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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝟭𝟮𝘁𝗵 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘎𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳! @janellebrown.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟏𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 1𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘎𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳! #AmyBScher

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧 𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 has agreed to chat with me again about her true crime books. Her latest: 𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞. 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘎𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳! @caitlinrother.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟐𝟑𝐫𝐝 𝟔:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝐊𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲 𝐋𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐞, long one of my favorite authors, has agreed to chat with me! 𝘐 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶'𝘭𝘭 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘥𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘎𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘤𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳! @blackstonepub.bsky.social @bookouture.bsky.social

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lodicommunityband.bsky.social @lodicommunityband.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

🇺🇸 𝐂𝐞𝐥𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐀𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚 🇺🇸 𝗪𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐥𝐲 𝟏, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 𝟓:𝟑𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. Hutchins Street Square Omega Nu Stage 125 South Hutchins Street Lodi, California 𝘍𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘓𝘰𝘥𝘪 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘉𝘢𝘯𝘥 & 𝘚𝘶𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘚𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘌𝘯𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘰𝘱𝘶𝘭𝘢𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘷𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘴! 𝐅𝐑𝐄𝐄 𝐀𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠! Lawn Seating!

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

░G░i░v░e░a░w░a░y░ Author #𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐨𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐁𝐮𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐫 is generously giving away 10 -- yes, 10 -- copies of his wonderful book, 𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬! Enter at www.instagram.com/jhscolloquium 𝘣𝘺 𝘮𝘪𝘥𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵/𝟷𝟸:𝟶𝟶 𝘢.𝘮. 𝘗𝘋𝘛 𝘰𝘯 𝘛𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘥𝘢𝘺, 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟸𝟹𝘳𝘥! The winners will be selected at random! @readlandmark.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝗪𝐞𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟏𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 is a fast-paced, gripping thriller. It made me an 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐁𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 fan! @robertswartwood.bsky.social @averybishop.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

📖 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 𝑪𝒉𝒂𝒕 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞 𝟖𝐭𝐡 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 1𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 Author 𝐋𝐢𝐳 𝐋𝐚𝐳𝐚𝐫𝐮𝐬 pens psychological, legal thrillers dealing with contemporary issues to educate & entertain (criminal justice, PTSD, guns, self-defense, empowerment). Her latest is 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧 𝐁𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬. JOIN US!

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

📖 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓽 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐓𝐡𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 I'm am looking forward to chatting with acclaimed, bestselling author 𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐯𝐨𝐧𝐞 about his latest novel, 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐧. Thanks, BookSparks & MCD Picador/Farrar, Straus & Giroux, for copies for book club & the chat!

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

📚 𝑮𝒖𝒆𝒔𝒕 𝑨𝒖𝒕𝒉𝒐𝒓 📚 𝘋𝘰 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴? Author #𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐇𝐚𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐞 is my guest at 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐮𝐦, relating how her journalism career was delayed by a "wicked curveball." Did supernatural forces intervene? @partnersincrimevbt.com @severnhouse.bsky.social 𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥 𝘑𝘢𝘯𝘦'𝘴 𝘨𝘶𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘵: tinyurl.com/3xpcw3u3

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

📖🌹 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓽 🌹📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟐𝟒𝐭𝐡 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎 𝐚.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦 𝐋𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝗪𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐔𝐩𝐨𝐧 𝐚 𝐑𝐨𝐬𝐢𝐞 by 𝐉𝐞𝐧𝐧 𝐒𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐛𝐲 (Eliza Gordon) is the book we all need when, like now, the world feels too overwhelming. It is an utterly 𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨, uplifting, & life-affirming story.🌹

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

📖 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓽 📖 Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅ　Ｉｎｖｉｔｅｄ！ 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐥 𝟏𝟕𝐭𝐡 𝟑:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 Author 𝐊𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧 𝐊𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥 & I will discuss her debut novel, #𝐏𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞. Now available in paperback! @celadonbooks.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

📖 𝓐𝓾𝓽𝓱𝓸𝓻 𝓒𝓱𝓪𝓽 📖 𝐅𝐫𝐢., 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝟐𝟕 𝟒:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐄𝐃𝐓 | 𝟏:𝟎𝟎 𝐩.𝐦. 𝐏𝐃𝐓 Author Jane Haseldine & I will discuss her new thriller, #𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐈𝐬𝐏𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐇𝐞𝐫𝐞, on Insta: @jhscolloquium! Pub date: 𝘈𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘭 𝟽. @severnhouse.bsky.social @partnersincrimevbt.com

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Ｙｏｕ＇ｒｅＩｎｖｉｔｅｄ！⁣ ⁣ Join me on 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝟭𝟯𝘁𝗵, at 𝟮:𝟬𝟬 𝗽.𝗺. 𝗘𝗗𝗧 | 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬 𝗮.𝗺. 𝗣𝗗𝗧, when I chat with author 𝗔𝗠𝗬 𝗝𝗢 𝗕𝗨𝗥𝗡𝗦 about her new novel, 𝗪𝗔𝗜𝗧 𝗙𝗢𝗥 𝗠𝗘, on Instagram: @jhscolloquium! @celadonbooks.bsky.social @goodhousekeeping.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

You're Invited!! Join me on Wednesday, February 18th, at 1:00 p.m. EST | 10:00 a.m. PST, when I chat with debut author MALCOLM KEMPT about his riveting thriller, #AGIFTBEFOREDYING LIVE on Instagram: @jhscolloquium! @crownpublishing.bsky.social @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social @malcolmkemp.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

📖 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓡𝓮𝓿𝓲𝓮𝔀 🌈 #𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐟𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐃𝐚𝐫𝐤 is a deeply moving, epic story from a master storyteller. I became a #𝐂𝐡𝐫𝐢𝐬𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫 fan with #𝗪𝐞𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐄𝐧𝐝. His characters take up residence in your heart & live there for yrs. You'll be glad you went on the journey. Thanks, @crownpublishing.bsky.social⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

🌊 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 🧙‍♀ How often do you read genres outside your comfort zone? When #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐚𝗪𝐢𝐭𝐜𝐡 by @evaleigh.bsky.social surprisingly landed on my porch, I read the synopsis & am intrigued. A pirate captain who is a witch? Magic? Sea monsters? @htpbooks.bsky.social you hooked me! @htphive.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

𝐁𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 𝗪𝐢𝐧𝐬 by 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐨 is heralded as a dark, biting, funny, & razor-sharp exploration of class, ambition, & the modern housing crisis. I'll be reading this debut soon, thanks to @celadonbooks.bsky.social! It will be published 11/25/25, so pre-order your copy now: tinyurl.com/52a6y4v4

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

📖𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 ℝ𝕖𝕧𝕚𝕖𝕨🔍 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫'𝐬 𝐃𝐚𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐞𝐫 by 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐨𝐥𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜 is an atmospheric, gritty, dark mystery with fantasy/magical realism & an in-depth study of morally ambiguous characters. Discussed it in the @bookbrowse.bsky.social First Impressions program! Thanks for a copy, @berkleypub.bsky.social. ⭐⭐ ⭐ ⭐

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

🥃 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍⁣ 🐆 ⁣ Ann Patchett: 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞 by 𝗪𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐕𝐥𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧 is "both a work of extraordinary compassion & a really great novel." A man deals with addiction, loneliness, past trauma, the regret one can only know when at a certain age. Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & @harpercollins.bsky.social. Pub. 7/29.⁣

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

@jamesletoile.bsky.social returns to #𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐮𝐦, along with the irascible, cantankerous, but 𝘣𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘥 Billie Carson, who features prominently in his #DetectiveNathanParkerSeries. The 4th installment, #𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐎𝐟𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐅𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫, is available now! @partnersincrimevbt.com #LevelBestBooks tinyurl.com/ytch4e7y

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

How can it be 𝘈𝘶𝘨𝘶𝘴𝘵?🤷‍♀️ Enjoyed 6 books in July! ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by 𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘷𝘦 𝘉𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘺 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐁𝐥𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 by 𝘝𝘢𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢 𝘓𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘦 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐋𝐮𝐜𝐤 by 𝘚𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐟 by @ashleyflowers.bsky.social 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐫𝐢𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐧 𝐒𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬' 𝐆𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐇𝐢𝐭𝐬 by @jenniferweiner.bsky.social 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐚𝐩𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 by @kateheartfield.com

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

📬 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📘 How beautiful is this book mail? Publishing August 26, 2025, #𝐌𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧's new book, #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐭𝐲, is near the top of my TBR pile, thanks to the generous folks at #HTPBooks! For historical fiction fans, Martin's books are always auto-reads. #HTPHive @netgalley.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I'm enjoying the #𝐓𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐚𝐥𝐨𝐧𝐠 of #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐋𝐢𝐬𝐭 by #𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐁𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲! The bestselling author immediately drew me into his "early, desk-drawer novel," a departure from his international mysteries. It's full of surprising plot twists! Thanks, #TandemCollectiveGlobal & @grandcentralpub.bsky.social!

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

📚 𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝 📬 One of the books I'm excited to read is a #mystery from new-to-me author, #𝐕𝐚𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐌𝐜𝐂𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. The synopsis of #𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐈𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐟𝐏𝐚𝐢𝐠𝐞𝗪𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 (pub. June 10) is engrossing. Sounds perfect to read during an upcoming flight! 🛫🌊 Thanks, @crownpublishing.bsky.social! #CrownInfluencer #Gift

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 06/07/2025

I love discovering new writers! Thanks to Bibliolifestyle & @harperperennial.bsky.social, experience debut author @johannacopeland.bsky.social's talent. Available now, #𝐎𝐮𝐫𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐟𝐆𝐚𝐦𝐞 is a "contemporary take on the balance of power in relationships, & the desire for control" per @karinslaughter.com

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Bestselling, award-winning author/investigative journalist #𝐂𝐚𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐑𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫 spent 𝟷𝟸 𝘺𝘳𝘴 researching/writing about the McStay family murders. After #𝐃𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 is fascinating, frustrating & tragic. Rother confronts the truth & asks hard questions. tinyurl.com/3j7yu7ed @kengsington.bsky.social

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Down to the Bone

It was as if time had stopped for the Southern California family of four who mysteriously vanished without a trace. On February 15, 2010, Joseph McStay, his...

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📚 𝑩𝒐𝒐𝒌 𝑴𝒂𝒊𝒍 📬 I've received many books in recent weeks, including 2 by #𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐞𝐧𝐂𝐨𝐛𝐥𝐞 & #𝐑𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐀𝐜𝐤𝐞𝐫, #𝗪𝐡𝐚𝐭𝗪𝐞𝐇𝐢𝐝𝐞 & #𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬𝐋𝐢𝐞, courtesy of #Bibliolifestyle & #TNZFiction. They are the first 2 books in their #TupeloGrove series. 𝘉𝘰𝘵𝘩 are available now -- 𝗪𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐋𝐢𝐞 published 𝘑𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝟹, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻.

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

#𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐧𝐲𝐒𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐔𝐩 is 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐨's debut novel. The entrepreneur & advocate tells stories "that empower women to improve the relationship they have with their body." Courtesy of @celadonbooks.bsky.social, there's a copy available in this @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social in Lodi, Ca.🌞Pub. date: 06/24/25.

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

📖 𝓜𝓪𝔂 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 📖 I'm grateful that in the midst of so many unexpected plot twists in my life, I managed to read 3️⃣ books in May, all of which I enjoyed and recommend! 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐜 𝐏𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞 by 𝘔𝘪𝘭𝘰 𝘛𝘰𝘥𝘥 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 by 𝘈𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯 𝘛𝘢𝘺𝘭𝘰𝘳 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 𝐀 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 by @hannahmarymckinnon.bsky.social ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

📚 𝓑𝓸𝓸𝓴 𝓜𝓪𝓲𝓵 📬 The past 2 mos. have been challenging, but I've received some fabulous books that I will be featuring & reading soon, including #𝗪𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐋𝐢𝐤𝐞𝐔𝐬 by 𝐏𝐥𝐮𝐦 𝐒𝐲𝐤𝐞𝐬, courtesy of @bibliolifestyle.bsky.social & @harperperennial.bsky.social. The paperback edition published 𝘔𝘢𝘺 𝟼, 2025.

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Rick @rickylongthread.bsky.social · 02/05/2025

I'm with Mark Hamill, who's with us? 🤔

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

📖 𝐂𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥 📣 @marykeliikoaauthor.bsky.social has penned her 3rd 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐏𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬 𝐌𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐲, 𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐬. The latest installment will be published in Sep. 2025 by Level Best Books, & promises to be a must-read for mystery fans. This is a great time to read the first 2 volumes if you haven't already.

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

#𝐍𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐎𝐧𝐈𝐧𝐟𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 is the debut novel by #𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐓𝐚𝐲𝐥𝐨𝐫. Courtesy of @celadonbooks.bsky.social, I delivered a copy to this adorable @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social here in Lodi, Ca, & will be reading it in May with a group of fellow booklovers. Publishes June 3, 2025. Preorder now: tinyurl.com/mpjtxktj

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

@caitlinrother.bsky.social's next #truecrime thriller, #𝐃𝐨𝐰nT𝐨T𝐡𝐞𝐁𝐨𝐧𝐞 will be published June𝟷𝟺, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. Preorder: tinyurl.com/3w2sx4uy. Caitlin is a must-read author for anyone who enjoys a captivating mystery! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #CitadelPress @netgalley.bsky.social #bookmail #gift

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

#ThePitt 👏👏👏👏👏 Can't wait until January. Plainly, the frontrunner for ALL the awards. Especially #NoahWylie who is simply gifted beyond words. Perfection! Bravo! Bravo! Bravo! @streamonmax.bsky.social

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lodicommunityband.bsky.social @lodicommunityband.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Our Annual Fundraiser is May 10, 2025, at the Lodi Moose Lodge! Tickets on sale now! $50 tax deductible donation! Dinner|Dancing|No-Host Bar|Raffles|Door Prize! We will perform classic & iconic TV FAVORITES!! Help us secure venues & grant scholarships to young musicians! tinyurl.com/mr24h8n5

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

𝓜𝓪𝓻𝓬𝓱 𝓦𝓻𝓪𝓹-𝓤𝓹 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐉𝐚𝐜𝐤𝐚𝐥'𝐬 𝐌𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 📖 𝐅𝐚𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝗪𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐬 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 𝐒𝐡𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐟𝐭 𝐁𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝 📖 𝐍𝐨𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐲'𝐬 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐥 📖 𝐇𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐨, 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐞𝐫 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 𝐂𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐲𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐓𝐞𝐧 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐢𝐫𝐥𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐅𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 📖 𝐀 𝐌𝐚𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 📖 𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲

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Adam Kinzinger @adamkinzinger.substack.com · 22/03/2025

Trump just revoked my security clearance… one small problem: I haven’t had one in years. 😂 This isn’t about security—it’s about his fragile ego and petty revenge. My latest piece on Trump’s obsession with punishing his critics adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/trumps-lat...

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Trump’s Latest Stunt: Revoking a Clearance I Don’t Even Have

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

#𝐇𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐚𝐡𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐲𝐌𝐜𝐊𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐧 always delights thriller lovers with a twisty, suspenseful tale. Her latest, #𝐀𝐊𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐫𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞, will be published on 𝘚𝘦𝘱𝘵. 𝟿, 𝟸𝟶𝟸𝟻. You can pre-order it now! It sounds clever & intriguing & the cover is stunning! @mirabooks.bsky.social @htpbooks.bsky.social @htphive.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

#𝐀𝐌𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐨𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐞 is about 3 women seeking a home, a place they belong & security. They bond to keep their dark secrets from being discovered & with everything is at stake, must be clever, resourceful, & trust each other. It's a riveting & entertaining story.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Full review: tinyurl.com/35j2wfe3

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Book Review: A Map to Paradise - Colloquium

Synopsis: 1956, Malibu, California: Something is not right on Paradise Circle. Her name has been added to the Hollywood blacklist and her life is on hold. Melanie Cole was so recently a rising star, b...

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

📬𝔹𝕠𝕠𝕜 𝕄𝕒𝕚𝕝📚 I've long been a @davidbaldacci.bsky.social fan & loved #𝐀𝐂𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐭y𝐨𝐟𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐥𝐬 so I may have squealed when #𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐫𝐬I𝐧𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞 landed in my mailbox! Also love WWII-era stories! It's next up for my in-person book club! Thanks, @grandcentralpub.bsky.social! @netgalley.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

post image 𝔽𝕖𝕓𝕣𝕦𝕒𝕣𝕪 𝕎𝕣𝕒𝕡-𝕌𝕡 💘 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐐𝐮𝐢𝐞𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 by 𝘈𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘯 𝘌𝘴𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘴 📖 𝐃𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥 𝐈𝐬 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐞 by 𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘯 𝘝𝘦𝘳𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘳 ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ 📖 𝐉𝐨𝐲𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞 by @ellenmeister.bsky.social 📖 𝐀 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐊𝐢𝐬𝐬 by 𝘕𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘰𝘭𝘢𝘴 𝘉𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘦𝘳 📖 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐮𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐞 by 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘥 📖 𝐂𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐜𝐡 by 𝘑𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘧𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘰𝘣𝘶𝘳𝘯 @celadonbooks.bsky.social

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 05/03/2025

I have always supported @gavinnewsom.bsky.social. NO MORE! Forcing State employees into offices 4x/wk is LUNACY. For 5 yrs telework = ⬆️ productivity & quality of life. Shame on you, @gavinnewsom.bsky.social! 🤬 Glad I retired! Good luck getting votes from any current or retired State employees! 🗳

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

I remember an interview with #GeneHackman & #DustinHoffman talking about how much they enjoyed rehearsing & performing this scene. Two old friends, masters of their craft, giving a masterclass in acting. RIP, Mr. Hackman. #TheRunawayJury #JohnGrisham youtu.be/8UReTO_2y6g?...

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Runaway Jury (2003) - Dustin Hoffman and Gene Hackman

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Janie Hickok Siess (She/Her/Hers) @jhsiess.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐏𝐮𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐃𝐚𝐲! Haunting & riveting, @caitlinrother.bsky.social's meticulous research, straightforward descriptions of the killer's life/crimes & clear explanations of the legal machinations make an updated 𝐁𝐨𝐝𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐬 must-read true crime. @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social tinyurl.com/4p28n3tc

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Book Review: Body Parts - Colloquium

Synopsis: “I hurt some people.” With those words, a tearful man hinted at a deadly crime, leading investigators to uncover a horrifying saga of abuse, tragedy, and serial murder . . . When Wayne Adam ...

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