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Amanda McCabe

@amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social

1.1K followers 905 following 199 posts

Writer (historical mystery and romance!), history nerd, reader, art and opera lover, dog mama, tea drinker, gin lover, yoga fan, cross stitcher! Always ready to talk books. Also works at a botanical garden, passionate about nature

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Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Fascinating... www.vanityfair.com/story/queen-...

Queen Elizabeth I Owned Two Thousand Dresses. Only a Scrap of One Remains.

For centuries, the Bacton Altar Cloth was kept in a small English church as a liturgical cloth, but now historians believe it was part of Queen Elizabeth I’s wardrobe.

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Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Morning #tea with the ghostteas! I love that they're reading Boo-gerton 📚 ❤️ 👻 #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

#books found at the library sale! A great haul #booksbooksbooks #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#tea with #books as always!

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

What I'm #reading this weekend! What about you?? #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

On shelves now!!! My last Harlequin Historical, "The Dollar Princess Dilemma" #booksky #historicalromance

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

I have a new book out tomorrow!!! (Eek, where did August go??) Join Jane, her duke, and a cute rescue terrier in summertime Newport! (Balls, tea parties, yachts, Astors, and long lost love... #historicalromance #gildedage #amandamccabe

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Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

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The Real Reason We Just Can’t Quit Mr. Darcy

More than 200 years after Pride and Prejudice was published, one of the most enduring men in English literature still has something to teach us—and it’s not what you think.

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Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

#harlequinhistorical titles at Barnes & Noble today!!! #historicalromance #bookstore #booksbooksbooks

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Belle epoque Paris, a governess heroine, a self-made department store magnate who vows not to love-until he finds her! Only 1.99 for a short time.... #booksale #historicalromance #Paris

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N. N. Light's Book Heaven #NNLBH @nnlightsbookheaven.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

We offer some nice historical fiction set in the 1950's - take a peek into what faced women in that decade! Check it out! @nnlightsbookheaven.bsky.social @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social bit.ly/3R13m9i #nnlbh #bookboost #fiction #1950s

N. N. Light's Book Heaven #NNLBH (@nnlightsbookheaven.bsky.social)

In this captivating, immersive historical novel, two women from very different worlds find themselves at a crossroads where loyalty and personal desires collide, and where their choices could alter…

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

What I'm #reading now! I seem to be on a gardening theme lately. (What's your favorite garden story??)

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

#booksky Book on sale! I loved writing this anthology with dear author friends. (Includes my RITA nominated novella "Charlotte and the Wicked Lord")

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

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Independent bookstores make quiet comeback as big chains dominate retail

About 422 indie bookshops opened in 2025, up 31%, defying predictions of retail consolidation

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

#booksale #historicalmystery

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

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The Third Self: Mary Oliver on Creativity and Time

“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time.”

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

What I'm #reading Skylark by Paula McClain....

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

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The Brontë Renaissance Continues With Aimee Lou Wood as Jane Eyre

Bonnets at the ready—Aimee Lou Wood of “The White Lotus” will play Jane Eyre in a new TV adaptation, coming 2027.

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

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‘We’re losing accessibility’: America says goodbye to the mass-market paperback

The so-called ‘pocket book’ sold in supermarkets is being phased out across the US, the latest sign of an ongoing shift in how people are choosing to read

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Happy birthday, Virginia Woolf

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

I'm ready for the storm with my tea and tbr pile! What are you reading??? #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

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‘For a moment, only that story matters’: my plan to reignite the all-consuming love of books

Reading for pleasure rates are shockingly low in young people. So we should all get behind a new drive to turn them into avid readers. Why not start with books about art?

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Happy New Year's Eve! Let's all hope for a better 2026, and lots of good books to come 📚

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

My new book sleeve, thanks to the Barnes & Noble sale yesterday! Elizabeth Bennet Cat and I are reading for the est of the weekend 😀 #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

#christmasnovella #christmasromance #historicalromance #Regency #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

On sale right now! This was one of my very favorite things to write #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

Morning #tea #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

Time to snuggle in and read.... #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

What I'm #reading (Mrs Christie at the Mystery Library Guild). The....ghost of Agatha Christie helps solve a mystery? Light and fun, just what I need right now... #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 06/12/2025

Yes.... #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Yes!!! #booksmakemehappy

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

#bookgiveaway I was cleaning out my storage and found LOTS of holiday reads! Enter to win.... amandamccabe.blogspot.com?m=1

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

.need a holiday read?? I have several! #holidaybooks #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It's release day! Escape to a world of intrigue and passion in #Regency Christmas London!

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

#reading #holidays

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 30/11/2025

Happy birthday #louisamayalcott! Little Women was definitely one of my gateway drug historical reads! #booksky

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

I hope you all are having a lovely weekend! Time to read and eat leftovers. Any good #book recs??

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Happy Thanksgoving! I'm always grateful for #friends and #books

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

These just landed on my doorstep! I love the cover ❤️ #booksky #historicalromance

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Giving this a try to break my writing procrastination! ✍️ 😀 #booksky #writerslife

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

#tea with #books today!

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

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Someone Donated These Mysterious Artifacts to a Thrift Shop. Experts Think They Might Date to Medieval Times

A shopper who said he was an archaeologist spotted the 11 rings and two medallions and alerted a volunteer

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Sending out some book mail!! If you'd like a review copy of "How to Court Your Wife" let me know!! #booksky #regencyromance

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

A beautiful New Mexico autumn...

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Books found at library sale!! #booksky #booksmakemehappy

Amanda McCabe @amandamccabeauthor.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

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Jilly Cooper, author of Rivals and Riders, dies aged 88

The author of 18 ‘bonkbuster’ novels including Riders, Rivals and Bella has died following a fall