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Hide Your Wallet: October 6th Release Week

Happy Tuesday! This might be the beefiest release week we’ve had in a while. In fact, the entire month is looking pretty full with amazing books. Uh oh! Which new releases are you excited for? Tell us in the comments!

Book Review

The Librarian of a Lyon by Linda Rae Sande

The Librarian of a Lyon

This guest review comes from Lisa! A longtime romance aficionado and frequent commenter to SBTB, Lisa is a queer Latine critic with a sharp tongue and lots of opinions. She frequently reviews at All About Romance and Women Write About Comics, where she’s on staff, and you can catch her at @‌thatbouviergirl on Twitter. There, she shares good reviews, bracing industry opinions and thoughtful commentary when she’s not on her grind looking for the next … Continue reading The Librarian of a Lyon by Linda Rae Sande →

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 124

Welcome back, all! For this round of recs, I have a couple atmospheric reads for the fall and spooky season. Plus, there’s some non-fiction and something for all the crocheters out there. Any recommendations you’d like to pass along? Leave them in the comments!

Sunday Sale Digest!

Smart Bitches in a blue typewriter font, and After Dark lit up like hot pink neon

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! →

Kickass Women in History: Carrie Best

This month our Kickass Woman in History is a Canadian woman named Carrie Best. Carrie Best was the founder of The Clarion, the first Black-owned newspaper in Nova Scotia that was written and distributed specifically for Black readers.* Best used her platform to advance civil rights for Black people in Nova Scotia, and her work made Best an important leader in advocating for Black Canadians. Carrie Mae Best was born Carrie Prevoe in 1903. She … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Carrie Best →

Hide Your Wallet

October 2026 Queer Romances

Spooky season has arrived, and that means two things: Romances that make the perfect Halloween treat, and the beginning of the December holiday romance wave. All of these books fall into one category or the other, so this season, grab some milk and cookies, the candy of your choice, or both, and get reading!

Friday Videos Love Wedge Drama

An image of a VHS cassette with a label that reads FRIDAY VIDEOS Smart Bitches Ep. 21 against a pink crosshatch background

OOOPS Did you see this yesterday? I’m sorry I teased you into thinking it was Friday one day early! But now it’s actually Friday — hooray!  (My apologies. This is how you know I’m not AI. I think AI knows what day it is!) … I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but there are a lot of videos lately? Like, so many. And as someone whose first social media was text-based and not video-based, I … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Wedge Drama →

Podcast

738. Isn’t He Romantic with Adib Khorram

Adib Khorram’s new book, Isn’t He Romantic, is out this week, so of course I wanted to ask many questions about it. This is the third in a trilogy about three queer Iranian American friends, and our conversation touches on some of the themes of the book, such as aging and ageism in the gay community, reclaiming fun games from your youth, and about trends in m/m romance currently.

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