Maria Schneider
@bearmountainbooks.bsky.social
Author of Executive Lunch, One Good Eclair, Dragons of Wendal, Under Witch Moon, Null Witch. Blog: http://www.BearMountainBooks.com Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Maria-E.-Schneider/author/B002M3FL16
If anyone wants to see an actual vinegaroon in the wild, I posted one. If you are at all squeamish about bugs, do not click: www.bearmountainbooks.com/hobbies/trav... You can still click on Ilona's blog post and read all about her new fireplace and terrible cold!
December 4, 2025 at 7:24 PM
If anyone wants to see an actual vinegaroon in the wild, I posted one. If you are at all squeamish about bugs, do not click: www.bearmountainbooks.com/hobbies/trav... You can still click on Ilona's blog post and read all about her new fireplace and terrible cold!
@scalzi.com is asking for artists, crafts, homemade items and book recs today over at his blog: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/04/t... Go on over and post! And check out the recs (I rec'd books. Natch.)
The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Four: Fan Favorites!
For the first three days of the Whatever Gift Guide this year, We’ve had authors and creators tell you about their work. Today is different: Today is Fan Favorites day, in which fans, admirers…
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December 4, 2025 at 7:21 PM
@scalzi.com is asking for artists, crafts, homemade items and book recs today over at his blog: whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/04/t... Go on over and post! And check out the recs (I rec'd books. Natch.)
#booksky Remember I have no control over pricing at Audible, but Witch Way #audiobook is currently 99 cents. www.amazon.com/Witch-Way-Sh...?
Witch Way: A Moon Shadow Sidekick Novella
Amazon.com: Witch Way: A Moon Shadow Sidekick Novella (Audible Audio Edition): Maria E. Schneider, Maria Schneider, Bear Mountain Books: Audible Books & Originals
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December 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM
#booksky Remember I have no control over pricing at Audible, but Witch Way #audiobook is currently 99 cents. www.amazon.com/Witch-Way-Sh...?
I added my top reads: Banshees and Boba by Nia Quinn, Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams, The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews, Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, The Ambush Years by JA Enfield, and The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths #booksky what are your top reads 2025???
Here they are! The New York Times Book Review Top Ten Books of 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/12/02/b...
And here is their list of 100 Notable Books of 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
From my 26 years in bookselling, I know the NYT holiday picks often sell out, so order soon: theliteratelizard.com
And here is their list of 100 Notable Books of 2025: www.nytimes.com/2025/11/24/b...
From my 26 years in bookselling, I know the NYT holiday picks often sell out, so order soon: theliteratelizard.com
The 10 Best Books of 2025
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I added my top reads: Banshees and Boba by Nia Quinn, Blood at the Root by LaDarrion Williams, The Inheritance by Ilona Andrews, Amari and the Night Brothers by B.B. Alston, The Ambush Years by JA Enfield, and The Frozen People by Elly Griffiths #booksky what are your top reads 2025???
Series I LOVED is on sale at author site: Jami Gray's Arcane Transporter series. Fast cars, unique magic, found family #booksky Here is one #audiobook link: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
Free ebook that ROCKS: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
Free ebook that ROCKS: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
Grave Cargo Audio
Strap in with this duet narration of Stella Hunter and Connor Crais and get ready for a wild ride through the heart-pounding twists and turns of this urban fantasy action adventure where powerful magi...
jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com
December 3, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Series I LOVED is on sale at author site: Jami Gray's Arcane Transporter series. Fast cars, unique magic, found family #booksky Here is one #audiobook link: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
Free ebook that ROCKS: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
Free ebook that ROCKS: jamigraybook-shop.fourthwall.com/products/gra...
December 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Reposted by Maria Schneider
If you're an artist/crafter/musician/other creator with things that would make great gifts this holiday season, today's the Whatever gift guide day for you to share your work with thousands! Follow the link to tell people how to get what you've got!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Three: Arts, Crafts, Music and More
The Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2025 continues, and today we move away from books and focus on other gifts and crafts — which you can take to mean just about any other sort of thing a creative pers…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
If you're an artist/crafter/musician/other creator with things that would make great gifts this holiday season, today's the Whatever gift guide day for you to share your work with thousands! Follow the link to tell people how to get what you've got!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/03/t...
You will be happy and successful!!!
Your daily fortune:
Always try your best, especially at the important things in life, like reading, eating, and sleeping.
Always try your best, especially at the important things in life, like reading, eating, and sleeping.
December 2, 2025 at 5:12 PM
You will be happy and successful!!!
Come on over to Scalzi's blog and find some books #booksky ! Lots of authors posting. Note that tomorrow is for artists, crafters and musicians. If you're looking for a cover artist, that might be the day to read the comments!!!
Indie and non-traditional authors! Today is the day to tell thousands of readers looking for holiday gifts about your books! Follow the link for all the details and leave a post (there, not here)!
Musicians/crafters/artists, etc: Your day is tomorrow!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
Musicians/crafters/artists, etc: Your day is tomorrow!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/02/t...
The 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide, Day Two: Non-Traditional Books
Today is Day Two of the Whatever Holiday Gift Guide 2025, and today the focus is on Non-Traditionally Published Books: Self-published works, electronically-exclusive books, books from micro presses…
whatever.scalzi.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Come on over to Scalzi's blog and find some books #booksky ! Lots of authors posting. Note that tomorrow is for artists, crafters and musicians. If you're looking for a cover artist, that might be the day to read the comments!!!
Reposted by Maria Schneider
I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.
December 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I say this to my students and parents all the time. Want to be a better reader? Read. A better writer? Read. More empathetic? Read. Deeper thinker? Read.
Would make a nice plant plot. Can't tell how big it is, so not quite sure what plant, but something like dragon fruit or Christmas cactus. Give the lady some hair drifting about.
There’s some really cool stuff here
DAY 25 – SALE ✨Meet our Julia Domna head pot, full of personality and ready to give some serious side eye. This striking replica comes from one of the rare face urns found in Roman York, and may even depict the Syrian empress herself.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/jul...
December 1, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Would make a nice plant plot. Can't tell how big it is, so not quite sure what plant, but something like dragon fruit or Christmas cactus. Give the lady some hair drifting about.
Can't wait to see the lists #booksky I just know there are gonna be some great books to read!!!
Traditionally-published authors (print/ebook/audio): Promote your books today in the 2025 Whatever Holiday Gift Guide! Thousands of readers to connect to your work! Follow the link below to tell folks about what you have available to them this holiday season!
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
whatever.scalzi.com/2025/12/01/t...
December 1, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Can't wait to see the lists #booksky I just know there are gonna be some great books to read!!!
Reposted by Maria Schneider
It's that time of year again! Our KWL cover contest is up and ready for your votes.
Choose your favourite romance, mystery/thriller, nonfiction/fiction and sci/fantasy cover here: https://www.kobo.com/kobo-writing-life/blog/vote-now-cover-contest-2025
#kobo #kobowritinglife #covercontest
Choose your favourite romance, mystery/thriller, nonfiction/fiction and sci/fantasy cover here: https://www.kobo.com/kobo-writing-life/blog/vote-now-cover-contest-2025
#kobo #kobowritinglife #covercontest
Vote now for the winners of the Kobo Writing Life 2025 Indie Cover Contest
We’re excited to announce the 2025 Kobo Writing Life Indie Cover shortlists! Voting begins now!
www.kobo.com
December 1, 2025 at 3:00 PM
It's that time of year again! Our KWL cover contest is up and ready for your votes.
Choose your favourite romance, mystery/thriller, nonfiction/fiction and sci/fantasy cover here: https://www.kobo.com/kobo-writing-life/blog/vote-now-cover-contest-2025
#kobo #kobowritinglife #covercontest
Choose your favourite romance, mystery/thriller, nonfiction/fiction and sci/fantasy cover here: https://www.kobo.com/kobo-writing-life/blog/vote-now-cover-contest-2025
#kobo #kobowritinglife #covercontest
I think this would be a great tea cup for mid-day for me!
DAY 24 – SALE ✨
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
Today, a Samian Ware wine cup (Dragendorff 33) — simple, elegant, and once carried throughout the Roman Empire. A small vessel that speaks of shared meals, warm company and everyday ritual.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/cop...
#archaeology #RomanBritain
November 30, 2025 at 7:36 PM
I think this would be a great tea cup for mid-day for me!
Reposted by Maria Schneider
Reposted by Maria Schneider
Today, November 29th I'm at Ad Gefrin, Museum and Distillery in Wooler, Northumberland. I'll be making replicas of Post-Roman/Anglo-Saxon pottery. Lots of other craftspeople and local food producers here. Come along if you're in the area 🏺
November 29, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Today, November 29th I'm at Ad Gefrin, Museum and Distillery in Wooler, Northumberland. I'll be making replicas of Post-Roman/Anglo-Saxon pottery. Lots of other craftspeople and local food producers here. Come along if you're in the area 🏺
those covers are gorgeous! I've already read the series--it's great. Enter to win!
🦃 BOOK GIVEAWAY 🦃
The Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box is up for grabs on the #IlonaAndrews blog! Gorgeous hardcovers, sprayed edges, stunning art 📚
📦 open to US only
🖋️ Enter only on the IA blog ilona-andrews.com/blog/an-arca...
Good luck all!
The Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box is up for grabs on the #IlonaAndrews blog! Gorgeous hardcovers, sprayed edges, stunning art 📚
📦 open to US only
🖋️ Enter only on the IA blog ilona-andrews.com/blog/an-arca...
Good luck all!
An Arcane Hidden Legacy Giveaway - ILONA ANDREWS
House Andrews have received their author copies of the Arcane Society Hidden Legacy Special Edition Box, which contains Nevada's trilogy: Burn for Me, White Hot and Wildfire. They are stunning hardcov...
ilona-andrews.com
November 29, 2025 at 1:49 AM
those covers are gorgeous! I've already read the series--it's great. Enter to win!
Shop local!
Don't send your coins to the wealthy trolls that live in high castles this holiday season.
Shop in your local forest and share them with the witches, goblins, and other moss draped horrors that create sparks of light in the darkness.
Shop in your local forest and share them with the witches, goblins, and other moss draped horrors that create sparks of light in the darkness.
November 29, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Shop local!
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I did an event at a new Barnes and Noble in Orange County and I sold out of both BATR and Bones at the Crossroads! And I got to meet some cool readers!
So grateful that I’m continuing to live out my childhood dream.
So grateful that I’m continuing to live out my childhood dream.
November 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
I did an event at a new Barnes and Noble in Orange County and I sold out of both BATR and Bones at the Crossroads! And I got to meet some cool readers!
So grateful that I’m continuing to live out my childhood dream.
So grateful that I’m continuing to live out my childhood dream.
Reposted by Maria Schneider
The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social Black Friday Collection has dropped! I have made many sparkly things that perhaps you would like to buy as a gift for others or yourself!
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November 28, 2025 at 5:14 PM
The @peculiarityshop.bsky.social Black Friday Collection has dropped! I have made many sparkly things that perhaps you would like to buy as a gift for others or yourself!
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www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
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www.peculiarityshop.com/blackfriday2...
Oh isn't this just beautiful! Perfect gift!
DAY 22 – SALE ✨
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
Today’s piece is a Roman Severn Valley Ware mug. A sturdy, practical cup once used by everyday people across Roman Britain. Durable, unassuming and full of quiet history, it’s a direct link to long-forgotten daily lives.
Unwrap history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/rom...
November 28, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Oh isn't this just beautiful! Perfect gift!
Reposted by Maria Schneider
DAY 21 – SALE ✨Our Roman-style flagon is here with a festive motto: “Bibe Felix” or “Drink Happy”. It’s handcrafted, hand painted & fired so the iron-oxide slip transforms from sunny yellow to sunset red. A lovely piece to raise a toast with.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
November 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
DAY 21 – SALE ✨Our Roman-style flagon is here with a festive motto: “Bibe Felix” or “Drink Happy”. It’s handcrafted, hand painted & fired so the iron-oxide slip transforms from sunny yellow to sunset red. A lovely piece to raise a toast with.
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
Unwrap some history:
potted-history.co.uk/products/oxf...
So this year with the smoker and oven going all day, I am doing a tray of tomatoes for "sun dried" tomatoes. They didn't work out too well in the fryer dehydrator. Took too long, blew around, not enough tomatoes for the time put in. #cooking
November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
So this year with the smoker and oven going all day, I am doing a tray of tomatoes for "sun dried" tomatoes. They didn't work out too well in the fryer dehydrator. Took too long, blew around, not enough tomatoes for the time put in. #cooking