Jacquelyn Benson
@jbensonink.bsky.social
Fantasy author putting the weird back into history. She/her. Join the Renegade Scholars Club on Patreon.
It's here! Feast your eyes on the cover art for Raiders of the Arcana Book 4, Mountain of Songs. Get ready for library heists, handsome scholars, family drama, shameless crossovers, haunted mountains, polite blackmail and a very lucky dog as the Raiders of the Arcana goes full kdrama. 2/23/2027
Empire of Shadows by @jbensonink.bsky.social 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Loved 1999s The Mummy, and I LOVE the similar vibes of this book! The Mesoamerican history is rich, the descriptions are lush, and there’s PINING GALORE! I’m absolutely hopping on the authors website and ordering the rest of the series 💙📚
Yes, there's a new pub date for Raiders #4, and yes, it's all my fault. Releasing in all formats February 23rd, 2027.
Last call for those of you who want your nerdy Mummy-vibes adventure stories in a sweet special edition that's basically just the trashy paperbacks your mom hid in the basement. Campaign ends at 5pm today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions
Three swashbuckling historical fantasy adventures in nostalgic paperback editions inspired by your favorite bodice rippers - with spice
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My spicy bodice-ripper inspired special edition campaign for the Raiders of the Arcana ends on June 25! Get in on the fun before it's too late.
Action alert! Please urge Gov. Ayotte to veto YET ANOTHER book banning bill here in NH, SB 434. action.aclu.org/send-message...
No Book Bans in NH
Please take action!
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This is always what pops into my head when people ask me for my favorite line from Empire of Shadows. Because - well, Adam Bates. 🐍🔪🪨🙌 The 1989 Editions of my Raiders of the Arcana books are live now!
💄🎸☎️ 1989 Editions campaign update! 📺👠🛼 Holy cow, friends! We're one day into our campaign for Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions, and we've already grabbed over 400 backers and $40,000. Not only is the campaign fully funded, but we've just blown through two of our stretch goals. See thread->
Wish The Mummy had more spice? You're welcome. I've turned my nerdy historical adventure series into the kind of chonky drug store histrom paperbacks your mom used to hide in her sock drawer - complete with four hot as heck spicy bonus scenes. Get them now at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55
Annnnd here's the second bonkers bonus illustration from Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions! The last one got adulted by BlueSky so you might've missed it—but you can catch them all like spicy Pokemons in the campaign updates at jacquelynbenson.com/1989
Bonus art reveal for Raiders of the Arcana: The 1989 Editions! I have three of these torrid embrace illustrations coming your way. Want to make sure you see them? Follow the campaign now at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55.
It's finally time to reveal the cover art for my bonkers 1989 Editions of the Raiders of the Arcana. Get your Mummy-vibes historical fantasy adventure in pocket-sized paperbacks just like your mom used to hide in the basement. (And yes, there's spice.) Learn more at jacquelynbenson.com1989
Are you dying to know what the Raiders of the Arcana books look like as 1980s-style bodice rippers? We'll be revealing our cover art for these pocket sized special editions next week! And did I mention these lil SEs will also include all the spice? ✨🌶️🔥 Follow the campaign at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55
Time to pull the cover off our top secret Raiders of the Arcana special edition and share that we're back with an exciting new project inspired by... ... your mom's favorite bodice rippers. Complete with ALL THE SPICE. 🔥🔥🔥 Get the dish at jacquelynbenson.com/1989
Who's going to be at @bookcon this weekend?? I'll be hitting the road to take up some space in Indie Alley! Stop by table D5 and say hello if you're in the neighborhood. Saturday 10am to 7pm, Sunday 10am to 5pm.
Houston, we have a release date. Raiders 4 is coming January 26, 2027. Preorder direct at jacquelynbenson.com/mountain-of-... Select retailer ebook preorders also available now. Everything else coming in a few months.
Over 400 of you lovely people have clicked to follow my upcoming Kickstarter that I have revealed basically nothing about and this feels like a hug. www.kickstarter.com/projects/jbe...
Coming soon: Raiders of the Arcana: Top Secret Special Edition Project
We're giving the hit artifact-chasing fantasy series a new historically inspired treatment—with a twist.
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Watched ‘The Librarians’ on BBC #iPlayer last night and my God but there are some deep wells of ignorance, bigotry and hatred in America. Kudos to the brave librarians who stood their ground, even at the cost of their jobs and threats of violence. www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/epis...
Storyville - The Librarians
A Storyville documentary that explores how librarians across the US are risking their safety to defend free speech as book bans and censorship threaten democracy from within.
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I've been keeping a secret... new special editions are coming for the Raiders of the Arcana series inspired by a very different period of history than my posh 1898 Editions. Can you guess when? Follow the campaign at tinyurl.com/yhuzfu55 to get all the updates as we reveal what we're up to!
These two. ❤️🔥🐍 Amiright? The lovely and talented @harleelizart on Insta did this gorgeous hand-lettering from one of Adam's green light moments from Arrow of Fortune, and it makes me feel squishy.
"My 2-year-old has been having a severe medical issue. She has a swollen gum and an infected tooth, and has a fever anytime she isn’t taking ibuprofen for this infection. The nurse at a hospital said this is not a dental clinic. They couldn’t help her."
Punished for protesting, talking to the press, having a toothache: More Dilley horror stories
A new batch of firsthand accounts from ICE's family detention center depict vindictive treatment.
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I love how in kpop you queue up a song by someone with a name like BIG Naughty and it's the most tender adorable lil love ballad on the planet.
Action alert! Testify against SB 434, NH's latest book banning bill. Public hearing April 8 at 11:30AM with the House Education Policy & Admin Committee. Come in person or oppose the bill online at gc.nh.gov/house/commit... Let's make sure our reps know NH will stand up for the freedom to read.
The New Hampshire House of Representatives
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It's time to tell our elected officials to oppose SB 434, a NH bill that would make it easier to ban books from school libraries and classrooms. Hit up this form from @everylibrary.bsky.social to email your local representatives: action.everylibrary.org/oppose_sb434...
SEND AN EMAIL: Tell the New Hampshire House to Vote NO on SB434
Help support libraries across the country by taking action today!
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"A government can take away your rights, but no one can take away your belief in those rights. The first points of challenge to fascism are memory and history." ☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️ www.theguardian.com/books/2026/m...
‘A new world is being born’: author Rebecca Solnit on the ‘slow revolution’ the far right cannot tolerate
It’s easy to focus on authoritarians and their petty victories. But zoom out and the picture is more encouraging, says the woman who popularised the term ‘mansplaining’, whether it’s in feminism, or t...
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My new cozy fantasy series -- with archaeologists, tombs & magical languages -- launches in April with Curse of Bronze, a dainty novella packed with vintage paranormal whimsy. Pre-order now! books2read.com/cursebronze
Not just a birth certificate. A birth certificate and legal name change documentation for anyone who's changed their name - like most US married women have. Of course they have to blatantly lie about it.
Whumpitup@whumpitup.bsky.social · 7mo agoAnother day, another attempt to rig the elections.
