Suzanne Stauffer, writer of fiction
smstauffer.bsky.social
Suzanne Stauffer, writer of fiction
@smstauffer.bsky.social
Author of Courier Series of historical culinary cozy mysteries, dog mom, retired librarian, retired professor of library science
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Found my brand
November 3, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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Back in June, I gave the keynote address at the American Library Association's Carnegie Awards, and I'm very pleased that @literaryhub.bsky.social has republished the full text of my speech:
In Praise of Librarians in Dangerous Times
Librarians are on the front lines of history and current events, when news and change arrive at a furious clip that only quickens every day. And without libraries, my work would simply not exist. I…
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November 3, 2025 at 1:24 PM
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Baker & Taylor is shutting down. #booksky
Private equity destroys 200-year-old book distribution company that libraries around the country rely on and now libraries are having trouble getting new books:

www.404media.co/libraries-sc...
Libraries Scramble for Books After Giant Distributor Shuts Down
Why it might have been and may continue to be harder to get new releases from your local library.
www.404media.co
October 30, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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This is your reminder to please buy books from other places should you decide to boycott Amazon.
Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.
October 30, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Former chair of the Tennessee libertarian party 👇🏽
October 27, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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If you're in the neighborhood, stop in! Books will be for sale, along with coffee, tea, & luscious pastries. Tell your friends!
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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From June Lockhart’s NY Times obit.

RIP to a real one.
October 25, 2025 at 7:55 PM
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forgot to add, failed the real cop's exam?
October 26, 2025 at 11:22 AM
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If I were running the DNC, there would be Democratic Party sponsored food relief banks across the country right now that specifically welcomed anyone regardless of party affiliation.

Along with the food, there could be voter registration and links to runforsomething.net
October 26, 2025 at 9:03 PM
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When the president is destroying national landmarks, murdering fishermen, raising prices because he's angry over a Reagan video, and kidnapping parents in front of their crying children is probably not an ideal time to have a lazy, completely incompetent legislative branch perpetually on vacation.
October 26, 2025 at 12:06 AM
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that's the ticket!
October 24, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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Excited to announce that my debut cozy mystery won its category in the New Mexico Book Awards. It previously won third place in the national CIPA EVVY awards.
October 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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New ICE recruiting methods have resulted in half of this group of absolute winners failing AN OPEN BOOK TEST
October 23, 2025 at 7:51 AM
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he doesn't measure up
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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You go @jeffmerkley.bsky.social!

The senator has been speaking on the floor since 6:24 last night denouncing Trump's authoritarian attacks on democracy

Let's be loud--the American people are listening. Trump is down to historically Low 37% approval in recent polls

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymDt...
Merkley STILL Holding the Senate Floor to Protest Trump’s Threats to Democracy
YouTube video by Senator Jeff Merkley
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Excited to announce that my debut cozy mystery won its category in the New Mexico Book Awards. It previously won third place in the national CIPA EVVY awards.
October 22, 2025 at 6:09 PM
If you're in the neighborhood, stop in! Books will be for sale, along with coffee, tea, & luscious pastries. Tell your friends!
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM