Raquel V. Reyes
@latinasleuths.bsky.social
Author of the award winning Caribbean Kitchen Mystery series. Latinx 305 🌴
Hey, Friends! It's a COVER REVEAL! That's right, after a year(ish) of work, Daydream Believer, edited by me and @michellekubitz.bsky.social will be out at the end of Sept. Here's a link: shotgunhoney.com/books/catalo... List of FAB authors below! #booksky #TheMonkees #anthology #mystery
SinC dues for the rest of 2026 have been discounted 50% to $30 for the next six months. Offer good until Sept. 30 Use the code SUMMER26 at checkout Bonus: this special price provides access to our Summer Scrawl (members only) coming in July! Send them here: www.sistersincrime.org/page/join-now
The winner of SinC's 2026 Eleanor Taylor Bland Crime Fiction Writers of Color Award is Jackie Yap. Congratulations!
SinC membership dues for the rest of 2026 have been discounted 50% to $30 for the next six months. Use the code SUMMER26 at checkout Bonus: this special price will also give them access to our Summer Scrawl (members-only), coming in July! www.sistersincrime.org/page/join-now
**New Podcast Episode!** Tune in for a conversation with Nicole Asselin Available at https://twp.ai/4hptSZ or wherever you listen to podcasts. Nicole Asselin graduated from Curry College in Milton Mass with a degree in English/Creative Writing, minoring in Dance in 2004.
Yosha Gunasekera on how a popular genre distorts the legal system's harsh realities. crimereads.com/yosha-gunase...
Yosha Gunasekera on Ethics, Erasure, and the Human Cost of True Crime
For years, I was obsessed with true crime. I grew up on a steady diet of Forensic Files and Dateline, watching with my mother as crimes were distilled into hour-long puzzles with tidy solutions. I …
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“All the bookstores here are fighting this,” she said, “I can’t overstate how involved all the stores are and how much work everybody is doing. It is a really incredible moment to be here. And to be part of this.”—Angela Schwesnedl, Moon Palace Books in @literaryhub.bsky.social
“Everything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance
Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. “If you have…
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My top two #mswl wishlist items for 2026 are: - an exciting adult mystery or thriller with something to say. Something that feels like Alyssa Cole's WHEN NO ONE IS WATCHING or @kellyekell.bsky.social's MISSING WHITE WOMAN - mg or ya set in Appalachia by someone from there. Especially with 🏳️🌈 or ♿️ rep
**New webinar available!** The Three Ps for Writers Seeking an Author Career Real talk about goals, expectations, and the reality of an author’s career. SinC Board President Raquel V. Reyes will help you envision your career path and offer advice that is practical, workable, and encouraging.
I’m watching the Miami & NYC mayoral races with all digits crossed. Come on come on come on give us the wins!!!!
This is The 305 at its finest! A Quince party at Viscaya for anyone and everyone!
Miami New Times @miaminewtimes.com · 12mo agoDust off your poofy dress or head to your favorite thrift shop to get one on the cheap.
Cool thing I saw in Biscayne Bay today: an Atlantic Triple-tail hunting by the seawall. Juvi / yellow with black spots. It uses the sargasso grass to hide and hunt. Very very cool. @coralcitycamera.bsky.social
To celebrate Hispanic & Latine Heritage Month we're reading @latinasleuths.bsky.social's DOMINOES, DANZÓN, AND DEATH. Latina sleuth and culinary master Miriam Quiñones-Smith is cooking up a storm in the fourth installment of the Caribbean Kitchen mystery series.
We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.
Join authors Libby Klein, Vanessa Lillie, Tara Lush and Cynthia Pelayo Saturday 10/4 to discuss what happens when you commit to a "yes year" for your career and yourself. The two-part roundtable is free to members! register at: www.sistersincrime.org/event/SIGW25 #SinC #WritingCommunity #BookSky
This book will tide you over until Bad Bunny’s halftime. Set in Puerto Rico with a Latina MC, it is cozy with decolonized vibes. bookshop.org/p/books/barb...
Miriam Quiñones, cooking show sensation and amateur sleuth, has sand between her toes and a murderer nipping at her heels in 🥭BARBACOA, BOMBA, AND BETRAYAL🐈 by @latinasleuths.bsky.social! Celebrate Latine Heritage Month with this deadly delicious cozy mystery!
Never gets old. New column in the NYT, talking about new books by Ana Paula Maia, Tim Lebbon, Lindsay King-Miller, and John Langan.
I really enjoyed this conversation I had with @eaaymar.bsky.social and am blown away by his incredible review of On Fire and Under Water.
We're in the Storm
Crime Fiction Revolution is totally the world’s greatest newsletter. Hey girl, let’s get vulnerable. We're in the Storm: A Chat with Curtis Ippolito I’m...
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Voters in southern Arizona have picked Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva, and be the first Latina to represent Arizona in Congress. She defeated Republican candidate Daniel Butierez on Tuesday in a special election.
Democrat Adelita Grijalva wins special election for southern Arizona congressional seat
Voters in southern Arizona have picked Adelita Grijalva to succeed her father, the late U.S. Rep. Raúl Grijalva.
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If you like Murder She Wrote , Only Murders in the Building & cafecito then YWL Mango, Mambo, & Murder. The ebook is on sale for HHM. bookshop.org/p/books/mang...
Cheers to all you who have picked up books of mine over these last few days. Me & the Big Guy will be back at some point, hopefully sooner rather than later, but I want you to know it’s been a ride. From a nobody to a slightly more known nobody, I’ve had the time of my life www.bishopriderbooks.com
Our signature event, the WriteNOW! Conference, is this Saturday! A full day of workshops, presentations, & panels for the budget-friendly price of $35 for non-Desert Sleuth members. All writers welcome, regardless of experience or genre. We have a great #WritingCommunity! #DSWN #AmWriting #SinC
The federal government cut funds for the National Advisory Committee on Residential Schools Missing Children and Unmarked Burials earlier this year. But despite that, the Cree community of Chisasibi is searching at two former residential schools in Quebec.
For Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month, I put together a @bookshop.org list of my favorite mystery books by Latine authors, including @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social @gabino.bsky.social @nodarse.bsky.social @latinasleuths.bsky.social @silviamg.bsky.social. bookshop.org/lists/must-r... @crimewoc.bsky.social
Must-Read Latine Crime Novels
I spotlight some of my favorite mystery/thriller/crime novels written by Latine authors - just in time for Latinx/Hispanic Heritage Month!
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📣Today is the start of Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month! In 🥭MANGO, MAMBO, AND MURDER🥭 from @latinasleuths.bsky.social, Miriam, a Cuban American food anthropologist turned cooking show star becomes a seasoned sleuth!
This Saturday! Join us Sept 13 for Grand Openings: The All-Important First Page with Karen Odden. She'll be discussing the importance of a compelling first page. Free for members, $15 for non-members. Register at: www.sistersincrime.org/events/regis... #SinC #writingcommunity #booksky
