CandaceRobbAuthor

CandaceRobbAuthor, 6 months ago (edited 6 months ago) to medievodons

Look what's returning to US and Canadian markets in ebook (and new paperbacks)! Severn House is issuing the first 4 Owen Archers on 9 January. A sneak peek at the first 2 covers.
[Edited for new pub date.]

@bookstodon
@medievodons #historicalmysteries #coverart

CandaceRobbAuthor, 6 months ago to journalism

Good news about #Jezebel!
"Mr. Jackson said his hope for Jezebel was “to bring all of the best things from all of the eras” of the website. He referred to its original tagline (“Sex. Celebrity. Politics. With Teeth.”) and said one of the first things he wanted to bring back was “with teeth.”
I want them to push the boundaries. I think there are advertisers out there who have the courage to go to where the audience is.” Gifted article

#journalism #feminist

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/29/business/media/jezebel-resurrected-paste-magazine.html?unlocked_article_code=1.CE0.QSiy.JBW-V18rd4ch&smid=url-share

CandaceRobbAuthor, 6 months ago to fediverse

I missed my Mastodon anniversary on Sunday. Better late than never--it's been a fascinating Fediverse year! 🎈 🎉 🥳
#fediverse #histodons #medievodons #mastodon

CandaceRobbAuthor, 6 months ago to animals

The Maggie diaries: This is the only way to deal with an intolerably long string of mornings with freezing fog. No wildlife activity. Dull dull dull. #CatsOfMastodon #cats

CandaceRobbAuthor, 6 months ago to history

Rip, Emmanuel Le Roy Ladurie.
Montaillou: the Promised Land of Error, inspired me to seek out more information about everyday people in the Middle Ages. I reread my copy many times.
@medievodons #medieval #history @histodons
gift article, no paywall:
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/11/23/books/emmanuel-le-roy-ladurie-dead.html?unlocked_article_code=1.Ak0.zkiu.8xWaFW3pENK9&smid=url-share

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to books

Finished this last night. A beautiful & disturbing (in a good way) book. The link is for a review that's spot on. Kim points to the girl's epiphany: "the earth holds fast to the memories of everything that happens on it, and to it. To win, to succeed, is not to master, to dominate nature, but rather to submit, to live in harmony with all other life. That is the secret all of humanity missed, or at least refused to accept."
@bookstodon #books #nature #LaurenGroff
https://beige.party/@kimlockhartga/111081157808854587

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to random

I'm noticing many posts about being overwhelmed in this moment, what with wars, climate change, Bedlam politics. I am particularly overwhelmed this morning & have snapped at several people I love. May we all find ways to calm our minds so that we don't add to the ugliness in our interactions with others...and ourselves.
🙏 ☮️

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to bookstodon

#FediBookFair
@bookstodon

I write the Owen Archer medieval mysteries. The latest in the series is A Fox in the Fold. Severn House is reissuing the first 10 books in the series in December and January. Here's the schedule!
https://candacerobbbooks.com/2023/09/21/owen-archer-backlist-update/

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to random

Maggie diaries: Big bird outside my human's office this morning, perching in MY redbud & scaring all the thrushes & robins away. I shouted & raced around & my human got excited, but instead of letting me out to confront it she took a photo. Humans are dullwits. #cats #hawks

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to AncientHistory

Orkney--such a rich archeological site. #prehistory #Orkney
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/oct/21/a-neolithic-feat-of-engineering-orkney-dig-reveals-ruins-of-huge-tomb

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to Cats

Who doesn't love the sound of a loud purr?!
A moment of joy... #cats
https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-cambridgeshire-67158078

CandaceRobbAuthor, 7 months ago to random

#WritersCoffeeClub Oct 15: Should writers be honest about their politics online or keep quiet to avoid controversy?

I've never hidden my politics online.

My crime novels set in 14th century York might not seem to reveal my politics, but the main characters align themselves with the common people, not the nobility or the Church authorities. My attitudes come through in their humanity.

https://mastodonapp.uk/@johnhowesauthor/111236017072166157

shoq, 8 months ago to random

Jesus, fuckity fuck fuck fuck, we’re so fucked.

Alexa says the 2020 election was stolen. What does it mean for 2024?

https://www.washingtonpost.com/technology/2023/10/07/amazon-alexa-news-2020-election-misinformation

CandaceRobbAuthor, 8 months ago to books

Just started reading Dennis Lehane's Small Mercies. This man can write! #books #reading #crimefiction
@bookstodon

CandaceRobbAuthor, 8 months ago to random

Curious about how it aged, I watched the 1st 2 episodes of Sorkin's The Newsroom last night. [Unpopular opinion, apparently, I loved this series & still do.] Last night as I watched I felt nostalgic about how innocent they were, thinking they could revive serious journalism. It's devolved dramatically since then. In 2010, which is when this opens, it was already too late. #tvseries #TheNewsroom

MissingThePt, 8 months ago to random

Breaking: January 6 rioter first to smash a U.S. Capitol window while shouting “We paid for it, it’s our fucking building” sentenced to 7 years in another building he paid for.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2023/10/06/jenkins-jan-6-choir-member-sentence-attack/

reginasbread, 8 months ago to random

I'm so tired of teenagers being "the chosen ones" in fiction. please, let a middle-aged woman save the universe! she's seen some shit and dealt with it. she's tired of it all. she doesn't give a fuck. she's angry. she will get this shit done.

historleans, 8 months ago to random

When your misogyny and Christian fundamentalism know no bounds: “The American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians & Gynecologists recommends that in cases of dangerous pregnancy complications, like a massive placental abruption, women should be made to labor for up to 24 hours - even if they must be treated with blood transfusions in intensive care - in lieu of an abortion, in order to deliver ‘an intact fetal body.’” https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/02/opinion/abortion-bans-republicans.html

paigeroberts, 8 months ago to random

Medieval Murder Maps
https://www.cam.ac.uk/stories/medieval-murder-maps

University of Cambridge:
New website, launched by Cambridge’s Violence Research Centre, allows users to compare the causes and patterns of urban violence in medieval England across three cities for the first time.

via @researchbuzz
#histodons

CandaceRobbAuthor, 8 months ago to random

I feel seen. 🥴
https://botsin.space/

sps, 8 months ago to random

Adopted today! Dozer says happy #caturday...

Raven47, 8 months ago to random

GENDER GAP --- GENDER GAP ---

The fight to REGAIN female equality is making progress. The BBC report and the cited Global Gender Gap Report show that there is hope for humanity. It's not without reason that number one in the ranking, Iceland, is also the most peaceful country in the world!
USA is 43.

https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20230927-the-worlds-most-gender-equal-countries

CandaceRobbAuthor, 8 months ago to Cats

After a week of darkness and rain, Maggie is wistful in a sunbeam.
#Cats #CatsOfMastodon

CandaceRobbAuthor, 8 months ago to bookstodon

Medieval York in the news! This plays right into the concept for the 16th #OwenArcher (currently writing the 15th). More food for thought! #York #medieval @bookstodon @mediverse.social
@medievodons
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-york-north-yorkshire-66946368