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It's that time! Ghosts, creepy houses, gardens, and a sense of foreboding. If you love a good #Gothic novel to get you in the mood for autumn and the days leading up to Halloween,🎃 have I got a bunch of suggestions for you! #spooky #books bit.ly/4hIOUMW

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 24/09/2026

We've been loving pumpkin and the spices related to it for the better part of the last 400 years. Here are 2 cozy recipes from Bartolomeo Scappi's 1570 cookbook! crystallyn.substack.com/p/pumpkin-sp...

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Pumpkin Spice Season-Renaissance Style

Two recipes from 1570 to delight your modern senses🫚🎃🥧

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 19/08/2026

LAST CHANCE TO WIN YOUR COPY! 40 years ago, Margaret George's bestselling novel, The Autobiography of Henry VIII, hit the bestseller lists, and it's never left bookstore shelves since. It's a masterful piece of storytelling. In my latest post, I asked her how Henry is perceived today. bit.ly/4zjYsFX

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Looking 40 Years Backward to Henry VIII

An interview and giveaway with historical fiction author, Margaret George

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 05/08/2026

Hey book lovers!😍 Last week I chatted w/ @dianagauthor.bsky.social about DAUGHTERS OF NAPLES. And TODAY IS THE LAST DAY 🏃‍♀️‍➡️ to win your copy of the novel. Sign-up is in this free post: crystallyn.substack.com/p/a-glimpse-.... I regularly give away books, so make sure to subscribe! #newbooks #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 30/07/2026

Hey book lovers!😍 This week I chat w/ @dianagauthor.bsky.social about DAUGHTERS OF NAPLES. I'm also giving away a copy 📖 to a lucky reader. Sign-up is in my latest post: crystallyn.substack.com/p/a-glimpse-.... I regularly give away books, so make sure to subscribe (always free)! #newbooks #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 27/07/2026

Hey #booksky! My latest #bookgiveaway ends on WED! This week I chat with #psychologicalthriller writer Kimberly Hensle Lowrance. Subscribe (always free!) and find the sign up in my latest post: crystallyn.substack.com/p/how-well-d... #newbooks #newengland

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 21/07/2026

Hey #booksky! I've got a new #bookgiveaway going this week on my substack! This week I chat with #psychologicalthriller writer Kimberly Hensle Lowrance. Subscribe (always free!) and find the sign up in my latest post: crystallyn.substack.com/p/how-well-d... #newbooks #newengland

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 01/07/2026

SUMMER SOLSTICE 🌞 GIVEAWAY: 21 authors. 21 books. One reader wins the whole stack — nearly $500 of new fiction, including my novel THE HAPPINESS COLLECTOR. Enter June 18–July 1, U.S. only. bit.ly/summersolsticebooks #bookgiveaway #booksky #newbooks #summer

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 30/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 29/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 28/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 27/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 26/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 25/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 24/06/2026

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Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 23/06/2026

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Summer Solstice Book Giveaway

Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 22/06/2026

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Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 21/06/2026

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Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 20/06/2026

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 19/06/2026

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 18/06/2026

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Win all 21 books — nearly $500 of new fiction from 21 authors, one solstice giveaway. Enter June 18–July 1. One winner takes the whole stack.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 12/06/2026

Looks like all Meta services are down? That's interesting...

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 20/05/2026

Sending out a Happy Bookbirthday to @msheatherwebb!! I adore her novels, and I was SO lucky to get an early read of her latest, THE HOPE KEEPER. geni.us/7APNPxo It's an absolute gem of a book (in all ways!) and you really need to add it to the top of your #TBR list! #newbooks #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 14/05/2026

Did you know there was a connection between the fall of Troy and WWII? Read on to learn more and for your chance to win the latest ebook by Elisabeth Storrs! crystallyn.substack.com/p/were-not-t... #newbooks #ancientgreece #WWIII #histfic

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 10/04/2026

Hey #booksky, if you are looking for your next read, I've got 12 fantastical novels set in Italy for you! open.substack.com/pub/crystall... #books #Italy #fantasy

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12 Fantastical Novels Set in Italy

Because hey, shouldn't an escape from the real world be doubly good?

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Ma$on @masonfromtwitter.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

This is exactly how AI psychosis starts because this kinda technology doesn't not need to exist and be easily accessible. If she can do this benign video on Instagram, imagine what folks with malicious intentions are doing.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 05/04/2026

Hey #booksky! I've got a new #bookgiveaway going this week on my substack! This week I chat with #thriller writer Edwin Hill. Subscribe (always free!) and find the sign up in my latest post: crystallyn.substack.com/p/want-to-kn... #newbooks #newengland

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 05/04/2026

Today's @atlasobscura.com features the Sacro Bosco garden in Bomarzo, #Italy. bit.ly/4bUguoJ I wrote a novel, IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS, set there! If you want a deeper dive into this wild place, check out my site for the full history: www.crystalking.com/sacrobosco #books #booksky #persephone

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The Garden of Monsters

Learn about the Sacro Bosco, a Mannerist garden in Bomarzo, Italy, and the setting for Crystal King's novel, IN THE GARDEN OF MONSTERS.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 20/03/2026

This week I am giving away @pkennedywrites.bsky.social’s latest gothic thriller😱which looks amazing and I can't wait to read it. Check out my interview with her for your chance to win! bit.ly/4dyZMfE

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 03/03/2026

Loved this book!!! Add it to your TBR list asap!

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 19/02/2026

Today is #CherryPieDay which may seem really strange in February. I explain why in this post, plus share a cherry tart recipe, AND a #bookgiveaway for Kate Quinn's new novel THE ASTRAL LIBRARY! crystallyn.substack.com/p/i-cannot-t... #booksky #newbooks #recipes

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 16/02/2026

This week, I talk about 15 new books coming out that I'm SO excited about. And I'm giving away a copy of @virginiapye.bsky.social 's wonderful new novel, MARRIAGE AND OTHER MONUMENTS. You can get in on all the bookish goodness here: crystallyn.substack.com/p/books-book... #books #newbooks #fiction

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 12/02/2026

Books! Books! 📖 And More Books! 📚 Here are 15 novels coming out in the next few months that I'm super excited about. 💥 PLUS a #bookgiveaway! bit.ly/3Og6ahi #booksky #newbooks #reading

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Books! Books! And More Books!

Fifteen titles I'm super excited about. Plus a #BookGiveaway of Virginia Pye's latest!

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 07/02/2026

If you were watching the #Olympics last night, they played a song that was pure gibberish, but sounded oddly like English. It's called "Prisencolinensinainciusol," and it was a number one song around the world in 1972! bit.ly/4rGz20O #Italy #Milan #Celentano

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The Italian Gibberish #1 Hit Song so hot it was featured at the 2026 Winter Olympics

One of the most popular Italian songs to hit #1 is a song that is entirely nonsensical, total gibberish "Prisencolinensinainciusol" by Adriano Celentano.

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 31/01/2026

This week's blog post is about something many of us are grappling with in the current moment: how do we think about happiness in a world that is so full of crisis? This is actually a centuries-old question. crystallyn.substack.com/p/the-pursui... #happiness #stoicism #books

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The Pursuit, Not the Promise

Reaching for happiness in a world full of crisis

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 23/01/2026

My next book is partially set in this cursed Venetian house! It's been on the market for years because its history is so tragic. Locals go out of their way to avoid it and many won't even talk about it. #booksky #books www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...

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Nine bedrooms, seven untimely deaths: can ‘cursed’ Venice palace finally attract a buyer?

Palazzo Ca’ Dario, empty for years, has failed to find a new owner, with local legends suggesting it is jinxed

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 22/01/2026

This week on my Substack @mariatureaud.bsky.social discusses her new, ghosty, 👻 Gothic novel, THIS HOUSE WILL FEED, set during Ireland's Great Hunger. And you can win a copy of the book! Subscribe (my newsletter is always free!), check the post for the sign up form! bit.ly/4jT99YN #Booksky #newbooks

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 21/01/2026

TODAY'S YOUR LAST CHANCE! This week on Substack I talk about stories of good ❤️ triumphing over evil🔪 🩸and I also giveaway @jennablum.bsky.social's latest novel, MURDER YOUR DARLINGS. Head here: bit.ly/4a1atV9 subscribe (my newsletter is always free!) and check the post for the sign up form! #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 20/01/2026

Wow, love the rebel journalist stance on this! Gourmet Magazine Is Back. It’s Not Exactly Sanctioned. (gift link) nyti.ms/4pOaW2M

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 15/01/2026

This week on my Substack I talk about stories of good ❤️ triumphing over evil🔪 🩸, and I also giveaway @jennablum.bsky.social's latest novel, MURDER YOUR DARLINGS. To get in on this, head here: bit.ly/4a1atV9 subscribe (my newsletter is always free!) and check the post for the sign up form! #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 14/01/2026

ENDS AT MIDNIGHT ET! ✨ Signed #BookGiveaway ✨ I’m giving away a signed set of all 4 of my novels: two paperbacks and two hardcovers! To enter: 1️⃣ Read my latest blog post 2️⃣ Fill out the giveaway form in the post 👉 crystallyn.substack.com Closes 01/14/26 at midnight ET U.S. only | 18+ #booksky

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 13/01/2026

✨ Signed #BookGiveaway ✨ I’m giving away a signed set of all four of my novels — two paperbacks and two hardcovers! To enter: 1️⃣ Read my latest blog post 2️⃣ Fill out the giveaway form 👉 crystallyn.substack.com Closes 01/14/26 at midnight ET U.S. only | 18+ #newbooks #booksky #fantasy #histfic

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 13/01/2026

Happy Book Birthday to @jennablum.bsky.social for her latest novel, MURDER YOUR DARLINGS! I'm definitely a fan of authors genre hopping, so excited to see how she pivoted from #histfic to #thriller! geni.us/oBI7Iu #newbooks #booksky #amreading

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 07/01/2026

I'm giving away all FOUR of my novels to start out the new year! Simply sign up for my newsletter (always free) and filling out the form linked in tomorrow's newsletter! Subscribe here: bit.ly/3N5g0Cd And to learn more about my books: bit.ly/3N7vwxj #fantasy #histfic #Italy

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Crystal King @crystalking.com · 25/12/2025

Does my latest novel, "The Happiness Collector," pass the Page 69 test? Read on to find out. And if you want to judge for yourself, head to your fave bookstore and snag a copy with that shiny new gift card Santa brought you! bit.ly/49f1zTt #BookSky #Books #NewBooks #fantasy

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