By request, it’s another “Hayadoin” post! First, back when I lived in New Jersey, there were many novelty songs about the 1999/2000 Yankees, including “Haya Doin,” composed and performed by Joseph “Joey Balls” Summa and Carmine “Carmanooch” Famiglietti. As I’m typing this, on repeat in my silly, tired brain is, “Bitches, hayadoin? Ha-ha-ya doin?” If this earworm is at all familiar to you, I apologize for resurrecting it. So, anyways, hayadoin? What are you looking … Continue reading What Are You Looking Forward To This Month? →
Second Chance on Cypress Lane by Reese Ryan is $1.99! Sarah had Reese on the podcast recently and notes that this book contains lots of food porn and jazz porn. Have you read this one?
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I’m joined by Morgan and Isabeau from the Whoa!Mance podcast! They are celebrating three years of podcasting, and their latest exploration of romance has been to look at category romances. I thought it would be fun to take a deep dive into a brand new contemporary romance, so we all read Awakened by the CEO’s Kiss by Therese Baharrie. This episode is a low-spoiler discussion of the book, and of all the interesting and subversive … Continue reading 469. Awakened by the CEO’s Kiss, with Morgan and Isabeau from Whoa!Mance →
A Good Duke is Hard to Find by Christina Britton is $1.99! This is the first book in the Isle of Synne series and I’m sure it’s pronounced “sin” but my mind went to “sine” and I, for one, will avoid an island of calculus. No thank you!
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CW/TW: reference to a historical hate crime against LGBTQ people One Last Stop is the tale of August, a young woman who has recently moved to New York City, and Jane, the mysterious woman that August meets on the subway. When August moves to New York, she intends to do what she’s done her whole life, namely, keep to herself. However, her apartment roommates and neighbors are clearly not going to stand for that. Meanwhile, … Continue reading One Last Stop by Casey McQuiston →
It’s Wednesday and wow, what a week already. Let’s all take a breather with some Wednesday Links. Have you all been watching the Olympics? I’m usually pretty neutral about it, but my roommate has been staying up or waking up at ungodly hours to watch certain events. Do you have a favorite? … Want to know what’s next for Bridgertons‘ Regé-Jean Page? It’s a reboot of The Saint. … TONIGHT: An event that may be of interest … Continue reading Links: Knitting, Regé-Jean Page, & More →
We open the show with Katie saying, “It’s crazy to think one of these guys is gonna be my fiancé.” I agree. It’s Hometowns week, which normally would have the Bachelorette travel to the dudes’ hometowns, but because of Covid, they are flying their families in instead. First up is Blake. He’s from Canada, so they have a Canadian-themed date first. Blake jokes that he keeps maple syrup in his bedside table. They play truth … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelorette–S17 E9: We Love Taylor →
In Pennsylvania, there’s a fire underground inside the Centralia mine that started in 1962 and will probably continue to burn for the next 250 years. Per Wikipedia and eminent domain documents, “It is burning in underground coal mines at depths of up to 300 feet (90 m) over an 8-mile (13 km) stretch of 3,700 acres (15 km2).” It can’t be extinguished. So anyway, RWA. When I quit the organization 47 years ago back in … Continue reading Worse Than a Dumpster Fire →
RECOMMENDED: The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan is $2.49! Catherine gave this one an A:
It is a book about the delight of discovery: of new things, of one’s own capabilities, of love, of things that were thought lost. It’s a book that addresses serious topics seriously, but it is also a book that sparkles.
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This guest review is from Morgan Grantwood. Morgan is an aspiring novelist with a Regency series about bluestockings in the works and degrees in English and History. But her day job, where she writes millions of words per year, sometimes gets in her way. So she reads and reviews other people’s books instead. … Do you ever read one of those books where you admire and respect the narrative choices, but those same choices leave … Continue reading A Scot to the Heart by Caroline Linden →
