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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

I think we should stop saying “Media literacy is dead” every time someone doesn’t like a movie. Maybe they understood the nuances and the intention and they just didn’t like it 🤷‍♀️ #film

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I love cheering on other writers and I love to see another author succeed. But I woke up this morning feeling terrible guilt about posting about my book to movie deal, and about throwing a watch party. I don’t even know why! It’s so dumb! #writingcommunity #authorlife #hallmarkmovies #romancelandia

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

YOU GUYS This commercial came on! For the Hallmark movie based on my book HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, set in Chicago! #romancebooks #aknighttoremember #hallmarkmovies #tv #chicago

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Tressie McMillan Cottom @tressiemcphd.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Please try to reclaim your precious precious attention, at all costs. Do puzzles. Take walks without a phone. Dear god, try to read, almost anything that isn’t a manifesto will really do. You are going to need your brain.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

We went out to take pictures of the full moon, but it was too cloudy, so we just sat on a bench and kissed. 10/10 Friday night

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

I finished my book editing early this week, and I am cleaning and putting out fall and Halloween decorations today 😊 These guys are my favorites! I might look for some friends for them at the thrift stores this year. #decor

Ceramic busts with felt masquerade masks on a mantel

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Brandon C. Williams @bcwilliams71.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

How cool: for the first time in MLB history, both the Cubs and White Sox clinched postseason berths on the same day.

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Chicago Cubs @cubsbot.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

History, meet Pete Crow-Armstrong.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I am excited about so many things right now: the movie based on my book (Oct. 3!), the book I’m writing, my dog healing soon and losing the cone, going to Kansas City to give a talk and a workshop, Halloween, stomping on crunchy leaves…it’s such a good time #writesky #booksky #gpoy #hallmarkmovies

author Bryn Donovan wearing a floral shirt, hands on her head, smiling and looking up

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

My “origin” video game: I’ve only played SimCity. And I still play it. I think the version I play is like 20 years old.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

There's a bipartisan effort in Congress to eliminate government funding of research on live cats and dogs. Please contact your representative to express support for the COMPACT Act (Companion Animal Protection Against Cruel Testing Act)! #dogsofbluesky #catsofbluesky #beagles #RidglanFarms

Photo of beagle puppy in cage, courtesy of Beagle Freedom Project

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

“Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall.” - F. Scott Fitzgerald Happy Autumn Equinox, and happy Mabon if you celebrate it! #nature #literaryquotes #fallequinox #firstdayoffall

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K.E. Miller (Is Revising a WIP) @kemiller58.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Happy Monday! #5amwritersclub ☕️ 👩‍💻 🐢

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Wishing a blessed Yom Kippur to everyone who observes it 🩵

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Kansas City Chiefs Fans @chiefs.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Travis Kelce! So old and washed, right?

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I saw this on a magazine cover at the library. I can’t remember which one now but I liked it 😊 #positivequotes #librarylife

A quote reads: this is just the beginning for you

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

I almost bought some socks but they were labeled “elevated everyday” and I am not buying anything called “elevated;” I am so tired of that 😂 #marketing

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

You know what’s wild is when you read a novel and you adore it and find it life-changing and then you go to Goodreads and PLENTY of people HATED it 😂 #booksky

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Pippin is done with surgery! He has two bandaged and stitched-up paws, and I am hanging out with him in the basement. We are going to watch DEAD POETS SOCIETY, but only the first half, because it gets too sad later. #DogsofBluesky #onephotoaday

Little dog with cone lying on cushion in front of TV with opening of Dead Poets Society on screen

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Goddess help me, I have been reading the same novel for 3 weeks, I have taken copious notes* in my reading journal, because I didn’t want it to end. I pulled this same thing with A GENTLEMAN IN MOSCOW, SONG OF SOLOMON, and WAR AND PEACE * @countmystars.bsky.social haha #booksky #lit

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The Serfs (youtube.com/theserfstv) @theserfstv.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

This is the most masculine video on the internet right now

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Send some good wishes to our boy Pippin! He has another surgery tomorrow to remove more cancer. He has been through so much and he is still the happiest boy. 🩵 He’s been with me in Kansas City, Los Angeles, and Chicago, and he’s the little light of my life. 🥹 #rescuedog #dogsofbluesky

A handsome and important Jack Russell terrier mix sleeping in bed and looking like he’s smiling while he sleeps

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Every day is a beautiful day in Chicago 😊 I have a secret fantasy of living in Marina City (the corncob buildings behind me) #architecture #onephotoaday

Author Bryn Donovan walking in Chicago, cloudy day, the two towers of Marina City in the background)

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

“Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.” - Louis L'Amour #writesky #writinginspiration

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Have any of the Swifties broken the secret code yet? 😂 #emmys #taylorswift

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

One of my biggest marketing pet peeves is “Not your mother’s _____.” What is that even? “Your mom’s stuff sucks; buy our product”? If my mom likes it there’s a good chance I will too 🤷‍♀️

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Hallmark movie A KNIGHT TO REMEMBER is based on my (spicy) novel with Berkley, HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM, set in Chicago! Read the book, then watch the movie! www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/749980... #romancelandia #hallmark #chicago #booktomovie #booksky

Photo of the book HER KNIGHT AT THE MUSEUM by Bryn Donovan, surrounded by two mini pumpkins and heart shaped notes that read:
The Hallmark movie
Is October 3!
Read the book now!

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Casey Stegman @caseystegman.com · 14/09/2026

I hope you all have a great start to the week tomorrow. That you get to smile and laugh and be around those you love, and those who love you back.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

There are a lot of homages to Route 66 in Joplin, Illinois, including this little ice cream shop, Rich and Creamy. (Those are the Blues Brothers on the roof, of course.) #roadsideattractions #movies

Ice cream shop with a neon sign that says open, a bigger neon sign on the roof shaped like the road sign for Route 66, and figures of Jake and Elwood Blues, boogie-ing

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

We went to Joliet Iron Works Historic Site yesterday…this was once the second biggest iron and steel mill in the U.S. It employed thousands of immigrants in shockingly hard and dangerous jobs. So many buildings and railroads began here. It looks like ancient ruins #illinois #history #abandoned

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Adam P Knave @adampknave.com · 12/09/2026

Just saw this text on an author's site - "You may see some AI-assisted imagery in my marketing, but the books weren’t written with it." if you don't care to pay artists, or how your marketing is done why should I think you care about the books themselves? Also "MAY SEE"? It's your site, your ads. So

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Sunrise Cabin! It is a Hallmark-movie style clean romance and a bestseller, with all the fall vibes. The rights were returned to me and it’s now on Kindle Unlimited! www.amazon.com/dp/B0FB9MQV6W #booksky #hallmark #romancebooks

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Sunrise Cabin: An Uplifting, Feel-Good Clean and Wholesome Romance

Amazon.com: Sunrise Cabin: An Uplifting, Feel-Good Clean and Wholesome Romance eBook : Donovan, Stacey: Kindle Store

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Guys, I’m not one to brag,* but I have just written the best interrupted kiss scene of all time, RIGHT HERE IN THIS NOTEBOOK #writesky #romancelandia #amwriting *DEBATABLE

Bryn’s hand holding the notebook that contains this awesome scene

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I’ve decided my Instagram should look like OG Instagram and I’m posting a non-promotional photo every day and enjoying it. Anyone else post actual photos on IG?

Screenshot of bryndonovanauthor Instagram feed featuring dogs, coffee, books, a barn, skyline at night, her own books, her with an actor, etc

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Finished up a big book editing week! We had a gift card so I tried an iced pumpkin spice latte. Not a lot of espresso, I don’t think. But pretty delicious! #PSL #friyay

Iced pumpkin spice latte with whipped cream, laptop with Merriam Webster dictionary pulled up

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

*Every* time I’ve seen kidney donation in fiction, it’s been so ridiculously inaccurate, it’s like they didn’t do a five-minute internet search. But guess what TV show got a couple of details right? That bastion of unflinching realism, 30 Rock. #health #kidneydisease #kidneytransplant

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

What are your favorite classics? I’m going to read one of these this weekend! I have read other Henry James books—I liked them even though he writes like he gets charged 10 bucks for every period. Have only read one Chekhov story, a lady and a dog? So long ago I can’t remember. #booksky #lit

Closeup of two books in Bryn’s hand: Anton Chekhov’s short stories, Daisy Miller by Henry James. A small dog named Pippin in the background, on a quilt on the floor

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

One thing I see a lot in novels is feminine style = bad person. A female character always wears high heels, always wears makeup, and by the way, she sucks! She’s shallow, judgey, slutty*, just a walking bundle of negative feminine stereotypes, actually 😂 *why is that even bad #booksky

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

So much writing and editing takes a toll, though I try to take breaks and stretch. I told my massage therapist today, “I feel like it’s been longer than an hour,” and she said, “Yeah, I want to keep working on your shoulders. They’re really messed up.” 😂 #writesky

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m old enough to see Mr. Bennet as the true villain of Pride and Prejudice. It seems like he could’ve saved more money for his daughters. He definitely could’ve taken an actual interest in the younger ones. Mrs. Bennet has every reason to be stressed out, to be honest. #PrideandPrejudice

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

This is Bingley on the day we brought him home—5 years ago today! He was found in the wilderness, and he was like adopting a wild animal 😂 But he loves EVERYONE (his barbaric yawp is just how he says hi.) #rescuedog #dogsofbluesky #beagle #janeausten

Young beagle mix (bigger than a beagle) on a white sofa looking up and wagging his tail. Later, he would destroy that sofa.

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One of the cutest things about us fiction writers and screenwriters is that our character will do some normal thing, like, have a milkshake, and then we’ll be like, “Oh I thought of a whole milkshake THING” and bring it around later for emotional effect 🥰 #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Some weirdo* did this on the sidewalk outside our house *it was me #goodmorning #positivevibes

Sidewalk with the chalked message “you are awesome” plus a smiley face wearing sunglasses. Also, a few fallen leaves, the hem of my maxi dress, the toe of my boot

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Just a pretty view of Chicago from the river 🩵

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I noticed this two years ago when researching an article for Encyclopedia Brittanica. Two academic papers citing the same nonexistent study. #AI #chatgpt #openai

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Bryn Donovan @bryndonovan.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Being self employed has its challenges, but I remember how I used to feel this terrible dread on Sunday nights. And even though I work plenty of hours, and pay a shocking amount for health insurance…I feel none of that now. #work

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