Raquel V. Reyes

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 …

Yosha Gunasekera on how a popular genre distorts the legal system's harsh realities. crimereads.com/yosha-gunase...

“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…

“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

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!!!!

Do you need a tip to the Everglades? So many secrets and alligators there.

This is The 305 at its finest! A Quince party at Viscaya for anyone and everyone!

Are you a Latine writer? Do you have mystery or crime elements in your stories? Sisters in Crime membership gives you access to a library of webinars on plotting, pacing, structure, and more! Drop an Hola in the comments so I can get to know you.

Listen to the whole podcast. youtu.be/sbmT4X8kNrU?...

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.

Red text on a white background at the top of the graphic reads: Growth Mindset, Discussing what happens when you commit to a "yes year", your career, and yourself. Black text reads: Saturday, October 6 6pm BST/1pm EDT/11am PDT Photos of authors Libby Klein, Vanessa Lillie, Tara Lush, and Cynthia Palayo www.sistersincrime.org/event/SIGW25

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.

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...

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.

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.

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.

This is all I care about today. ¡Gracias Benito! #unamas

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

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Desert Sleuths WriteNOW! Conference September 19-20, 2025 Craft*Publish*Market Featured Guests: Terri Bischoff, Allison Brennan, Rhys Bowen, Christina Estes, Robyn Gigl, Jay Hartman, Ginger Hutchinson, Wendy H. Jones, Deborah J Ledford, Edith Maxwell, Catriona McPherson, Karen Odden, Anne Rainbow, Melissa Rechter, Raquel V. Reyes, D.M. Rowell, Alex Segura, and Lois Winston Saturday: One fee for a full day of panels, a workshop, and presentations; $25 Desert Sleuth members; $35 all others For registration and conference details: http://desertsleuths.com/writenow-2025/

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.

@michellekubitz.bsky.social 👆🏽 👟👟👟👟👟👟👟

¡Gracias!

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!

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

📣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!

Cuchifritos 😋

Red background with white and yellow text reads: SinC Webinar Grand Openings: The All Important First Page Saturday, September 13 2pm EDT/ 1 pm CDT/Noon MDT/11am PDT/7pm BST Free for members, $15 for non-members Not a member? Our $60 membership gives you access to this and all webinars PLUS our full Webinar Library! www.sistersincrime.org/webinars Photo of the author, Karen Odden, is in the top left corner.

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

One of two roundtable discussions at this Fall’s SinC into Great Writing. www.sistersincrime.org/event/sigw25