Meredith Rankin
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Meredith Rankin
@meredithrankin.bsky.social
Mystery writer, proud member of Sisters in Crime
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I recently interviewed cozy mystery author Christine DeSmet. Since one of her series involves a fudge-making amateur sleuth, I couldn't resist adding a photo of fudge! 📚⚡
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Meet Christine DeSmet, cozy mystery writer
"Cozy means you have to use wit and humor and secrets and respect and love as your weapons."
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November 4, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Suzy Robison has written a YA novel about a tough but important subject: human trafficking. It's based in part on her own experiences as a child in India. I got the chance to interview her. 📚⚡
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Novelist Susy Robison: fighting human trafficking through fiction
"India flavors my life."
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October 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
My interview with noir & mystery writer Thomas A Burns. He talks about he love for Sherlock, and why we are all intrigued by that particular sleuth and how he's become a cultural icon. Enjoy! 📚⚡ #BookSky
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Meet Thomas A. Burns, award-winning indie author
"It was there I found Holmes for the first time."
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September 16, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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I got the chance to do a Q&A with Christine Knapp, a nurse midwife and cozy author. I was fascinated by the information that Christine shared about her career as a midwife, and how it inspires her fiction. meredithrankin.substack.com/p/meet-chris... ⚡📚 #booktok #mystery #booksky
Meet Christine Knapp, nurse midwife and cozy mystery author
"I love that there is never a typical day."
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August 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I got the chance to do a Q&A with Christine Knapp, a nurse midwife and cozy author. I was fascinated by the information that Christine shared about her career as a midwife, and how it inspires her fiction. meredithrankin.substack.com/p/meet-chris... ⚡📚 #booktok #mystery #booksky
Meet Christine Knapp, nurse midwife and cozy mystery author
"I love that there is never a typical day."
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August 21, 2025 at 5:23 PM
I enjoyed interviewing bestselling cozy mystery author Joanna Campbell Slan for my blog. Joanna's joyous approach to life is beautiful! She released a new cozy on July 1st, but also manages to be an avid crafter, too. (Check out her Pinterest boards!) meredithrankin.substack.com/p/meet-joann...
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Meet Joanna Campbell Slan, bestselling cozy mystery author
"There’s so much beauty and joy in the world, but you have to actively look for it."
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August 5, 2025 at 4:13 PM
I'm looking for some recommendations for rom-coms. I don't know how popular they are anymore, but I've started reading a few YA romcoms and really enjoyed them. Any favorites you'd like to share? #booktok #bookSky
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July 14, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 6:03 PM
Jenny is the author of the Deadly Twenties mystery series. Book 2 was published yesterday! We had a terrific chat about her work, wacky research she uncovered, and her personal connection to an odd, sad cold case. 📚⏳ 📚⚡️📚⏰ 📚💙

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Meet Jenny Adams, historical mystery author & school librarian
"Restricting access is the quickest and surest way to kill a kid’s love of reading."
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May 7, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Meet Jenny Adams, historical mystery author & school librarian open.substack.com/pub/meredith... 📚⚡We had a terrific chat about her work, wacky research she uncovered, and her personal connection to an odd, sad cold case.
Meet Jenny Adams, historical mystery author & school librarian
"Restricting access is the quickest and surest way to kill a kid’s love of reading."
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May 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Wowza. Ending my monthly reading with ALL THE SINNERS BLEED by S.A. Cosby was perfection. It was brutal and thought-provoking and unsettling and should have trigger warnings, but that writing was ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️.

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April 30, 2025 at 8:59 PM
#BookSky, I need a recommendation for a new crime thriller/mystery to read. Recent favorite authors include David Swinson, S.A. Cosby, and James Lee Burke, something with a strong voice, well-crafted language, and compelling characters.
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April 30, 2025 at 8:15 PM
Menopause as a superpower! In Lynda Hall's mystery series, her protagonist Liv has psychic visions during hot flashes, which help her solve mysteries. I love this concept! We had a nice Q&A session recently. #BookSky 💙📚 #Mystery&Thrillerbooks ⚡️📚
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April 23, 2025 at 6:43 PM
I just finished reading All the Sinners Bleed by S.A. Cosby. Whew, that was a wild ride. There was a lot to think about, too, which isn't true of all thrillers/mysteries/crime fiction. These characters will stay with me a long time. I heartily recommend! #booktok #booksky #crimefiction #thriller
April 7, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I had the opportunity to #interview debut thriller author Todd Severin on my #blog. Todd has a fascinating and varied background: everything from being an eye surgeon to owning a psychodelic music label! I hope you enjoy this Q&A. meredithrankin.substack.com/p/meet-t-d-s...
Meet T. D. Severin, eye surgeon, former radio deejay, psychedelic record label owner, AND debut thriller author
"The question of what-if is only as interesting as the human element affected by the technology."
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March 20, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Meet Millicent Eidson, medical detective & mystery writer.
When she said her medical mysteries center around zoonoses, I thought, what on earth are those? Millicent was happy to chat about her long and varied career as a veterinarian in public health!
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Meet Millicent Eidson, medical detective & mystery writer
"You can consider the disease microbes as the criminals, although they’re just trying to survive like us."
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March 12, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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Trying something new on #WriteSky & #BookSky. It's the last Friday of the month (at least, it is for me in New Zealand). So, #AskMeAnything about #writing, #editing, or #publishing. If I don't have the answer, odds are I'll know where to send you for the answers you seek. #WritingCommunity
February 27, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Check out my #interview with cozy #mystery writer Darlene Dziomba today. She shared her experiences volunteering at a no-kill animal shelter, her dog Billie (or Billie and her human Darlene!), & advice for those looking to adopt a dog. And catching wild turkeys.
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A mystery author shares her passion for animals
"I had to stop and pet every dog that I saw."
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February 26, 2025 at 5:16 PM
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Woo-hoo! PLEASE LISTEN IN TO MY FIRST-EVER PODCAST INTERVIEW, AND IF YOU WANT TO MAKE MY DAY, LEAVE A COMMENT!
Thank you, MWA-NY, and a giant thank you to my delightful host, Mark McNease. Talking with Mark was hugely fun. I hope you can join us.
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Audio Interview: A Conversation with Pamela Ruth Meyer, 2024 Leon Burstein Award Winner - Mystery Writers of America - New York Chapter
I had the pleasure of talking with Pamela Ruth Meyer, recipient of MWA-NW’s 2024 Leon Burstein Award. She’s as delightful as her fiction, so fasten your headphones for this casual chat about her life,...
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January 9, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Confession: In sharing this creative autobiographical essay, I feel strange. But I’ve recently felt compelled to share it. Maybe someone needs to read my words.

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Empty Spaces: An Autobiography in Seven Parts
Confession: In sharing this creative autobiographical essay, I feel strange.
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February 12, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Hi, everyone! I had a chance to interview my fellow Guppy, mystery writer Cayce Osborne, recently, and I thought I'd share. #interview #writing

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Meet Author Cayce Osborne
A Wisconsin mystery writer talks about her debut novel
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February 3, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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"Sometimes, just one small thing separates them from the listener or reader." --true crime podcaster Shoney Sien
Giving back dignity to victims: a true crime podcaster shares her passion
"Sometimes, just one small thing separates them from the listener or reader."
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January 15, 2025 at 8:44 PM