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Merchandise Licensing Seems to be Growing in Romance
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 Merchandise Licensing Seems to be Growing in Romance
The May 1996 Romantic Times Covers are Glorious
There are so many visual aids for the May 1996 Ads & Features episode of RT Rewind that I had to make a special post just for the glorious art. Got some snacks? A nice drink? And if you’re in Europe, an ice water bathtub? (I’m thinking of y’all. I hope the heat breaks soon.) Let’s go back to May 1996! The cover of the magazine is truly one of the greatest we’ve looked at. … Continue reading The May 1996 Romantic Times Covers are Glorious
Friday Videos Love Covers
Happy First Friday of Summer! Or, if you’re in the souther hemisphere, Happy Winter and Cozy Season! It’s either blankets or bug spray, your choice. I hope you have lovely plans ahead of you, and lots of pleasant weather to enjoy, regardless of season. I have no sense of time whatsoever. The passage of time is meaningless (5 minutes? 5 hours? Couldn’t tell you) and the existence of time as a concept is an eternal … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Covers
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724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads & Features
The time machine is all charged up, and we’re headed back to May 1996 to take a look at the ads & features from Romantic Times magazine. It’s the late 90s, so you know that means Incredible Cover Art. We also discover just how much creepy stuff Amanda owns currently, debates about babies in romance, cheap conference hotel rooms, woman flamingos, and incredible women heroines. I don’t know if you’re a video watcher, but the … Continue reading 724. RT Rewind: May 1996 Ads & Features
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Friday Videos Pop Up!
Today on Friday Videos, we’re celebrating a program that should still be on the air, except that we don’t have music videos anymore, so maybe not. Remember Pop Up Video from VH1? I sure do. I could watch for hours. I love behind the scenes stuff. Like, SO much. So here are a few faves: “You Gotta Be” by Des-ree: The sign language interpretation of the dance moves. Who wrote these? There are a few … Continue reading Friday Videos Pop Up!
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723. Magic and Gardens with Ashley Poston
My guest today is bestselling author Ashley Poston, whose new book, The Someday Garden, is out this week. The Someday Garden was inspired by The Secret Garden, so we’re going to talk about inspiration, gardening, fandoms, changing genres and having your readers grow up with you as a writer. TW/CW – discussion of grief, and of suicide at almost exactly 1 hour into our conversation. Want to watch this episode on YouTube?
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The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Parody Musical
TL;DR: if you loved Heated Rivalry, and/or if your diaphragm is bored and you’d like to entertain it by laughing for 75 straight minutes, go and see The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Parody Musical at The Culture Club on West 27th in New York. I’ve written pretty often about how much I love affectionate satire and parody. You might have guessed from the past 21 years of our examination of romance fiction that this might be … Continue reading The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Parody Musical
