Jacquelyn Benson

And after we protest in New England, we get Dunks. #nokings #pumpkinspice

#nokings

Purple background with character illustrations and book. Text reads "one month arrow of fortune releasing november 18"

Character art of Constance with quote "I have no interest in making love to your brother."

Character art of Ellie with quote "If there are no proper combustibles on hand, one has to make do."

Character art of Adam with quote "I'd rather go down on my boots than my face."

Arrow of Fortune, Book 3 of my Raiders of the Arcana series, is coming in one month! I'm sharing a few of my favorite quotes from the book to celebrate. Are you ready for the adventure?

Releases November 18

Pink and blue background with text "misfit books auction" and list of items: author proof copies, arcs for arrow of fortune, scratch and dent, proofreading pages, special editions, foreign editions, and more

blue and pink background with arrow of fortune and empire of shadows special edition. Text reads I'm cleaning out my shelves for trans healthcare. Misfit Books Auction.

In honor of having about 200 copies of Arrow Fortune show up at my house, I'm cleaning out my shelves. Grab my misfit books in a little auction to raise some money for the local queer care fund. www.32auctions.com/jbensonclean...

Text reads 'join the renegade scholars club. Early subscriber release for Arrow of Fortune. Extra bonus spicy scenes." with black and white illustrations from the books.

My Renegade Scholars subscribers are about to get their early copies of Arrow of Fortune - along with their access to exclusive stories and spicy bonus scenes. Come join the club at Patreon.com/jacquelynbenson.

Ahhh jealous! I'm so excited to read Death-Made Prince!

Loved this read!

Joined a live reading of George Orwell's 1984 this morning in honor of #bannedbooksweek.

"Power is in tearing human minds to pieces and putting them together again in new shapes of your own choosing."

Bahahahahaha perfect

Illustration of Constance, a British-Indian debutante in a white lawn dress, with quote "We just need to find a way to pass the time that doesn't involve contemplating our possible slow and painful deaths."

Illustration of Neil, a scholar with spectacles and a tweed suit, with text "Like what?"

Picture of Arrow of Fortune paperback with text "ARC Signups Coming Soon! Apply for my street team to get in on the fun."

Any guesses? 🔥

ARCs for Arrow of Fortune are coming soon. Apply for my Street Team now to get in on the fun. forms.gle/86HLXFgpnTeL...

All three 1898 editions of the raiders of the arcana books in purple, blue, and green on a textured background with text "add to your collection or collect all three"

The vintage-inspired hardcover for Arrow of Fortune features:

✨ Four new scene illustrations
✨ Deckled page edges
✨ Historically-inspired interior layout
✨ Patterned end papers with bookplate
✨ Ribbon bookmark
✨ Sewn lay-flat binding with colored end bands
✨ Hand signed by me

Standard Arrow of Fortune paperback book on purple background with purple clothbound gold and black foiled special edition. Text reads "New 1898 Edition" with list of features.

It's here! We have cover art for the 1898 Edition of Arrow of Fortune!

Gold and black foil design on purple cloth by Averil. And I love that we're featuring Neil and Constance on this one.

Follow the campaign at jacquelynbenson.com/1898

your regular friendly reminder that algorithms are the devil

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It's our monthly party day on the Lamplighters gaslamp fantasy Discord! Join in by subscribing to the Patreon of any of the author-hosts, including me: patreon.com/stephanieburgis

Other awesome hosts include @booksbyintisar.bsky.social , @oliviaatwater.com , @jbensonink.bsky.social , & more.

Empire of Shadows on green background with quote "I've read this four times and I'm not ashamed to say that."

Empire of Shadows on green background with quote "So like you have Ellie being like f*** marriage and then you have Adam being like f*** money and f*** marriage."

Empire of Shadows on green background with quote "I think it would be fun swimming with manatees even though it's illegal to touch manatees now."

Empire of Shadows on green background with quote "it is not closed door on the internet. No it is not."

So ACOFAE podcast did an episode on Empire of Shadows and I cackled. A few favorite quotes. Find it here: beacons.ai/acofaepodcast

Book covers for One Dark Window, Night Circus, A Study in Drowning, Chain of Gold, and Half of Soul with tropes "dashing mmc" "supernatural" "gothic vibes" "romance" "badass fmc" "mystery" and text "Then you need to check out the London Charismatics series!"

My lovely PA put this list together for me, and I was so delighted to see some friends and favs on there... but really it's like X-Men and Sherlock had a moody, spooky book baby.

Series complete. Find it anywhere they have books.

The illustrated cover for A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence, by Stephanie Burgis, shows the silhouette of an elegant traveling carriage over the title and a bat with wings outstretched underneath, all of it framed by apples and with mirrors at the top and the bottom of the image. Above and beside the cover is this snippet of text: For a long moment, the undead creature simply gaped at her in what appeared to be wordless disbelief. Then they dropped their curled fists to their sides and said in a far less sinister but infinitely more petulant tone, “You’re supposed to be frightened of me!” “Pah,” said Margaret, and went back to her work.

Only 5 days from wide publication day, this week's Wednesday snippet comes from A Honeymoon of Grave Consequence!

Preorder now for the special advance price of $2.99/£2.49: books2read.com/honeymoonGrave

#romancelandia

Illustration of Ellie - freckled suffragette in a blouse and waistcoat - with text "Ellie Mallory. known aliases: “Princess”. English suffragette and scholar. Interested in dead languages, archives, and blowing things up. May have a thing for the muddy surveyor who broke down her washroom door." Quote at bottom: "It's not as though I have any reputation worth speaking of."

Illustration of blonde scruffy surveyor with machete and fedora. Text reads "Adam Bates. Rugged American surveyor who refuses to keep his shirt on. Deeply attached to his machete. Loves dogs. Might not have changed his socks. Wants to teach Ellie some very important things behind closed doors." Quote at bottom: "I've had my tongue in your ear. I'm pretty sure we can drop the 'Mister'."

Illustration of heiress in white lawn dress. Text reads "Constance Tyrell known aliases: “Danger Gnome”. Ellie’s best friend. English socialite with family from Indian royalty. Master of self defense. About to discover the delights of wearing trousers. Still debating whether to run away with a Bedouin sheik." Quote at the bottom: "I have taken the precaution of securing a few knives about my person in the usual places."

Illustration of pale scholar with spectacles in tweed suit. Text reads: Neil Fairfax. known aliases: “Stuffy”. Ellie’s older stepbrother and Adam’s best friend. English archaeologist. Wears tweed. Unwittingly acquired a magic sword he has no idea how to use. Would really like everyone to leave him alone with his books ... except maybe Constance." Quote at the bottom: "Battle? There's no battling in archaeology!"

Meet the cast of Arrow of Fortune! Who's your favorite?

Coming at you Nov 18:
🌿 legendary demon haunted forest
🐅 surprise tigers
🧪 experiments in kissing
🏹 epic Indian history
👖 everybody's in trousers
✊ giving imperialists hell
🪩 Bollywood dance moves
⚗️ even more practical chemistry

Illustration of male blonde vintage adventurer with text "Princess, you fell on me from a balcony with a gag on... I'm pretty sure I knew how much trouble I was getting into." With picture of Empire of Shadows hardcover.

... But did he really? 😂🧪🧨🔥

Pick it up now if you like the sound of:

🔥 The Mummy but with more kissing
🌀 Mesoamerican history
✊ fighting the patriarchy
🪲 danger bugs
🌊 oops there's a waterfall
✨ all the witty banter
👕 shirts? Who needs 'em?

Book Three coming in November!

Open title page of Tomb of the Sun King with author signature and handwritten slogan "keep choosing courage". Set on a cozy blanket with an oil lamp, vintage eyeglasses and baby's breath flowers.

Tomb of the Sun King hardcover set on a cozy blanket with an oil lamp, vintage eyeglasses and baby's breath flowers.

Want to curl up with the Raiders of the Arcana on a frosty fall morning? US folks can grab signed copies of Empire of Shadows and Tomb of the Sun King from jacquelynbenson.com ...with Arrow of Fortune coming soon!

I need to find a hot minute for this one. It looks like so much fun.

Recognize the irony of writing about the joys of Windows Focus Mode while scrolling Bluesky.

But I'm eating a sandwich, guys. You can't Focus Mode while you're nomming chicken salad.

Have just discovered Windows Focus Mode. The brain squirrels better get ready.

The first step in conquering your brain squirrels is admitting that you have brain squirrels.

At laaaaaast! Paperback, hardcover, and ebooks of Raiders Book 3 should be available for preorder now everywhere books are sold! (With some possible stragglers outside the US.)

Get links at books2read.com/raidersarcana3

Coming November 18, or get it early through my Renegade Scholars Club.

collage showing pictures of Indian foggy mountain countryside, red and gold sari fabric, and a Hindu temple with text "Arrow of Fortune aesthetic"

Dying to get your hands on Arrow of Fortune? My Renegade Scholars subscribers on Patreon get the ebook free a month early. Join the club at patreon.com/jacquelynben....

Fire in the Glass paperback with gold art nouveau filigree and illustration of Edwardian woman holding up a red lamp. Book is on a background that is an opaque close-up of the illustration, showing the london skyline. Surrounded by arrows with tropes such as "motorcycle riding badass heroine" "the slowest of slow burns" "edwardian x-men meets sherlock"

Here for any of these tropes?

Just still gushing over the London Charismatics series glow-up. These new covers are killing me. 😍

well doesn't this sound absolutely delightful

A banner image of a giant hand holding a book in a forest and a blurred cover for The London Charismatics series by Jacquelyn Benson with the words Cover Reveal!

Today we're excited to host a cover re-reveal with these gorgeous new covers for The London Charismatics series by @jbensonink.bsky.social!

These are a four-book spooky, surreal fantasy series starting with The Fire in the Glass! 🔥

www.readindiefantasy.com/cover-re-rev...