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[Inkshares @Inkshares]

Writers, storytellers, and story lovers—this one’s for you. Dive into the world of storytelling, from idea to manuscript and shelf to screen, with the globe's best creators and professionals.
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[Katie @KatieMeLiiike]

On @Inkshares (a crowdfunding site for books): Matt Farley's The Last Beacon is described as True Detective meets The X-Files. 3 sample chapters that read like something you'd pick up at the bookstore. Help him get it published by pre-ordering! https://t.co/8U7iOQXx59 #booktwt

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

When you write in a historical period, it pays to know what people considered the "done" thing to do, even if your characters don't always follow all the rules.

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

Grok says you nailed it @misericordius

[Grok @grok]

Yes, the video nails it. Yellow journalism exploded in the 1890s US via Pulitzer's World and Hearst's Journal, fueled by the Yellow Kid cartoon and wild, unverified scoops. Hearst kept the sensational style into the 1920s. In the UK, News of the World (launched 1843, run by Lord Riddell in the 1920s) thrived on trashy scandals—Agatha Christie even nodded to it.

People pushed back with angry letters to editors questioning "Is this true?" Same skepticism, different tools. History rhymes.

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

@misericordius @grok is this true?

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

What were they clutching their pearls at, back in the 1920s? (And the 1890s, and the 1840s, because some things never change ...)

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

🔍 With A PRETENDER'S MURDER publishing this week, be sure to catch the behind-the-scenes process of writing this book.

Christopher (@misericordius) discusses in this interview with the great Daryl Maxwell of the @LAPublicLibrary

https://t.co/o0qBOTkrqN

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

✨Publishing Today✨

The only thing more intricate than this book tower?

A PRETENDER'S MURDER by Christopher Huang (@misericordius)

Go read the novel @ALA_Booklist called "A cracking good mystery, almost impossible to put down."

#publishing #pubday #mystery #newbooks #1920s

[WhatCathyReadNext @Cathy_A_J]

Happy #publicationday to A Pretender's Murder by Christopher Huang, an intriguing, intricate & atmospheric historical mystery #books #historicalfiction #bookreviews #crimefiction @misericordius @Inkshares https://t.co/Wz0pYbO3xk via @Cathy_A_J

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

Thanks to @CrimeReads for publishing this brilliant piece by @misericordius.

A great way to celebrate #pubday for A PRETENDER'S MURDER!
https://t.co/uKVzEum8Oe

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

ONE DAY MORE before A Pretender's Murder officially releases into the wild!

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

Writing a mixed-race main character in a Golden Age mystery means researching racial tensions in post-WW1 Britain.

(Most of the images used here come from The Mixed Museum, which is well worth the look: https://t.co/43RvYoJ9iS)

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

ONE WEEK TO GO! We see a lot of front covers, but how about this back cover for A PRETENDER'S MURDER? Many thanks to Martin Edwards and S.A. Cosby for the kind words. (go read their books)

[Christopher Huang @misericordius]

Look what the postman dropped off today. Also: TWO WEEKS TO LAUNCH! Tell your friendly neighbourhood bookstore you want one too!

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

67 is so 2025.

23 is so 1925.

Want to spend more time in the *19*20s?

A PRETENDER'S MURDER by @misericordius arrives in one week - February 24.

Be there or be a polygon with four sides of equal length and four right angles 😊

#mysterynovel #februaryreads #dadaism

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

❓Did the book series we read as kids condition us to consume sequels? And in an age where it seems like everything is an extended universe, what if our reality is also turning into one big sequel?

Unedited is back! 🔊

Available now wherever you get your podcasts🎧

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

It's cold outside ❄❄

Nothing warms the imagination like “A cracking good mystery, almost impossible to put down” (@ALA_Booklist).

A Pretender's Murder by @misericordius hits shelves on February 24.

#mystery #detective #novelwriting #februaryreads

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

Nothing beats print 📕

Stephen knows how to capture the moment in his writing, be it through fiction in THE EDITORS, or in his forthcoming nonfiction from @StMartinsPress.

We're excited to read, @harrisonstephen!

[Stephen Harrison @harrisonstephen]

I am so excited to announce that my first nonfiction book, THE POWER OF PRINT, will be published by St. Martin's Press. It's about how we think differently with paper versus screens, and why that difference matters more than ever.

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

#palmroyale season two begins today 🌴🌞

Pick up a copy of MR. & MRS. AMERICAN PIE today, then mix a martini tonight and sit back and enjoy 🍸

#booktoscreen #publishing #kristenwiig #lauradern #rickymartin #carrolburnett #appletv

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

@goodreads @thestorygraph @NetGalley Thanks to @BookRiot and Jamie Canaves for including A PRETENDER'S MURDER in your mysteries and thrillers to look forward to in 2026!

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[Inkshares @Inkshares]

Horror rightly gets the spotlight in #Spooktober, but fall and winter are also great times to curl up with a mystery🔍

Clear your calendar to read A PRETENDER'S MURDER by @misericordius, on shelves January 27 📕❄️

Check below for how to read it now👇

[Inkshares @Inkshares]

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