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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
From all of us to all of you, wishing you a delightful time sharing a meal with family and friends. There’s nothing like the flavors of roasted meat, gravy, all the trimmings, and several types of …
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November 27, 2025 at 1:11 PM
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What do our characters prefer - the beach or the mountains? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...
Characters on the Bench
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November 24, 2025 at 4:02 PM
What do our characters prefer - the beach or the mountains? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...
As Turkey Day Approaches, What do you like best about Thanksgiving? Let us know at #bookloversbench blog. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/t...
Turkey Day Approaches
As Thanksgiving Day approaches, my mouth waters at the anticipation of roast turkey and gravy, mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes with marshmallows, and pumpkin …
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November 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM
As Turkey Day Approaches, What do you like best about Thanksgiving? Let us know at #bookloversbench blog. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/t...
How has the premise established by Sadie Hawkins Day influenced you or your career? Let us know in the #bookloversbench Blog comments. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
Sadie Hawkins Day and Parity in the Mystery World
Today is Sadie Hawkins Day! This holiday was originally a fictional creation of cartoonist Al Capp (Alfred Gerald Caplin) in his Li’l Abner comic strip. In the cartoon, Hekzebiah Hawkins, afraid hi…
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November 13, 2025 at 2:19 PM
How has the premise established by Sadie Hawkins Day influenced you or your career? Let us know in the #bookloversbench Blog comments. #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
Have you gotten some great advice that's affected your life? Please leave us a comment at the Booklover's Bench with your thoughts! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery Authors on the Bench bookloversbench.com/otb/authors-...
Authors on the Bench
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November 10, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Have you gotten some great advice that's affected your life? Please leave us a comment at the Booklover's Bench with your thoughts! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery Authors on the Bench bookloversbench.com/otb/authors-...
What’s your most memorable vacation discovery? Share your stories in the Booklover's Bench blog comments. A Month of Discovery, Wonder, and Reality Checks #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/a...
A Month of Discovery, Wonder, and Reality Checks
We just returned from an epic month-long road trip that stretched from San Diego all the way up to Astoria, Oregon—and back again. What started as a dream adventure quickly became a masterclass in …
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November 6, 2025 at 1:55 PM
What’s your most memorable vacation discovery? Share your stories in the Booklover's Bench blog comments. A Month of Discovery, Wonder, and Reality Checks #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/a...
It's Monday already! We need a jigsaw puzzle for sure. #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/flamed-out-j...
Flamed Out Jigsaw Puzzle
This is a jigsaw puzzle post for Flamed Out by Valona Jones (Maggie Toussaint). Have fun piecing together the cover for this week’s featured author.
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November 3, 2025 at 2:48 PM
It's Monday already! We need a jigsaw puzzle for sure. #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/flamed-out-j...
The November #BookloversBench #bookgiveaway is open! #amreading a #cozymystery! Win Two Free Books - Nov 2025 bookloversbench.com/contests/win...
Win Two Free Books – Nov 2025
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November 1, 2025 at 2:01 PM
The November #BookloversBench #bookgiveaway is open! #amreading a #cozymystery! Win Two Free Books - Nov 2025 bookloversbench.com/contests/win...
It's National Candy Corn Day: What about you—team love it, or team “call the coroner” when candy corn shows up? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/n...
National Candy Corn Day: A Mystery in Three Colors
Welcome to the colors of Autumn. October 30th is National Candy Corn Day, which raises a deliciously baffling question: who decided this iconic tri-colored confection deserved its very own holiday?…
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October 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
It's National Candy Corn Day: What about you—team love it, or team “call the coroner” when candy corn shows up? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/n...
Our characters at #bookloversbench answer this question: If you left mystery to travel into another genre, which genre would you pick? #amreading a #cozymystery #amwriting bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...
Characters on the Bench
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October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Our characters at #bookloversbench answer this question: If you left mystery to travel into another genre, which genre would you pick? #amreading a #cozymystery #amwriting bookloversbench.com/otb/characte...
For a chance to win a #bookgiveaway, FLAMED OUT, written as Valona Jones, comment on the Booklover's Bench blog: What level of scary suits your reading preferences? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
Scary this and scary that
When you were a child and heard the words “Once upon a time,” did you sit up straighter or maybe even move to edge of your seat? I certainly did. I loved fairy tales (and still do). I worried about…
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October 23, 2025 at 1:34 PM
For a chance to win a #bookgiveaway, FLAMED OUT, written as Valona Jones, comment on the Booklover's Bench blog: What level of scary suits your reading preferences? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
Hello Monday! There's a new puzzle to solve for you. #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/word-search-...
Word Search for With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying by Debra H. Goldstein
This is a word search post for With Our Bellies Full and the Fire Dying by Debra H. Goldstein. Have fun finding the words for this week’s featured author.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Hello Monday! There's a new puzzle to solve for you. #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/word-search-...
My Love Affair with Superman! Is there something on your bucket? #amreading a #cozymystery Post a comment at Booklover's Bench for a chance to win a free audiobook download of any of the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries. bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/m...
My Love Affair with Superman
I’ll admit it, I’ve always been a sucker for a good superhero movie. I grew up watching Superman on TV. Maybe I was first drawn to it because I share a first name with Lois Lane, Superman’s love in…
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October 16, 2025 at 11:43 AM
My Love Affair with Superman! Is there something on your bucket? #amreading a #cozymystery Post a comment at Booklover's Bench for a chance to win a free audiobook download of any of the Anastasia Pollack Crafting Mysteries. bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/m...
It's Monday, and we have a new On the Bench post for you today called What’s the best movie you’ve seen so far this year? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/whats-th...
What’s the best movie you’ve seen so far this year?
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October 13, 2025 at 12:32 PM
It's Monday, and we have a new On the Bench post for you today called What’s the best movie you’ve seen so far this year? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/whats-th...
Are you a pie maker or a pie eater? Comment on the Booklover's Bench Blog to be entered in a #giveaway! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery Ode to a Pumpkin bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/o...
Ode to a Pumpkin
I have an embarrassing confession—well, more like three confessions—to make regarding pumpkins. The first is that while I knew tomatoes were fruit, it wasn’t until a few weeks ago that I lear…
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October 9, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Are you a pie maker or a pie eater? Comment on the Booklover's Bench Blog to be entered in a #giveaway! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery Ode to a Pumpkin bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/o...
Have you ever listened to an audiobook? What do you think? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/l...
Listening to Audiobooks
Recently, I attended the Novelists, Inc. conference in St. Pete Beach. This is an event where multi-published authors discuss marketing and other hot topics. A couple of sessions were on audiobooks…
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October 2, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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We have a Guest Blogger on the Bench! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/guest-author...
Guest Author Denise Swanson
Romance and Mystery – by Denise Swanson As a reader, I always felt there were two components to a great plot—mystery and romance. And as a writer, I find it darn near impossible not to include both…
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September 29, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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Celebrate National Daughter's Day with Debra Goldstein! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/n...
National Daughters Day
Here’s to the daughters in my life – and to those in yours. Although International Daughters Day is celebrated on the 28th; today, September 25, is National Daughters Day. So, let’s raise our hands…
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September 25, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Celebrate National Daughter's Day with Debra Goldstein! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/n...
The Beauty of a Staycation - where is your favorite place? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/t...
The Beauty of a Staycation
Sometimes, you just gotta escape the daily grind! In our case, my wife’s latest birthday was the perfect excuse. Instead of creating a crazy weekend full of honking cars and hair-pulling plan…
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September 18, 2025 at 1:30 PM
The Beauty of a Staycation - where is your favorite place? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/t...
Welcome to our second puzzle entry for the month of September! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/cheryl-hollo...
Cheryl Hollon’s September Word Search
This is a word search puzzle for Cheryl Hollon’s Death A Sketch. We hope you have fun piecing together the clues!
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September 15, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Welcome to our second puzzle entry for the month of September! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/cheryl-hollo...
September 11 in Mysteries: Date to Use, or Date to Dodge? When you see a story unfold on 9/11, does it draw you in deeper, or pull you out of the mystery? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
September 11 in Mysteries: Date to Use, or Date to Dodge?
Mystery writers know dates matter. A crime on Christmas Eve sets up one kind of expectation, while a body discovered on Valentine’s Day adds a dark twist of irony. But what happens when the calenda…
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September 11, 2025 at 12:52 PM
September 11 in Mysteries: Date to Use, or Date to Dodge? When you see a story unfold on 9/11, does it draw you in deeper, or pull you out of the mystery? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/s...
What book shaped your life? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/what-boo...
What book shaped your life?
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September 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
What book shaped your life? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/otb/what-boo...
A beehive of thoughts... As a reader, is there any particular topic that you'd love to read about? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/a...
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September 4, 2025 at 4:46 PM
A beehive of thoughts... As a reader, is there any particular topic that you'd love to read about? #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/lets-talks/a...
A new puzzle for your Labor Day enjoyment! #bookloversbench #amreading a #cozymystery bookloversbench.com/jigsaw
Jigsaw Puzzle for Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries by Cheryl Hollon
This is a jigsaw puzzle post for the Webb’s Glass Shop Mysteries by Cheryl Hollon. Have fun piecing together the cover for this week’s featured author.
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September 1, 2025 at 12:53 PM
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August 29, 2025 at 1:15 PM
I'm at Bouchercon!
WED 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm Cozies and Cocktails
THURS 8:30 - 9:30 am Kensington #BookGiveaway
FRI 7:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies
FRI 9:00 am – Panel: “Multiple Series: Maintaining Storyline Silos” (Galerie 1-2)
FRI 10:00 am – Signing
SAT 8:30 pm – Anthony Awards
Say hi!
WED 6:45 pm - 8:00 pm Cozies and Cocktails
THURS 8:30 - 9:30 am Kensington #BookGiveaway
FRI 7:00 pm – Opening Ceremonies
FRI 9:00 am – Panel: “Multiple Series: Maintaining Storyline Silos” (Galerie 1-2)
FRI 10:00 am – Signing
SAT 8:30 pm – Anthony Awards
Say hi!