Welcome to Book Beat! Think of Book Beat as Hide Your Wallet, Part Two! In Hide Your Wallet, we talk about books coming out in a particular month that we really want to read. But there’s more to good books than just new releases! Book Beat aims to highlight other books that we may hear about through friends, social media, or other sources. We could see a gorgeous ad! Or find a new-to-us author on a list … Continue reading Book Beat: Space Nuns, Emma Retellings, & More→
The Baldwin Village Complete Series by Jackie Lau is $3.99! Thanks to everyone who let us know about this preorder deal. It comes out next week and I believe will stay $3.99 until the end of the month. After that, the price will be $7.99. Four bucks is not bad for 3 contemporaries and a novella.
This guest squee is from Heather M. Heather M lives in Florida. You can find her on Twitter @NotThatHeatherM. … (A note: there are what seems like one hundred characters in this show/book, and most of them have three names. While there are specific reasons people are called different names at different times, for the sake of clarity I’ve chosen to stick to what seems to me to be the most commonly used name for … Continue reading Guest Squee: The Untamed→
Today Amanda and I are answering listener email about books on sale, extremely long romances, and, most importantly, BAKED GOODS. I talk about my birthday cake, a homemade mint chip brownie baked Alaska, and we discuss all the delicious things we, and you, are all making. Plus book recs, and a very important question at the end. Come hang out with us! Thank you to Jacqueline, Amy, Verity for the recipes, and Jasmine and Ellie … Continue reading 410. Baked Goods, Gaming, and More Birthday Goodness with Amanda→
Dragon Storm by Katie MacAlister is $1.99! This is part of the Dragon Fall series and, as you could have guessed, features a dragon hero. I feel like MacAlister is a YMMV author. The tone is too over the top for me, but it may work for some people to have some goofy paranormal romance right now.
Huntress is a GORGEOUS book. It’s beautifully written and exciting and magical. However, romance fans should know that the ending is bittersweet, and while I can accept a bittersweet ending in fantasy (this is marketed as fantasy, not romance) it felt unfinished. I keep looking for a missing chapter, or, better yet, a sequel. Here’s the publisher’s intro to the plot: Nature is out of balance in the human world. The sun hasn’t shone in … Continue reading Huntress by Malinda Lo→
If you’ve ever looked at an author’s substantial backlist and wondered where to start, we’re here to help with “Which One First?” This month: Shelly Laurenston/GA Aiken! There are a LOT of books under the Laurenston/Aiken name, and her series include interconnected packs of shifters of varying types, plus retellings of mythology and fantasy, too. The series include: The Magnus Pack The Pride Series The Honey Badger Chronicles, including Hot and Badgered, and In a Badger Way … Continue reading Which One First? Shelly Laurenston/GA Aiken→
Today doesn’t feel like a Wednesday. Is that just me? Anyway, time has no meaning and I’m very tired. Is anyone else tired, like just in general? Please stay safe. Please keep protesting. Wash your hands. Stay hydrated. Take restorative care of yourself. … Vulture has compiled a list of TV procedurals you can watch that center women and people of color. … Did I post about this already? If I did, oh well! It’s … Continue reading Links: Things to Watch, Read, & Craft→
His Dark Magic by Pat Esden is 99c! I mentioned this in a previous Hide Your Wallet and if you were excited about it like I was, you can grab it for less than a buck! Readers thought this was a great start to a new series, while others thought the romance and fantasy balance was a bit skewed.
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It’s time for another edition of Stuff We Like! This month, we’re sharing with everyone our favorite wishlist items from Black owned creative businesses, from jewelry to candles to tshirts and more. As Shana says, it may not make sense for a pj-only lifestyles, but we don’t care. 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 … Continue reading Stuff We Like: Gorgeous Treats from Black Owned Creative Businesses→
