It’s time for the annual tradition of “Gee, I kinda wish that weren’t a joke” April Fool’s Day gags here at SBTB.
I know many, many people really dislike April Fool’s Day, and I get it. It’s hard enough to know what’s true, and I’ve fallen for many a well-written prank on April 1. (I totally fell for the one about what was in Prince’s fridge years ago.)
But I also love coming up with silly and affectionate April Fool’s Day pages – so this year?
Drink and cocktail concoctions! Recipes for small plates and easy-to-make, easy-to-eat foods you can devour with one hand because heaven forbid you have to put down your book!
Really, we all just want to feed you, make you a drink you’ll enjoy, and make sure you have books to read. That’s it.
This is, of course, not the only time we’ve wanted to feed everyone on April Fools.
Back in 2016 we made snack box subscriptions, including one for you and one for your pet.
We’ve fallen in love with rabbits, made our own social media network in 2014 complete with hoax-detection technology (wow, wish THAT had been real!), and offered customized book review order forms.
And one of my all-time most-favorite April Fool’s Day?
Our 2015 Time-stopping wearable device that doubles as a reader, pedometer, page counter, audio device, sale alarm, and timekeeper.
It stops time so we can read more. I love it so much.
Our complete list of silliness is below, should you wish to take a trip down WTF-Lane.
Otherwise, stay hydrated, keep reading, and Happy April, everyone!
- April Fools 2017: Create your own Bespoke Book Review: includes Platinum Level customizations like the phrase, “This book had too much sex in it!”
- April Fools 2016: Smart Bitches, Tasty Snacks! A subscription snack box for you and for your pets because we really want to feed you.
- April Fools 2015: The Year of the Wearable – For Romance Readers!
- April Fools 2014: Introducing Bitchster, the Best Social Network for Romance Readers
- April Fools 2013: Smart Bitches, An Amazon Prime Company
- April Fools 2012: Smart Bitches Who Love Great Web Deisgnz!
- April Fools 2011: Announcing The TBR Press: Just Another Digital Publishing Endeavor
- April Fools 2010: Only the finest hand-crafted reviews for sale!
- April Fools 2009: The ICH and Jane Litte threaten to sue us over the Bosoms book. We’re being bloody sued?!
- April Fools 2008: We’re assimilated into the Dear Author network as Jandy and Jarah.
- April Fools 2007: Chink & Jewy’s Romance Novels the unused, extremely, highly offensive original title one of us suggested for the site (holy smoke does this make me cringe now. Oh, Past Sarah. Honey.)
- April Fools 2006: MY NAME IS MAN-TITTE THE TOP HEAVY. KNOW MY NAME AND DESPAIR.
- April Fools 2005: Smart Bitches Who Love Fluffy Bunnies!
Happy April, folks. See you next year!
Well, you have the drink portion of the book down. I would totally buy that.
I was ready to buy the cookbook! When I got to Bitchin Kitchen opening in 2019, I finally figured out it was a prank. Ugh! Bonus points for the churro penis!
I need the Bitchin Kitchen cookbook! You rock Sarah thanks for the laugh, though unlike last year I didn’t fall for it.
I was totally down for this! It was the opening of Bitchin Kitchen when I figured it out. Well done ladies!
For once I remembered today was April Fool’s and I gleefully pulled up your site to see what antics you got up to this time. I was NOT disappointed. Only now I wish the Bitchin Kitchen was a real place. If I didn’t already know how hard it is to run a restaurant I might have to switch careers to make it happen.
Same here. 🙂
Good job, SBTB team!
I love how much y’all enjoy our silliness. Thank you! Happy April, and happy Easter to everyone celebrating!
Always entertaining to see what you come up with every year. Although I must say that this year was the first time I looked at the page and thought – but that would be AWESOME. I’d put it right between my copies of Outlaner Kitchen and Everything I Need….
Ack!!! I tuned in late and missed the event. Where’s a link so that I can see ‘Smart Dishes, Trashy Cooks’ in all its glory?
I always look forward to what crazypants awesomesauce y’all come up with each year. I always put away all liquids before clicking, just to be safe! 😉 And yeah, I’d totally spend the bucks to buy this book. I might even cook or concoct from it. Happy April Fool’s Day!
@Barb: Here you go!
SB Sarah–Thank you. Oh how I wish it were a real book!
Yeah, you got me.
I was very tired yesterday morning with having little sleep in the last few days. I became really confused when I tried to opened the site several times and kept getting a cookbook ad. What the hell? I even called my husband over to look and he proclaimed that you had been hacked! LMAO.
I was like “No… I don’t think so…it looks like maybe a mistake link with a new cookbook or something?”. As I fully read the “ad” and really wanting the cookbook, my brain kicked in gear and I realized I had been FOOLED! I told my husband that its April Fool’s and they got me! LOL!
Well done, very well done. But I still want that cookbook.
Wait, ‘What’s In Prince’s fridge?’ wasn’t real?!?!?! My heart is sad now.
I totally would have bought the cookbook; it sounded delightful.
I am sitting on my hands to stop myself from registering the name smartdishestrashybooks dot com just to ensure that nobody else grabs it.
Cooks. Ahem. Not books. Cooks. Well, domaintools knew what I meant anyway.