2025 at 11:09 AM
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It’s Saturday! Be good to yourself… #Saturday #WeekendVibes
May 31, 2025 at 11:14 PM
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May 31, 2025 – Boys’ Mom Reads! – RECIPE POST
Virtual Book Tour, Recipe, & Giveaway: Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries, #4) by Mary Lee Ashford

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Virtual Book Tour, Recipe, & Giveaway: Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries, #4) by Mary Lee Ashford
Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries) by Mary Lee Ashford About Night of the Living Bread Night of the Living Bread (Sugar & Spice Mysteries) Cozy Mystery 4th in Series Settin…
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May 31, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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With one friend accused of murder and another corpse turning up, the cookbook’s not the only thing half-baked. Can Sugar and Dixie sift through the secrets before they become the next victims?

Night of the Living Bread by Mary Lee Ashford: https://www.rfr.bz/b4b5641
May 27, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Read Your Writes Book Reviews ~ Wednesday, May 28, 2025
NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by Mary Lee Ashford ~ Character Interview, Excerpt & Giveaway

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NIGHT OF THE LIVING BREAD by Mary Lee Ashford ~ Character Interview, Excerpt & Giveaway
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May 28, 2025 at 9:43 PM
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FREE BOOK - Game of Scones (Sugar & Spice Mysteries Book 1) Kindle Edition
by Mary Lee Ashford

“When you add to the likeable characters a fine small town setting, an interesting cozy mystery plot, and loads of yummy food, you have a recipe for success!”— RoloPoloBookBlog

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Game of Scones (Sugar & Spice Mysteries Book 1)
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May 29, 2025 at 5:09 PM
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About Night of the Living Bread Night of the Living …
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May 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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About Night of the Living Bread Night of the Living …
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May 29, 2025 at 4:18 AM
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Some fun interview questions as Sugar Calloway is interviewed at Read Your Writes Book Reviews!
May 28, 2025 at 8:04 PM