Yep, it's true - I was so shocked I didn't know what to do next.
Hello everyone! It’s 2025 and we’re still doing this thing! For a change, I have more fiction than non-fiction. I also have – gasp – some poetry, which I don’t dip into very often. Poetry either feels too corny to me or it makes me feel dumb if there seem to be metaphors I’m not grasping. Usually I avoid it altogether, but every one in awhile, I find something that works for me. Get any good recommendations … Continue reading Get Rec’d with Amanda – Volume 81
This piece of literary mayhem is exclusive to Smart Bitches After Dark, but fret not. If you’d like to join, we’d love to have you! Have a look at our membership options, and come join the fun! If you want to have a little extra fun, be a little more yourself, and be part of keeping the site open for everyone in the future, we can’t wait to see you in our new subscription-based section … Continue reading Sunday Sale Digest!
Ed. note: We’ve been asked to increase our coverage of and discussion of Dark Romance a few times by some of you, so to start, we have a guest review from Kimberly. If you’re a reader of Dark Romance and would like to talk about some of your favorites, please get in touch! This guest review is from Kimberly! Kimberly works as a student support specialist at a small university where she endeavors to instill … Continue reading Guest Review: Haunting Adeline by H.D. Carlton
Dishonestly Yours by Krista and Becca Ritchie is $1.99! This is the first book in the Webs We Weave series. I mention this one in a previous Hide Your Wallet because I was tempted by the conwoman heroine.
We’re traveling around the world again, with Sarah Jane, Lilisonna, and Martin to gather recs, and wishes, and terrible jokes. We’ve got more joyful recommendations for AJ Sherwood’s books, more cozy games, more pop culture documentaries, and more cats visiting the show. We’ve got one more episode featuring listeners in various parts of the world. Record number of people signed up this year. Thank you!
Astrid Parker Doesn’t Fail by Ashley Herring Blake is $1.99 and a Kindle Daily Deal! This is book two in the Bright Falls series; most of the books (if not all of them) have been mentioned in Hide Your Wallet. Do you have a favorite book in the series?
It’s sharing time! Over the past few years, we’ve shared different versions of this reading tracking spreadsheet and each year it’s been improved upon – and is used by more readers around the world. That’s so cool. I’ve received so many email messages and requests for more options from readers who absolutely adore it. This year, my reading was so much audiobook, so much of the time. I read as many romances as I read … Continue reading Track Your 2025 Reading With Our Community-Built Spreadsheet!
Hey, Happy New Year, and have a seat. There may be more AI fuckery afoot! We’ve already been discussing the proliferation of AI narrators and AI authors. Why not start the year off with a fresh generative AI trashfire, this time with a side order of Holy Shit Racism? Two days ago, Tiana’s LitTalk on Threads posted a screenshot of her reader summary from Fable, a social media app for readers. If you’re not familiar, … Continue reading Fable’s Reader Summary Features Racism (And Probably AI)
Hello, everyone! It’s been too long! Happy New Year! As we start 2025 with all of the uncertainty that brings, I want to reiterate my appreciation for this community. I hope your holiday celebrations were exactly as you envisioned them, whether big or small. I personally have been on a campaign for “quiet Christmas-ing,” a phrase coined by one of my friends. Instead of traveling for the holidays, she stayed home and made smashburgers. My … Continue reading Links: Cat Cams, Music, & More
A Sorceress Comes to Call by T. Kingfisher is $1.99! This is listed as a Kindle Daily Deal so snap it up while you can. This came out in August and we’re big fans of her books!
