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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

🎉 BOOK BIRTHDAY🎉 My 3rd cozy mystery, POISON AND PREJUDICE, is out today! Join rare-books librarian Juniper Blume as Jane Austen letters, an abandoned storage unit, and a suspicious death pull her into a new investigation. Get your copy: amzn.to/4pBNhCZ or request it for your library!

Book cover for Pride and Prejudice A Rare Books Cozy Mystery by Daphne Silver. On a bright blue background is a cartoon bottle of poison with a skull and a light green liquid, corked on top. A yellowish piece of paper is underneath. A small dog cartoon is next to the author name.

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

What would you name one of those Old Timey Photograph studios? I have some thoughts involving one for a story, but nothing definitive yet. Here's a pic of my husband and me at one in Ocean City, MD back in 2023, having apparently just robbed a saloon 😂 #amwriting #writingcommunity

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Plus I was honored to see @ktnguyenauthor.bsky.social be the next one to win the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery Novel for YOU KNOW WHAT YOU DID! #malicedomestic #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Or look at this adorable sleepy sheepy that @mistysimon.bsky.social gave us for being at her table during the banquet. She is the most fun and wears the best dresses! #malicedomestic #booksky #cozymystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Been so busy at Malice Domestic that I haven't had a chance to post here! I love catching up with so many friends - new & old. For being murder mystery writers, this is the most supportive community. Like check out this scarf knitted for me by a fan! I'm beyond grateful. #booksky #cozymystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Twix is hiding the evidence! Remember when I noticed this murderous dog toy from Chewy in my feed - thinking it was perfect for the rescue dog of a mystery author? So, of course it had to come home with us! Twix loves it. A lot. Like a lot, a lot. Which is starting to concern me 😂 #notsponsored

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 22/04/2025

Going to Malice Domestic this weekend? I can't wait to see you! Here's where you can find me. Plus I'll just be hanging out at panels and wandering around, so please stop me to say hi! #booksky #cozymystery

I'll be part of the Author Go-Round on Friday at 10am.

Then I'm excited to be part of the panel Blood on the Page: Libraries & Murder on Saturday at 10am, followed by a booksigning at 11am.

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

My kiddo just finished a week of Circus Camp for Spring Break They did a great job learning tricks like balancing a peacock feather. And they not only rode on a rola-bola... but atop a three tiered rola-bola! Wow ❤️🎪🤡

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Just watched Hitchcock's The 39 Steps for the 1st time. The pacing is amazing, Robert Donat is extremely charismatic, loved the setting, and without giving things away, I'm a sucker for stories finding unexpected ways to connect back to where they started. Do you have a favorite Hitchcock movie?

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

This ad from Chewy in my (other) newsfeed was hysterically on point! A dog toy perfect for a mystery writer. May have to get this for Twix 😉 🐾 Image Description: dog toy of a bloody knife #mysterywriter #dogmom #worldsunite #booksky #cozymystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

For kicks, I jumped in on the #StarterPack action figure trend with this quick sketch of myself. Maybe not perfect, but it was fun to do! What would you include in your starter pack?

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Chag Pesach Sameach! Happy Passover from my family to yours ❤️🐶

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

We adopted Twix from Operation Paws for Homes just this afternoon! Twix is between 1 and 2 years old and roughly 35lbs. We think he’s an American Shepherd (like an Australian Shepherd, but smaller) with maybe some Spaniel mixed in. He’s very social and sweet.

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

My MC Juniper Blume is trading libraries for a new career: Professional pogo stick extreme athlete And guess what? I'm joining her! Forget my arthritic knees, we're solving mysteries from *mid-air*! No more dusty old tomes - just high flying, crime fighting, pogo jumping 😂😂 #aprilfools #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Finished THE RESIDENCE on Netflix. Honestly, it was a mixed bag. Uzo Aduba does an incredible job as detective Cordelia Cupp. Normally I'm a fan of a complex mystery plot, but this one became exceedingly convoluted. Have you watched it? What do you think?

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

Prepping for Malice Domestic in April and thinking about swag! I have bookmarks, but wondering about some other fun things. What do you think of the customizing any of these? * Quill style pen * Invisible ink pen with a UV light * Sharpie * Temporary tattoos * Wildflower seed packets #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Just signed up to be part of the Literary Marketplace at the CityLit Festival on Saturday, April 5th at the Lord Baltimore Hotel! Will be there with both Maryland histories and mysteries. Hope you can join me 📚😄 Learn more: www.citylitproject.org/events-progr... #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My kiddo designed their own St. Patrick's Day shirt this morning ☘️💚 Thank goodness for washable markers 😂 #happystpatricksday

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

Technically I bought this sweet potato pie yesterday as something soft and yummy following a root canal, but it also works for Pi(e) Day 😄🥧 Are you celebrating with any kind of pie today? #pieday #piday

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Exercised by walking 2 miles in the springtime weather... But does it still count if I walked to buy cookies and ate multiple on the way home? 🤔🍪😂

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Seemed appropriate to celebrate International Women's Day by giving a book talk on my non-fiction history WILD WOMEN OF MARYLAND (History Press, 2015). Thank you to the Friends of the Rising Sun Inn, Crownsville, MD for having me! #IWD2025 #womenshistorymonth

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

You can leave a review on Amazon even if you bought the book somewhere else (or got it from the library) ✅ Go to the book’s Amazon page ✅ Scroll down to Write A Customer Review ✅ Share your thoughts! Thank you for supporting authors! #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

So adorable -- right before I dropped off my ballot for our special primary for County Executive, there was a family dropping off theirs. A mom with her two voting age kids, all taking photos of voting together. I wonder if it's their first election? Loved seeing that. #voted #electionday

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

🎉 I can wear earrings again! 🎊 Earrings always irritated my ears. So I got these adorable ink jar earrings from Earrings by Emma, which use plastic posts, & they work! Totally sporting at Malice Domestic next month. Not an ad. I get nothing for sharing. Just thought they were cute 🥰

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Yesterday, I emailed libraries asking them to consider adding Crime and Parchment to their collections—and I wasn’t sure if I’d hear back. WOW! I’ve already heard from libraries across the country, including in OH, MA, GA, & TX, saying they’re interested. #booksky #librarysky #cozymystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Wanna know a secret? 🤫📚 I also write non-fiction histories as Lauren Silberman, including Wild Women of Maryland & Wicked Baltimore Now I can offer 10% off all Arcadia Publishing books! Use code SILBERMAN25 to save: www.arcadiapublishing.com As an affiliate, I receive a small commission #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

I treated myself to something cuddly—meet Bibli, the bookshelf plushie! 📚🧸 Not an ad, just cozy joy. I saw The Brickley Sisters' ads & knew he was the perfect sick-day pick-me-up. Now, my 8-year-old wants him. Nope, this one’s mine 🤣 Time for a cozy mystery cuddle! 💀☕📚 #NotJustForKids #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

Missed today’s newsletter? Don’t worry—you can still join the fun! 🎉📬 📖 Celebrate Poe’s birthday 🥒 Silly (but oddly useful!) kitchen tips 📚 This month’s giveaway! 🎁 ✨ Plus, an interview with the incredible @authorsaraheburr.bsky.social 🤩 Check it out now! 🔗 bit.ly/4i5eJFj #booksky #CozyMystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Recovering from a sinus infection = classic movie time! 🎥 The Spiral Staircase (1946) is a gothic thriller meets early slasher. In 1906 Vermont, a mute servant's stalked by a killer targeting women with "afflictions." A tense, stormy-night mystery! Have you seen it? #FilmNoir #ClassicMovies #Horror

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Been under the weather with a bad cold the past few days. So here's to curling up with some tom yum soup 🍲 and rewatching old episodes of White Collar 👔

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

A rum runner’s mansion, a 1623 Shakespeare’s “First Folio,” & A Midsummer’s Night Dream set in a speakeasy… what more could a history loving librarian want? Get the short story "A MIDSUMMER'S NIGHT SCHEME" for free when you join my newsletter: bit.ly/daphnenewsle... #booksky #mystery #cozymystery

black and white photo of a painted wall saying VOTE AGAINST PROHIBITION in Fell's Point, Baltimore, Maryland

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Imagine discovering a lost silent film... A film conservation intern discovered the 1915 film, "The Heart of Lincoln," thought lost. My main character Juniper who works with rare books and archives would love this story. #moviehistory #silentfilm #lincoln www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/i...

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

Tried making a heart out of cozy mystery pages to wish you all a Happy Valentine's Day... But I may need some more practice. Can you see it? 💖 #happyvalentinesday #cozymystery 💀☕📚 #mystery #booksky #booklove 💙📚

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Developmental Disabilities Day in Annapolis with The Arc of Prince George's County and so many more ! Let the advocacy begin ❤️ #DDDay2025

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Or do you prefer a superb owl over a super bowl? 🦉 Here's the release of an owl back to the wild by Owl Moon Raptor Rescue back in 2023. One of the most powerful moments I've had the honor to witness.

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

Please enjoy this "super bowl" 😂 🥣 This 18th century blue & white bowl was discovered by archaeologists from the site of a colonial tavern at Historic London Town & Gardens. London Town was a lost colonial port town in MD turned museum. I served as their Deputy Director for 8 years ❤️

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

Kid at swim lessons = writing time on book 3! The manuscript is due to my publisher Level Best Books in early April and then comes to all of you in November 💖 #amwriting #writingcommunity #cozymystery #mystery #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

I'm excited to share that my short story "The Queen of Pickleball" was selected for The Most Dangerous Games anthology, coming out in June! The cover hasn't been released yet, but I can share the amazing authors also included, headlined by the incredible Heather Graham! Wowzers! #booksky

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Several sparrows enjoying our bird feeder yesterday

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

When not writing, I'm a fundraiser with The Arc of Prince George's County, which empowers people with intellectual & developmental disabilities. Tonight I'm with thousands to fight against budget cuts to disability services in our state. Incredibly powerful! #SaveOurDDServices #LISSisalifeline

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Enjoyed seeing Concertmaster Nati solo in Saint-Saens' Violin Concerto No 3. at the Annapolis Symphony Orchestra tonight 🎻 So lovely to see my former colleagues and other symphony friends. I've been very fortunate to have worked for extraordinary places with extraordinary people 🥰

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Wishing my mom Happy Birthday! So special being together at Malice Domestic last year when my cozy CRIME AND PARCHMENT won the Agatha Award for Best First Mystery. Thank you for introducing me to mysteries (Check out the 2nd pic with her original Nancy Drew books!) #booksky 💙📚

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 25/01/2025

Thank you to Jane M. for inviting me to visit her amazing book club ❤️📚 BTW, did you know I offer a list of questions for a book club for CRIME AND PARCHMENT on my website? 💀☕📚 You can reach out if you'd like me to join your book club - either in person or virtually! #booksky #cozymystery

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

Long weekend with my kid at my parents meant my dear husband repainted our living room 🖌️ 15 years had torn it up. A lot 👀 Somehow I still remembered the paint color name: Newport Blue 💙 I had wanted Williamsburg Blue, but it wasn't available. This was an elegant alternative that I still love 💖

Before picture of the blue wall with a big white torn up patch

Painting in progress in a living room. All furniture is tarped over with plastic, and there is wet blue paint on the walls.

The final product. The living room with a fresh coat of paint and furniture returned along with paintings and photos on the wall

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Freezing days are great days to make French onion soup ❄️🧅🥣 Have you ever heard this hint: wearing goggles while chopping onions? So I borrowed my kid's goggles. Guess what? It worked! No tears 🚫😭 Delicious recipe from @smittenkitchen.bsky.social

Woman with brown hair wearing green and black goggles in her kitchen with two yellow onions about to be chopped

French onion soup in a blue cup on a black countertop

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Daphne Silver, Cozy Mystery Author 💙📚 @daphnesilver.bsky.social · 19/01/2025

Happy 216th Birthday Edgar Allan Poe! 🥳🐦‍⬛ Thank you to the Edgar Allan Poe House and Museum for hosting a celebration at Westminster Hall where Poe is buried. I think he would have enjoyed the code-breaking mystery from the National Cryptologic Museum #edgarallanpoe #poebirthday

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