TL;DR: if you loved Heated Rivalry, and/or if your diaphragm is bored and you’d like to entertain it by laughing for 75 straight minutes, go and see The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Parody Musical at The Culture Club on West 27th in New York. I’ve written pretty often about how much I love affectionate satire and parody. You might have guessed from the past 21 years of our examination of romance fiction that this might be … Continue reading The Heated Rivalry Unauthorized Parody Musical→
Bury Our Bones in the Midnight Soil by V.E. Schwab is $3.99! This came out last summer and was a big release. If you’re still waiting on that library hold, maybe grab this one.
This HaBO was sent in by Nuria, who is looking for this alien romance: I’m trying to find a human-alien romance I read a few years ago. It starts from the alien’s POV but eventually alternates with the female protagonist. He’s a skilled hunter; she’s the only survivor of a crashed colony ship. Stuff I liked: where a lot of sci-fi romance tends to hand-wave the ‘sci,’ the world building and technology had a lot … Continue reading HaBO: He’s a Spider Alien…Or Alien Spider→
Welcome back! It’s a big release week for us before the month slows down. I haven’t even taken a peek at July yet. What new releases are on your radar today? Let us know in the comments!
I am going to ask a most contentious question: When you encounter a series, are you inclined to read them as soon as they’re available, or do you want to wait until the series is complete to binge them? This is contentious because it’s a case of reader preference being at great odds with How Publishing Works. Or “works.” I have to start by outlining the downside to waiting, a reader habit which I know … Continue reading Read Them All Now, or Wait?→
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 Sunday Sale Digest!→
It’s Whatcha Reading! Here’s how we’re kicking off June: Elyse: I’m reading The Iron Garden Sutra by A.D. Sui. It’s a sci-fi locked room mystery with a monk as a protagonist and I’m really enjoying it. Sarah: I just started The Parisian Heist by Jo Piazza, as in, I’m 2% into the book. Claudia: I’m just finished Dearest Beast by Felicia Grossman. Suffer-no-fools “unlikeable” heroine is the “beast” in this retelling. Shana: I’m continuing to … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? June 2026, Part One→
All of Us Murderers by KJ Charles is $3! This standalone historical romance mystery released in October and many of you were really excited for it. What did you think?
This week with Friday Videos, we’re celebrating one of the greatest parody artists of my lifetime: Mr. Weird Al. I think Adam knows every Weird Al song, and his music is part of every road trip. And it’s wild to think about Weird Al’s longevity as an artist, too. He’s been popular and creating comedy music since the mid-70s. So I figured this week, I’d share some of my faves. “Foil” – if you don’t … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Parody→
