Alana Oxford
@alanaoxford.bsky.social
Author of low spice romance and snarky women’s fiction. Public Librarian. I love everything about books. Let’s read!
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Alana Oxford
@alanaoxford.bsky.social
· Nov 10
Hello! I finally dumped THAT app.
I write low spice romcoms & snarky women’s fic.
I’d always rather be in the UK.
Sloths are my fave.
My family has a dog, 2 Guinea pigs, and a Giant Day Gecko.
I’m a children’s librarian.
I love everything about books- reading, writing, publishing, reviewer.
I write low spice romcoms & snarky women’s fic.
I’d always rather be in the UK.
Sloths are my fave.
My family has a dog, 2 Guinea pigs, and a Giant Day Gecko.
I’m a children’s librarian.
I love everything about books- reading, writing, publishing, reviewer.
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Just a few days left to pick the ebook up for free before it goes back to full price and you're left crying into your that you didn't jump on this while you could.
Get the FREE ebook at Amazon:
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#free #booksky #historicalfiction #book #books #histfic ⏳📚
November 12, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Just a few days left to pick the ebook up for free before it goes back to full price and you're left crying into your that you didn't jump on this while you could.
Get the FREE ebook at Amazon:
a.co/d/h7Py4Cp
#free #booksky #historicalfiction #book #books #histfic ⏳📚
Get the FREE ebook at Amazon:
a.co/d/h7Py4Cp
#free #booksky #historicalfiction #book #books #histfic ⏳📚
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If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
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mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
November 12, 2025 at 11:55 AM
If this is your cosy Christmassy kind of vibe you might like my new book. Christmas at the French Repair Shop is out now.
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
🪚🛠️🎄
mybook.to/FrenchRepairShop
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There's Only One Bed at Christmas is a collection of three Christmas novellas!
Until November 17, you can get 40% off at Kobo with promo code NOVEMBER40 (Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand).
Until November 17, you can get 40% off at Kobo with promo code NOVEMBER40 (Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand).
There’s Only One Bed at Christmas
A Christmas Novella Anthology Amazon | Kobo | B&N | Apple | Google Play | Smashwords | Goodreads Three Christmas novellas to heat up the holidays! Her Pretend Christmas DateJulie Tam is home fo…
jackielaubooks.com
November 8, 2025 at 8:49 PM
There's Only One Bed at Christmas is a collection of three Christmas novellas!
Until November 17, you can get 40% off at Kobo with promo code NOVEMBER40 (Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand).
Until November 17, you can get 40% off at Kobo with promo code NOVEMBER40 (Canada, US, UK, Australia, New Zealand).
If you want to work through your holiday angst by reading a book, I’ve got one for you.
November 2, 2025 at 8:52 PM
If you want to work through your holiday angst by reading a book, I’ve got one for you.
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Happy Halloween! I set up a monthly donation to my local food pantry. For anyone who wants to do the same (or to their chosen food bank) I'll send you a free ebook copy of my novel DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE.
Astoria Food Pantry (an all-volunteer mutual aid organization in Astoria, NY):
www.astoriafoodpantry.com
www.astoriafoodpantry.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:40 PM
Happy Halloween! I set up a monthly donation to my local food pantry. For anyone who wants to do the same (or to their chosen food bank) I'll send you a free ebook copy of my novel DUCKETT & DYER: DICKS FOR HIRE.
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I’ve joined #writersagainsthunger to help feed Americans facing food insecurity. Every dollar helps. Please share widely! teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants... #snapbenefits
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’ve joined #writersagainsthunger to help feed Americans facing food insecurity. Every dollar helps. Please share widely! teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants... #snapbenefits
I’ve joined #writersagainsthunger to help feed Americans facing food insecurity. Every dollar helps. Please share widely! teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants... #snapbenefits
October 29, 2025 at 1:06 AM
I’ve joined #writersagainsthunger to help feed Americans facing food insecurity. Every dollar helps. Please share widely! teamfeed.feedingamerica.org/participants... #snapbenefits
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A Copenhagen Snowmance is out today in paperback!
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October 23, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A Copenhagen Snowmance is out today in paperback!
Www.linktr.ee/CopenhagenSnowmance
Www.linktr.ee/CopenhagenSnowmance
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It’s #WorldMenopauseDay —the perfect day to remember that facts & medical research matter deeply…but so does fiction.
CLEMENTINE CRANE is the perimenopausal hero of fiction—fierce, funny & fed up. Buy it today!
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #authorsky #perimenopause #menopause
CLEMENTINE CRANE is the perimenopausal hero of fiction—fierce, funny & fed up. Buy it today!
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #authorsky #perimenopause #menopause
Clementine Crane Prefers Not To by Kristin Bair: 9798892423250 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
For fans of Maria Semple, Clementine Crane is a one-woman whirlwind, managing every aspect of her family’s life—until she hits her breaking point. In this quirky and heartfelt novel, author...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
October 18, 2025 at 10:44 AM
It’s #WorldMenopauseDay —the perfect day to remember that facts & medical research matter deeply…but so does fiction.
CLEMENTINE CRANE is the perimenopausal hero of fiction—fierce, funny & fed up. Buy it today!
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #authorsky #perimenopause #menopause
CLEMENTINE CRANE is the perimenopausal hero of fiction—fierce, funny & fed up. Buy it today!
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #authorsky #perimenopause #menopause
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🚨11 days until CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO launches.
It’s fierce & funny. & it all starts with a woman’s 1st hot flash of #perimenopause.🔥
Preorders matter A LOT, so today’s a great day to grab one!
🛍 Preorder link: amzn.to/3Zzbrn3
#booksky #readsky #femalerage #booklaunch
It’s fierce & funny. & it all starts with a woman’s 1st hot flash of #perimenopause.🔥
Preorders matter A LOT, so today’s a great day to grab one!
🛍 Preorder link: amzn.to/3Zzbrn3
#booksky #readsky #femalerage #booklaunch
October 3, 2025 at 1:20 PM
🚨11 days until CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO launches.
It’s fierce & funny. & it all starts with a woman’s 1st hot flash of #perimenopause.🔥
Preorders matter A LOT, so today’s a great day to grab one!
🛍 Preorder link: amzn.to/3Zzbrn3
#booksky #readsky #femalerage #booklaunch
It’s fierce & funny. & it all starts with a woman’s 1st hot flash of #perimenopause.🔥
Preorders matter A LOT, so today’s a great day to grab one!
🛍 Preorder link: amzn.to/3Zzbrn3
#booksky #readsky #femalerage #booklaunch
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The most common error I see as a book editor is incorrectly punctuated dialogue.
NO: “Nice to meet you.” She said.
YES: “Nice to meet you,” she said.
NO: “Likewise.” The editor said.
YES: “Likewise,” the editor said.
NO: She smiled, “Hi."
YES: She smiled. “Hi.”
Repost to save a life 😂
#writesky
NO: “Nice to meet you.” She said.
YES: “Nice to meet you,” she said.
NO: “Likewise.” The editor said.
YES: “Likewise,” the editor said.
NO: She smiled, “Hi."
YES: She smiled. “Hi.”
Repost to save a life 😂
#writesky
October 3, 2025 at 2:00 PM
The most common error I see as a book editor is incorrectly punctuated dialogue.
NO: “Nice to meet you.” She said.
YES: “Nice to meet you,” she said.
NO: “Likewise.” The editor said.
YES: “Likewise,” the editor said.
NO: She smiled, “Hi."
YES: She smiled. “Hi.”
Repost to save a life 😂
#writesky
NO: “Nice to meet you.” She said.
YES: “Nice to meet you,” she said.
NO: “Likewise.” The editor said.
YES: “Likewise,” the editor said.
NO: She smiled, “Hi."
YES: She smiled. “Hi.”
Repost to save a life 😂
#writesky
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Just 1 week til I can share this with you. I’m SO excited.
Let me take you to snow-covered Copenhagen, with pastries & hot wine & snow & hygge & kisses & snow & jigsaws & candles & snow & a Scotsman with a kilt & a Danish girl who is stuck.
And some snow.
A Copenhagen Snowmance is out on Oct 10th
Let me take you to snow-covered Copenhagen, with pastries & hot wine & snow & hygge & kisses & snow & jigsaws & candles & snow & a Scotsman with a kilt & a Danish girl who is stuck.
And some snow.
A Copenhagen Snowmance is out on Oct 10th
October 3, 2025 at 10:35 AM
Just 1 week til I can share this with you. I’m SO excited.
Let me take you to snow-covered Copenhagen, with pastries & hot wine & snow & hygge & kisses & snow & jigsaws & candles & snow & a Scotsman with a kilt & a Danish girl who is stuck.
And some snow.
A Copenhagen Snowmance is out on Oct 10th
Let me take you to snow-covered Copenhagen, with pastries & hot wine & snow & hygge & kisses & snow & jigsaws & candles & snow & a Scotsman with a kilt & a Danish girl who is stuck.
And some snow.
A Copenhagen Snowmance is out on Oct 10th
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How to make a beating heart animation (or... a reanimation). youtu.be/1ivO6eF8iyg
How to make a beating heart animation in Canva
YouTube video by Jeevani Charika's Canva Tips For Authors
youtu.be
October 3, 2025 at 10:57 AM
How to make a beating heart animation (or... a reanimation). youtu.be/1ivO6eF8iyg
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🚨 Goodreads Giveaway 🚨
You can win an early copy of my forthcoming novel, CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO—a funny, fierce story about a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her first hot flash of perimenopause.
It is a very timely novel...
Enter here: bit.ly/WinClementin...
#booksky
You can win an early copy of my forthcoming novel, CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO—a funny, fierce story about a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her first hot flash of perimenopause.
It is a very timely novel...
Enter here: bit.ly/WinClementin...
#booksky
September 12, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨 Goodreads Giveaway 🚨
You can win an early copy of my forthcoming novel, CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO—a funny, fierce story about a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her first hot flash of perimenopause.
It is a very timely novel...
Enter here: bit.ly/WinClementin...
#booksky
You can win an early copy of my forthcoming novel, CLEMENTINE CRANE PREFERS NOT TO—a funny, fierce story about a woman radicalized against the patriarchy by her first hot flash of perimenopause.
It is a very timely novel...
Enter here: bit.ly/WinClementin...
#booksky
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Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
Unbound for Gaza
Silent auction 'Unbound for Gaza' hosted online at 32auctions.
www.32auctions.com
September 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Hey, the Unbound for Gaza fundraiser is here, starting September 25th.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
www.32auctions.com/unboundforga...
The auction raises money for charities operating in Gaza. There are a LOT of super-cool items, many of which would be AMAZING holiday gifts for book nerds.
Winter Chills vol 2. Get it before it retires in October.
September 6, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Winter Chills vol 2. Get it before it retires in October.
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I feel like I'm on a desert island writing messages in the sand here but please, if anyone sees this, tell me how to search for people on this app because I have found like 2% of the folks I used to follow on the App That Shall Not Be Named and I am struggling.
September 3, 2025 at 11:47 AM
I feel like I'm on a desert island writing messages in the sand here but please, if anyone sees this, tell me how to search for people on this app because I have found like 2% of the folks I used to follow on the App That Shall Not Be Named and I am struggling.
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Hot flashes. Brain fog. The mental load. Enough.
Join me for a free Zoom writing session for perimenopausal & menopausal voices—writers & non-writers alike.
✍️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #perimenopause #menopause #femalerage #feministfiction
Join me for a free Zoom writing session for perimenopausal & menopausal voices—writers & non-writers alike.
✍️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #perimenopause #menopause #femalerage #feministfiction
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: I Prefer Not To: Free Writing Session for Anyone Navigating Perimenopause or Menopause. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joini...
Join author Kristin Bair for a free, fierce, and fun generative writing session on Zoom—created for anyone navigating perimenopause or menopause who's ready to say, "I prefer not to." Writers & non-wr...
us06web.zoom.us
August 31, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Hot flashes. Brain fog. The mental load. Enough.
Join me for a free Zoom writing session for perimenopausal & menopausal voices—writers & non-writers alike.
✍️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #perimenopause #menopause #femalerage #feministfiction
Join me for a free Zoom writing session for perimenopausal & menopausal voices—writers & non-writers alike.
✍️ Register: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
#5amwritersclub #booksky #writersky #perimenopause #menopause #femalerage #feministfiction
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Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
AI advocates have warned that if every author in the class action filed a claim, it would "financially ruin" the entire industry.
Authors celebrate “historic” settlement coming soon in Anthropic class action
Advocates fear such settlements will “financially ruin” the AI industry.
arstechnica.com
August 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!
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We’re all set up for the #kpbsbookfestival today in San Diego at University of San Diego! Come see us! And if you’re not in SoCal, you can buy our books on #amazon and our merch on #redbubble
August 23, 2025 at 3:58 PM
We’re all set up for the #kpbsbookfestival today in San Diego at University of San Diego! Come see us! And if you’re not in SoCal, you can buy our books on #amazon and our merch on #redbubble
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Perimenopause isn’t the end of youth, beauty, or relevance. It’s the end of catering, caretaking, and staying quiet. It’s not an ending. It’s a goddamn beginning.
August 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Perimenopause isn’t the end of youth, beauty, or relevance. It’s the end of catering, caretaking, and staying quiet. It’s not an ending. It’s a goddamn beginning.
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How to make a book cover with custom background patterns. Here's a step by step tutorial. youtu.be/GV4j9_rQhMA
Make a book cover in Canva - using patternmaker to make custom patterns
YouTube video by Jeevani Charika's Canva Tips For Authors
youtu.be
August 15, 2025 at 9:40 AM
How to make a book cover with custom background patterns. Here's a step by step tutorial. youtu.be/GV4j9_rQhMA