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Guest Review: Candy Matson, Yukon-28209

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This review is from Jen Barr. Jen is an over-educated wonk who likes writing cool real-life stories and reading cool made-up stories. To her surprise, she currently lives in Denver, but will always be a Californian at heart.  … As the weather cools and the evening comes earlier, at the end of the day, I like to pour a cup of tea, grab my latest cross stitch project, and tune in to old radio shows … Continue reading Guest Review: Candy Matson, Yukon-28209

Notes from Yale University’s Romance Conference

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This guest post is from Elizabeth Held. Elizabeth is a reader and writer living in Washington, D.C. She co-moderates East City Bookshop’s Really Reading Romance book club and writes the book recommendation newsletter What To Read If.  There’s a seven-year-old tweet from romance writer Alisha Rai that Jen Prokop, romance critic and co-host of Fated Mates, thinks about a lot. Prokop shared the anecdote at the recent Literature of Hope conference held at Yale University. … Continue reading Notes from Yale University’s Romance Conference

Guest Post: Library Board Adventuring One Year In

This guest post is from Crystal Anne. Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board. … Last year, I wrote about my quest … Continue reading Guest Post: Library Board Adventuring One Year In

Adventures of a Middle-Aged Gamer, Part 2: Now With a PS5

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Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board. You can read Part I of Adventures of a Middle-Aged Gamer here.  … Hello, kids. … Continue reading Adventures of a Middle-Aged Gamer, Part 2: Now With a PS5

Book Review

Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman

Crystal Anne with An E comes to us from a sunny clime, but prefers to remain a pale indoor cat. She enjoys reading, cross-stitching something nerdy, going to see live music, and playing video games. She works as an autism consultant by day, got a degree in information science for fun, and currently serves on her local library advisory board. … Sometimes, you find the right book at the exact right time. It’s not the … Continue reading Charm City Rocks by Matthew Norman

Guest Post: Consent in Romance

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This guest post is from Eliot West. Eliot West is an independent editor specializing in romance and interactive fiction. Their work is informed by deep interests in inclusive language and storytelling, gender diversity, human sexuality, and consent. They hold a PhD in English literature, with a focus on literary theory and the novel … but their real education has been in reading queer romance, working with students, and getting their hands dirty in manuscripts as … Continue reading Guest Post: Consent in Romance

Book Review

Guest Review: A Witch’s Guide to Fake-Dating A Demon by Sarah Hawley

This guest review is from Brigid F. Brigid is a Queer fantasy and romance reader who believes fantasy and romance make the perfect book cocktail. She reviews at Grimdark Magazine and loves writing fantasy and romance recs for blogs and media sites. They love curses, faeries, cozy witches, and wicked characters. … A Witch’s Guide to Fake-Dating A Demon is magical, demonically sexy, and at times very witty. It’s the ‘90s sitcom Sabrina the Teenage … Continue reading Guest Review: A Witch’s Guide to Fake-Dating A Demon by Sarah Hawley

Book Review

Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

This Guest Review is from Brigid F. Brigid is a Queer fantasy and romance reader who believes fantasy and romance make the perfect book cocktail. She reviews at Grimdark Magazine and loves writing fantasy and romance recs for blogs and media sites. They love curses, faeries, cozy witches, and wicked characters. … Here’s the thing. I will read anything with faeries in it. I will take sexy Dungeons & Dragons style fae, but deep down, … Continue reading Emily Wilde’s Encyclopaedia of Faeries by Heather Fawcett

Book Review

Passion Play by Beth Bernobich

This guest review is from Babelfish, who is a California librarian, historical fiction enthusiast, lizard person, and ADHD-prone daydreamer. … Long-time reader, first-time contributor. I find the reviews on this site some of the most entertaining writing on the internet, and the number of quotes with which I spam my coworkers (and my best friend) is a mite excessive. I *really* appreciate you people, is what I’m saying. 🙂 Y’all got me into reading romances in … Continue reading Passion Play by Beth Bernobich

Guest Post: Consent and Children’s Books

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Former academic and game designer turned librarian (and parent to a horde of minions), Clay Chiment has spent the better part of her life reading and falling down rabbit holes. This post was inspired by a story time selection about consent for young children.  … Consent is sexy, but when it comes to children’s literature consent is colorful, creative, and more and more common. If you have small ones at home or are an honorary … Continue reading Guest Post: Consent and Children’s Books

Guest Post: The Library Advisory Board, or How I Didn’t Throw Away My Shot

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Crystal Anne With An E comes to us from a sunny clime, though she is an indoor cat that prefers to remain pale. She is an autism consultant by day, and recently completed a degree in information science, mostly because she could and it was fun. She likes to read (obviously), watch TV while cross-stitching something geeky, play video games, beg her plants not to die in the hell heat of summer, and walk while … Continue reading Guest Post: The Library Advisory Board, or How I Didn’t Throw Away My Shot

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