The transcript for Episode 734, my interview with Jess Rothschild, the creator of the docu-podcast Finding Fire Island, is here! You can find Finding Fire Island wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube!
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Enshittification by Cory Doctorow is $3.99! This has been talked about before on the site and in the comments. It also won the 2026 Locus Award for Nonfiction.
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This HaBO comes from Liz, who is looking for this romance: I need help finding a book! OK, here’s what I remember about this book: – It’s a Harlequin Presents (99% sure) – The heroine is a professional cheerleader (I’m confident the author who wrote this was a fan of DCC: Making the Team) – The heroine has had like a year or freedom, and now she must return to her home country and be … Continue reading HaBO: Harlequin Presents with a Cheerleader Heroine →
Welcome back! A short and sweet release week for us at SBTB HQ. Only three books on our TBR piles. Is your TBR pile looking the same? Or is there a bevy of new books hitting your library holds, ereaders, and mailboxes?
The Very Definition of Love by Sophia Benoit is $4.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This released over the summer and was mentioned on Hide Your Wallet. Really like this cover!
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For all the carnage that transpires in this clever time loop horror novel, nothing is as difficult as getting through as the first chapter, in which our heroine, Willa, mopes through a horrible breakup. Forced to attend a wedding at which her ex is not only present but has brought a date, Willa endures horror on a personal and a cosmic scale. Willa wakes up, mopes, calls her friend to complain, mopes, drives to the … Continue reading Kiss Slay Replay by Rachel Harrison →

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The Persephone Code by Julia Golding Amazon | B&N | Kobo
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This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading Sunday Sale Digest! →
This month we honor a very beloved Kickass Woman, Dolly Rebecca Parton Dean. Dolly Parton was beloved by people across America for her music, her personality, and her philanthropy. The greatness of Dolly Parton is one of the few things that almost everyone, regardless of political affiliation, seems to agree upon. Dolly’s origin story has been told and retold so often as to make it a modern American legend. She was born 1946 in a … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Dolly Parton →
The Library of Flowers by L.C. Chu is $1.99! This one came out in May and be a leftover deal from the weekend. Hopefully it’s not! This is the pen name for romance author Lily Chu and is a magical realism title.
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With fall nipping at our noses, everyone seems to be in the mood for the queer romance equivalent of a pumpkin spice latte this month, so let’s get to it and mix it up a bit!