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Holiday Gift Guide 2025: White Elephant, Secret Santa, and Yankee Trader Gifts

You know those $10- or $20-or-less gift exchanges? We've got suggestions. So does Elvis.

Books On Sale

Scots, Dukes, & More

Books on Sale: Radiance by Grace Draven & More

Radiance by Grace Draven is $1.99! This was a previous book club pick on the site and a fantasy romance. I remember really liking this one, especially the beginning dynamics between the hero and heroine. Have you read it?

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Whatcha Watching? Give us your TV, Film, and Streaming Recs!

resting and watching a movie on the sofa illustration

I received an email from K, who asked, “I was wondering if you could do a TV show or Movie recommendation list. I have a few shows I’d like to share and I’m looking for new ones to try.” Yes, we can! In fact, we’ll do it more than once! I know it’s the start of a new month, and we just shared all the books we’re planning on reading, but I’m also curious about what … Continue reading Whatcha Watching? Give us your TV, Film, and Streaming Recs!

Links: Fran Fine, Cocktails, & More

Workspace with computer, journal, books, coffee, and glasses.

Welcome back to Wednesday Links, everyone! Today is moving day for me! Can’t wait for a bigger place to entertain friends (and also get back to our in-person D&D session). In terms of video games, I picked up Kena: Bridge of Spirits a week or so ago and really enjoy it. Definitely tough at some spots, but you can give your little friends different hats to wear. I am also pleased to announce that February is … Continue reading Links: Fran Fine, Cocktails, & More

Books On Sale

T. Kingfisher, Sci-Fi Romance, & More

Books on Sale: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir & More

RECOMMENDED: Gideon the Ninth by Tamsyn Muir is $1.99. AJ and I did a lot of squeeing about this one on a podcast episode. Will you understand what’s going on? Probably not, but you’ll have a lot of fun being clueless. I also gave it a B+:

Gideon the Ninth is a unique and bloody bananapants book, and I do think it’s worth a reader’s curiosity. Gideon is an unforgettable protagonist.

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Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S27 E6: We’re All Like WTF

Elyse Watches The Bachelor with Kraken Rum and Coke

It’s time for The Bachelor, everyone! I could be doing more fun things, like taxes or getting a pap smear, but Pudding and I are here to serve you! Pudding: Whatever. Wake me up when this nonsense is done. We’re in Tallinn, Estonia. The ladies walk around clapping their hands and yelling, “Where are ya Zach?” like he’s a lost dog. We learn Greer has covid but is asymptomatic so she’s isolating. Charity gets a one-on-one … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S27 E6: We’re All Like WTF

Hide Your Wallet

March 2023 New Releases, Part One

If you’re new to Hide Your Wallet, this is where we list new releases we’re pretty excited for in the coming month. Each reviewer has a book maximum (five per person), and we’ve separated HYW into two parts. The first HYW of the month will cover books that release from the 1st to the 14th. The second HYW will cover books released from the 15th to the end of the month. We also think this … Continue reading March 2023 New Releases, Part One

Help A Bitch Out

HaBO: He Carries Around a Defibrillator

This HaBO comes from Sarah, who hopes to track down this book: I hope you can help this smart bitch out. I read a book in the last 20 years where the main character was trying to leave her husband. He had become so paranoid about dying that he carried a briefcase with a defibrillator in it. I could be misremembering what he carried in the briefcase, maybe he carried a fire extinguisher and he … Continue reading HaBO: He Carries Around a Defibrillator

Cover Snark: A Crime Against Umlauts

Squawk of the Were-Chicken by Richard J. Kendrick. Both the title and author font have a lot of decorative dots, making every other letter look like it has an umlaut. The silhouette of a rooster with red eyes is cast against the moon. A woman with curly hair brandishes a giant wrench in the foreground.

Welcome back to Cover Snark! From Julie: This is a suggestion for cover snark because I cannot stop laughing at it. What’s up with that wrench? And that’s one giant cock. Sarah: You know all of those gifs of people looking baffled and confused? I’m all of those gifs at once. Elyse: The font made me think we were using lots of umlauts. Sarah: Aw yeah Cövër Snärk! Kiki: In the darkness of the night…beware … Continue reading Cover Snark: A Crime Against Umlauts

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