Wow, Bluesky, it's been quite a week. Why don't you join me on the Friday night ride-along, and let's see if we can find some fun people out there in the Florida night. Smash repost, and let's get moving!

Bluesky, it's Friday night, and that means it's time for the Friday night ride-along! Join your favorite Uber driver as I explore Tallahassee and dish to you about all the people I meet.

Sooooo excited to be talking about this excellent Miss Marple novel at the awesome Agatha Christie Festival!

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We are thrilled to have the fabulous Professor Michelle Kazmer coming from the US to speak at the Festival this year! Michelle's talk focuses on A Murder is Announced and coincides with the 75th anniversary of its publication. @michellekazmer.bsky.social www.iacf-uk.org/festival-202...

So excited to share a call for papers for our next conference, Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma. It will be held in London in September, at the Florida State University's London Study Centre. jcbernthal.com/2025/03/16/c...

Call For Papers: Golden Age Crime Fiction Conference

Silent Echoes: Golden Age Crime Fiction and Trauma FSU (Florida State University) London Study Centre, 12–13 September 2025 Please note: this in-person conference will take place in London The Gold…

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Looking forward to the BBC’s #TowardsZero starting tonight. The 1944 novel is an astonishing triumph that does everything edgy authors of psychological thrillers did 20 years later, interwoven with a supremely classical puzzle. These aren’t separate elements but enhance one another.

Am overwhelmed and giddy to have been part of “Travels With Agatha Christie & Sir David Suchet.” Meeting Sir David was amazing; visiting a place in Hawaii that Agatha Christie enjoyed so much was transcendent. I’m in Episode 4; the whole series is on BritBox on March 8 and in the UK soon after!

Obsessively buying and eating gorgeous beans from @ranchogordo.bsky.social and trying to include new-to-me beans in every order…but also being newly obsessed with mayocoba beans so I cheated a little here ❤️

Me, to my beloved spouse: "Hey, if anyone comes asking, yes, I was on the internet looking up the physical appearance of a large number of deadly poisons this morning in preparation for an Agatha Christie-related demonstration talk I'm giving on Valentine's Day! Love you!"

'Travels with #AgathaChristie, with Sir David Suchet' debuts on Britbox in N America on 8 March 2025; UK viewers will see it on C4. I worked on the series as consultant and hope people enjoy its exploration of how the world has changed since AC's 1922 tour. Who knows, you might see familiar faces 👀

BritBox 2025 Premieres and Returning Series Announced

The BritBox 2025 lineup includes Original commissions, celebrated co-productions, and highly anticipated acquisitions.

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“The novel is elevated by its engagement with Caribbean cuisine and culture, and Florida and Native American history.” Out today! 🎉https://www.bookpage.com/reviews/dominoes-danzon-and-death-raquel-v-reyes-book-review/

Book review of Dominoes, Danzón, and Death by Raquel V. Reyes

TV chef Miriam Quinones-Smith has three mysteries to solve in the engaging and endlessly interesting Dominoes, Danzón, and Death.

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I think yesterday me, who listened to Beyoncé's Texas Hold 'Em on loop for an hour for reasons, didn't seek permission from today me, who is living with the earworm. Which isn't bad, per se, but does seem as if it should have involved more dialogue ahead of time.

Had a go at making #AgathaChristie starter pack because I couldn't find one: inc scholars like @jcbernthal.bsky.social @markaldridge.bsky.social @michellekazmer.bsky.social @drmllz.bsky.social podcasts like @christietime.bsky.social ... Let me know if you should be added/deleted go.bsky.app/QYHbHBh