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Join the Smart Bitches Valentine’s Day Card Exchange!
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 Join the Smart Bitches Valentine’s Day Card Exchange!
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649. Kindness Everywhere: New Year’s Recs & Wishes from Claudia, Carisa, Verity, Colleen, and Elyse
One! More! Time! We’ve got one last set of interviews with all of you, and we’re going out with a banger of a book list. We’re talking about Y’all Fest, koalas, how terrifying David Tennant is, bonkbusters, Taylor Swift lyrics as book titles, and pop culture portal fantasies in romance. TW/CW: As part of my conversation with Carisa, who teaches history, we discuss some historical police violence and discussion of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory, discussions … Continue reading 649. Kindness Everywhere: New Year’s Recs & Wishes from Claudia, Carisa, Verity, Colleen, and Elyse
Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: So Much Blue. So Much.
I’m BACK! It took me awhile to do this last one because, well, you’ll see. But if you’re just arriving here at the mayhem, welcome! I’ve been taking a really thorough look at the Contemporary Romance Colors that are most prevalent on covers this year and attempt to identify what is the CR-COTY, the Contemporary Romance Color of the Year. We’ve talked about Green. A LOT of Contemporary Green Romance, and debates about whether something … Continue reading Contemporary Romance Color of the Year: So Much Blue. So Much.
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Romance Disc Horse Tea Time: Volume 1 – AI Still Sucks
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 Romance Disc Horse Tea Time: Volume 1 – AI Still Sucks
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648. Welcome and Comfort: New Year’s Wishes from Sarah Jane, Lilisonna, and Martin
We’re traveling around the world again, with Sarah Jane, Lilisonna, and Martin to gather recs, and wishes, and terrible jokes. We’ve got more joyful recommendations for AJ Sherwood’s books, more cozy games, more pop culture documentaries, and more cats visiting the show. We’ve got one more episode featuring listeners in various parts of the world. Record number of people signed up this year. Thank you!
Track Your 2025 Reading With Our Community-Built Spreadsheet!
It’s sharing time! Over the past few years, we’ve shared different versions of this reading tracking spreadsheet and each year it’s been improved upon – and is used by more readers around the world. That’s so cool. I’ve received so many email messages and requests for more options from readers who absolutely adore it. This year, my reading was so much audiobook, so much of the time. I read as many romances as I read … Continue reading Track Your 2025 Reading With Our Community-Built Spreadsheet!
Fable’s Reader Summary Features Racism (And Probably AI)
Hey, Happy New Year, and have a seat. There may be more AI fuckery afoot! We’ve already been discussing the proliferation of AI narrators and AI authors. Why not start the year off with a fresh generative AI trashfire, this time with a side order of Holy Shit Racism? Two days ago, Tiana’s LitTalk on Threads posted a screenshot of her reader summary from Fable, a social media app for readers. If you’re not familiar, … Continue reading Fable’s Reader Summary Features Racism (And Probably AI)
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647. Finding Home: Recs and Wishes from Megan, Alanna, Sue and Rhonda
We’re traveling all over the world again, from the west coast of the US to Germany to discuss the price of PopTarts, book recommendations, and wishes for 2025 with Megan, Alanna, Sue, and Rhonda. Thank you for being part of these episodes!
