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Featured
Thanks to Smart Bitches After Dark
SBTB is more independent, and probably 48% more silly
Books On Sale
Beverly Jenkins, a Freebie, & More
The Devil of Downtown by Joanna Shupe is $1.99! My main gripe with this series is that the three sisters have an awful, sexist dad. The books kind of overlap in terms of a timeline, so you get to experience the dad in all of his shittiness three times around.
Stuff We Like: Reading Journal Shopping!
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.
Podcast
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
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.
Unlocking Library Coolness: Magazine Time!
NB: A very special thank you to the Montgomery County Public Library system in Maryland, for not only having magazines digitally, but also offering two free COVID test kits per day for anyone who walks in. … I’ve written about this before, but the apps and options have updated, so let’s revisit! One of my favorite things to do when my brain is fried and I want to read but don’t have the total bandwidth … Continue reading Unlocking Library Coolness: Magazine Time!
Links: Fundraisers, Libraries, & More
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! Settle in, everybody! My partner was moving apartments this weekend and I gleefully spent most of my time providing positive reinforcement and playing Super Mario Odyssey. I’ve become obsessed with collecting moons and outfits for Mario. I’m also replaying through Portal 2 at my place and I forgot what a great game that was. Are any of you playing some good video games? … Our reviewer Tara and author Kris Bryant … Continue reading Links: Fundraisers, Libraries, & More
Books On Sale
Witches, Sci-Fi, & More
RECOMMENDED: The Chai Factor by Farah Heron is $1.99! Aarya really loved this one and gave it an A-:
The Chai Factor is very much a swoonworthy rom-com: it’s funny and sobering, it has witty dialogue and disquieting situations, and it’s sigh-worthy and rage-inducing. I laughed, I cried, and I cheered for Amira and Duncan. The Chai Factor is an essential book for your list of summer reads.
Book Review
Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare
I have a confession to make: the actual mystery in mystery novels is usually not very interesting to me. I don’t care who died, or how, or who dun it. Yet I eat up historical mystery novels like M&Ms, because in a mystery novel we often have a detective (official or unofficial) who, in the course of their investigation, gets to talk to people from a variety of classes and backgrounds, which I find fascinating. … Continue reading Miss Aldridge Regrets by Louise Hare
Books On Sale
Some of Today’s Kindle Daily Deals
Blood Heir by Ilona Andrews is $1.49 or $1.99 elsewhere! This is a spin-off of Andrews’ Kate Daniels series with the main character being Kate and Curran’s ward. Obviously this will be a more nuanced read if you’ve finished or are familiar with the prior series. I dropped off that train around book three.
Help A Bitch Out
HaBO: Black Mustachioed Cowboy Meets Winsome Redhead
This HaBO request comes from Regan, who wants to find their first romance: This was my first ever romance. My cousins and I read it one summer when we were staying at my grandma’s house and discovered her “stash” of romance paperbacks. It was most likely purchased at a Walmart. This would have been in the early 2000s that we read it. I know it involves a cowboy and is a historical Western. He is … Continue reading HaBO: Black Mustachioed Cowboy Meets Winsome Redhead
