Deborah J. Benoit
@deborahjbenoit.bsky.social
Writer, artist, gardener.
My debut novel, The Gardener's Plot, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award in 2023. Available at your favorite bookseller.
Taking a deep breath and enjoying the journey.
My debut novel, The Gardener's Plot, won the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award in 2023. Available at your favorite bookseller.
Taking a deep breath and enjoying the journey.
Another milestone in my writer's journey. The Gardener's Plot is available in paperback today. Whatever type of book you prefer--paperback, hardcover, e-book, or audiobook--The Gardener's Plot is there.
September 29, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Another milestone in my writer's journey. The Gardener's Plot is available in paperback today. Whatever type of book you prefer--paperback, hardcover, e-book, or audiobook--The Gardener's Plot is there.
Have you ever grown watermelon?
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Growing Watermelon | University of Vermont Extension | The University of Vermont
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June 14, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Have you ever grown watermelon?
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There's a new gardening post up at Pen Paper Plant. penpaperplant.com/2025/04/16/a...
AS THE GARDEN AWAKES
Bleeding heart awakes from its three-season dormancy. As I begin writing this on Tuesday afternoon, I can hear the rain tapping on the sunroom roof. The skies have turned gray, leaving no remnant …
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April 18, 2025 at 12:50 AM
There's a new gardening post up at Pen Paper Plant. penpaperplant.com/2025/04/16/a...
Beware of invasive plants when planning your garden this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVA...
Dirty Dozen Invasive Vines You NEED to Know!
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March 2, 2025 at 3:25 AM
Beware of invasive plants when planning your garden this year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuVA...
There's a new post today on Pen, Paper, Plant. penpaperplant.com/2025/02/26/l...
Let the Melting Commence
Temperatures have become decidedly milder over the past couple of days. The ice-covered snow that’s been with us for nearly two weeks has finally begun to retreat. While I know this isn’t the las…
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February 27, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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We're less than a month away from spring. Put these final weeks of winter to good use and plan your garden! tinyurl.com/5n7ds94s
Planning a New Garden Bed This Winter | University of Vermont Extension | The University of Vermont
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February 23, 2025 at 9:50 PM
We're less than a month away from spring. Put these final weeks of winter to good use and plan your garden! tinyurl.com/5n7ds94s
Woohoo! Check out this interview with me on New England Public Media!
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Unraveling secrets in the Berkshires: mystery author on cozy crime novels and native plants
The debut novel from Deborah Benoit of North Adams, Massachusetts, combines her love of gardening and mysteries.
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January 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Woohoo! Check out this interview with me on New England Public Media!
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Winter with its shorter days, cold, and snow seems to last forever, but it's actually the shortest season with 89 days. We're now just 69 days until spring, a bit longer until I can garden. For now, it's indoor gardening for me. penpaperplant.com/2025/01/08/m...
My Winter Garden
Winter is always a challenge for me: the shorter daylight hours, the cold (often frigid) temperatures, blizzards, mountains of snow to be shoveled, wind, freezing rain, and ice. I often joked tha…
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January 11, 2025 at 4:05 AM
Winter with its shorter days, cold, and snow seems to last forever, but it's actually the shortest season with 89 days. We're now just 69 days until spring, a bit longer until I can garden. For now, it's indoor gardening for me. penpaperplant.com/2025/01/08/m...
Please check out today's interview at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore where I discuss The Gardener's Plot and Celeste Connally talks about her latest, All's Fair in Love and Treachery, with John Charles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnKP...
Deborah Benoit and Celeste Connally in conversation with John Charles.
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November 21, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Please check out today's interview at The Poisoned Pen Bookstore where I discuss The Gardener's Plot and Celeste Connally talks about her latest, All's Fair in Love and Treachery, with John Charles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnKP...
The world's most expensive spice--from a crocus? To learn more about saffron, check out my latest gardening article. www.uvm.edu/news/extensi...
Saffron: World's Most Expensive Spice
By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont
Did you know that the world’s most expensive spice comes from a type of crocus? It’s true. Saffron is derived from Crocus sativu...
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November 15, 2024 at 1:05 AM
The world's most expensive spice--from a crocus? To learn more about saffron, check out my latest gardening article. www.uvm.edu/news/extensi...
Meet my amateur sleuth Maggie Walker from The Gardener's Plot. drusbookmusing.com/maggie-walker/
A Day In My Life ~ Maggie Walker by Deborah J. Benoit
There’s no place better than the Berkshires in springtime. My name is Maggie Walker, and I’ve just moved back to my hometown of Marlowe, Massachusetts. It’s been a heck of a year, and I’m ready to …
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November 7, 2024 at 3:27 PM
Meet my amateur sleuth Maggie Walker from The Gardener's Plot. drusbookmusing.com/maggie-walker/
Happy Book Birthday to THE GARDENER'S PLOT, winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition! read.macmillan.com/lp/the-garde...
The Gardener's Plot 9781250334978 - Macmillan
Winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel AwardDeborah J. Benoit’s award-winning debut takes readers to the heart of...
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November 6, 2024 at 12:31 AM
Happy Book Birthday to THE GARDENER'S PLOT, winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Competition! read.macmillan.com/lp/the-garde...
This is it. Publication Day Eve. The Gardener's Plot is winging its way through the post office to all the wonderful people who preordered the hardcover edition online. E-books should be available tomorrow. A huge "THANK YOU!" to everyone who's ordered my book. I hope you enjoy it.
November 5, 2024 at 1:46 AM
This is it. Publication Day Eve. The Gardener's Plot is winging its way through the post office to all the wonderful people who preordered the hardcover edition online. E-books should be available tomorrow. A huge "THANK YOU!" to everyone who's ordered my book. I hope you enjoy it.
The heuchera are still hanging in there even after the last frost claimed the hosta. Heuchera are some of the easiest plants I have ever grown. Their colorful leaves may look a bit sad when they've been covered in snow, but they bounce right back. I'll be adding more to the garden in the spring.
November 2, 2024 at 9:23 PM
The heuchera are still hanging in there even after the last frost claimed the hosta. Heuchera are some of the easiest plants I have ever grown. Their colorful leaves may look a bit sad when they've been covered in snow, but they bounce right back. I'll be adding more to the garden in the spring.
A community garden might seem a safe place, but in The Gardener's Plot things aren't what they seems. www.criminalelement.com/grow-a-littl...
Grow a Little Murder
Deborah J. Benoit brings you a new kind of cozy setting in The Gardener's Plot—a community garden in the Berkshires, where a dead body is found.
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November 2, 2024 at 1:08 AM
A community garden might seem a safe place, but in The Gardener's Plot things aren't what they seems. www.criminalelement.com/grow-a-littl...
Oh, look! It's a pre-publication review for The Gardener's Plot! So exciting! drusbookmusing.com/my-musing-th...
My Musing ~ The Gardener’s Plot by Deborah J. Benoit
A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshires, only to find a body in one of the plots on opening day. After life threw Maggie Walker a few curveballs, she’s happy to be back in the sma…
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October 31, 2024 at 1:43 AM
Oh, look! It's a pre-publication review for The Gardener's Plot! So exciting! drusbookmusing.com/my-musing-th...
Do you like a traditional book you can hold in your hands and turn real pages? Or do you prefer e-books? Or maybe you want a book read to you. I received the audio version of The Gardener's Plot today. I can't wait to listen (and I wrote the book!).
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October 30, 2024 at 1:28 AM
Do you like a traditional book you can hold in your hands and turn real pages? Or do you prefer e-books? Or maybe you want a book read to you. I received the audio version of The Gardener's Plot today. I can't wait to listen (and I wrote the book!).
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You never know what the weather will do in the Berkshires. The 1987 fall foliage parade was cancelled when a freak storm dumped 2 feet of wet snow. Fallen branches blocked roads. Traffic stopped. That afternoon the sun came out and the only sound was the plopping of snow from the trees.
October 29, 2024 at 12:58 AM
You never know what the weather will do in the Berkshires. The 1987 fall foliage parade was cancelled when a freak storm dumped 2 feet of wet snow. Fallen branches blocked roads. Traffic stopped. That afternoon the sun came out and the only sound was the plopping of snow from the trees.
The days are growing ever shorter, temperatures are dropping, and the color on the trees says it's time to put the garden to bed. Plan ahead for spring now. You'll be glad you did. www.uvm.edu/news/extensi...
Thinking Spring This Fall
By Deborah J. Benoit
Extension Master Gardener
University of Vermont
Fall foliage color has peaked, and leaves are falling. Temperatures are dropping and it’s time to put the garden to bed. It is a...
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October 27, 2024 at 5:56 PM
The days are growing ever shorter, temperatures are dropping, and the color on the trees says it's time to put the garden to bed. Plan ahead for spring now. You'll be glad you did. www.uvm.edu/news/extensi...
First ever author event today: reading at McCullough Free Library. Such a lovely group of people. Bonus: amazing foliage and an early dinner at Lil Britain in Bennington. Double Bonus: gorgeous foliage on the drive home.
October 26, 2024 at 10:52 PM
First ever author event today: reading at McCullough Free Library. Such a lovely group of people. Bonus: amazing foliage and an early dinner at Lil Britain in Bennington. Double Bonus: gorgeous foliage on the drive home.
Jasmine says: "I've been framed!"
October 24, 2024 at 3:16 PM
Jasmine says: "I've been framed!"
Fried clams, coleslaw, and The Gardener's Plot. read.macmillan.com/lp/the-garde...
October 24, 2024 at 1:20 AM
Fried clams, coleslaw, and The Gardener's Plot. read.macmillan.com/lp/the-garde...
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The Gardener's Plot
A woman helps set up a community garden in the Berkshir…
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October 20, 2024 at 11:17 PM
Enter for a chance to win a free copy of THE GARDENER’S PLOT, winner of the Minotaur Books/Mystery Writers of America First Crime Novel Award.
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