Welcome back to Links! Apologies for no Links last week. Like many, I was not doing too well Wednesday morning and promptly texted Sarah, “Oh shit. I forgot to schedule a Links post.”
But I am back! Perhaps not too much better than I was a week ago, but baby steps. The unpacking has kept me distracted and I am eager for the Thanksgiving break to full cozy up in front of our fireplace with a stack of books I’ve been saving. Oh and to possibly eat my weight in yummy mashed potatoes.
Now big questions, are you a creamy or chunky mash kind of person? I am team chunky all the way.
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Big thank you to Phosteres for sending this link in from CBC Radio on the birth of Harlequin! Apparently it was started by a Hudson’s Bay Company fur trader.
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Several of you have sent us this link. Haymarket Books is offering “ten free ebooks for getting us free.” Have you picked up this amazing deal yet?
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Vulture took a dive into the ghostwriters and agents behind popular celebrity novels.
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My partner and I have an autumnal ritual of watching Over the Garden Wall. Typically, it’s in October, but we pushed it to November because we wanted it to be the first thing we watched in our new house. To celebrate the cartoon’s tenth anniversary, the creators released a stop motion short. Ain’t that just the way. If you haven’t seen Over the Garden Wall, it’s streaming on Hulu and well worth a watch, especially during the cozier seasons.
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Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
I prefer creamy, and will do all I can to make my mashed potatoes that way. BUT…my grandma used to have some chunks in her potatoes, so I do have a fondness for that. Mashed potatoes are my favorite food, and I would happily eat them every day.
My mom had all the medical romance books in the 60s and definitely all the Harlequins in the 70s. That was my gateway–all of these books in the house till she started taking them to thrift stores. They were easy to borrow and put back as an older elementary/tween kid in the late 70s.