Ann Aptaker
@annaptaker.bsky.social
Lambda and Goldie Award winning author of crime and mystery novels and short stories.
In case you were wondering...
#CrimeFiction #Heist #Mystery #QueerFiction #DapperDyke #FemmeFatales #1950s #NYC @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Heist #Mystery #QueerFiction #DapperDyke #FemmeFatales #1950s #NYC @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
October 24, 2025 at 2:43 PM
In case you were wondering...
#CrimeFiction #Heist #Mystery #QueerFiction #DapperDyke #FemmeFatales #1950s #NYC @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Heist #Mystery #QueerFiction #DapperDyke #FemmeFatales #1950s #NYC @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
Cuddle up with an outlaw.
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #QueerFiction #Noir #NYC #1950s #FemmeFatales #AwardWinningAuthor
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #QueerFiction #Noir #NYC #1950s #FemmeFatales #AwardWinningAuthor
October 20, 2025 at 1:37 PM
Cuddle up with an outlaw.
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #QueerFiction #Noir #NYC #1950s #FemmeFatales #AwardWinningAuthor
Gold For The Dead, from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #QueerFiction #Noir #NYC #1950s #FemmeFatales #AwardWinningAuthor
That dapper criminal Cantor Gold is back! GOLD FOR THE DEAD is now available everywhere from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social. Get it in print, ebook, and audiobook from all the usual bookselling places. #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #FemmeFatales #QueerFiction #NYC #1950s #Gangsters #DarkAlleys #NeonLights
October 14, 2025 at 2:08 PM
That dapper criminal Cantor Gold is back! GOLD FOR THE DEAD is now available everywhere from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social. Get it in print, ebook, and audiobook from all the usual bookselling places. #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #FemmeFatales #QueerFiction #NYC #1950s #Gangsters #DarkAlleys #NeonLights
Cantor Gold is on her way. Soon. Very soon. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
October 12, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Cantor Gold is on her way. Soon. Very soon. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #Mystery #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
Today only! MURDER AND GOLD is @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Wednesday Book Drop! Just $3.99 for the ebook! Today, Octo. 8th only! bywaterbooks.com/product/murd...
October 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Today only! MURDER AND GOLD is @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Wednesday Book Drop! Just $3.99 for the ebook! Today, Octo. 8th only! bywaterbooks.com/product/murd...
Celebrate that dapper #outlaw Cantor Gold's next adventure, GOLD FOR THE DEAD from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social, on October 15, 7pm, at @bgsqd.bsky.social. Book signing and zesty conversation with best-selling author Felice Cohen. #CrimeFiction #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s #LesbianOutlaw #ArtThief
September 30, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Celebrate that dapper #outlaw Cantor Gold's next adventure, GOLD FOR THE DEAD from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social, on October 15, 7pm, at @bgsqd.bsky.social. Book signing and zesty conversation with best-selling author Felice Cohen. #CrimeFiction #Noir #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s #LesbianOutlaw #ArtThief
Sexy, dapper outlaw Cantor Gold is back in print, ebook, and audiobook! Releasing 10/14 from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
September 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Sexy, dapper outlaw Cantor Gold is back in print, ebook, and audiobook! Releasing 10/14 from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
#CrimeFiction #Mystery #LGBTQ #NYC #1950s
Gangsters. Femme fatales. Good friends & bad bets. Cantor Gold's next sizzling adventure releases October 14th from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Pre-order you print, ebook or audiobook today from your favorite bookseller! #Crimefiction #Noir #QueerNoir #LGBTQ+ #NewYorkCity #1950s
September 9, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Gangsters. Femme fatales. Good friends & bad bets. Cantor Gold's next sizzling adventure releases October 14th from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social Pre-order you print, ebook or audiobook today from your favorite bookseller! #Crimefiction #Noir #QueerNoir #LGBTQ+ #NewYorkCity #1950s
CRIME INK: ICONIC releases today! A sizzling anthology of crime fiction featuring award-winning LGBTQ+ crime fiction authors. Thrilled that my story, "Heartbreak Alley," is included in this powerful collection. Available in print & ebook. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #QueerVoices
September 2, 2025 at 2:31 PM
CRIME INK: ICONIC releases today! A sizzling anthology of crime fiction featuring award-winning LGBTQ+ crime fiction authors. Thrilled that my story, "Heartbreak Alley," is included in this powerful collection. Available in print & ebook. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social #CrimeFiction #QueerVoices
Pre-Order sizzlin' #crimfiction, #mystery and #suspense from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social and @marinerbooks.bsky.social!
July 30, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Pre-Order sizzlin' #crimfiction, #mystery and #suspense from @bywaterbooks.bsky.social and @marinerbooks.bsky.social!
In a world of smoky back rooms, corrupt power plays, and women who love dangerously, loyalty can kill—and desire might just save you. GOLD FOR THE DEAD, Cantor Gold's latest #criminal #adventure. COMING OCTOBER 14TH—PREORDER your #PRINT or #EBOOK today!
#Noir #CrimeFiction #Queer #NYC #Midcentury
#Noir #CrimeFiction #Queer #NYC #Midcentury
July 7, 2025 at 6:02 PM
In a world of smoky back rooms, corrupt power plays, and women who love dangerously, loyalty can kill—and desire might just save you. GOLD FOR THE DEAD, Cantor Gold's latest #criminal #adventure. COMING OCTOBER 14TH—PREORDER your #PRINT or #EBOOK today!
#Noir #CrimeFiction #Queer #NYC #Midcentury
#Noir #CrimeFiction #Queer #NYC #Midcentury
#Pride Month may be over, but our Pride never ends, and neither does our #creativity. Pre-order CRIME INK: ICONIC, an #anthology of #mystery and #crime #fiction #stories inspired by #Queer icons, releasing September 2nd from #BywaterBooks. www.bywaterbooks.com
July 3, 2025 at 1:03 PM
#Pride Month may be over, but our Pride never ends, and neither does our #creativity. Pre-order CRIME INK: ICONIC, an #anthology of #mystery and #crime #fiction #stories inspired by #Queer icons, releasing September 2nd from #BywaterBooks. www.bywaterbooks.com
Celebrate Pride with a great read, and save 25% off ALL books at the @bywaterbooks.bsky.social /Amble Press Pride sale! Just use code PRIDE2025 at checkout to get the discount. If you love award-winning #mystery fiction, click here: bywaterbooks.com?s=ann+aptake...
June 11, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Celebrate Pride with a great read, and save 25% off ALL books at the @bywaterbooks.bsky.social /Amble Press Pride sale! Just use code PRIDE2025 at checkout to get the discount. If you love award-winning #mystery fiction, click here: bywaterbooks.com?s=ann+aptake...
The folks @marinerbooks.bsky.social, an imprint of @harpercollins.bsky.social, created this great graphic for this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology, releasing in October. Thrilled that my story, NEON WOMEN, was selected for this year's edition! #crimefiction #mystery #suspense
May 15, 2025 at 2:58 PM
The folks @marinerbooks.bsky.social, an imprint of @harpercollins.bsky.social, created this great graphic for this year's Best American Mystery and Suspense anthology, releasing in October. Thrilled that my story, NEON WOMEN, was selected for this year's edition! #crimefiction #mystery #suspense
Crime fiction is drama, passion, stories of life and death, justice or the lack of it. And in these stories, crime fiction is gloriously Queer!
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL
#CrimeInkIconic #QueerCrimeFiction
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL
#CrimeInkIconic #QueerCrimeFiction
April 21, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Crime fiction is drama, passion, stories of life and death, justice or the lack of it. And in these stories, crime fiction is gloriously Queer!
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL
#CrimeInkIconic #QueerCrimeFiction
Crime Ink: Iconic — Where Queer Icons Meet Killer Stories
Preorder: bywaterbooks.com/product/crim... or bit.ly/4cH27CL
#CrimeInkIconic #QueerCrimeFiction
I'm posting this photo I took when in #Paris last year because it's a happy memory, and these days we all need happy memories. #CafeLeSarahBernhardt
April 17, 2025 at 3:43 PM
I'm posting this photo I took when in #Paris last year because it's a happy memory, and these days we all need happy memories. #CafeLeSarahBernhardt
Today's the final day of the Crime Writers auction! ALL proceeds go to the Transgender Law Center to help in their fight to protect Trans rights. Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid.
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
April 1, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Today's the final day of the Crime Writers auction! ALL proceeds go to the Transgender Law Center to help in their fight to protect Trans rights. Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid.
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
In the spirit of that dapper outlaw, Cantor Gold, place your bids today!
It's Trans Visibility Day! Perfect day to bid on an item in the #CrimeWriters for #Trans #Rights auction! Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid. ALL proceeds go to the @TransgenderLawCenter. Trans rights are Human Rights!
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
It's Trans Visibility Day! Perfect day to bid on an item in the #CrimeWriters for #Trans #Rights auction! Go to 32auctions.com/writers4transrights to register and bid. ALL proceeds go to the @TransgenderLawCenter. Trans rights are Human Rights!
Support #Trans #Rights and get cool stuff, too! The #Crime #Writers #auction to support the #TransGenderLawCenter starts tomorrow, March 26th at 9am! Autographed #books! #GiftCertificates! #GoodieBags for #foodies! And other cool stuff. Check it out at: 32auctions.com/writers4transrights
March 25, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Support #Trans #Rights and get cool stuff, too! The #Crime #Writers #auction to support the #TransGenderLawCenter starts tomorrow, March 26th at 9am! Autographed #books! #GiftCertificates! #GoodieBags for #foodies! And other cool stuff. Check it out at: 32auctions.com/writers4transrights
Who better than #Crime #Writers know about #justice or the lack of it? #Crimewriters4TransRights are standing up for justice with an auction of over 140 items, all proceeds to the Transgender Law Center. Bidding starts 3/26. Check it out! #TransLawCenter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TLCAuction
March 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Who better than #Crime #Writers know about #justice or the lack of it? #Crimewriters4TransRights are standing up for justice with an auction of over 140 items, all proceeds to the Transgender Law Center. Bidding starts 3/26. Check it out! #TransLawCenter #TransRightsAreHumanRights #TLCAuction
Save the date! Saturday, April 5th, hear zesty crime and mystery stories read by the #MWA-NY chapter's finest...and me! So heads up, all you #NYC area #crime #fiction junkies. Join us at the 58th Street Library, 127 East 58th Street, on the fabulous island of Manhattan, Saturday, April 5th.
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We can all use a little love these days. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social & Amble Press are showing the love with 25% off all print & ebooks through 2/21!
February 13, 2025 at 7:15 PM
We can all use a little love these days. @bywaterbooks.bsky.social & Amble Press are showing the love with 25% off all print & ebooks through 2/21!