If you haven't had a chance to nab a copy of Harriet Morrow Investigates book #2, today is a great time! Even better, all year 'round, is to pick up a copy at your local indie bookseller!
Rob Osler Writer
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Multi-award winning, USA Today Bestselling author of mystery novels and short stories. With a focus on LGBTQ+ main characters, I strive to showcase our shared humanity across individual identities.
Harriet Morrow's 2nd investigation is a Bookbub deal at just $1.99 across all ebook platforms. The follow-up is also a USA Today Bestseller and earned a Publishers Weekly Starred Review of its own! The link takes you to online retailers. Choose your ebook: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/790083...
Chicago-size thanks to @partnersincrimebookshop for hosting @annelaughlin.bsky.social and me last eve to discuss The Case of the Murdered Muckraker. Go Harriet Morrow! A SUPER bookstore and hosts Amanda and Jeff! Thanks also to @saraparetsky.bsky.social for coming! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
Thanks to Isabella Coleman at the University of Chicago's independent newspaper, The Chicago Maroon, for this terrific article on THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER! #historicalfiction #ChicagoFiction #lgbtqbooks #historicalmystery #everyfifth chicagomaroon.com/51593/artsan...
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I'm delighted to be in NYC! Today, I met with my wonderful @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social editor John Scognamiglio at Kensington's midtown offices. Next stop: tomorrow at 6 pm. with author pal @mariahfredericks.bsky.social at @mysteriousbookshop.com in lower Manhattan.
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This top-notch USA Today bestseller shows off its Edgar and Agatha Award winning author s trademark blend of humanity and wry humor (Publishers Weekly). With the help of a tenement s women residents, ...
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I'm grateful to @vancebastian.bsky.social and @sacollins.bsky.social and their always terrific @wrotepodcast.com for hosting me in conversation about THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER, book 2 in my USA Today Bestselling Harriet Morrow Investigates series. Check it out. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
WRitten On The Edge Podcast@wrotepodcast.com · 5mo ago@roboslerwriter.bsky.social shares The Case of the Murdered Muckracker. Discuss the Harriet Morrow series, writing a historic lesbian detective, growing a found family in a series, & political corruption + immigration rights. buff.ly/bDLojOQ #booktalk #crime #mystery #historic #lesbiandetective
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@bsky.app THE AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSOCIATION'S RUSA AWARDS highlight outstanding genre fiction that merits special attention by general adult readers and the librarians who work with them. Thank you, librarians, for supporting Harriet! Link to the announcement: borrowreadrepeat.com/our-2026-ala...
A Chicago-sized thanks to everyone who purchased a copy of Harriet's latest case! VERY grateful to Stephany Evans @runnersteph.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @paulbradleycarr.bsky.social @sarahlacy.com @bestbookstore.bsky.social for believing there is a place for Harriet on bookshelves!
Chicago-sized thanks to @thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social for reviewing Harriet's second case, THE CASE OF THE MURDERED MUCKRAKER! #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
@ThomasGrantBruso@thomasgrantbruso.bsky.social · 6mo agoCheck out my latest mystery books in this weekend's Press Republican. #writingcommunity #writerslift #writers #booksky #bluesky #bookboost #readers #bookreviews @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social @roboslerwriter.bsky.social
What do Ida B Wells, Upton Sinclair, and Ronan Farrow have in common? All muckrakers! Read about the OGs of investigative journalism in CrimeReads today! Thanks @mollsotov.bsky.social & @crimereads.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #historicalmystery crimereads.com/great-muckra...
The Greatest Muckrakers of the Progressive Era
America’s Progressive Era spans the years 1890 to 1920, a period defined by a widespread feeling among a growing middle class that the country was moving in the right direction. Driven by urbanizat…
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In book #2, Harriet visits a German gymnasium and fences for the first time! Fear not, the blade tips are blunt--well, they are supposed to be! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Upton Sinclair chronicled the stockyard's horrors for animals and immigrant workers in his seminal work, The Jungle, published in 1906. Kensington Publishing Corp. #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Harriet Morrow's next case will take her deep into Chicago's 1st Ward's Levee District, an area infamous for all inventions of vice--and colorful characters! Kensington Publishing Corp. #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Forgive two posts in one day, but it's not every day that Harriet receives such top billing! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social Link to full review: www.publishersweekly.com/978-1-4967-4...
Harriet Morrow is back in 4 days to match wits with Saloon Mickey and Irish Dan, based on the real-life 1st ward politicians "Bathhouse John" Coughlin and "Hinky Dink" Mike Kenna. Kensington Publishing Corp. #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Harriet Morrow is back in 5 days to solve a case that requires her to go undercover as a settlement house worker and infiltrate a tight-knit immigrant tenement community. @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
Available in all formats, including the audiobook with the return of narrator Nicol Zanzarella, who won a Golden Earphones award for reading The Case of the Missing Maid! @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social #everyfifth #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #lgbtqbooks bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
A Chicago-sized thanks to my editor, John Scognamiglio, @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social , and my agent Stephany Evans at Ayesha Pande Literary! Harriet Morrow will ride on in books 4, 5, and 6! #harrietmorrowinvestigates #lgbtqfiction #LGBTQMystery #historicalfiction #historicalmystery #everyfifth
www.publishersweekly.com/9781496749512 Today, a featured STARRED review from Publishers Weekly. Harriet returns to battle corruption, save an innocent mother, and win justice for a journalist (by bicycle, of course!) #everyfifth #historicalmystery #historicalfiction @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
#IMAGEOFGOODNESS Today's image is from Brevard, NC's indie bookseller, Highland Books. Thanks to pal @karenodden.bsky.social for the picture. Love your local indie bookseller! #everyfifth
#IMAGEOFGOODNESS "Somebody Somewhere" (HBO) showcases that everyone has a story and is worthy of respect and love! Pic: Fred and Susan's wedding. Diversity is NOT an abstract; it is an acknowledgment of difference. One's worth and right to happiness are not bound by an arbitrary demographic.
#IMAGEOFGOODNESS "Tell Me More" hosted by @kellycorrigan on @pbs @kqed is simply outstanding. Each episode features a human being who excels at goodness and lifting up others. Last evening I enjoyed @annadeaveresmith Watch it and feel better about human beings.
#IMAGEOFGOODNESS Brian (husband) and I took the ferry from SF to Sausalito to enjoy a boat ride and the quaint and INCLUSIVE neighboring town, Sausalito! Note to 2026 LCC attendees: the ferry, a block from the Hyatt, is an excellent way to see the Bay and get incomparable views of the SF skyline.
#IMAGEOFGOODNESS In SF's SOMA neighborhood, this resale shop's sign lets all shoppers know they are welcome. Diversity, inclusivity, acceptance, and friendliness are good things. Period.
So many amazing facts about bicycling, THE Craze of the 1890s! And Harriet Morrow is all in on her "safety bicycle." What is a safety bicycle? And just how crazy was the craze? Tune in and find out! @runnersteph.bsky.social @kensingtonbooks.bsky.social
Bike Talk@biketalk.bsky.social · 12mo agoToronto saves its bike lanes in court! And other positive topics. @cycletoronto.bsky.social @parkingreform.org @roboslerwriter.bsky.social #bikesky soundcloud.com/biketalk/253...
In SF Potrero Hill's @christophersbooks I spotted books by friends @paulbradleycarr.com and @sjrozan.bsky.social and @johnshenyennee Loved the Railway Conspiracy, and I'm on page 100 of the just-out The Confessions and boy-howdy. It's a banger! USA Today Bestseller List!!!
