Alix Rickloff

Dad rockin’ the pea coat and beret combo! Happy 94th birthday! We miss you!🎂 #happybirthday #fathersanddaughters #birthdaywishes #baltimorebackintheday

It might be named for her husband’s family who owned over 30,000 acres of land in this tiny corner of NY, but this exit always makes me smile and tip my figurative hat to Daisy who, in my humble opinion, deserves to have a few things named after her. #daisyharriman #herstory #authorlife #booksky

Happy Birthday to THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO which hit bookstores one year ago today!! I’m sending out huge thank-you hugs and kisses to everyone who bought, borrowed, shared, reviewed, or enjoyed Daisy and her story from the moment it was released. Xoxo

#bookbirthday #booksky #authorlife #histfic

Nine years ago today I made the pivot to historical fiction when my agent asked one simple question; 'so what do you really want to write about?' I still get goosebumps seeing that gorgeous cover and my name on the spine. #ThrowbackVibes #historicalfiction #goodmemories #authorlife #booksky

Research doesn’t always mean dusty libraries and grand museums

#booksky #amresearching #authorlife #inspiration #chesapeakebay

🎂 Happy 155th birthday to Florence “Daisy” Harriman, an American heroine whose amazing wartime exploits had newspapers proclaiming her “the Hedy Lamarr of grandmothers!” THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO is available at all your favorite book retailers. #historicalfiction #womensfiction #books #read #booksky

Prepping for vacation means a trip to the local library to load up the beach bag. Thanks to everyone who offered up suggestions, but I think I might have overdone it. #amreading #booksky #authorlife #librarylove #booknerdproblems #books

I’m trying desperately to get halfway through my draft before I leave for a much needed vacation and have enlisted some help. Olive is extremely unhappy that I’ve included a yellow lab in the story, but no cat.

#cats #catlover #authorlife #amwriting #writingcompanion #writing #booksky

About sums it up.

#booksky #amwriting #authorlife #buttinchairhandsonkeyboard

My lavender is in full bloom. I had to fight the bees for some blossoms and now my office smells amazing.

#booksky #amwriting #authoroffice #lavenderlove #authorlife

My favorite sign at today’s #nokings march in Philadelphia!

#nokingsphiladelphia #makinggoodtrouble #readthinkresist

Thank you to Browseabout Books in Rehoboth Beach, DE and my good friend Margie for my most recent Book In The Wild sighting. I'm happy to see Daisy H getting some bookstore love down the ocean. I only wish I could join her.

#bookstorelove #booksky #booksinthewild #beachreading #bookcommunity

🧡 Every day 125 people are killed with guns in the U.S. I #WearOrange to remember the victims, honor the survivors, and build community.

#momsdemandactionforgunsense #werememberthevictims #wecanendgunviolence

🏳️‍🌈Celebrating and standing up this Pride month with my family and friends in the LGBTQ+ community

Good rainy morning! I’m drinking my coffee and staring out at a view that looks like an impressionist’s painting. ☔️
#morningcoffee #rainydayview #amwriting #authorlife #inspiredbytheimpressionists

Feeling this today! #booksky #amwriting #authorlife #histfic

This #MemorialDay, I’m honoring Captain Robert Losey who was killed while assisting Daisy Harriman during the German invasion. He is considered the first official American death of WWII. I based the character of Lt Bayard in THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO on Captain Losey

#thelastlightoveroslo #booksky

🇺🇸Congratulations to the United States Naval Academy's class of 2025 with a special shout-out to the women who continue to show us all how to reach farther and expect more.
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#usnavy #thegirlsinnavyblue #yeomanettes #navyyeomanettes

Writer in the wild!

#authorlife #amwriting #booksky #fueledbycoffeeandadeadline

📚 A huge Indie Bookstore Day shout out to my fabulous local bookseller The Bookplate. It has hidden nooks and crannies to get lost in, comfy chairs for browsing, wonderful staff who greet their customers by name, and a bookstore cat…because there has to be a bookstore cat. #indiebookstoreday #books

As if last weekend’s bath wasn’t indignity enough, now Ellie’s doomed to the T-shirt of shame. Getting old ain’t for sissies

#doglife #dogmom #authorlife #dogsofinstagram #ohtheindignity #doglove

Made some good trouble in DC yesterday. Democracy in action

#handsoff #makinggoodtrouble #protectourconstitution

I managed three fabulous reads in February that took me from colonial-era Maine to modern day Venice and back to Georgian England.

#books #read #authorlife #amreading #booklover #booklove #booknerd #ariellawhon #DonnaLeon #patriciaveryan #bookrecommendations

Do any of my fellow romance readers remember Patricia Veryan? I binged her Georgian and Regency romances back in high school and college. THE DEDICATED VILLAIN was my absolute fave! I’m feeling a browse of used books on-line is very much in order today.

#booksky #booklover #books #patriciaveryan

With one day between for laundry and repacking, I've gone from the ocean to VA's Shenandoah Valley where I'm reconnecting with wonderful writing friends and looking to kickstart my creative mojo. And yes, there will be wine.

#authorlife #writingcommunity #writing #buttinchairhandsonkeyboard

Happy Release Day to Elizabeth Langston! ONCE YOU WERE MINE is a dual-timeline novel where a DNA test reveals heartrending connections between friends—and brings to light a woman’s traumatic past as a teenage mother in the 1960s. #historicalfiction #bookclub #bookclubpick #womensfiction #booksky

Writer rant: I despise having MS Word's Copilot icon following along with me as I write like a creepy stalker that won't leave me alone.

Newsfeed cleanser: When your dryer sheets are on point.

Calling all audiobook fans!! For a limited time, you can grab THE LAST LIGHT OVER OSLO for just $7.99! Links are in my bio!

#books #audiobookstagram #thelastlightoveroslo #booklover #histfic #chirpaudio #librofm #booklover #booklove