Check it out, motherfuckers: I talk at length about the romance ghetto, why it’s a ghetto, how I got there and why I love it, and Sarah and I tackle disdain for romance novels and give recommendations. (Side note: that first sentence for the Ghetto article? Should read “Welcome to the romance ghetto.” Gahhhhhhhhhh I hate it when I omit words that way and don’t catch it.) Anyway, we are on the Powell’s Book Blog, … Continue reading Smart Bitches on the Powell’s Interblag!→
Thanks to Rebecca for the following: should you need a gift for the romance fan in your life, come 1 July, you can bring joy and contentment to everyone on your list with the audio recording of Richard Armitage reading Georgette Heyer’s Sylvester. It’s the gift that keeps on giving. And if you’re needing immediate joy and gratification, here’s Alan Rickman reading Sonnet 130.
If you’re seriously hankering for antiques, really good food, and farmy awesomeness (and those stomach-dropping windy roads that I love so much), head on over to Doylestown Bookshop tomorrow, Saturday 18 April, at 1:00 pm, for a reading and signing of Beyond Heaving Bosoms. I’ll be reading from the book, signing copies, and looking forward to meeting the Bitchery members who have told me they plan to stop by. See you tomorrow!
Last night’s reading at Powell’s was my first public reading of any sort, barring the Bad Poetry Contests I used to help organize back at the University of Portland, and it couldn’t have gone any better—not even if a horde of My Little Ponies had descended from the heavens and pooped rainbows all over the crowd. The introduction included a warning about blue language and a recommendation that anybody within hearing distance who might be … Continue reading A recap of the Powell’s Reading→
In case you needed a more compelling reason than Heaving Bosoms and my reading from the Choose Your Own Man-Titty Paranormal Section for tonight’s erotica festivities at In the Flesh, there is a crucial and key reason you should think about making the journey on down to the Happy Endings Lounge. My mother in law is planning to attend. I shit you not. Watch Sarah burst into epic flame with a major case of the … Continue reading In the Flesh Erotica Reading→
As Lindsay alerted me, two notable and amazing women died this week – and that their passing, and the significance of their lives and contributions may have been missed in the brouhaha surrounding #AmazonFail. Judith F. Krug, founder of Banned Books Week, died of cancer in Evanston, IL. She was 69. Ms. Krug was the director of the American Library Association’s Office for Intellectual Freedom. She also helped establish the Freedom to Read Foundation in … Continue reading Judith Krug and Eve Sedgwick→
Over at Brenda Janowitz’ blog, we have a special, sneaky treat. A copy of the The International Consortium of Heroes’ supah-sekret Handbook (really, more like guidelines) of Romantic Hero Conduct has mysteriously found its way into Smart Bitch Candy’s hands, and behold, there art excerpts and funny bits to be read: Thanks to an Anonymous Source, we here at Smart Bitch Central have in our hot little hands the International Consortium of Heroes’ Manly Handbook … Continue reading Brenda Janowitz Hosts Excerpts from ICH Handbook→
Bright and early tomorrow morning, I’ll be hopping in the Prius (gets better gas milage than my car) and heading southwest to the fine, windy roads of Boonsboro, Maryland, to take part in the Turn the Page Bookstore WRW Pre-Retreat Signing from 11 am until 2pm. I’ll be signing copies of the Bosoms (the book, not my own), along with Nora Roberts, J D Robb, P. C. & Kristin Cast, Susan Donovan, Mary Blayney, Darlene … Continue reading Bosoms Road Trip to Boonsboro MD and Doylestown PA→
Over at Brant Flakes (HA) the blog of writer Marilyn Brant, Candy and I did a two-part interview wherein we talk about our favorite movies, tv shows, writing, and the intersection of our blog and our real lives.. My favorite part is this answer from Candy: I mostly watch TV shows on DVD nowadays, so I’m woefully behind the times and have only recently discovered Pushing Daisies. Man, Lee Pace. I want to climb him … Continue reading More Bitches on Brant Flakes→
