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Patrick D. Joyce
@patrickdjoyce.com
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📚 I love to read, write, & tell stories
✍️ Author of BACK IN THE USSR and STRAWBERRY FIELDS, YA thrillers made of history, mystery, & music
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Hello teachers & librarians! My YA historical mysteries set during the Cold War have discussion & activity guides to make them easy to use in your classroom 👨‍🏫 👩‍🏫 🏫

Check them out at http://pdjoyce.com/schools

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #youngteenlit #mgbooks
November 13, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Getting ready for the Granby Children’s Book Festival this Saturday! Excited to meet readers, sign books, and hang out with kidlit authors.
November 11, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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My books are YA mysteries but they’re also about the power of music & stories in the face of authoritarian bans. 🎸🎨📚

#historicalfiction #yabooks #youngteenlit #author #tlsky #censorship #mgbooks
November 11, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Had tons of fun yesterday at the Arlington Book Fair signing books and meeting readers (including a few teenage bookworms) and hanging out with local authors @alexandragrabbe.bsky.social, @timweedwriter.bsky.social, @aldenjones.bsky.social, @lisaborders.bsky.social, @katewoodworth.bsky.social
November 9, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 31, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Guess who I am for Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 29, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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The stars are two 14-year-old teens on a race against spies and mobsters to recover a vinyl record that just might save the world. 

Back in the USSR
A Publishers Weekly BookLife YA/MG Semifinalist

https://patrickdjoyce.com/products/back-in-the-ussr

#yalit #youngteenlit #tlsky #yabooks
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to a capital under siege, where two young journalists rush to uncover a shadowy conspiracy before the city falls.

STRAWBERRY FIELDS
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 27, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Invite me to your school! My author visits are free, in-person or virtual. I can talk to your students about creative writing, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my thriller books for grades 6-9. Visit pdjoyce.com/schools for details 

#tlsky #authorvisits #schoollibrarians #edusky
October 25, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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In which I talk about what it was like growing up at embassies in the USSR, Cuba, and Nicaragua during the Cold War. 🛫 🛬 🌍

Listen at https://coldwarconversations.com/episode347/

#podcast #coldwar #history #diplomat #author #tlsky
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Can you think of anything better than a BOOK FAIR at a CAFE?! It's a thing! The Arlington (MA) Book Fair happens Saturday Nov. 8 at the Roasted Granola Cafe, and I'll be in the lineup from 3:30 on. Come say hello! Meet local authors! Start your holiday shopping with books! Promises to be a blast.
October 20, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 20, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Character dossier for Back in the USSR: HARRISON GEORGE

Embark on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

#booksky #yabooks #tlsky #mgbooks
October 18, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 17, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 15, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Hear me talk about how music, history, and memory shape my storytelling, on the Inspirational Indie Authors podcast!

Listen here: https://selfpublishingadvice.org/podcast-inspirational-indie-author-interview-patrick-d-joyce/

#podcast #writing #coldwar #booksky #yabooks #tlsky #indieauthor
October 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 13, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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Invite me to your school! My author visits are free — in-person in Eastern MA, virtual elsewhere. I'll talk to your students about my writing process, my life at U.S. embassies during the Cold War, and my mystery-thriller books for grades 6-9. Contact me to discuss details!

#tlsky #authorvisits
October 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 10, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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Escape on a thrilling adventure to an enemy capital, where two teenagers race against spies and mobsters to recover a priceless vinyl record that just might save the world.

BACK IN THE USSR
http://pdjoyce.com/

#booksky #mystery #thriller #historicalfiction #yalit #author #beatles #coldwar #edusky
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
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My new favorite cafe: waffles, tea, and Tintin!
October 7, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Excited to receive my preorder of The Accident by @lorimillerkase.bsky.social! And looking forward to getting it signed at the Granby Children’s Book Festival on Nov. 15!
October 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM