Clea Simon
@cleasimon.bsky.social
Writer, cat lover, human. She/her. Firm believer in the strong female character (in fiction, too!). Author of many books, most recently "slow-burn thriller" THE BUTTERFLY TRAP. More at http://www.CleaSimon.com
Wow, this was a wild and heartbreaking ride! Book Review: Cancelling Equality — Julia Ioffe’s Personal and Political History of Russian Women #Booksky @theartsfuse.bsky.social artsfuse.org/319899/book-...
Book Review: Cancelling Equality - Julia Ioffe’s Personal and Political History of Russian Women - The Arts Fuse
This heartbreaking book documents the history of contemporary Russia through its women, a perspective that highlights the dramatic and devastating slide from an idealistic egalitarian state into a rep...
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November 13, 2025 at 4:22 PM
Wow, this was a wild and heartbreaking ride! Book Review: Cancelling Equality — Julia Ioffe’s Personal and Political History of Russian Women #Booksky @theartsfuse.bsky.social artsfuse.org/319899/book-...
Now also available in paperback! (You can also pre-order #Witch #Cat #5, THE CAT'S EYE CHARM, out next month.) #booksky #cozies #mysteries amzn.to/47zb66R
A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
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November 4, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Now also available in paperback! (You can also pre-order #Witch #Cat #5, THE CAT'S EYE CHARM, out next month.) #booksky #cozies #mysteries amzn.to/47zb66R
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Dick Van Dyke has OUTLIVED Dick Cheney
November 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Dick Van Dyke has OUTLIVED Dick Cheney
What do you think of these covers? (My #Witch #Cats of Cambridge #cozy #mystery series, now reissued – and a pre-order link for the upcoming THE CAT'S EYE CHARM amzn.to/4ntD4a8. @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social @BookSky
A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
Visit Amazon's A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery Page and shop for all A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
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October 30, 2025 at 5:47 PM
What do you think of these covers? (My #Witch #Cats of Cambridge #cozy #mystery series, now reissued – and a pre-order link for the upcoming THE CAT'S EYE CHARM amzn.to/4ntD4a8. @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social @BookSky
A new #Witch #Cat? Why, yes! Pre-order THE CAT'S EYE CHARM now or catch up on the first four #cozy #mysteries now - on sale for #Halloween. #BookSky
A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
Visit Amazon's A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery Page and shop for all A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
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October 30, 2025 at 4:17 PM
A new #Witch #Cat? Why, yes! Pre-order THE CAT'S EYE CHARM now or catch up on the first four #cozy #mysteries now - on sale for #Halloween. #BookSky
Just in time for #Halloween, Level Best #Books has re-issued my #Witch #Cats of Cambridge cozy mystery series -- and all four books are on sale! (New book coming in December.) www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY6ZCTK... #Booksky @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social
A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
Visit Amazon's A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery Page and shop for all A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery books. Check out pictures, author information, and reviews of A Witch Cats of Cambridge Mystery
www.amazon.com
October 29, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Just in time for #Halloween, Level Best #Books has re-issued my #Witch #Cats of Cambridge cozy mystery series -- and all four books are on sale! (New book coming in December.) www.amazon.com/dp/B0FY6ZCTK... #Booksky @shawnrsimmons.bsky.social
HISTORICAL FICTION ALERT! Book Review: “Lion Hearts” — Dan Jones Brings His Essex Dogs Saga to a Stirring Close artsfuse.org/318406/book-... #BookSky
Book Review: “Lion Hearts” - Dan Jones Brings His Essex Dogs Saga to a Stirring Close - The Arts Fuse
Novelist Dan Jones excels in re-imagining the life of common people in wartime, in particular a small group of English fighters embroiled in the so-called Hundred Years War (1337–1453) between England...
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October 14, 2025 at 3:12 PM
HISTORICAL FICTION ALERT! Book Review: “Lion Hearts” — Dan Jones Brings His Essex Dogs Saga to a Stirring Close artsfuse.org/318406/book-... #BookSky
Book Review: “Book of I” — A Gem of a Novel artsfuse.org/315812/book-... #BookSky
Book Review: "Book of I" - A Gem of a Novel - The Arts Fuse
This novel is as fresh and charming as any contemporary work this critic has read in ages.
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September 7, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Book Review: “Book of I” — A Gem of a Novel artsfuse.org/315812/book-... #BookSky
And... yes, we all hate the big corps, but for us mid-list (i.e., not bestselling) authors, they're a lifeline. And the big A has my THE BUTTERFLY TRAP on sale right now. (I checked and Bookshop doesn't, sigh.) #Booksky www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Tr...
The Butterfly Trap
Amazon.com: The Butterfly Trap eBook : Simon, Clea: Kindle Store
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July 10, 2025 at 5:25 PM
And... yes, we all hate the big corps, but for us mid-list (i.e., not bestselling) authors, they're a lifeline. And the big A has my THE BUTTERFLY TRAP on sale right now. (I checked and Bookshop doesn't, sigh.) #Booksky www.amazon.com/Butterfly-Tr...
Did I mention how g-d proud I am that E.Jean Carroll blurbed my HOLD ME DOWN?
"A flat-out, stoked-up, red-alert blistering justice-gets-done story that you can't put down." — E. Jean Carroll, author of NOT MY TYPE
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"A flat-out, stoked-up, red-alert blistering justice-gets-done story that you can't put down." — E. Jean Carroll, author of NOT MY TYPE
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Hold Me Down by Clea Simon
Gal, a talented musician, has returned to Boston to play a memorial for her late friend. But when she sees a particular face in the crowd, she freezes on stage. The next day, she learns that the man s...
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July 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Did I mention how g-d proud I am that E.Jean Carroll blurbed my HOLD ME DOWN?
"A flat-out, stoked-up, red-alert blistering justice-gets-done story that you can't put down." — E. Jean Carroll, author of NOT MY TYPE
@ejeancarroll.bsky.social
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"A flat-out, stoked-up, red-alert blistering justice-gets-done story that you can't put down." — E. Jean Carroll, author of NOT MY TYPE
@ejeancarroll.bsky.social
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Oh wait - you should see the cover! Love love LOVE this brave and broiling memoir! Go @ejeancarroll.bsky.social !
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Book Review: "Not My Type" -- Surviving Trump - The Arts Fuse
This is a measured book, harrowing at times but also thoroughly enjoyable. It's a fun read about a rape trial.
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July 10, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Oh wait - you should see the cover! Love love LOVE this brave and broiling memoir! Go @ejeancarroll.bsky.social !
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Have I mentioned here how much I totally adored E.Jean Carroll's "Not My Type"? I laughed out loud several times - and cheered throughout. #BookSky artsfuse.org/312914/book-... @ejeancarroll.bsky.social
"Not My Type" - The Arts Fuse
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July 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Have I mentioned here how much I totally adored E.Jean Carroll's "Not My Type"? I laughed out loud several times - and cheered throughout. #BookSky artsfuse.org/312914/book-... @ejeancarroll.bsky.social
Lucas Schaefer's debut novel "The Slip" is wildly ambitious and in many ways truly impressive but ... ah... I have reservations. #Booksky artsfuse.org/313643/book-...
Book Review: "The Slip" -- An Epic Exploration of the Elasticity of Identity - The Arts Fuse
"The Slip" raises issues of race and entitlement, as well as the malleability of identity, all in one big, sloppy, and occasionally gorgeous package.
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July 10, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Lucas Schaefer's debut novel "The Slip" is wildly ambitious and in many ways truly impressive but ... ah... I have reservations. #Booksky artsfuse.org/313643/book-...
Well, this is nice! 75% OFF To Conjure a Killer #cozymystery url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/775753/to-conjure-a-killer?refId=198319
June 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Well, this is nice! 75% OFF To Conjure a Killer #cozymystery url:https://www.audiobooks.com/promotions/promotedBook/775753/to-conjure-a-killer?refId=198319
I've signed on! Will you?
Here’s the thing about a strike: we can’t call one until we’re ready. If we do, the government will know to just wait us out. We won’t be able to last as long as we need to to be successful.
And this doesn’t just mean everyone needs to sign a strike card. There’s so much more.
And this doesn’t just mean everyone needs to sign a strike card. There’s so much more.
April 18, 2025 at 8:44 PM
I've signed on! Will you?
THE BUTTERFLY TRAP Now in the Harvard Bookstore @harvardbookstore.bsky.social Select Seventy! #booksky
April 7, 2025 at 8:37 PM
THE BUTTERFLY TRAP Now in the Harvard Bookstore @harvardbookstore.bsky.social Select Seventy! #booksky
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@matthansonaf.bsky.social on Clea Simon's engaging novel "The Butterfly Trap": The all-too-human propensity for not only telling yourself what you want to hear but taking what you see at face value drives the narrative action.
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Book Review: Clea Simon's "The Butterfly Trap" -- Double Trouble - The Arts Fuse
The all-too-human propensity for not only telling yourself what you want to hear but taking what you see at face value is what drives the action.
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April 2, 2025 at 11:43 AM
@matthansonaf.bsky.social on Clea Simon's engaging novel "The Butterfly Trap": The all-too-human propensity for not only telling yourself what you want to hear but taking what you see at face value drives the narrative action.
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Hey Wisconsin!
While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the #AffordableCareAct, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites.
Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect your care.
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the #AffordableCareAct, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites.
Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect your care.
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
March 26, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Hey Wisconsin!
While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the #AffordableCareAct, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites.
Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect your care.
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
While Brad Schimel tried to overturn the #AffordableCareAct, Susan Crawford has spent her career fighting to protect healthcare for everyday Wisconsinites.
Make your plan to vote for Judge Crawford by April 1st to protect your care.
#CrawfordForCourt #StopShadySchimel #BadBrad
This is not sufficient! @massago.bsky.social and Gov. Healey must act! @govmaurahealey.bsky.social
The footage of Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest – a student here legally – is disturbing. My office is closely monitoring this matter as it develops.
March 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
This is not sufficient! @massago.bsky.social and Gov. Healey must act! @govmaurahealey.bsky.social
@massago.bsky.social Please sue to free Rumeysa Ozturk, the @humanitiestufts.bsky.social Tufts grad student whose only crime was co-authoring an op ed! She has been removed to La. over a judge's orders - these are Gestapo tactics! #FreeRumeysa
March 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
@massago.bsky.social Please sue to free Rumeysa Ozturk, the @humanitiestufts.bsky.social Tufts grad student whose only crime was co-authoring an op ed! She has been removed to La. over a judge's orders - these are Gestapo tactics! #FreeRumeysa
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Mystery fans, a fantastic online auction to raise money for Trans Rights has kicked off. My donation is pictured but there are plenty of other great ones from way more famous people. Check it out! www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
March 26, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Mystery fans, a fantastic online auction to raise money for Trans Rights has kicked off. My donation is pictured but there are plenty of other great ones from way more famous people. Check it out! www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
Name that cat! Get your ms critiqued. Pick up a signed Charlaine Harris/Walter Mosley/Ann Cleeve – or maybe a diamond pendant? These and more than 200 other items up for auction now to support trans rights! (Yes, my offering includes a cat/character name) #booksky www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025
Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.
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March 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Name that cat! Get your ms critiqued. Pick up a signed Charlaine Harris/Walter Mosley/Ann Cleeve – or maybe a diamond pendant? These and more than 200 other items up for auction now to support trans rights! (Yes, my offering includes a cat/character name) #booksky www.32auctions.com/writers4tran...
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Yes, fuck Trump. (Evergreen post.) But also fuck every institution & individual caving in & kissing his enormous orange ass.
March 21, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Yes, fuck Trump. (Evergreen post.) But also fuck every institution & individual caving in & kissing his enormous orange ass.
I never thought the leopard would MY face!
March 21, 2025 at 10:41 PM
I never thought the leopard would MY face!