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USE THE PANDEMIC OR THE PROTESTS TO PLUG YOUR NOVEL
USE THE PANDEMIC OR THE PROTESTS TO PLUG YOUR NOVEL
Why not, instead, amplify and #LiftUp some very talented Writers of Color? I’ll get the ball rolling, but feel free to RT and share your own favs. I’ll stick to mystery/crime because that’s where I write mostly, too. https://www.crimewritersofcolor.com/books
All of @kellyekell's books are great, but start here and you'll be hooked: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201808081
A YA/Latinx noir by my hermano @richie_narvaez? Sign me up: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc202005311
The wonderful @RachelHowzell is the modern master of the police procedural and you can't go wrong with any of her books: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201605311
Don't sleep on THREE-FIFTHS, by @jverch75 - https://www.johnvercherauthor.com/threefifths
One of my favorite crime novels in recent memory, by @authorbella1 - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201703081
Want your mysteries to have a touch of the supernatural? Meet your next obsession, by the wonderful @GigiPandian - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201501081
All of @CateHolahan's domestic suspense novels crackle, but I'm particularly fond of ONE LITTLE SECRET: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201907091
I read COYOTE SONGS when it came out and it still sticks in my brain. That's the highest kind of writer compliment: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781940885490
Timely, evocative, and relevant, @ausmazehanat's A DANGEROUS CROSSING is the crime novel we all need now: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201802131
Sexy, dark, intense, and unforgettable - just a few ways to describe @JenniferHillier's powerhouse novel, JAR OF HEARTS - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201806121
Charlene "Charlie" Mack is one of my favorite PIs. Thank you, @cheaddc - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201607181
The bonkers, bloody noir of @GoshDarnMyLife is worth your time, especially HELL CHOSE ME: https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201902041
Can't wait to read @ToriEldridge's next Lily Wong novel - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc202009011
Learn about one of Harlem's best-kept secrets, the Ross Agency, in @blacktop1950's series - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201710031
I love PI novels, obviously, and few get me more jazzed than @tracypc6161's latest - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc202005261
This book isn't even out yet, but trust me - it'll blow your mind. BLACKOTP WASTELAND by my man, @blacklionking73 - https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781250252685
Here are two Latinx anthologies that are also worth a read:
BOTH SIDES edited by hermano @Gabino_Iglesias - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc202004071
PA QUE TU LO SEPAS! edited by pal @GoshDarnMyLife - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201910281
BOTH SIDES edited by hermano @Gabino_Iglesias - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc202004071
PA QUE TU LO SEPAS! edited by pal @GoshDarnMyLife - https://books2read.com/b/cwoc201910281
This isn't meant to be comprehensive. It's just meant to be. Share, add, quibble - let's spread the word on books that matter today.
My initial point was to ask writers not use these world-shaking events to sell your own books. Instead, let's spread the word on books that could really benefit from the attention, that have something to say.
One more, because @Drrramina is the best - please pick up #FASHIONVICTIM, a timely, intense and amazing read - https://www.indiebound.org/book/9781683318347
Most importantly: https://blacklivesmatters.carrd.co/?fbclid=IwAR2NlHZBaUU3Pf5Q_pX8BGGKDBbDW0bvJna5OexPkHhrGL4XIeb2hboIJnw
And jeez, how did I blank on @stephycha's YOUR HOUSE WILL PAY? You don't need me to tell you it's fantastic: https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780062868855
