Candace Robb
@candacerobbauthor.bsky.social
Slips between medieval York & the Pacific NW without warning. Writer. Owen Archer & Kate Clifford mysteries. Rep'd by @JVNLA Owned by The Maggie. Talks to trees. Reveres crows & owls. Seattle Insight Meditation she/her www.candacerobbbooks.com
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RBmedia | The King's Bishop
Listen to the audiobook The King's Bishop, written by Candace Robb, narrated by Derek Perkins.
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I am excited to announce that at long last the fourth Owen Archer, The King's Bishop, narrated by the wonderful Derek Perkins, comes out on 9 December! Preorder at the link below, & listen to the beginning! #mystery #historical #audiobook
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
Available for preorder (digital): Owen Archer 1-4 $1.99 (US), $1.39 (CA-amazon.ca)! Out 9 December
The Apothecary Rose, The Lady Chapel, The Nun's Tale, The King's Bishop in one "boxed set" (virtual box 😉).
Spend the holidays in medieval York! 💙📚 #mysteries #medieval
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The Apothecary Rose, The Lady Chapel, The Nun's Tale, The King's Bishop in one "boxed set" (virtual box 😉).
Spend the holidays in medieval York! 💙📚 #mysteries #medieval
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Owen Archer Mysteries Books 1–4
Check out Owen Archer Mysteries Books 1–4 - <p><b><i>Over 1,000 pages of gripping historical mystery set in medieval York. Discover why readers are hooked on Owen Archer with this page-turning box set...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Available for preorder (digital): Owen Archer 1-4 $1.99 (US), $1.39 (CA-amazon.ca)! Out 9 December
The Apothecary Rose, The Lady Chapel, The Nun's Tale, The King's Bishop in one "boxed set" (virtual box 😉).
Spend the holidays in medieval York! 💙📚 #mysteries #medieval
bookshop.org/p/books/owen...
The Apothecary Rose, The Lady Chapel, The Nun's Tale, The King's Bishop in one "boxed set" (virtual box 😉).
Spend the holidays in medieval York! 💙📚 #mysteries #medieval
bookshop.org/p/books/owen...
Reposted by Candace Robb
The #OldFoxAdventCalendar has become one of the highlights of the season, for me.
December 1, 2025 at 11:22 AM
The #OldFoxAdventCalendar has become one of the highlights of the season, for me.
Reposted by Candace Robb
A great opportunity!
Chaucer in the Age of Medievalism needs you! In the wake of our conference, we are now preparing a collective volume and seeking additional chapters to complement the proceedings. Please share widely!
#medievalsky
modmed.hypotheses.org/8517
#medievalsky
modmed.hypotheses.org/8517
Appel à articles : Chaucer in the Age of Medievalism
Following the Chaucer: Here and Now exhibition (2023–2024) at the Bodleian Library, the conference Chaucer in the Age of Medievalism—sponsored by the Modernités médiévales association and the New Chau...
modmed.hypotheses.org
November 30, 2025 at 5:35 PM
A great opportunity!
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard
The key to my books.
Thank you for the inspiration, Tom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The key to my books.
Thank you for the inspiration, Tom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Playwright Sir Tom Stoppard dies at 88
Sir Tom won an Oscar and a Golden Globe for the screenplay for Shakespeare In Love.
www.bbc.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Every exit is an entry somewhere else. Tom Stoppard
The key to my books.
Thank you for the inspiration, Tom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
The key to my books.
Thank you for the inspiration, Tom.
www.bbc.com/news/article...
RIP, word dazzler.
I was introduced to Stoppard at uni when a traveling company performed Hamlet one night, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead the next, & it blew me away. I cannot count how many times I've watched the film. We are all R&G. Thank you, Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
I was introduced to Stoppard at uni when a traveling company performed Hamlet one night, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead the next, & it blew me away. I cannot count how many times I've watched the film. We are all R&G. Thank you, Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Tom Stoppard, playwright of dazzling wit and playful erudition, dies aged 88
A theatrical sensation since the 1960s, whose dramas included Arcadia, The Real Thing and Leopoldstadt, Stoppard also had huge success as a screenwriter
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:41 PM
RIP, word dazzler.
I was introduced to Stoppard at uni when a traveling company performed Hamlet one night, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead the next, & it blew me away. I cannot count how many times I've watched the film. We are all R&G. Thank you, Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
I was introduced to Stoppard at uni when a traveling company performed Hamlet one night, Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead the next, & it blew me away. I cannot count how many times I've watched the film. We are all R&G. Thank you, Tom.
www.theguardian.com/stage/2025/n...
Gorgeous morning for a walk. Hardly a "black Friday". And, oh yes, no shopping today.
November 28, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Gorgeous morning for a walk. Hardly a "black Friday". And, oh yes, no shopping today.
I am excited to announce that at long last the fourth Owen Archer, The King's Bishop, narrated by the wonderful Derek Perkins, comes out on 9 December! Preorder at the link below, & listen to the beginning! #mystery #historical #audiobook
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
RBmedia | The King's Bishop
Listen to the audiobook The King's Bishop, written by Candace Robb, narrated by Derek Perkins.
rbmediaglobal.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:54 PM
I am excited to announce that at long last the fourth Owen Archer, The King's Bishop, narrated by the wonderful Derek Perkins, comes out on 9 December! Preorder at the link below, & listen to the beginning! #mystery #historical #audiobook
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
rbmediaglobal.com/audiobook/97...
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie together
Julian Bream
Pinchas Zukerman
David Bowie
Leonard Cohen
Pete Seeger and Arlo Guthrie together
Julian Bream
Pinchas Zukerman
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
The Bangles (I was 14 & ECSTATIC!)
Yo-Yo Ma (twice, and the two best live performances I have EVER seen)
The Cleveland Orchestra (many times)
Peggy Seeger
Iron Maiden (surprisingly often, since I married @patricksamphire.bsky.social !)
The Bangles (I was 14 & ECSTATIC!)
Yo-Yo Ma (twice, and the two best live performances I have EVER seen)
The Cleveland Orchestra (many times)
Peggy Seeger
Iron Maiden (surprisingly often, since I married @patricksamphire.bsky.social !)
November 27, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Introduce yourself with five concerts you've seen:
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
Chicago
Santana
The Who
Led Zeppelin
Simon and Garfunkle
Ravi Shankar
Bob Dylan
Peter, Paul, and Mary
The Chieftains
The Beatles
okay, that's twice 5, and I'm old, but these were great!
On this Thanksgiving Day I appreciate the community on Bluesky. You're endlessly fascinating, quirky, supportive, engaged--you prove that social media can be an asset in our lives. Thank you! 😊
November 27, 2025 at 10:56 PM
On this Thanksgiving Day I appreciate the community on Bluesky. You're endlessly fascinating, quirky, supportive, engaged--you prove that social media can be an asset in our lives. Thank you! 😊
On this Thanksgiving Eve I pulled out my ancient, beloved copy of Laurel's Kitchen & made lentil soup (it's simmering now). I just wanted comfort food. Tomorrow will be salmon & pumpkin pie, but tonight, lentil soup & bread. 🍲❤️
How are you being kind to yourself on the holiday?
How are you being kind to yourself on the holiday?
November 27, 2025 at 1:30 AM
On this Thanksgiving Eve I pulled out my ancient, beloved copy of Laurel's Kitchen & made lentil soup (it's simmering now). I just wanted comfort food. Tomorrow will be salmon & pumpkin pie, but tonight, lentil soup & bread. 🍲❤️
How are you being kind to yourself on the holiday?
How are you being kind to yourself on the holiday?
Our mayor-elect!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
How an ‘unknown’ organizer became Seattle’s next mayor: ‘People want to see themselves reflected in office’
Katie Wilson’s rise from transit campaigner to city hall shows how trust, volunteers and years of organizing overcame big-money politics
www.theguardian.com
November 26, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Our mayor-elect!
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...
This man makes a lot of sense. So refreshing.
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
Even God Is Worried About ChatGPT
Pope Leo XIV told students not to use artificial intelligence for homework, saying that AI ‘won’t stand in authentic wonder before the beauty of God’s creation.’
www.vulture.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This man makes a lot of sense. So refreshing.
😍
November 25, 2025 at 4:57 PM
😍
I love this!
This is so delightfully mad it feels it could only be British. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
The dog bus service bringing smiles to the community
Organiser Laura says she had the idea when she was struggling to get care for her puppy Billy.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 24, 2025 at 5:31 PM
I love this!
“...resumes...one majored in philosophy & one majored in data science — all else being equal — I'm going to hire the...philosophy major...There's a boldness to studying philosophy in this environment...a risk to following your passion & to thinking beyond what the culture tells you to do." #arts
"While other universities report that the humanities are shrinking, at Berkeley, the opposite is true. The music major is the fastest-growing major on campus. We are finding bigger classrooms because film is exploding. English is back to the numbers we saw 15 years ago. We are hiring" bit.ly/4ohKuOe
"The humanities really are a resource — a confidence for living in our times.” Dean Sara Guyer on the modern utility of humanities degrees
This interview originally appeared on the Division of Arts
bit.ly
November 23, 2025 at 5:33 PM
“...resumes...one majored in philosophy & one majored in data science — all else being equal — I'm going to hire the...philosophy major...There's a boldness to studying philosophy in this environment...a risk to following your passion & to thinking beyond what the culture tells you to do." #arts
Reposted by Candace Robb
We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
November 11, 2025 at 12:54 PM
We’re launching our new catalogue on Monday 8 December.
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
To keep our collections safe while we do this, access and ordering will be suspended for a week before launch and all requests for 8 December onwards must be made on the new system when it launches.
Find out more: bit.ly/CollectionSu...
Hm...
Before the midterms of 1866, President Andrew Johnson called his congressional opponents traitors and said they should be hanged.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
Voters were so profoundly moved by his words... that they gave his opponents a supermajority in Congress, and the nation got the Fourteenth Amendment.
November 21, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Hm...
Way to go, wolves! 🐺😉
November 18, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Way to go, wolves! 🐺😉
Fabulous!
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
You are building a guild hall in 1357.
What materials are you going to need?
60 trees from Bolton Percy for 27s. 6d., 100 oaks from Thorpe Underwood for £21, 14 tons of stone from Tadcaster and 20,000 bricks for £6 from the Carmelite Friars of York.
That should keep you going!
What materials are you going to need?
60 trees from Bolton Percy for 27s. 6d., 100 oaks from Thorpe Underwood for £21, 14 tons of stone from Tadcaster and 20,000 bricks for £6 from the Carmelite Friars of York.
That should keep you going!
November 18, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Fabulous!
#medievalsky
#medievalsky
Watched the first episode & found it chillingly significant in this moment & the 2 hours slipped by so quickly. Kudos to Ken Burns & Co. Highly recommend. #KenBurns #PBS #history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
Ken Burns' 'American Revolution' will make you think differently about U.S. history
Burns' six-part documentary uses voiceover, reenactors and drone footage to tell the story of America's founding. And it reminds viewers that the quest for a more perfect union is far from over.
n.pr
November 17, 2025 at 5:18 PM
This is true for me. Keeps the wip in my subconscious.
Unsolicited writing advice, no. 42:
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
No one *needs* to work every day. But doing so - even for only a few minutes - ensures that you *think* about your work every day; solving problems away from your desk; keeping the plates spinning.
November 17, 2025 at 4:54 PM
This is true for me. Keeps the wip in my subconscious.
"I can find no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines till the 1500s.
... no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines across streets till the 1800s.
...no evidence of people using clothes pegs till the 1800s.
...if you find...new sources, let me know & I’ll update the article."🗃️
... no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines across streets till the 1800s.
...no evidence of people using clothes pegs till the 1800s.
...if you find...new sources, let me know & I’ll update the article."🗃️
I've turned 2 discussion threads into one article a bit chaotic but interesting nevertheless.
A work in progress;
When did we start hanging laundry across streets and using clothes pegs?
Read it here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/o...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-w...
A work in progress;
When did we start hanging laundry across streets and using clothes pegs?
Read it here;
fakehistoryhunter.net/2025/11/15/o...
Or here;
fakehistoryhunter.substack.com/p/when-did-w...
When did we start hanging laundry across streets and using clothes pegs?
This article was originally a thread on social media, which is why it is formatted with lots of images and short responses.The text is about the image below that paragraph. I’m currently obse…
fakehistoryhunter.net
November 15, 2025 at 9:23 PM
"I can find no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines till the 1500s.
... no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines across streets till the 1800s.
...no evidence of people using clothes pegs till the 1800s.
...if you find...new sources, let me know & I’ll update the article."🗃️
... no evidence of people hanging their clothes on lines across streets till the 1800s.
...no evidence of people using clothes pegs till the 1800s.
...if you find...new sources, let me know & I’ll update the article."🗃️
It might be chilly & damp outside, but her nest of socks & sweats still warm from the clothes dryer makes The Maggie happy on this #caturday.
Snoozing while her staff writes about mayhem & murder.
Snoozing while her staff writes about mayhem & murder.
November 15, 2025 at 6:10 PM
It might be chilly & damp outside, but her nest of socks & sweats still warm from the clothes dryer makes The Maggie happy on this #caturday.
Snoozing while her staff writes about mayhem & murder.
Snoozing while her staff writes about mayhem & murder.
Going back to reshape the beginning of the book around a discovered body. Yes, dear reader, I had not dropped a body in the first 10k words and, as my long ago editor LD advised, a death makes the book come alive. 😱 Much better now.
What a rum business, eh? #mysteries
What a rum business, eh? #mysteries
November 15, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Going back to reshape the beginning of the book around a discovered body. Yes, dear reader, I had not dropped a body in the first 10k words and, as my long ago editor LD advised, a death makes the book come alive. 😱 Much better now.
What a rum business, eh? #mysteries
What a rum business, eh? #mysteries
Reposted by Candace Robb
Thank you so much! 😍😭🤩 I so appreciate this. Delighted and relieved to hear that HUMANS clarifies timely things. My take on monsters - to see 'monster' as just a *label* that tells us about the monster-makers who craft those stories - isn't what folks might expect. A #StarTrek essay, ICYMI:
“Resistance is futile.” Why Star Trek: TNG’s Borg Collective Is the Perfect Monster for Our Time - Reactor
35 years on, what can we learn from the Borg and "The Best of Both Worlds"?
reactormag.com
November 14, 2025 at 6:35 AM
Thank you so much! 😍😭🤩 I so appreciate this. Delighted and relieved to hear that HUMANS clarifies timely things. My take on monsters - to see 'monster' as just a *label* that tells us about the monster-makers who craft those stories - isn't what folks might expect. A #StarTrek essay, ICYMI: