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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

It's here! Feast your eyes on the cover art for Raiders of the Arcana Book 4, Mountain of Songs. Get ready for library heists, handsome scholars, family drama, shameless crossovers, haunted mountains, polite blackmail and a very lucky dog as the Raiders of the Arcana goes full kdrama. 2/23/2027

Cover art for Mountain of Songs with gold autumn ginko trees, red and blue traditional Koraen gate, crane, dragon and character portraits. Quote reads "a son is no small thing to sacrifice"

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Kayla T @kaylabobayla.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Empire of Shadows by @jbensonink.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Loved 1999s The Mummy, and I LOVE the similar vibes of this book! The Mesoamerican history is rich, the descriptions are lush, and there’s PINING GALORE! I’m absolutely hopping on the authors website and ordering the rest of the series 💙📚

Hand holding book, Empire of Shadows by Jacquelyn benson

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

All preorders have automatically been shuffled along to the new release date. (Look at Amazon actually making something easy for a change.) No action needed on that, no matter where you've ordered from.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have absolutely zero regrets, because I'm so happy with how this manuscript has come together, and can't wait for you all to see what happens when Ellie and Adam invade late Joseon Dynasty Korea.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I was a little over-eager with setting my target pub date for Raiders 4, and this gorgeous beast of a book ended up taking me longer than anticipated to wrangle into shape.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Yes, there's a new pub date for Raiders #4, and yes, it's all my fault. Releasing in all formats February 23rd, 2027.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Preorder store open for Romantasy BookCon in Orlando October 22-24th! beventi.co/orderform/sp...

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Last call for those of you who want your nerdy Mummy-vibes adventure stories in a sweet special edition that's basically just the trashy paperbacks your mom hid in the basement. Campaign ends at 5pm today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...

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Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions

Three swashbuckling historical fantasy adventures in nostalgic paperback editions inspired by your favorite bodice rippers - with spice

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

My spicy bodice-ripper inspired special edition campaign for the Raiders of the Arcana ends on June 25! Get in on the fun before it's too late.

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nh-aabb.bsky.social @nh-aabb.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Action alert! Please urge Gov. Ayotte to veto YET ANOTHER book banning bill here in NH, SB 434. action.aclu.org/send-message...

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No Book Bans in NH

Please take action!

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Because I know I'm not the only one who wants their Mummy-vibes adventure stories in chonky classic mass market paperbacks with all the spice. This special three book box set is available only on @kickstarter! Get in on the campaign now before it's gone. jacquelynbenson.com/1989

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

This is always what pops into my head when people ask me for my favorite line from Empire of Shadows. Because - well, Adam Bates. 🐍🔪🪨🙌 The 1989 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana books are live now!

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

And now we're cruising towards stretch goal #3: adding all the spice to our audiobooks for the campaign. If we hit $60K, my narrator Alex Picard will record all four of our bonus scenes, which will be included with any audio purchased via Kickstarter.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

With our second stretch goal, we added Hannah Latham's torrid bonus illustrations to our books as classic stepback art! Because you always hide the good stuff behind the front cover.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

With our first stretch goal these chonky little paperbacks will now come with classic embossed and foiled title text! Because you knew you were getting a really fancy read when someone decided to make it extra shiny.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

💄🎸☎️ 1989 Editions campaign update! 📺👠🛼 Holy cow, friends! We're one day into our campaign for Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions, and we've already grabbed over 400 backers and $40,000. Not only is the campaign fully funded, but we've just blown through two of our stretch goals. See thread->

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Wish The Mummy had more spice? You're welcome. I've turned my nerdy historical adventure series into the kind of chonky drug store histrom paperbacks your mom used to hide in her sock drawer - complete with four hot as heck spicy bonus scenes. Get them now at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Annnnd here's the second bonkers bonus illustration from Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions! The last one got adulted by BlueSky so you might've missed it—but you can catch them all like spicy Pokemons in the campaign updates at jacquelynbenson.com/1989

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Bonus art reveal for Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions! I have three of these torrid embrace illustrations coming your way. Want to make sure you see them? Follow the campaign now at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

It's finally time to reveal the cover art for my bonkers 1989 Editions of the Raiders of the Arcana. Get your Mummy-vibes historical fantasy adventure in pocket-sized paperbacks just like your mom used to hide in the basement. (And yes, there's spice.) Learn more at jacquelynbenson.com1989

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Are you dying to know what the Raiders of the Arcana books look like as 1980s-style bodice rippers? We'll be revealing our cover art for these pocket sized special editions next week! And did I mention these lil SEs will also include all the spice? ✨🌶️🔥 Follow the campaign at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55

collage of 1980s historical romance novel clinch covers with three blurred out books in center. Text reads "raiders of the arcana 1989 editions cover reveals coming soon"

empire of shadows standard cover with arrow pointing to blurred version of 1989 cover. Text reads "Cover reveals coming soon! Want to be the first to see our histrom inspired 1989 edition cover art? Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1989"

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Time to pull the cover off our top secret Raiders of the Arcana special edition and share that we're back with an exciting new project inspired by... ... your mom's favorite bodice rippers. Complete with ALL THE SPICE. 🔥🔥🔥 Get the dish at jacquelynbenson.com/1989

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

It was so fun to meet you!! And that sign gives me life. 🙌

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Who's going to be at @bookcon this weekend?? I'll be hitting the road to take up some space in Indie Alley! Stop by table D5 and say hello if you're in the neighborhood. Saturday 10am to 7pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.

Raiders of the Arcana books on green textured background with text "BookCon this weekend, this is what i'm bringing"

Raiders of the Arcana books on green textured background, including special editions, with character art.

London Charismatics books on green textured background with character art.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Houston, we have a release date. Raiders 4 is coming January 26, 2027. Preorder direct at jacquelynbenson.com/mountain-of-... Select retailer ebook preorders also available now. Everything else coming in a few months.

Placeholder cover for Mountain of Songs on blue background with Korean accents. Text reads "Raiders of the Arcana Book IV coming 1.26.27" Tropes are arranged around the book cover - "historical kdrama vibes, very polite blackmail, reluctant allies, nerdy sword stuff, shameless crossovers"

Collage of images of Korea in autumn with books, street with hanok buildings, man in Joseon dynasty gat and durumagi, a couple kissing, and a man in a Western shirt and braces.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Over 400 of you lovely people have clicked to follow my upcoming Kickstarter that I have revealed basically nothing about and this feels like a hug. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...

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Coming soon: Raiders of the Arcana: Top Secret Special Edition Project

We're giving the hit artifact-chasing fantasy series a new historically inspired treatment—with a twist.

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Stephen Curry @scurry.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Watched ‘The Librarians’ on BBC #iPlayer last night and my God but there are some deep wells of ignorance, bigotry and hatred in America. Kudos to the brave librarians who stood their ground, even at the cost of their jobs and threats of violence. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...

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Storyville - The Librarians

A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

I've been keeping a secret... new special editions are coming for the Raiders of the Arcana series inspired by a very different period of history than my posh 1898 Editions. Can you guess when? Follow the campaign at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55 to get all the updates as we reveal what we're up to!

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Art by @atalienart on Insta from our Arrow of Fortune 1898 Edition, which you can still nab through the Late Backer Store on KS.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

These two. ❤️🔥🐍 Amiright? The lovely and talented @harleelizart on Insta did this gorgeous hand-lettering from one of Adam's green light moments from Arrow of Fortune, and it makes me feel squishy.

Sepia toned illustration of Ellie and Adam from the Raiders of the Arcana having a quiet moment together with hand-lettered quote "Let's get one thing straight right now, Princess. Nobody gets to hurt you. Nobody."

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Mother Jones @motherjones.com · 04/04/2026

"My 2-year-old has been having a severe medical issue. She has a swollen gum and an infected tooth, and has a fever anytime she isn’t taking ibuprofen for this infection. The nurse at a hospital said this is not a dental clinic. They couldn’t help her."

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Punished for protesting, talking to the press, having a toothache: More Dilley horror stories

A new batch of firsthand accounts from ICE's family detention center depict vindictive treatment.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I love how in kpop you queue up a song by someone with a name like BIG Naughty and it's the most tender adorable lil love ballad on the planet.

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nh-aabb.bsky.social @nh-aabb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

Action alert! Testify against SB 434, NH's latest book banning bill. Public hearing April 8 at 11:30AM with the House Education Policy & Admin Committee. Come in person or oppose the bill online at gc.nh.gov/house/commit... Let's make sure our reps know NH will stand up for the freedom to read.

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The New Hampshire House of Representatives

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nh-aabb.bsky.social @nh-aabb.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

It's time to tell our elected officials to oppose SB 434, a NH bill that would make it easier to ban books from school libraries and classrooms. Hit up this form from @everylibrary.bsky.social to email your local representatives: action.everylibrary.org/oppose_sb434...

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SEND AN EMAIL: Tell the New Hampshire House to Vote NO on SB434

Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!

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Tansy Rayner Roberts @tansyrr.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

My new cozy fantasy series -- with archaeologists, tombs & magical languages -- launches in April with Curse of Bronze, a dainty novella packed with vintage paranormal whimsy. Pre-order now! books2read.com/cursebronze

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

I've tried to explain this to Republicans in my community and the conversation just stalls, because it's not about rationality or logic. It's about identity. If they admit this is a bad idea, they're not good Republicans anymore, and they don't know what else they can be.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The NH GOP are going after student IDs here for the same reason.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Because the real aim is to reduce the population of US voters. The GOP knows they can't win in a fair election. They only hold on to power if they disqualify or overwhelm more of us to keep us from the polls.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

This bill puts a substantial burden on US voters and we're all supposed to be fine with that because it'll keep non-citizens from voting - a problem that does not exist and already has legal recourse.

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

The fact is that voting by non-citizens in the US is already a felony, and instances of it are vanishingly small. The only documented case in NH in the last 20 years was a British citizen who got confused about voting laws (he thought he could vote as a property owner.)

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Jacquelyn Benson @jbensonink.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

And let's not forget that the bill also requires states to turn over their voter rolls. Let's watch the Trump administration start demanding purges of those under the guise of removing "non-citizens"

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