Tara and I exclaimed at each other about Dr. Jen Gunter’s latest book, The Menopause Manifesto, so we figured we should exclaim at her, too. In this conversation, we cover the book, the facts and science about menopause, and the history of how predatory patriarchal bullcrap has influenced how we think, talk, and learn about menopause. We also talk about pseudoscience, getting health advice from Facebook and Instagram (bad idea jeans), and curly hair! TW/CW … Continue reading 459. Facts, Feminism, and Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter →
A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking by T. Kingfisher is 99c and part of today’s Kindle Daily Deals! This one was mentioned in a previous Hide Your Wallet, and the SBTB team has really been enjoying Kingfisher’s books lately.
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Beth and Amy is a pitch-perfect retelling of Little Women / Good Wives from the point of view of Beth, Amy, and occasionally Abigail March. It completely captures the personalities of the March girls and their friends and family, while bringing them convincingly into the modern era. I loved it. Amy is returning to Bunyan for her sister Jo’s wedding to Eric Bhaer, and is apprehensive about seeing Trey Lawrence again. She has had a … Continue reading Beth and Amy by Virginia Kantra →
Author Lauren Willig has embarked on a monthly read-a-long for her Pink Carnation series, and she’s asked me to be the guest for month four, where we discuss The Seduction of the Crimson Rose! This event will be held over Zoom and registration is required. From Lauren Willig in the comments below: The registration form is now officially closed, but if you’d like to attend tonight as we discuss rakes, rogues, espionage, and anti-heroes, just send … Continue reading Tonight! Sarah and Lauren Willig Discuss Crimson Rose! →
Welcome back, friends! Let’s share some links! Most of today’s links are related to food. Sometimes it just works out that way, though I’ve also included an amazing thread of recommendations if you’re looking for queer historical fantasy romances. Let’s goooo! … The queer historical fantasy recommendation thread in question: https://twitter.com/aqueda_veronica/status/1395485452480692228?s=21 … If you follow Roxane Gay on any type of social media, you’ve probably seen all of her amazing cooking content. Well here’s a … Continue reading Links: Mostly Food Content →
Force of Nature by Jane Harper is $2.99! This may have been the only Harper mystery we haven’t featured on sale, so get this one if you’ve been waiting. It’s the second book in the Aaron Falk series, though it works fine as a self-contained story.
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How to Find a Princess is a playful retelling of Anastasia with a lovable cast of characters that made me smile. It pairs a reliable pragmatist with her catnip, a chaotic adventurer. If you found the first novel in the Reluctant Royals series a bit stressful, rejoice! The sequel has less angst, but it also has an abrupt ending. Makeda Hicks grew up listening to her grandmother’s stories of an affair with a man who … Continue reading How to Find a Princess by Alyssa Cole →
RECOMMENDED: The Bride by Julie Garwood is $1.99! This is one of my favorite historical romances and was one of my gateway reads to the genre, if you’ve listened to the What Made Us Romance Readers podcast episode. It has a 4.2-star rating on Goodreads!
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Welcome back to our Eurovision coverage as seen through the eyes of a somewhat sleep-deprived Australian at 5am! This review is absolutely full of links to YouTube clips of the performances, and as always, some of them don’t work in the US. We have done our best to find versions that are visible on both sides of the globe, so if the first clip doesn’t work for you, scroll a little bit further, because the … Continue reading Stuff We Love: Eurovision 2021 →
Help A Bitch Out - SOLVED!
This HaBO is from Liz, who wants to find this historical romance: I’ve had the same book pop into my head randomly for years, but it’s just a couple scenes that I can remember. It’s a historical. In a scene in a carriage the hero presents the heroine with a necklace, I think pearl, and then proceeds to Google her Yahoo with it. After her results come through she accepts it and wears it to … Continue reading HaBO: Another Pearl Necklace Request →
Duke I’d Like to F… is 99c! This anthology was featured in last November’s Hide Your Wallet and has some wonderful authors included. Have you read this anthology yet? Do you have a favorite story?
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