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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I just found out my story, "Neighborhood Watch," has been chosen for the Bouchercon Calgary 2026 Anthology. (Yes, it's spelled with a "u." The anthology is being published in Canada.)

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SinC Desert Sleuths @desertsleuths.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Join us Wed, April 15 for The Power of the Three-Act Structure w/ Claire-Dee Lim. We'll examine how a three-act structure can provide a strong foundation for your story outline while still leaving room to explore character, theme, & nuance. #AmWriting #MysteryWriters #CrimeWriters #SINC

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

I'm honored and excited. My mystery short story "Neighborhood Watch" is a finalist for the Bouchercon 2026 anthology.

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ANTHOLOGY | Bouchercon 2026

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Happy birthday, Kansas. Looking good at 165.

Text of Happy Kansas Day over a field of sunflowers.

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Wendy H. Jones Author @wendyhjones.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Let the Book Week Scotland festivities begin. On Wednesday I will be at Ink and Quill Bookshop in Montrose alongside Nick Mills It’s going to be a fun evening, so join us to chat all things mystery, cozy and historical. Event free. Tickets available from inkandquill.co.uk/collections/...

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

I had a great visit with 4th graders at Apache Elementary in Overland Park, Kansas, yesterday.

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Deborah J Ledford @djledford.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Couple more #nativeamericanheritagemonth book recommendations! The highest of kudos to fellow Natives @lauriedoveauthor.bsky.social for her MASK OF THE DEER WOMAN and Nick Medina's THE WHISTLER. Must-read books by brilliant wordsmiths #thriller #suspense #mystery #horror #native #indigenous

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SinC Desert Sleuths @desertsleuths.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Come say hi to the Desert Sleuths at the upcoming Tales & Tumbleweed Book Festival, pick up some exciting books to read while on vacation, and find some local treasures for gifting this winter holiday season... all while supporting local authors, artisans, and vendors. Sun, Nov 30, 10a-5p

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 13/11/2025

My short story, "Break a Leg," featuring a female stunt double solving a mystery during the filming of a movie on 1930s Catalina Island, was just published in the anthology A Right Cozy Historical Crime.

A woman in a sailor uniform and a man in 1930s clothing on the deck of a ship with Catalina Island in the background.

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I had an amazing author visit at Wendell Phillips Elementary yesterday. Thanks to Linda, Pat, and Susan for organizing the visit and the students for being such a great audience.

Two women on either side of a screen showing the author's books.

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SinC Desert Sleuths @desertsleuths.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Find Desert Sleuths at these upcoming Book Fairs in November & December: LOCAL AUTHOR BOOK FAIR (Mesa Red Mtn Library) events.mesalibrary.org/event/local-... TALES & TUMBLEWEED BOOK FESTIVAL www.eventbrite.com/e/tales-tumb... MESA BOOK FESTIVAL www.anthology.org/index.php/me...

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Registration is still open for Write Now!, the online conference of the Desert Sleuths chapter of Sisters in Crime. It's all via Zoom. Workshops and pitch sessions on Friday, Sept. 19 is a la carte. The sessions on Saturday, Sept. 20, are $35 for the entire day. desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

My story The Final Flambé, set on a murder mystery dinner train, is included in A Right Cozy Culinary Crime, a new anthology edited by Wendy H. Jones and featuring stories by 11 different authors.

Image shows waiter on a train holding up a book with a suspicious woman gazing at him in the background.

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

I'm excited and honored that my short story "The Final Flambé" will be published in the anthology A RIGHT COZY CULINARY CRIME, edited by Wendy H. Jones.

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

My book Crumbled!, the first in the Misadventures of Nobbin Swill series, and Lori Herbst's Suitable for Framing, the first in her Callie Cassidy Mystery series, will be the featured books of the Sisters in Crime-Colorado online book club this Wednesday, March 19.

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Lisa Harkrader @lisaharkrader.bsky.social · 18/11/2024

If you have an audible subscription and are in the mood for Christmas mysteries, I highly recommend The Mistletoe Murders, short mysteries set in a small town where the main character runs a Christmas store—and has a mysterious past. Full cast with music and sound effects. Free for subscribers.

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Mistletoe Murders

Check out this great listen on Audible.com. When Emily Lane isn’t busy running her charming Christmas-themed store, “Under the Mistletoe”, located in the quaint tourist town of Fletcher’s Grove, she f...

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