Persia Walker
@persiawalker.com
Crime fiction author of the 1920s Lanie Price Harlem Renaissance #mystery series. Gritty dialogue, rich atmosphere, and sharp storytelling.
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Persia Walker
@persiawalker.com
· Nov 19
Hi. I spin tales of 1920s noir, where good people make bad choices—and pay the price. Expect grit, shadows, and a little jazz. I also craft mini-mysteries and crossword puzzles. Curious? Visit my website, step into the shadows, and uncover their secrets.
COMING JUNE 30
My latest 1920s noir mystery, Shards of Betrayal, is now available on Amazon. Step onto a Harlem film set where sabotage, secrets, and murder collide.
🖤 Perfect for fans of vintage noir and whip-smart journalists.
📘 Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD1BKL8P
My latest 1920s noir mystery, Shards of Betrayal, is now available on Amazon. Step onto a Harlem film set where sabotage, secrets, and murder collide.
🖤 Perfect for fans of vintage noir and whip-smart journalists.
📘 Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD1BKL8P
Shards of Betrayal: A 1920s Historical Mystery
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June 12, 2025 at 10:57 PM
COMING JUNE 30
My latest 1920s noir mystery, Shards of Betrayal, is now available on Amazon. Step onto a Harlem film set where sabotage, secrets, and murder collide.
🖤 Perfect for fans of vintage noir and whip-smart journalists.
📘 Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD1BKL8P
My latest 1920s noir mystery, Shards of Betrayal, is now available on Amazon. Step onto a Harlem film set where sabotage, secrets, and murder collide.
🖤 Perfect for fans of vintage noir and whip-smart journalists.
📘 Grab it here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FD1BKL8P
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Not one time during Trump's speech did he ever pledge to protect Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid/VA Benefits
NOT ONCE!
This week, Musk called Social Security a ponzi scheme
They plan to dismantle Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid
NOT ONCE!
This week, Musk called Social Security a ponzi scheme
They plan to dismantle Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid
March 5, 2025 at 5:06 AM
Not one time during Trump's speech did he ever pledge to protect Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid/VA Benefits
NOT ONCE!
This week, Musk called Social Security a ponzi scheme
They plan to dismantle Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid
NOT ONCE!
This week, Musk called Social Security a ponzi scheme
They plan to dismantle Social Security/Medicare/Medicaid
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Crockett: We had an opportunity to have a woman lead this country and I promise you, she would have led us to the promised land. But instead we got somebody that seems like he wants to take to us hell
March 4, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Crockett: We had an opportunity to have a woman lead this country and I promise you, she would have led us to the promised land. But instead we got somebody that seems like he wants to take to us hell
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Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
March 4, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Look what's happening at the French Embassy in Washington DC.
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What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
March 5, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What he said about Social Security payments has been repeatedly debunked - so the question isn’t whether he’s lying about this, the question is why.
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
What is this a pretext for? He and the GOP have long shown interest in going after Social Security. What are they going to try?
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Dem Rep @robertgarcia.bsky.social says he's ready to do Town Halls in the districts of GOP Members of Congress
Thank you sir! LFG
Thank you sir! LFG
March 5, 2025 at 1:06 AM
Dem Rep @robertgarcia.bsky.social says he's ready to do Town Halls in the districts of GOP Members of Congress
Thank you sir! LFG
Thank you sir! LFG
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No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
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Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
February 3, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Dorothy B. Porter changed libraries 💜
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
The Dewey Decimal System used to only have two classifications for Black people: 325 (colonization) & 326 (slavery). Each book by a Black person was put into one of these classifications. A book of poetry? Classified as colonization.
Enter Dorothy B. Porter 🧵
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Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video I'm highlighting is with E.A. Aymar, @eaaymar.bsky.social. The video is about his book "No Home for Killers," but his latest is the thriller, "When She Left." @crimewoc.bsky.social
Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video I'm highlighting is with E.A. Aymar, @eaaymar.bsky.social. The video is about his book "No Home for Killers," but his latest is the thriller, "When She Left." @crimewoc.bsky.social
E.A. Aymar - 10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color
YouTube video by Crime Writers of Color
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December 30, 2024 at 1:52 AM
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Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video I'm highlighting is with E.A. Aymar, @eaaymar.bsky.social. The video is about his book "No Home for Killers," but his latest is the thriller, "When She Left." @crimewoc.bsky.social
Today's "10 Questions for Crime Writers of Color" video I'm highlighting is with E.A. Aymar, @eaaymar.bsky.social. The video is about his book "No Home for Killers," but his latest is the thriller, "When She Left." @crimewoc.bsky.social
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Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky
165 Black-Owned Bookstores in the US | Find Independent Bookstores Near You
Explore 165 Black-owned independent bookstores across the U.S. Find your nearest store and support local businesses today!
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November 18, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky
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A gentle reminder that you should always resist the temptation to tag a creative person into a negative review of their work. It doesn't matter what your intentions are, it's kind of an asshole maneuver. You are free to say whatever you like, of course. Making it their problem, however, is not kind.
January 7, 2025 at 2:13 PM
A gentle reminder that you should always resist the temptation to tag a creative person into a negative review of their work. It doesn't matter what your intentions are, it's kind of an asshole maneuver. You are free to say whatever you like, of course. Making it their problem, however, is not kind.
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Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your stories.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your stories.
January 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Your monthly reminder:
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your stories.
Keep writing. When no one cares, persist. When things appear to be crumbling, keep at it. When it's difficult, push through. When you feel alone, listen to the stories in your blood. Just write. The world needs you to tell your stories.
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This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
January 6, 2025 at 3:30 PM
This man and a small group of capitol police officers singlehandedly saved our democracy four years ago.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
In November, 77 million Americans said "to hell with them" and voted for the insurrectionists.
Your "Back the Blue" flags are a pathetic disgrace and your patriotism is bullsh*t.
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Today is January 6th and no one is watching the Capitol be plundered, feces being smeared on the walls, and police officers being stabbed with American flags.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
January 6, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Today is January 6th and no one is watching the Capitol be plundered, feces being smeared on the walls, and police officers being stabbed with American flags.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
Why? Because one side believes in democracy no matter what, and the other side only believes in it only when they win.
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The leader we should have had
January 6, 2025 at 6:10 PM
The leader we should have had
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VP Kamala Harris: "Today, I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States."
January 6, 2025 at 7:48 PM
VP Kamala Harris: "Today, I did what I have done my entire career, which is take seriously the oath that I have taken many times to support and defend the Constitution of the United States."
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Matthew Graves is the US Attorney for DC, who is resigning. His crime was prosecuting Jan 6 insurrectionists. This sort of use of threats and intimidation has become part of how the right governs in America now.
January 6, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Matthew Graves is the US Attorney for DC, who is resigning. His crime was prosecuting Jan 6 insurrectionists. This sort of use of threats and intimidation has become part of how the right governs in America now.
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So excited for this book to make it out to the world!! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
We have a book deal! Thanks to @sarahnfisk.bsky.social and Little, Brown Children’s. #kidlit #writingcommunity #library
December 6, 2024 at 3:05 PM
So excited for this book to make it out to the world!! @thetobiasagency.bsky.social
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Cool NYT piece about Walter Mosley, who reveals the true-life inspiration behind Easy Rawlins and his side hustle as a landlord. (The link will take you behind the paywall.
How Easy Rawlins Built a Real Estate Empire, One Crime Novel at a Time (Gift Article)
Walter Mosley talks about how his fictional hero frees himself from wage labor through America’s favorite side hustle: landlording.
www.nytimes.com
December 9, 2024 at 5:23 PM
Cool NYT piece about Walter Mosley, who reveals the true-life inspiration behind Easy Rawlins and his side hustle as a landlord. (The link will take you behind the paywall.
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My article on Hawaiʻi crime fiction is on CrimeReads. I had so much fun chatting with Scott Kikkawa, it gave me an idea for revamping my newsletter. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, check out the article: crimereads.com/crime-fictio...
Crime Fiction from the Real Hawaiʻi
I did the thing they say you’re never supposed to do. I wrote the book I wanted to read — a mystery set in Hawaiʻi. Not the kind with a cookie-cutter, tropical setting at a glamorous resort full of…
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December 13, 2024 at 3:56 PM
My article on Hawaiʻi crime fiction is on CrimeReads. I had so much fun chatting with Scott Kikkawa, it gave me an idea for revamping my newsletter. Stay tuned! Meanwhile, check out the article: crimereads.com/crime-fictio...
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Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
December 30, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Evangelicals overwhelmingly chose Ronald Reagan over Jimmy Carter — a literal Sunday school teacher.
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…
There is no reason to think they will ever return to sanity…