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Cover Snark: Lord Gumbert Rubberthwaite

“Head too big, arms too short.”

Psst, After Dark Friends: Last Call for Valentine Exchange!

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Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 106

Welcome back! This time around, we have a couple recommendations by the community, non-fiction, and a time travel romance. Are there any recommendations you’d like to pass along? Leave them in the comments! 

Sunday Sale Digest!

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Hide Your Wallet

Book Beat: Mermaids, Vampire Couples, & More

Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list of underrated romances! Think of Book Beat as Teen Beat or Tiger Beat, but for books. And no staples to open to get the fold-out poster.

Books On Sale

So Many KDDs!

Books on Sale: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian & More

RECOMMENDED: The Perfect Crimes of Marian Hayes by Cat Sebastian is $1.99! Carrie gave it a B+:

This book succeeds in that it gives an irresistible couple in sweet, goofy Rob and grumpy Marian. I adored this couple for their ability to think outside the box, their easy and complete acceptance of each other, and their banter.

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Friday Videos Have Enya Stuck in Their Head

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Last week when I announced the video for episode 700, I saw and received some happy reactions that Friday Videos had made a return. That’s delightful, so hey! Friday Videos! I woke up today with Caribbean Blue by Enya stuck in my head, so I went looking for videos. This song came out in 1991 so this is mid-high school for me (also around the time I studied abroad so maybe the song followed me) and for … Continue reading Friday Videos Have Enya Stuck in Their Head

Book Review

Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel

Most Eligible

My only exposure to the Bachelor franchise is Elyse’s commentaries/summaries of episodes. But apparently a book set in a Bachelor-like TV show works for me! With some caveats.… Georgia is a cast member of Love Shack, along with 19 other women, most of whom are in pursuit of the bachelor: Roland, a professional tennis player, who is currently not playing due to an injury. You don’t meet all of the women, obviously. It would be … Continue reading Most Eligible by Isabelle Engel

Podcast

701. Holiday Wishes with Amanda and Sarah

It’s never too late for Holiday Wishes, right? We had such a record number of interviews for the Holiday Wishes episodes this year, and I truly love doing them. Thank you. But many of you asked about Amanda’s recs and wishes, so to wind up our holiday extravaganza, Amanda and I are talking about the books that we loved in 2025, our wishes for everyone in 2026, and of course we talk about a LOT … Continue reading 701. Holiday Wishes with Amanda and Sarah

What in the entitled purple state garbage is this?

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