Happy Wednesday! Thank you to Sarah for the lovely wedding post and for all the sweet comments and advice. We had a lovely evening, drinking champagne and eating cheesecake in bed while we watched National Treasure. In other news, our youngest cat, Fig Newton, just turned two and has become a monster. She wants attention in the middle of a Zoom meeting. She wants to eat trash. She wants to use your chest as a springboard … Continue reading Links: Harlequin Nonsense, Interiors, & More→
Yup, that’s right: after a few years of recapping issues of Romantic Times magazine, we have pretty much discovered all there is to know about periodical publication, so we’re starting our own print magazine! Introducing Smart Bitch Magazine! Didn’t Amanda do a great job on the cover??! I particularly like the part where we are reviewing all “5 million books coming out this month.” Also – Y2K, is it a historical romance? Genius! If you’re … Continue reading April Fool’s 2026: Smart Bitch Magazine!→
The Keeper of Magical Things by Julie Leong is $1.99! This is a cozy fantasy novel. I don’t think this one is a romance, per se, and has more of a focus on platonic relationships. But please sound off in the comments with your thoughts!
This HaBO is from Amelia in the podcast Patreon discord: This was a 1980s/90s vintage romance with a heroine undercover as a high school student a la Never Been Kissed??? The hero is a teacher who thinks she’s 17 for most of the book. It’s a yikes but I’m in a Fast Times at Ridgemont High cultural deep dive and it’s driving me insane trying to find when this came out. Sending up the bat … Continue reading HaBO: Never Been Kissed Romance from the 80s or 90s→
Happy Tuesday! It’s the last day of March and a pretty big release day. I feel like there’s a little bit of everything from historical romance to non-fiction. Which new books are you excited for? Let us know in the comments!
nb: We are still having issues with connections to our image library, so if some of the covers don’t load, I have linked to their info pages so you can find images on retailers. Romance author Sandra Hill passed away on 26 March, surrounded by loved ones, per her obituary. She was 86 years old, and is survived by her four sons, her sister, and four grandchildren. May her memory be a blessing. Because y’all, … Continue reading In Extremely Loving Memory of Sandra Hill: 1942-2026→
Hey y’all! We’re having some really annoying technical difficulties with images this morning, which means your regularly scheduled (and really excellent) edition of Cover Snark is delayed until I can…get the covers to show up. So in lieu of a lot of rippling ads like packs of King Hawaiian rolls (™ Amanda) and really jacked, dehydrated men staring at their junk, and floating alien babies affixed with bad Photoshop – you can almost see the … Continue reading And this is how you know I’m not AI!→
RECOMMENDED: Sweet Filthy Boy by Christina Lauren is $1.99! This is book one in the Wild Quartet series and I gave it an A. The entire series is on sale and I hope it lasts. I saw it listed as both KDDs from yesterday, but also as part of Amazon’s Big Spring Sale which lasts through the 31st. Fingers crossed!
NB: Images are back! Hooray! Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Karen H: I actually like this cover since I generally like men with muscles and the color scheme is different and pretty. But, the model’s left shoulder just looks like it has a weird growth. It’s probably the lighting but didn’t anybody look at it beforehand? Or does it look normal to everybody but me? Sarah: I didn’t think so at first glance, but … Continue reading Cover Snark: Babies in Space→
Welcome back! Most of today’s edition comes with new releases! I think these are all 2026 release, if memory serves from when I put them in the SBTB repo. There are two romances and two non-fiction titles. Want to pass along any recommendations? Leave them in the comments!
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!→
