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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚
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Agatha-winning author of the Rare Books Cozy Mystery series. I love all things history and art. Visit www.daphnesilver.com to join my newsletter and get a free short story.
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What would you name one of those Old Timey Photograph studios? I have some thoughts involving one for a story, but nothing definitive yet.

Here's a pic of my husband and me at one in Ocean City, MD back in 2023, having apparently just robbed a saloon 😂

#amwriting #writingcommunity
April 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Plus I was honored to see @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social be the next one to win the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel for YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! #malicedomestic #booksky
April 27, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Or look at this adorable sleepy sheepy that @mistysimon.bsky.social gave us for being at her table during the banquet. She is the most fun and wears the best dresses! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery
April 27, 2025 at 10:21 AM
And here we are being book dress twinsies with a new friend, Cathy Wiley, and @catrionamcp.bsky.social ! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery
April 27, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Been so busy at Malice Domestic that I haven't had a chance to post here! I love catching up with so many friends - new & old. For being murder mystery writers, this is the most supportive community. Like check out this scarf knitted for me by a fan! I'm beyond grateful. #booksky #cozymystery
April 27, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Twix is hiding the evidence!

Remember when I noticed this murderous dog toy from Chewy in my feed - thinking it was perfect for the rescue dog of a mystery author? So, of course it had to come home with us!

Twix loves it. A lot. Like a lot, a lot. Which is starting to concern me 😂

#notsponsored
April 24, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Going to Malice Domestic this weekend? I can't wait to see you! Here's where you can find me.

Plus I'll just be hanging out at panels and wandering around, so please stop me to say hi!

#booksky #cozymystery
April 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
My kiddo just finished a week of Circus Camp for Spring Break

They did a great job learning tricks like balancing a peacock feather. And they not only rode on a rola-bola... but atop a three tiered rola-bola!

Wow ❤️🎪🤡
April 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Just watched Hitchcock's The 39 Steps for the 1st time.

The pacing is amazing, Robert Donat is extremely charismatic, loved the setting, and without giving things away, I'm a sucker for stories finding unexpected ways to connect back to where they started.

Do you have a favorite Hitchcock movie?
April 17, 2025 at 9:20 PM
Thank you to the always awesome @heatherweidner.bsky.social for doing an interview with me. You can get these as part of my monthly newsletter when you sign up on my website.

#booksky #cozymystery #mysteryauthors #writingcommunity
Cozy Mystery Friends: Heather Weidner
If you love cozies, then you'll love meeting my cozy mystery author friends! This month I'm excited to introduce you to Heather Weidner
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April 16, 2025 at 2:13 PM
This ad from Chewy in my (other) newsfeed was hysterically on point! A dog toy perfect for a mystery writer. May have to get this for Twix 😉 🐾

Image Description: dog toy of a bloody knife

#mysterywriter #dogmom #worldsunite #booksky #cozymystery
April 15, 2025 at 10:48 PM
For kicks, I jumped in on the #StarterPack action figure trend with this quick sketch of myself. Maybe not perfect, but it was fun to do!

What would you include in your starter pack?
April 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Chag Pesach Sameach!

Happy Passover from my family to yours ❤️🐶
April 13, 2025 at 1:30 PM
We adopted Twix from Operation Paws for Homes just this afternoon!

Twix is between 1 and 2 years old and roughly 35lbs. We think he’s an American Shepherd (like an Australian Shepherd, but smaller) with maybe some Spaniel mixed in. He’s very social and sweet.
April 12, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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One of the benefits to being a member of Sisters in Crime is access to our great classes and webinars!

This month we'll be talking Estate Planning for Authors with Jode Millman.

Join today! All are welcome!

#writingcommunity
#crimewriters
#booksky
#writersky
April 10, 2025 at 10:33 PM
Not your traditional unboxing video...

Inspired by THE TELL-TALE HOMICIDE, I got some special swag for Malice Domestic later this month.

Unable to join me? Fear not, because let's do a giveaway in May... Stay tuned!

#unboxing #bookswag #invisibleink #secretmessage #cozymystery #booksky
Unboxing Video: Special Swag!
YouTube video by Daphne Silver
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April 10, 2025 at 10:36 PM
My MC Juniper Blume is trading libraries for a new career: Professional pogo stick extreme athlete

And guess what? I'm joining her! Forget my arthritic knees, we're solving mysteries from *mid-air*!

No more dusty old tomes - just high flying, crime fighting, pogo jumping

😂😂 #aprilfools #booksky
April 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Finished THE RESIDENCE on Netflix. Honestly, it was a mixed bag.

Uzo Aduba does an incredible job as detective Cordelia Cupp.

Normally I'm a fan of a complex mystery plot, but this one became exceedingly convoluted.

Have you watched it? What do you think?
March 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Today kicks off the Crime Writers For Trans Rights auction! Honored to participate. All funds raised go to the Transgender Law Center. Help us help them! Because #TransRightsAreHumanRights

#CrimeWriters4TransRights #Writers4TransRights #TransRightsAuction #TLCAuction #TransLawCenter #Booksky
Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025
Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
March 26, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Prepping for Malice Domestic in April and thinking about swag!

I have bookmarks, but wondering about some other fun things. What do you think of the customizing any of these?
* Quill style pen
* Invisible ink pen with a UV light
* Sharpie
* Temporary tattoos
* Wildflower seed packets

#booksky
March 25, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Just signed up to be part of the Literary Marketplace at the CityLit Festival on Saturday, April 5th at the Lord Baltimore Hotel!

Will be there with both Maryland histories and mysteries. Hope you can join me 📚😄

Learn more: www.citylitproject.org/events-progr...

#booksky
March 20, 2025 at 2:29 PM
My kiddo designed their own St. Patrick's Day shirt this morning ☘️💚 Thank goodness for washable markers 😂 #happystpatricksday
March 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Not only do I write about a librarian, but my husband is a librarian, & I worked in museums for 20+ years

IMLS is next on the chopping block. Their tiny budget makes such a big impact for our libraries & museums.

Please join me in signing this petition. Thank you. #booksky #librarysky #museumsky
PETITION: Stop Trump's E.O. Attacks on Federal Funding for Libraries
In a new executive order, President Trump has targeted the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), the federal agency charged with distributing congressionally approved funds to state librari...
action.everylibrary.org
March 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Technically I bought this sweet potato pie yesterday as something soft and yummy following a root canal, but it also works for Pi(e) Day 😄🥧

Are you celebrating with any kind of pie today? #pieday #piday
March 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Excited to be one of over 155 authors donating to the Crime Writers for Trans Rights online auction! All funds go to support the Transgender Law Center. Bidding opens March 26th. Check it out at www.32auctions.com/writers4tran... #booksky #transrights
Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025
Silent auction 'Crime Writers for Trans Rights 2025' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
March 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM