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April Fool’s 2026: Smart Bitch Magazine!
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!
In Extremely Loving Memory of Sandra Hill: 1942-2026
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
And this is how you know I’m not AI!
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!
Friday Videos are Very Quotable Trailers
Do I know where my keys are? No. Do I remember what I was wearing yesterday, or what I did? Ha, not at all. Do I know without having to think about it what day or year it is? Absolutely not. Do I remember random lines from random ass trailers for movies I didn’t see? OF COURSE I DO. Today’s Friday Videos: random ass movie trailers that are still quotable. True story: I remembered this … Continue reading Friday Videos are Very Quotable Trailers
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711. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features
We are back in the time machine, heading to July 2000 to check out the Ads & Features from Romantic Times Magazine! We’re going to talk about Geocities websites, author research, and Hands. Lots of Hands. This one is a little spicy, y’all! At about 45 minutes in there’s an extended discussion of anal in romance fiction (as you do) and at about 50 minutes in, we discuss death, mortuary science, and make some allusions … Continue reading 711. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features
Stuff We Like: Managing Chronic Illness
It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! This month: Elyse suggested a collection of tools we use for our own chronic illness support. Take a look: Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.
The Heated Rivalry Hardcover is…Something
TW/CW: I have some startling news. I request that you hold on to your butt and possibly fetch your blood pressure medication if necessary. Harlequin is releasing a hardcover of Heated Rivalry in September – a special edition of a book that is doing moderately well right now in terms of sales and borrows. LOL. This is the cover. Y’all. Y’all, what is this. Are those…robots? Robots and some hockey sticks? I ranted about this … Continue reading The Heated Rivalry Hardcover is…Something
Congratulations Amanda and Brian!!
Y’all, look at these two married cuties! Amanda, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, got married today and THE KVELLING that is happening. If you haven’t met Amanda’s partner, please meet Brian (they/them)! Congratulations, you two! Want to just expire from cute? Today is also the anniversary of their first date four years ago. I knew they’d been planning an elopement, but recently they realized that they can just…get married. Right now. So they did! … Continue reading Congratulations Amanda and Brian!!
Friday Videos Love Old Songs
It’s FRIDAY FRIDAY GOT TO GET DOWN ON FRIDAY! But don’t worry, that is NOT this week’s Friday Video. HOWEVER. This week we are talking SONGS. Specifically, what is your earliest favorite song that you can remember? My earliest favorite song that I heard on the radio when I was with my friends and beginning to define my own taste was very 80s: “Into the Groove” by Madonna. I was obsessed with this stupid movie, … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Old Songs
