Links for Fun
February 27, 2012 | Monday | 10 CommentsLinks of fun and enjoyment for you from the internet! From P.G. for every romance editor currently working, this is for you. Print this out and frame for bad days, eh? read more »
Bitchin' Blog Posts : Books
eBook deals
December 01, 2011 | Thursday | 22 CommentsI'd been bemoaning the lack of ebook deals out there amid the holiday sales - apparently grousing is effective! Julia Quinn's The Secret Diary of Miss Miranda Cheever is $1.99 [ Amazon | BN ] Karen Marie Moning's Darkfever is $1.99 * [ Amazon | BN ] (BN has not reduced the price yet but will soon, I am betting.) A note of warning about the Darkfever series. A reader wrote in recently about how finishing the series left her bereft - and started a very lively discussion of what happens after Book Rebound syndrome kicks in. Be ye warned: there be crack in the Darkfever series,… read more »
50% Rebate at AllRomance Today!
November 28, 2011 | Monday | 5 CommentsI thought to myself several times this weekend while shopping online (what? crowds? No, thanks.) that it was a shame there weren't more ebook sales on Black Friday or Cyber Monday or whatever else the sale days are called. But then, I forgot that AllRomance (sponsor of the Sizzling Book Club and generally awesome at customer service) is offering a Cyber Monday 50% Rebate sale. That means any title that's incentive-eligible (i.e. not agency) - conveniently marked with this symbol: - is eligible for a 50% rebate. That's Harlequin, Samhain, Kensington, Sourcebooks -- anyone but the Big Six. Remember when Fictionwise… read more »
Thanking the October Advertisers
October 29, 2011 | Saturday | 1 CommentsThanks and mad props to the October advertisers! These are the lovely folks whose support helps underwrite hosting, posting, and all the merriment here, and without them there wouldn’t be as much Bitchery to go around Thanks for advertising with us, and thank you to everyone who has clicked on an ad and taken a closer look at a book. You’re helping support advertisers who want to reach romance readers directly, and that’s excellent. read more »
Thanking the September Advertisers
September 24, 2011 | Saturday | 2 CommentsIt’s time to thank the September advertisers - thank you! Muchas gracias! Toda rabbi! These are the lovely folks who fund hosting, posting, and general shenanigans, and without them, the site wouldn’t be as funky and definitely not as hot pink. Thank you for advertising with us, and thank you to everyone who has clicked on the ads, because you’re supporting advertisers who want to reach romance readers directly. read more »
Thanking the August Advertisers
August 31, 2011 | Wednesday | 3 CommentsTime to thank the August advertisers - thank you! These are the awesome folks who fund my Epic Postage Budget, hosting fees and various other projects. Without them, this site wouldn’t be as hot pink. I’ve also received email from people asking me to look up an advertisement from a previous month so they could buy the book they saw featured, so here are the advertisers in convenient entry format. Thank you for advertising with us, and for everyone who has taken a look at the ads, thank you for supporting folks who want to reach romance readers directly! read more »
July Advertisers
July 30, 2011 | Saturday | 4 CommentsTime to thank the July advertisers - thank you! These are the awesome folks who fund my Epic Postage Budget, hosting fees and various other projects. Without them, this site wouldn’t be as hot pink. I’ve also received email from people asking me to look up an advertisement from a previous month so they could buy the book they saw featured, so here are the advertisers in convenient entry format. Thank you for advertising with us, and for everyone who has taken a look at the ads, thank you for supporting folks who want to reach romance readers directly! read more »
May Advertisers
May 23, 2011 | Monday | 7 CommentsTime again to thank this month’s advertisers, who fund my Epic Postage Budget, hosting fees and various other projects. Without them, this site wouldn’t be as hot pink. I’ve also received email from people asking me to look up an advertisement from a previous month so they could buy the book they saw featured, so here are the advertisers in convenient entry format. Thank you for advertising with us, and thank you for supporting our advertisers! read more »
HaBO: Request for a Friend
May 14, 2011 | Saturday | 8 CommentsJaneDrew wrote in looking for assistance on behalf of a friend of hers: A friend of mine is looking for a book she read back in high school, and I told her I would pass along what she remembered to the fantastically well-read folks over at the Bitchery… 1) It was published between 2000 and 2003. 2) The book consists of two novellas, each focusing on one of two sisters. 2a) It may be classified as YA. 2b) The title might be something like “A Tale of Two Sisters,” except that searches with that title have… read more »
Audible Launches ACX, Self Publishing for Audio Books
May 12, 2011 | Thursday | 19 CommentsPer Shelf Awareness today, Audible has launched ACX, which enables authors to create audiobooks of their work, either by narrating them or by hiring voice actors from the registered database of talent. Here, have a video about it, featuring two actors who really irritated me with their pseudo-bashful self-congratulatory demeanor: The upshot is that so many excellent books are not made into audio books, and with the increasing success of self-publishing ventures in digital and print-on-demand, audiobooks are a natural extension of that success. The ACX program is available to authors at a flat rate or at a 50/50 share… read more »
GS vs. STA: Friendships
April 21, 2011 | Thursday | 109 CommentsTime for another Good Shit Vs. Shit To Avoid, this time prompted by Amanda, who is searching for books with strong female friendships: I am looking for a book to read. I’ve been a little bored with the romance novel offerings and here’s why: Why doesn’t anybody ever have a friend? None of the women ever have any friends! I mean, sometimes they have a convenient “This is my friend, sometimes I see her in a park, a ballroom (if historical), or in yoga class (if contemporary). We talk for five minutes and then we don’t think about each other… read more »
HABO-Bration: Feathers Are Useful
April 17, 2011 | Sunday | 9 CommentsSusana is looking for a Regency, and this one is based on her recollection of a specific scene. Anyone recall this book? I have been trying to remember the name of a book that I read years ago for a long time. My problem is that I read so many at the time that I get some of the plot points intertwined with other books. Anyway, what I know for sure is this particular book is that it’s a regency era historical. The hero and heroine end up married in the first half of the book and there is some… read more »
A Taste of Romantic Times
April 07, 2011 | Thursday | 359 CommentsGreetings form RT, where the bar goes dead at about 430-5 so people can get dressed up for dinner, and the party doesn’t stop until well past midnight, no matter what time zone you’re in. I heard via Twitter that there were many people in the gym this morning from the RT conference crowd. I’m betting that gym will be a little more sparsely populated in the next few days, unless running with a hangover is your thing. I know a few people wish they were here, and I can’t say that I blame you for that feeling. I’ve been… read more »
Links:Rita, Golden Heart, Carina and Operation Auction
March 28, 2011 | Monday | 46 CommentsA few links! Because it’s been awhile and my inbox is full of awesome. First, in case you were under a large rock or on vacation like I was, the RITAs and Golden Hearts were announced - and Twitter pretty much exploded about it, too. What do you think? Have you read any of them? I’m pondering reading at least one from every category and challenging myself to get them all done (and reviewed) by the date of the RITA ceremony. Anyone want to take the RITA challenge with me? Over on the Carina Press blog, Angela James has big… read more »
Faking It - With Flowers: A Giveaway
March 27, 2011 | Sunday | 235 CommentsHere’s a little something new and different. To celebrate the release of “Faking It,” by Elisa Lorello, I’ve got my totally-craving-spring hands on a giveaway for you: flower delivery service California Blooms is donating 1 dozen roses to a Smart Bitches, Trashy Books reader located in the continental U.S. The winner will also get a free copy of FAKING IT! If you win, you can have the flowers and book sent to yourself (who doesn’t want a dozen roses and hot read delivered to her door?) or someone you love. Faking It by Elisa Lorella is about Andi, a composition… read more »
