Kate R’s comment that Edith Layton writes some good stories, though she is plagued by bad cover art, gave me an idea – what books and/or authors do you recommend as great stories, despite being afflicted with horrible cover art? Good books, with bad covers, please! List ‘em up! (Note: I edited this post at 2.25pm EDT for clarity, as my original wording was not clear, largely due to absence of caffeine in my bloodstream … Continue reading Bitchery Survey: Gems with Bad Covers→
SB Reader Lindsey wrote: my name is lindsey and i have come to seek your knowledge. i am interested in learning more about 1930’s and 40’s romance novels. The ones my grandma used to read. When she died some short-sighted relative through out her extensive collection of old adventure romance books, and now i want to know about them. she was also a big communist, so i wonder about the connection there. do you know … Continue reading Help a Bitch Out→
Bitchery reader Anon asks, “Please don’t let the Good Shit section languish in obscurity! It’s been wonderfully helpful. Could I entreat the Bitchery to solicit Sage Advice on the subject of fantasy and sci-fi with interesting relationships between hero and heroine? Here’s my shelf to get things started: Lois McMaster Bujold, starting with Cordelia’s Honor and all the way through the Miles Naismith series, also the Chalion series Doris Egan, Ivory trilogy R.A. MacAvoy, The … Continue reading Good Shit vs. Shit to Avoid: SciFi & Fantasy→
Behold! More recommendations from our lovely and immensely well-read readers. Also of possible interest: I’ve also updated the Vampire Romance recommendation list. Becca recommends the first few books in Catherine Coulter’s FBI series. Lynn M. recommends pretty much everything Suzanne Brockmann has written, especially her Navy SEAL books, but in she likes these in particular: Get Lucky The Admiral’s Bride Harvard’s Education Out of Control Over the Edge AngieW recommends: Catherine Coulter’s FBI series, except … Continue reading Military/Police/Law Enforcement/Secret Agent Romance Recommendations→
Last night was our first night with the baby, and aside from moments of, “Are we doing this right?!” and “Are we ever going to sleep again?” we did ok. Hubby and I were a team, and even at six in the morning when we had to change our sheets because someone hosed them down in his own special sauce, and then feed, and then change again, and then get back in bed, lather rinse … Continue reading Romantic Father Heroes→
First, l’Shana Tova to all our Jewish readers. Since it’s Rosh Hashana, I am required by Jewish law to visit all the relatives and eat all of their food. At nine months pregnant, I am up to the task. But before I go, a question inspired by the discussion of the origins of romance: What do you consider the Classics of romance? If you were, say, designing a course around the origins of the romance … Continue reading The Classics→
A while back, somebody gently *koff* pointed out that we came up with a neat idea, and then did shit-all with it. Namely, the “readers recommend, we post the recommendations!” idea. Today, we finally got off our asses and sorted all this shit out. Asterisks denote books that aren’t really romances, so if you’re looking for an HEA and a neatly wrapped-up ending by the end, tread carefully with these books. Kerry recommends Sherrilyn Kenyon’s … Continue reading Finally! Vampire Romance Recommendations→
Anything that makes people read more makes me happy. Therefore, the Harry Potter phenomenon makes me happy. People are really, really excited! About a book! How fucking cool is that? But man, I wish people would go nuts over a better book. Oh yes, that’s right. I think Harry Potter is vastly overrated. The premise is all right, but based on what I read (all of the first book, half of the second) the writing … Continue reading Better than Potter→
Top of the Monday to you. At this hour, only the east coasters and our fabulous Europeans are up and writing, so it’s time for another edition of “Good Shit vs. Shit to Avoid,” where we throw out a genre type and you recommend reading material for that there style of romance. Not that we’re avoiding the west coasters, since this will be up until Candy wakes up and something romance-related burns her toast. Me, … Continue reading More Recommendations from our Erudite Readers!→
Kristin, a commenter on an older entry today asked, “I like the new trend toward paranormal romance. It poses some very interesting conflicts. But you need to be a good writer to pull it off. Can someone suggest to me some paranormal romance authors that are worth reading???” Pondering this question, and the many, many, other recommendations people have made on this site (thus raising Candy’s and my own TBR piles to such precarious heights … Continue reading References, Recommendations, and Books to be Read→
