by SB Sarah · Feb 5, 2025 at 2:00 am · Comments Off on Q&A: Amy Zed and Meg Smitherman
Hi Smart Bitches! Debut sci-fi romance author Amy Zed here! I’m still all starry-eyed from interviewing sci fi romance icon Jennifer Estep for Smart Bitches last month, so it’s hard to believe I’m here again to introduce you all to another amazing author! And, Bitches, this is gonna be a good one. Meg Smitherman and her work are truly unique. Meg first staked her claim in indie publishing back in 2022 with her dark romantasy … Continue reading Q&A: Amy Zed and Meg Smitherman →
Heather S went on what she calls “an expedition to Half Price Books” and found many vintage Harlequin romances on the shelf – which is odd, because the store usually doesn’t shelve them: “I wonder if they’re having trouble filling the old mass market paperback shelves now that most romances are trade or the weird wide paperback that Harlequin publishes now.” Your guess is as good as mine, but what really matters here is that HEATHER TOOK … Continue reading Wild Caught Romance! →
My guest today is Candy Tan, who 20 years ago co-founded Smart Bitches Trashy Books with me. Yay!! We’re looking back at the founding of SBTB, about her reactions to Bridgerton, and her perennial favorite romances. We talk about different ways that romance has changed since 2005. Then I show Candy the casting photos for the Black Dagger Brotherhood adaptation. Music: purple-planet.com Check out the Fits Everybody Collection at https://www.skims.com/sarah #skimspartner
We’ve been celebrating all week, with Cover Snark, Hide Your Wallet 2005 Edition, and a look back at Iconic Reviews. But how well do you know us? I’ve got trivia, and a giveaway! Giveaways are great, but trivia? Trivia about a 20 year old weblog about romance novels? That’s pretty fun. And!! All trivia responses will be entered to win your very own, per my younger child, “Smart Bitches Chaos Emerald.” Sonic the Hedgehog had … Continue reading Happy 20th Anniversary, Smart Bitches! →
I asked this question on Bluesky a bit ago, and was enchanted with all the answers (and all the covers). What romance novel could you do a 10 minute presentation on with no warning? Vintage old skool romances welcome! When I first posted this back in September 2024, I thought it would be Midsummer Magic by Catherine Coulter, the first romance I read, and one that “lives in the inside foyer of my brain, ready to … Continue reading Which Romance Could You Give a 10 Minute Presentation About with No Prep? →
We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary all week, because why not, right? Squeeze the joy out of every moment, y’all! Today: VINTAGE COVER SNARK. One thing I’ve noticed doing the RT Rewind podcasts is that, for some cover images, our server is one of a very few places they seem to reside. So finding some of these meant doing a deep dive into the archives and older image folders. Cover Snark has been one of our … Continue reading A 20th Anniversary Cover Snark Retrospective →
Smart Bitches started as a review blog, and we are still going. We’ve published more than three thousand reviews since 2005, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. Choosing only a few has been really challenging, because we all have many favorites. We wanted to talk about reviews we were proud of and that we thought were memorable. I asked Amanda what reviews she thought I should include and she rattled off, like, … Continue reading Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews →
Savannah Carlisle is the author of The Library of Second Chances and is a sports business reporter and nonfiction author under the name Kristi Dosh. Her romance centers on a Little Free Library, so of course we are talking about that. We also discuss the difficult economies of small coastal towns, and the ways that memories can be attached to a place. Then we talk about sports romance – and why she doesn’t want to … Continue reading 651. Little Free Libraries and Sports with Savannah Carlisle and Kristi Dosh →
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 Would You Like an ARC of Kimberly Lemmings Upcoming Book? →
