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

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HaBO: He Wants Her to Use a Pseudonym

This HaBO request is from Kaitlin, who is looking for this contemporary romance: This is a romance told in two timelines. She’s a consulting accountant working in Washington, D.C. and runs into her ex boyfriend who she hasn’t seen in years on the streets. They agree to date, but only if he uses a fake name (Andy or Drew?) because their past is too painful for her. He’s a doctor now and works in Baltimore. … Continue reading HaBO: He Wants Her to Use a Pseudonym

Cover Snark: Nature’s Pocket

The Major and the Pickpocket by Lucy Ashford. A feminine hand is cupping a man's butt in a pair of beige breeches. There are no pockets. Dangling from her fingers is a pocket watch.

Hey all! Welcome back to Cover Snark! Elyse: My assumption is 1. Urine is involved and 2. The dude I with the pickaxe who isn’t allowed to cuddle gets the worst of it Carrie: Every single part of my Gold Rush country body wants to turn inside out. I didn’t drag fourth graders to every mine in a 120 mile radius so that someday someone could refer to the Gold Rush in terms that suggest … Continue reading Cover Snark: Nature’s Pocket

Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 21

Welcome back, y’all! This is where I talk about some of the recommendations I’ve given in the past couple weeks. Sometimes, I even get a recommendation from other people or see a funky new book on the shelves at the bookstore and just want to put it on your radars. And if anyone is wondering whether working at a bookstore is bad for your TBR pile and your wallet (even with staff discounts), the answer is yes! … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 21

Whatcha Reading? July 2022 Edition, Part One

Hey all! It’s time for our first Whatcha Reading of July 2022! We want to know how you’re kicking off the month of reading. Tara Okay, okay. So, I can’t believe it either, but I’m reading something again! One of my kids got Amazons, Abolitionists, and Activists: A Graphic History of Women’s Fight for Their Rights by Mikki Kendall and A. D’Amico   from the library, so I started it today and I’m loving it. … Continue reading Whatcha Reading? July 2022 Edition, Part One

Stuff We Like: Reading Journal Shopping!

Stuff We LIke: Reading Journal Shopping with a picture of another book passport, the moleskin journal and my reading journal hardcover options in fuchsia, blue and pale green

It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like!   This week, Amanda is hunting for a reading journal, and is touring through some options to see what works and what doesn’t. Want to see? Just click that image above or click right here, and come shop with us! And if you’d like to browse some more, we have a complete Stuff We Like archive, including past Gift Guides and other posts of our favorite items.

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518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev

Sonali Dev has some very big news! Her upcoming book, The Vibrant Years, is one of the debut titles of Mindy Kaling’s new imprint, Mindy’s Book Studio. So we talk and squee and talk some more about Kaling’s work, about The Vibrant Years, and what Mindy’s Book Studio means for her new book. Has she texted Mindy yet? I will ask! We also talk about her recent interview in Town & Country magazine, and what … Continue reading 518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev

Books On Sale

A Mystery, Historical Romances, & More

Books on Sale: The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley & More

The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley is $1.99! This is book one in a new series and was mentioned on a previous Hide Your Wallet. Elyse was super excited about the heist element, though I remember her mentioning that there’s a male calico kitten and how that’s rather rare, though not impossible.

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