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The Lost Man by Jane Harper is $2.99! This is a standalone mystery and a few of us at SBTB HQ love Harper’s mysteries (myself included). They’re a little twisty and extremely atmospheric. Are you a fan?
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449. PB & Mayo Sandwiches (and Girl Scout Cookies) With Amanda and Sarah
As a follow up to last week’s podcast, I share the broadcast of Amanda and I making peanut butter and mayo sandwiches, inspired by folks who have shared strong opinions. Yes, we eat PB and Mayo sandwiches. Live on air. I’m sorry. But we also talk a LOT about cookies so if you’re hungry, maybe have snacks before you press play? We also cover: Good roommate code of behavior The culinary roles of the Wendy’s … Continue reading 449. PB & Mayo Sandwiches (and Girl Scout Cookies) With Amanda and Sarah
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The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold is $1.99! This fantasy novel has been recommended several times in the site’s comments over the years. Some readers felt their interest in the main character waned, but overall, they enjoyed the plot. It has a 4.1-star rating on Goodreads.
Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S25 E12: Uncomfortable Silences
We are finally at the end of the fiasco that was this season of The Bachelor which means The Final Rose special. A LOT happened between the last episode and filming of this special. For one, Chris Harrison was suspended/fired?/laid to rest in a coffin filled with dirt from beneath the Rose God for being racist and generally a shitheel in an interview with Rachel Lindsey. Emmanuel Acho is hosting. I have no Pudding update for … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S25 E12: Uncomfortable Silences
The Rec League: Pragmatic Meets Flamboyant
We were super tickled by this request sent in by Anna: This might be a vague question, but it’s for a library patron! I am looking for books with a similar relationship dynamic to Howl’s Moving Castle (not necessarily in a fantasy setting!) where the woman is plain, pragmatic, and reserved and the man is flamboyant, charismatic, and more conventionally attractive (same-sex pairings and queer and non-binary characters with similar dynamics welcome, just not straight … Continue reading The Rec League: Pragmatic Meets Flamboyant
Support and Help for the AAPI Community
If you are looking for ways to help the Asian American Pacific Islander community in the wake of the murders in Atlanta, plus increased hate crimes, harassment, assault and ongoing bullshit xenophobic prejudice, we have links. First, call on the people whose job it is to enforce gun control: you can find your representatives in the US at 5calls.org. You set your location, pick the issue you’re calling about, and they give you a script … Continue reading Support and Help for the AAPI Community
Links: Fashion, Horses, & More
Hi, friends! It’s Wednesday! It also, for me, doesn’t feel like a Wednesday, but the last two weeks or so have had some weird energy. I also get my first vaccine shot tomorrow morning. Massachusetts is heading into phase three that allows for retail and food service workers to get vaccinated. It still feels kind of surreal. It’s also St. Patrick’s Day! Hope you enjoy some soda bread or maybe even a Guinness. However you … Continue reading Links: Fashion, Horses, & More
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Pride, Prejudice, and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev is $2.99! Carrie reviewed this one and gave it a B-:
Sonali Dev is an amazing creator of character and I suspect that this book with be A grade stuff for many readers. I enjoyed the conversations around class, race, and disability (in Emma’s case). However, the book left me stressed out instead of happy
Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S25 E11: Don’t Worry, Love Ends
We almost, almost at the end of this season. We have a two hour finale and then the After The Final Rose special. I’m breaking it up into two recaps because I can’t stay up that late. Pudding, however, is a night owl. Matt’s mom and his brother have arrived to meet the last two women, Michelle and Rachael. Patty, his mom, says she does think it’s a longshot he’d be engaged at the end of the … Continue reading Elyse Watches The Bachelor–S25 E11: Don’t Worry, Love Ends
Indie Dyer Spotlight
I achieved STABLE long ago (stash acquisition beyond life expectancy). If I stopped buying yarn now I’d have enough to knit with for years. The problem is, yarn is pretty and soft and colorful, and I am absolutely not going to stop buying it. Yarn is my happy place…er, thing. Yarn makes me joyful. I like knitting with it. I like squishing it at the yarn store. When I need to relax mentally, I look … Continue reading Indie Dyer Spotlight
