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I enjoy listening to weekly 'Write of Passage' podcast episodes by author @vanessariley.com. Every week, 10 - 12 minutes of conversation and wisdom applicable to writer and author life.

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Join us LIVE February 5th, for a chance to win a copy of Fire Sword & Sea by Vanessa Riley.

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Join us Thurs, Feb. 5 as we chat with Vanessa Riley about her newest book, Fire Sword and Sea, based on the folk story of the mixed-race, female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye.

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Join Vanessa Riley discussing Fire Sword and Sea, based on the legendary female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. Thursday, February 5th at 7 PM ET.

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{2026 New Release} Fire, Sword, and Sea by: Vanessa Riley "In her latest, Riley provides a fresh take on high seas adventure through the eyes of the courageous, swashbuckling, based-on-a-real-life female pirate Jacquotte Delahaye. The research Riley has done on this 1600s saga is truly remarkable, second only to her depictions of the lush Caribbean setting and the diverse, multi-faceted cast of characters. This is one to be savored." —Fiona Davis, New York Times bestselling author of The Stolen Queen…

Fire Sword and Sea is inspired by the true story of the pirate Jacquotte Delahaye and her fellow women pirates. It explores diverse communities of gender expression, sexuality, socioeconomic class, and race in a historical era where those people have mostly been erased. #newrelease #VanessaRiley

The real Pirates of the Caribbean were Black, and women!

Fire Sword & Sea, a new novel by @vanessariley.com, will be out on Tuesday, 1/13/26.

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Write of Passage: Between the Book and Me - Vanessa Riley's Research Blog Someone said, “Reading is elitism,” and I knew immediately—we’re in trouble. When people start calling books the problem, it’s never about books.It’s about control. A mind that doesn’t read is easier ...

“Someone said, ‘Reading is elitism,’ and I knew immediately—we’re in trouble.”

So starts another great episode of Write of Passage podcast by @vanessariley.com

Listen. Then check out her forthcoming novel Fire Sword & Sea, out 1/13/26.

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Virtual Author Talk with #VanessaRiley on Thursday, February 5, 2026 at 7 PM ET. She writes Sagas and #BookClub Fiction that brings to life the hidden narratives of Black women and women of color in novels like Island Queen and Queen of Exiles. FREE. Register online: libraryc.org/indypl/106878

Write of Passage: Hang the Pictures - Vanessa Riley's Research Blog About nine years ago, my husband, military man, went on several trips and took his camera. He’s a wonderful amateur photographer — the kind who captures dozens and dozens of shots, each one filled wit...

I enjoy listening to Write of Passage, the weekly podcast by @vanessariley.com.

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If you’re on my newsletter… you’ve already seen it. 👀
Everyone else? Get ready.
📕 Fire Sword and Sea
🔥 Cover drops Friday at 9 AM EST

Pirates chasing glory.
Women daring to rewrite their fate.
Secrets buried deeper than the sea.

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Thanks to the amazing Vanessa Riley for giving me an e-ARC of her next novel A GAMBLE AT SUNSET.

Excited to spend a lazy Saturday afternoon with this one 😍😍😍

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