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October 04, 2010 | Monday | 81 Comments
Yesterday, Hubby and I went shopping for warmer clothes for all of us, and there, on the northernmost wall of the store it was… Christmas. Trees and garlands and sparkly stuff and holiday frames and all kinds of stuff, all on sale. YOU GUYS. IT IS NOT EVEN HALLOWEEN. (Also: we are not Christian and therefore do not celebrate Christmas but that’s beside the point). Did that stop me from looking at the items on sale and finding some very excellent gifts for people for the holidays? Of course not. (We celebrate Hanukkah - the most excellent holiday ever because…
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June 24, 2010 | Thursday | 7 Comments
Tonight the YWCA of New York City will present Harlequin CEO Donna Hayes with the W Award at its annual Summer Soirée. The W Award is given to individuals and companies who represent and focus on the empowerment of women, and since Harlequin’s stories focus on the triumph of the heroine, and since they’re written by (mostly) women and read by (mostly) women - and, interestingly enough, produced at HQN HQ by (mostly) women (with the exception of his fabulousness, Don Mills), it is entirely perfect that Hayes is being honored. Way to go! I’m covering the event tonight as…
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January 18, 2010 | Monday | 70 Comments
Smart Bitches Trashy Books LLC is a media partner for the 2010 O’Reilly Tools of Change Conference (and if you’d like a discount off registration, click that ad over yonder and use the code toc10sb for 15% off the cost), and I’m preparing for two presentations at the 2010 conference. Nervous? You bet your sweet bippy. Why? In both cases, I’m talking about digital books and digital reading, and while these are subjects that I’ve learned a tremendous amount about, I remain convinced that those who drive the digital reading and digital publishing industries are not always listening to the…
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November 22, 2009 | Sunday | 9 Comments
On Friday a press release went out announcing that Borders is now the official bookseller of RomCon 2010, which takes place in Denver on July July 9-11: Borders is the official on-site bookseller and will manage author signings as well as provide support for “The Readers’ Crown” published author contest being held in conjunction with the conference. Registration for RomCon is available at romconinc.com. Slated for Friday through Sunday, July 9-11, 2010 in Denver, Colo., the conference will bring readers and aspiring authors from all over to celebrate their number one passion—Romance fiction. While at the convention, attendees will enjoy…
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November 09, 2009 | Monday | 40 Comments
It’s stars and astronomy time! Carina is a constellation in the Southern sky, and is Latin for “keel” - as in, the fins and structures operating below the surface of the water unseen yet keeping the ship balanced, and on its course. Here’s an interesting bit of physics I didn’t know: the keel’s job is to convert a sideways force to a forward force, sort of like trying to figure out how to convert a changing tide or market to keep your industry moving forward. Nice name. It’s even more awesome when applied to Harlequin, who launched Carina Press today,…
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November 06, 2009 | Friday | 13 Comments
Thanks to alert awesome person Michelle Hauf, I found out that our site is featured in Marie Claire this month (December 2009 for those of you in Australia, where it’s already 2011). We’re on page 98 as part of a list of the top 15 Best Websites for Wasting Time. OH. My. GOD. Could I be more flattered?! HOLY HELL. We’re on a list with Daily Danza, CakeWrecks, There I Fixed It, and 1Bruce1—and Lifetime, Wow? I may swoon. Here’s a scan of the list, should you like 14 other ways to suck the time out of your day. I’m…
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