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

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Hide Your Wallet

November 2022 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 November 2022 New Releases, Part One

Cover Snark: Happy Halloween!

Lady Elinor's Escape by Linda McLaughlin. A woman in a white dress has her back turned to us. However, the way her dress is fashion and her hands make it looks like her head and body is on backwards. As she lifts the hem of her dress, there are giant chess pieces that take up the bottom half of the cover.

Happy Halloween, everyone! What better way to celebrate than with some Cover Snark! From Kris B: I’ve been trying to figure out why this woman’s pose disturbs me so much. She is clearly facing away, and her right arm could twist back that much. But my brain wants to say she’s facing forward. Just me? Sarah: Definitely not just you – the proportions on that right (??) arm are very distracting. I mean, it should … Continue reading Cover Snark: Happy Halloween!

Kickass Women in History: Rusty Kanokogi

This edition of Kickass Women in History is by Pam G. PamG’s most interesting era was middle age when she returned to school to earn a BA in English, spent a decade practicing judo with family and friends, and subsequently converted to devout Band Boosterism when her daughter embraced the cult of Marching Band. Ms G is currently spending her twilight years wrangling teenagers in her alma mater’s library media center by day and her … Continue reading Kickass Women in History: Rusty Kanokogi

Lightning Review

Fangs by Sarah Anderson

Fangs

I have read this webcomic on Tapas several times now. Whenever I want a quick read that’s visually adorable and emotionally sweet, I re-read it. When I learned there was a print version and there were extra panels within, I borrowed the book from the library. It doesn’t take long to read this book, in print or online, but I’m so happy I borrowed it. My intention was to read it while still in the … Continue reading Fangs by Sarah Anderson

Podcast

534. Spooky Season Cover Snark

Amanda and I are back for cover mayhem! We’ve got crimes against Tom Hardy, questionable titles, and lots of visual silliness. There’s background barking of support from Zeb, inquiries as to the union terms of the shifter cover wolves, and questions about the futility of truly ever knowing who it was that let the dogs out. Thanks to David T. Cole for helping me figure out how to add images. You should be able to … Continue reading 534. Spooky Season Cover Snark

Books On Sale

Scots, Heiresses, & More

Books on Sale: A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday & More

A Princess for Christmas by Jenny Holiday is $1.99! Carrie read this and gave it a B:

Overall, I really enjoyed this story. I found it to be feminist and sexy, loving and funny. It was the book I had no idea I needed and it comforted me right down to my toes. I absolutely recommend this as a holiday de-stressor and I am hoping that there is a more inclusive sequel for some of the supporting characters.

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Hayadoin? Got Halloween?

bright green blue and yellow notes with the words HOW ARE YOU? written on the top note held against a bulletin board with a pink pushpin

It’s Halloween! And it’s also holiday season because obviously Halloween has no strength as a barrier between “apple cider/pumpkin spice” and “HOLY CRAP HOLIDAY CHRISTMAS JINGLE TINSEL RAH RAH RAH.” Every year, my neighbors sit around a fire pit on Halloween and greet the neighborhood kids so they don’t have to go up and down all our steps (and alarm my dogs who, for the record, think Halloween is absolutely the Worst). We have themed … Continue reading Hayadoin? Got Halloween?

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