When we started the RITA® Reader Challenge this year, MissB2U asked me to write up a guide to reviewing – which is a totally obvious thing to ask for, and I'm surprised I hadn't thought of it earlier. When I wrote the list of suggestions for reviewing, I meant mostly to help people figure out how to articulate the way a book made them feel, or how it made them think. Reviews can be difficult … Continue reading Reviewing a Series: RITA Reader Reviews and Otherwise→
Against the Tide by Elizabeth Camden is FREE today – and will be $2.99 3-17 August. This book won the 2013 RITA® for Best Inspirational Romance, and was reviewed for the RITA® Reader Challenge by Sassy Outwater, who loved it and gave it an A. As a child, Lydia Pallas became all too familiar with uncertainty when it came to the future. Now, she's finally carved out a perfect life for herself–a life of stability … Continue reading Books on Sale: A 2013 RITA Winning Novel - Free, and a Dare Reminder!→
Congratulations to all the nominees and the RITA® winners! And big huge thanks to everyone who participated in the 2013 RITA® Reader Challenge. Here are the winning books in each category, with the reviews for those books from the reader challenge. Short Contemporary Series Romance: Night of No Return by Sarah Morgan Wild parties, wanton women, relentless work—nothing helps tycoon Lucas Jackson escape his dark and haunting past. Arriving at his rural castle in a … Continue reading The 2013 RITA Winners!→
Surprise! A Monday Video! I did another video at the RWA literacy signing, but instead of lip synching and fun songs, I asked folks to share with me their favorite romances and characters. Here's the result! Link! I hope you enjoy this peek at the RWA Literacy Signing, and some of the first and favorite romances of the folks who were there. Thank you to the people who participated and let me take their … Continue reading Monday Videos Love the RWA Literacy Signing→
Get ready! Grab a drink and some sparkly socks and join us at 8:00pm ET for live coverage of the RITA® and Golden Heart® awards from Atlanta! The window below will go live shortly before 8pm, and I will be sharing all the details from the ceremony, including winners, ball gown reports, acceptance speeches, and the celebration from the last night of the RWA Conference. I hope you'll join us! <a data-cke-saved-href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=c204126365″ href=”http://www.coveritlive.com/mobile.php/option=com_mobile/task=viewaltcast/altcast_code=c204126365″ >RITA and … Continue reading RITA and Golden Heart Live Coverage!→
I'm caught up on all the RITA® Reader Challenge reviews that have been submitted. As of right now (July 5 2013), there are more than 25 books that don't have reviews posted. Have a look at the spreadsheet – any title in red does not have a review on file. If you signed up to review one of these books, no harm, no foul – just let me know if you're still planning to send … Continue reading 2013 RITA Reader Challenge UPDATE!→
A few weeks ago, I was drinking a martini and playing on Amazon within arm's reach of Twitter, and the idea of having a mustache-themed party at RWA was born. Why mustaches? Well, why not? Really, mustaches or not, I'd love to throw a party after the RWA Literacy Signing ( 5:30-7:30 at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis — you are going, right?!) so the readers who come on down to all the Peachtree Streets in Atlanta … Continue reading Smart Bitches Reader Party 2013: Mustache Mayhem!→
It's time for the 2013 RITA® Reader Challenge! You ready? For the past two years, we as a reading community review every single RITA®-nominated book. To coordinate, I set up a public spreadsheet of all the RITA® nominees, and we review every single one by the time the RITA® winners are announced in July. It's crazyfun, and I've had requests for the 2013 challenge – so I hope you're up for reading and reviewing a … Continue reading 2013 RITA Reader Challenge!→
by SB Sarah · Apr 23, 2013 at 2:04 pm ·
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Linda Lael Miller's Women of Primrose Creek series is a set of four shorter historical western romances – about 160 pages each, published beginning in 2000. They are very highly reviewed, and each is available digitally for $2.99. Bridget is the first book in the series. They are the women of Primrose Creek, and their strength and passion is a match for the Nevada frontier they call home. Linda Lael Miller masterfully captures the hardships … Continue reading Books on Sale: Linda Lael Miller’s Women of Primrose Creek - and a RITA Nominated Novel→
by SB Sarah · Nov 13, 2012 at 10:20 pm ·
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It's been awhile but I have All The Links, suitable for you to waste time with for hours and hours! Via Sarah Weinman, the New York Times' Pete Wells gives a truly majestic scathing review of Guy Fieri's “Guy's American” in Times Square. Highlights include what Jen Miller called a “near perfect” use of the second person, and the following paragraph: How did nachos, one of the hardest dishes in the American canon to mess … Continue reading Links! Funny and Irritating and Amazing Things to Read!→
When I'm at RWA, I carry a notebook with me, partly for writing down any excellent things I overhear, and partly to take notes on things I notice, because by the end of the conference, I can't remember my name much less what I heard three hours prior. Or three days prior. So I have a few notes and different pieces of RWA written up, but I want to start with Stephanie Laurens' keynote, which … Continue reading Speeches, Events, and Overheard at RWA→
