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Haven't mentioned it much, but I've been reading Non-Stop by Brian W. Aldiss and even though it took a bit to hook me, it has really been a great read so far, some great revelations were made and I'm looking forward to the last act!

My Kobo showing the cover of the book 73% progress, 2.5 hours left

Thank you, Dolly Parton! ❤️

"Dolly Parton-led program has mailed 4 million free books to Oregon children"

gift link = https://www.oregonlive.com/education/2026/03/dolly-parton-led-program-has-mailed-4-million-free-books-to-oregon-children.html?gift=af5b6381-5b86-4f84-a193-dd6771784d45

"Oregon’s version of Imagination Library, an initiative launched by superstar Dolly Parton to send a free book each month to babies and preschoolers, recently mailed its 4 millionth book to an Oregon child."

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There's a pop-up window on my website, sophiajanehayden.com, where you can get a link to a PDF of The Story of Rockit by joining my email list. It's a short children's tale. Rockit is an adorable Australian herder pup with big dreams of herding cattle like her famous grandfather, Mick. But when she is adopted into a California home, she's met with two mean cats and a couple of elderly, very slow-moving tortoises, Herman and his wife, Morticia, in the backyard. It seems her dreams of being a herder have been dashed. But are they? Wise old Herman, who has lived for 105 years, tells Rockit never to give up on her dreams.

I wrote a cute little story for young children and am giving readers a chance to download it by joining my mailing list at sophiajanehayden.com. Rockit is an adorable pup with a famous Australian cattle herding grandfather, Mick. Her dream is to one day herd cattle like Mick. But her dreams are dashed when she moves into a California home with only a couple of very slow tortoises to herd. But Herman, the wise, old tortoise won't let Rockit give up on her dream.

Your occasional reminder: If you enjoyed an Indie Author's book - 1) Leave a review. 2) Tell your friends. 3) Post about it on social media. Indies live and die by word of mouth. 💙📚

a man and a woman are sitting ...

Jamāl al-Din `Abd al-Rahīm ibn `Umar ibn Abī Bakr al-Dimashqī, known as al-Jawbarī

I've read read plenty of long books in my life but the book I'm currently wins the 'longest author's name' prize by at least 12 parsecs

Right from the start it made me think with dates like "the third/ninth century" - it took me a moment to realise it was AH/CE in that order. Fascinating stuff

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Cover of an ebook edition of "The Book of Charlatans" by Jamāl al-Din `Abd al-Rahīm ibn `Umar ibn Abī Bakr al-Dimashqī, known as al-Jawbarī

Because of the new book coming out Tuesday centering my favorite character in the series, I started catching up with the last couple InCryptid books.

10% through Aftermarket Afterlife and really liking Mary as narrator. Also, the end of this drive I'm sure is going to see some stuff hit the fan.

- Change of Perspective! -

A Punkrock Women's Day read, Punk as F*ck, , 2022
https://www.ventil-verlag.de/titel/1927/punk-as-fck

50 female authors share their experiences from a FLINTA perspective in the punk scene

What does FLINTA stand for?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLINTA*

Picture taken by me © arnica montana

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Someone wearing Doc Martens, tights, and a miniskirt is sitting on a reddish tiled staircase, with a green book with yellow lettering on their lap: Punk as F*ck. The cover shows two people wearing tights and Doc Martens on a staircase.

Guten Morgen, Freunde.

This morning, I went to add a blog post to my store, the first ever. It was fun to actually set it up and make it visible.

Anyway, in it I'm talking about Steps of Courage (this is the short version, I promise) and how it is Book of the Month, with a coupon deal for the store (50% off).

Enjoy!

https://shop.hannah-steenbock.de/blog/book-of-the-month/steps-of-courage-book-of-the-month-3-2026



My little dragon familiar Ember (a small red plushie with tiny purple wings) is looking at my print proof of Steps of Courage, Mages of the Twin Worlds Book 1. Both dragon and book sit on a wooden board (my kitchen table). The cover shows a landscape of a meadow and a chain of mountains in the background, with light pink and teal as dominating colors. Right in the middle of the cover, a planet hovers in the sky where you'd usually expect a full moon. A drawn circle surrounds the planet (yes, my attempt to indicate there are portals in this book), wide enough to extend across the mountain range. The book seems to be a solid size (trade paperback).