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Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Starting the week with a roundup of my favorite quotes from novels. Do you have favorite literary quotes?
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November 10, 2025 at 3:57 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Just read this amazing short story! It reads like a riddle. It will make you think hard. Check it out! Congratulations @lizfyne.com 🎊
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#shortstory #flashfiction #writingcommunity #readingcommunity @mollycocktail.bsky.social

The Molotov Cocktail

Hole in the Pocket by Liz Fyne He keeps a hole in his pocket. He takes it out when he needs it: round, flat. Floppy, glossy and smooth like a circle of black silicone, it’s stretchable to accommoda…

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November 7, 2025 at 1:22 AM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Thanks for the shout-out @awhcolumbus.bsky.social ❤️
#booksky #crimefiction #readingcommunity

Andrew Welsh-Huggins @awhcolumbus.bsky.social · 14d

Great @cindyfazzi.bsky.social @crimereads.bsky.social essay on the history of bounty hunting. crimereads.com/a-brief-hist...

A Brief History of Bounty Hunting in American Art and Life

Did you know that bounty hunting is legal in just two countries in the world? Only the United States and its former territory, the Philippines, allow it. The uniquely American profession has a long…

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October 31, 2025 at 8:38 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Many thanks to Folsom Public Library & to everyone who attended last Saturday’s book event. The library has supported me & other local writers all these years.
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#booksky #publiclibraries #bookevent #writingcommunity

Folsom Public Library Presentation: Cindy Fazzi

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October 17, 2025 at 8:13 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

I'm on the radio! Have a listen to @vickmickunas.bsky.social & yours truly on Book Nook. It was a blast. All my thanks Vick & WYSO❤️
#newpodcast #podcast #booksky #radio #newbooks

Vick Mickunas @vickmickunas.bsky.social · Oct 14

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Cindy Fazzi Domingo Bounty Hunter series: Two books released together

The Domingo the Bounty Hunter series kicks off with the simultaneous release of the first two books in this series by Filipino-American author Cindy Fazzi.

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October 14, 2025 at 7:15 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

It's with grateful heart that I share this good news! All my ❤️ to my editor Megha Parekh, my relentless literary agent Maria Napolitano, & Chantelle Osman, editor extraordinaire, for bringing me into the Thomas & Mercer fold.
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Publishers Marketplace announcement of Cindy Fazzi's new two-book deal.

October 9, 2025 at 3:14 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Big thanks to @electricliterature.com💙#booksky #listicle #readingcommunity #readerscommunity

Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Oct 6

“For readers who want to understand the human factor behind the news headlines about immigration, there are no better storytellers than immigrants (regardless of status) themselves.” (@cindyfazzi.bsky.social)

7 Powerful Novels About Undocumented Immigrants - Electric Literature

These books, primarily written by immigrants, offer poignancy and pathos you won’t find in the news

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October 6, 2025 at 9:23 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Sometimes wishes do come true--even if they take decades to happen. www.cindyfazzi.com/blog/when-be...
#booksky #writingcommunity #authorscommunity

Filipino American author Cindy Fazzi holding two books.

October 5, 2025 at 5:08 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

So nice to find you here!
#podcast #booksky

October 3, 2025 at 8:59 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Carlos Bulosan's 1946 book on immigration is remarkably relevant today. electricliterature.com/7-powerful-n...
Thanks @electricliterature.com! #booksky #listicles #readingcommunity #writingcommunity #readerscommunity

7 Powerful Novels About Undocumented Immigrants - Electric Literature

These books, primarily written by immigrants, offer poignancy and pathos you won’t find in the news

electricliterature.com

October 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

SAVE THE DATE: If you're in the Folsom area, join me & other avid readers on Oct. 11,2025, Saturday, 2 pm, Folsom Public Library, 411 Stafford St., Folsom, CA
www.library.folsom.ca.us/Home/Compone...
#publiclibraries #bookevent

Photo of Filipino American author Cindy Fazzi and book covers of Danger No Problem and Sunday or the Highway

September 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Unbelievable--my photo alongside that of Lea Salonga, one of my favorite Filipino actresses! Have a listen to the latest Chatterbinge podcast, chatterbinge.podbean.com/e/chatterbin...
#filipinoamericans #booksky #podcast #writingcommunity #readingcommunity

Photo of Filipino American author Cindy Fazzi and other guests of Chatterbinge podcast.

September 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

It's officially fall now but it's always beach/pool day in Hawaii, hence this zinger from a book review by the Hawaii Filipino Chronicle. thefilipinochronicle.com/2025/09/21/b...
#booksky #bookreview #bookrecommendations #writingcommunity

Book cover of Sunday or the Highway by Cindy Fazzi

September 24, 2025 at 3:44 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Many thanks to Fair Oaks Library for hosting my #bookevent yesterday❤️
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Author Talk at Fair Oaks Library: Cindy Fazzi

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September 21, 2025 at 8:55 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

My first time at Books & Looks Podcast. Thanks, Blaine Desantis, for the book review! share.transistor.fm/s/e39f1650
#booksky #podcasts #thrillerbooks #thrillers #readingcommunity #writingcommunity

Book covers of DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY by Cindy Fazzi.

September 18, 2025 at 4:17 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Love the kitties😁

Liz Fyne (she/her) @lizfyne.com · Sep 15

ICYMI: Kittens everywhere are going crazy for @cindyfazzi.bsky.social's new #action #thriller novel: "Danger No Problem"!

Photo of Danger No Problem propped against a blue sofa. A pillow is in the corner. Four small kittens are running in a circle in front of the book. They are blurred because they are moving too fast.

September 15, 2025 at 8:43 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Hope to see you at one of these events this week. Bring your burning questions! #bookevents #booksky #publiclibraries

Book covers of DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY and calendar of events.

September 15, 2025 at 3:01 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Traditional publishing is full of ups & downs. When your publisher shutters, it's a straight plunge into despair. I know coz I survived it. Thanks @writersdigest.bsky.social❤️
www.writersdigest.com/3-lessons-i-...
#booksky #writingcommunity #writinglife

3 Lessons I Learned After My Publisher Went Out of Business

Author Cindy Fazzi shares three lessons learned after her publisher went out of business between her debut novel and book number two.

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September 12, 2025 at 3:36 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

BookTrib liked DANGER NO PROBLEM. Maybe you will too?
booktrib.com/2025/09/09/a...
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September 11, 2025 at 2:37 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

So adorable! Hope you (& kitty) like the book.

Liz Fyne (she/her) @lizfyne.com · Sep 10

Here it is! So excited to get my copy of @cindyfazzi.bsky.social's newly released thriller: Danger No Problem. Kitten sold separately. #fiction #thriller #bookskye

Photo of the book Danger No Problem. It is on a blue sofa, leaning against the back sofa corner. A blue blanket is on the sofa. A pillow with blue/white, grey, brown leaves is behind the book. A small orange and white kitten sits next to the book, occupied with washing himself.

September 11, 2025 at 1:14 AM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

One Day After Publication: All my thanks to everyone who supported DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY and for the flowers from my Thomas & Mercer team❤️https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DTYBKNQX
#booksky #thrillerbooks #readingcommunity #writingcommunity @amazonpublishing.bsky.social

Image showing DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY reaching numbers 1 and 2 in New Releases in Asian American Literature.

September 10, 2025 at 2:39 PM

Cindy Fazzi

@cindyfazzi.bsky.social

Thanks for the support ❤️

Crime Writers of Color @crimewoc.bsky.social · Sep 9

Happy release day to @cindyfazzi.bsky.social for DOMINGO THE BOUNTY HUNTER (2 book series) DANGER NO PROBLEM and SUNDAY OR THE HIGHWAY! www.amazon.com/Domingo-the-...