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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 8h

Light and fluffy Christmas romance, Debbie Macomber's A Date with Santa. #BookSky #ChristmasRomance #Romance. tinyurl.com/3cvrwnhs

book jacket - A Date with Santa by Debbie Macomber

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Are you familiar with the new genre horrormance? Lauren Willig discussed her new book, What Happens At Nightfall, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed books available. Enjoy the video. #BookSky #Horrormance #Horror #Romance. tinyurl.com/3647eac4

book jacket - What Happens At Nightfall by Lauren Willig

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Just couldn't quit reading Jonathan Santlofer's Ten Perfect Guests, even with the dislikable cast of characters. #BookSky #Suspense. tinyurl.com/5pu5ca49

book jacket - Ten Perfect Guests by Jonathan Santlofer

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of James L'Etoile's Dead Drop at Kevin's Corner Annex at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #DetectiveNovel #BookReview. tinyurl.com/8c394apj

book jacket - Dead Drop: A Nathan Parker Detective Novel by James L'Etoile

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Want to talk books? Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques for Thursday's "What Are You Reading?" #BookSky #BookSuggestions #BookLists. tinyurl.com/5b7zcrd7

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Ready to discover November's forthcoming books? Check out Treasures in My Closet at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #ForthcomingBooks #BookReleases. tinyurl.com/fcen6k8u

book jacket - Have Courage: Longmire Stories by Craig Johnson

book jacket - Witches of Questionable Intent by Jenn McKinlay

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Clare Mackintosh recently discussed It's Not What You Think @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. You can watch the event & order a copy of the book. #BookSky #DomesticThriller. tinyurl.com/546escka

book jacket - It's Not What You Think by Clare Mackintosh

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Skipping Halloween entirely, the publishing season rushed straight into Christmas with story collections such as The Twelve Loves of Christmas. #BookSky #Romance #Christmas tinyurl.com/yj4wnmdc

book jacket - The Twelve Loves of Christmas: An Advent Romance Collection

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Liam Callanan discussed aviation history from his book Stone Age Astronaut @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Check out the video. #BookSky #AviationHistory. tinyurl.com/3x47vez9

book jacket - Stone Age Astronaut by Liam Callanan

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Ready for Christmas mysteries? The Mrs. Claus mysteries are always fun. The latest is Mrs. Claus and the Fatal Figgy Pudding by Liz Ireland. #BookSky #ChristmasMysteries #Mrs.ClausMysteries. tinyurl.com/3vevn69w

book jacket - Mrs. Claus and the Fatal Figgy Pudding by Liz Ireland

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Enjoy the recent event @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog, when Michael Koryta discussed Die Famous. Signed books available. #BookSky #Gangsters tinyurl.com/y2mahz69

book jacket - Die Famous by Michael Koryta

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Cleo Coyle relaunches her ghost series with The Ghost and the Dead Librarian. #BookSky #Ghosts #Detectives tinyurl.com/3zxff9d8

book jacket - The Ghost and the Dead Librarian by Cleo Coyle

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Thursday means it's time to talk about "What Are You Reading?" at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #Ghosts #HardBoiledDetective. tinyurl.com/4hkdmv3d

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Enjoy the event @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social as /don Bentley discusses Vince Flynn Double Tap with Kyle Mills. Signed books still available. #BookSky #MitchRapp #VinceFlynn. tinyurl.com/4tknw45b

book jacket - Vince Flynn Double Tap: A Mitch Rapp novel by Don Bentley

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

It's time to pick my selection for the October book tasting at my local library. Which one would you pick? #BookSky #BookChoices #Spies. #WWII tinyurl.com/3d2rdpsp

book jacket - Family of Spies by Christine Kuehn

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

A charming romance with a cast of likable characters, RaeAnne Thayne's A Rainy Day Bookshop. #BookSky #Romance tinyurl.com/4t85hjww

book jacket - The Rainy Day Bookshop by RaeAnne Thayne

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

One of the funniest romances I ever read, Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur. #BookSky #Romance #HumorousRomance @berkleyromance.bsky.social tinyurl.com/2dxz2h7k

book jacket - Damned If I Do by Alexandria Bellefleur

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Reading Mark Pryor's Hugo Marston series. The Sorbonne Affair is the seventh. Really appreciated the backstory in this one. #BookSky #MysterySeries #Paris tinyurl.com/5n8wvv7h

book jacket - The Sorbonne Affair by Mark Pryor

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Fans of Lucy Connelly's Scottish Isle mysteries might want to check out the first in her new series set in Wales, The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor. #BookSky #CozyMystery #Academia @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/yeytdd4p

book jacket - The Curious Case of the Poisoned Professor by Lucy Connelly

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Critic Oline Cogdill reviewed Andre Hardy's Tear the City Down. You can still watch his appearance @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social & order a signed copy of the debut thriller. #BookSky #BookReview #DebutThriller. tinyurl.com/nhkhtyas

book jacket - Tear the City Down by Andre Hardy

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

The authors who are K.B. Brodsky recently appeared @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social to discuss their new book, Beyond Honor. You can order a signed copy. #BookSky #Signedbooks. tinyurl.com/yp7ee5cf

book jacket - Beyond Honor by K.B. Brodsky

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Recently, @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social welcomed debut author Andre Hardy, who wrote Tear the City Down. Signed books available. Always a good idea with debuts. #BookSky #Debut tinyurl.com/4yjycmka

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

You can still watch authors J.T. Ellison (You Know Why) & Jennifer Michelle Herrera (Siren Says) in conversation @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed books available. #BookSky #SignedBooks. tinyurl.com/n43f9un3

book jacket - You Know Why by J.T. Ellison

book jacket - Siren Says by Jennifer Michelle Herrera

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of Dark Harbor by Bruce Robert Coffin. Shared today at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #PoliceProcedural #BookReview tinyurl.com/5cxjcaff

book jacket - Dark Harbor by Bruce Robert Coffin

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of Kevin Wade's One Good Eye. Shared at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #SmallTownPolice #BookReview. tinyurl.com/4v9wjrpp

book jacket - One Good Eye by Kevin Wade

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Enjoy the conversation with authors Margaret Mizushima (Fighting Edge) & Kathleen Donnelly (Deadly Revenge) @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed books available. #BookSky #K-9s tinyurl.com/5c25nxxk

book jacket - Fighting Edge by Margaret Mizushima

book jacket - Deadly Revenge by Kathleen Donnelly

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Off to the English bookshop, Storytellers, Inc. in Katie Clapham's memoir Receipts from the Bookshop. #BookSky #Memoir #Bookshop @wmmorrowbooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n6jywcj

book jacket - Receipts from the Bookshp: A Bookseller's Year in an English Seaside Town by Katie Clapham

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Enjoy Jonathan Santlofer's discussion of his new suspense novel, Ten Perfect Guests. Signed books available @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. #BookSky #Suspense tinyurl.com/52f8ypbw

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight is a romance, but it's also a meaty story of a writer finding inspiration, community and home among the Gullah people of South Carolina. #BookSky #Writers #Romance #Gullah tinyurl.com/v3bfmtru

book jacket - Writer in Residence by Rhonda McKnight

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Author @hankphillippiryan.bsky.social discussed her new book Mother Daughter Sister Stranger for @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed books available. #BookSky @minotaurbooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mpw69c2b

book jacket - Mother Daughter Sister Stranger by Hank Phillippi Ryan

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Talking about poetry today, Stage Left by Mary Ethel Schmidt. #BookSky #Poetry #Theater. tinyurl.com/45dk55zc

book jacket - Stage Left by Mary Ethel Schmidt

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Nina Simon takes her cast of characters rafting in the Grand Canyon in My Sister is Going to Kill me, featured @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed books available. #BookSky #GrandCanyon #Thriller tinyurl.com/4hsa76xy

book jacket - My Sister is Going to Kill Me by Nina Simon

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

An engrossing historical mystery set in Cold War England, in academia, The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury. #BookSky #HistoricalMystery #Espionage @minotaurbooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/5n7afttj

book jacket - The Oxford Guide to Scandal and Lies by Kate Westbury

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Thanks to critic Oline Cogdill for sharing her review of Jonathan Santlofer's Ten Perfect Guests. He appears @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social on Sat., 9/12 at 4 PM. Signed books available. #BookSky #BookReview #TenPerfectGuests. tinyurl.com/y5zp98j4

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

It's Thursday! Time to talk about "What Are You Reading?" at Lesa's Book Critiques. Join us! #BookSky #ReadingLists #BookLists. tinyurl.com/6pnekveb

book jacket - The Oxford Guide to Scandal & Lies by Kate Westbury

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

You can still watch authors Lucinda Berry (Saving Noah) & Emma C. Wells (We Already Dug the Grave) talk with @thecreepybookclub @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. Signed books available. #BookSky #CreepyBooks. tinyurl.com/d43t9v69

book jacket - Saving Noah by Lucinda Berry

book jacket - We Already Dug the Grave by Emma C. Wells

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Thanks to @krtipple.bsky.social for sharing his review of Kasey Lansdale's First Chance. Shared at Lesa's Book Critiques. #BookSky #BookReview #PI tinyurl.com/mr9apn2t

book jacket - First Chance by Kasey Lansdale

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Jack Stewart discussed his first Jack Ryan, Jr. book, Tom Clancy Pressure Depth @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. There might be a few signed copies left. #BookSky #JackRyanJr #TomClancy tinyurl.com/t9pzn542

book jacket - Tom Clancy Pressure Depth, A Jack Ryan Jr. Novel by Jack Stewart

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Release day for J.D. Robb's Fury in Death. I don't think I ever felt so much sympathy for the killer before. Wonderful book! #BookSky #ReleaseDay #JDRobb #InDeath @stmartinspress.bsky.social tinyurl.com/mr3n47x2

book jacket - Fury in Death by J.D. Robb

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

It's back to World War II as James R. Benn discussed his latest Billy Boyle novel in The Ninth Cirlce. Signed copies available, along with the video of the event @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social's blog. #BookSky #WorldWarII tinyurl.com/2zvjewud

book jacket - The Ninth Circle by James R. Benn

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Reviewing Fighting Edge, my favorite Timber Creek K-9 Mystery by Margaret Mizushima. #BookSky #K-9Mystery, #Mystery, #TimberCreekK-9Mystery @crookedlanebooks.bsky.social tinyurl.com/ytsu6fs2

book jacket - Fighting Edge: A Timber Creek K-9 Mystery by Margaret Mizushima

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Two long-time friends in conversation, as Barbara Peters, owner @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social, welcomes Laurie R. King, author of Those Who Are Gone. Signed books available. #BookSky #Mystery tinyurl.com/nhc4z5nd

book jacket - Those Who Are Gone by Laurie R. King

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Talking about Elizabeth Penney's second Cambridge Bookshop mystery, A Treacherous Tale. #BookSky #CozyMystery #Bookshops. tinyurl.com/45762xd5

book jacket - A Treacherous Tale by Elizabeth Penney

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Barbara Peters, owner @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social, welcomed Janice Hallett to discuss her latest mystery, The Silent Appeal. Signed books available. #BookSky #AgathaChristie-Inspired, #Theater tinyurl.com/ymz5a7p6

book jacket - The Silent Appeal by Janice Hallett

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Talking about Katherine Rundell's Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise. #BookSky #ChildrensBooks tinyurl.com/5n8e2vsj

book jacket - Why You Should Read Children's Books, Even Though You Are So Old and Wise by Katherine Rundell

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Enjoy Emiko Jean's recent appearance @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social, where she discussed her latest book, Before You Were Anne. Signed books available. #BookSky #Thriller tinyurl.com/46w3rv8t

book jacket - Before You Were Anne by Emiko Jean

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Author Mai Mochizuki says Dreamers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop is a standalone, but it doesn't hurt to have read the earlier books. #BookSky #JapaneseTranslation #FullMoonCoffeeShopSeries tinyurl.com/2b46xj3k

book jacket - Dramers of the Full Moon Coffee Shop by Mai Mochizuki. Translated by Jordan Taylor

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

David Heska Wanbli Weiden recently hosted Jennifer Givhan, author of The Sleeping Sisters @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social. Signed copies available. Enjy watching the event. #BookSky #IndigenousAuthors #Horror tinyurl.com/2evn77nr

book jacket - The Sleeping Sisters by Jennifer Givhan

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LesaHolstine @lesaholstine.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Let's talk about "What Are You Reading?" Join us at Lesa's Book Critiques for a fun day. Check back during the day for added books by other readers. #BookSky #BookLists #SuggestedBooks #WhatAreYouReading? tinyurl.com/yujffwrc

book jacket - The Three Graces of Pearl Street by Elizabth Wellington Rollins

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