Trigger warnings for the explicit and implied deaths of children and animals, torture, PTSD, and sexual assault. The Unwomanly Face of War is an oral history of women who fought for the Soviets in WWII. These women filled an incredible variety of roles. In addition to the famous Night Witches, the women who gave interviews for this book were sappers, partisans, underground resistance fighters, nurses, surgeons, antiaircraft gunners, front line soldiers, tankmen, telephone and radio … Continue reading The Unwomanly Face of War by Svetlana Alexievich →
I swear, September is holding on for as long as it can. I’m already talking about trying to get through October, and my boyfriend helpfully reminded me that October hasn’t even started. So in short, I’d like a drink, please. And I’m so excited to talk to you about the book we’re featuring this month: The Cocktail Guide to the Galaxy by Andy Heidel. Some background: Heidel is the owner of The Way Station, a … Continue reading Covers & Cocktails Giveaway: Divinian →
Over the weekend, The New York Times Book Review published a three page round up of romance fiction. On the front page! Can you believe that?! I’m not sure where you are in your paywall or whether you’ve used up your free views this month if you’re not a subscriber, but you can read the piece online. And many people are talking about it. Many. Why? Because romance was featured on the front page of … Continue reading The New York Times Book Review Looks at Romance →
Amanda and I interview Ryanne Probst, Associate Publicist for Berkley Publishing, which is part of Penguin Random House. Ryanne is the creative mastermind behind Berkley Romance’s Instagram account, which is truly beautiful – and a feed both Amanda and I admire. We talk about why Instagram works for books, and what people in the book community and the romance community are looking for on Instagram. We discuss some technical details such as setting up shots … Continue reading 266. It’s All About the Lighting: Instagram and Social Media Strategy with Ryanne Probst from Penguin Berkley →
It’s nearly October (SERIOUSLY WHERE DID SEPTEMBER GO) and I wanted to let you all know that we have advertisement spots available for October! Are you publishing a book? A novella? A boxed set? Do you offer editorial services? Do you have crafty, brilliant goodness that might appeal to the smart and savvy audience of SBTB? Want to tell a large, international community of readers that you like wearing dryer sheets on your head? Please … Continue reading Advertising Spots Available for October! →
Mission: Improper by Bec McMaster is $2.99 at Amazon! This is book one in the The Blue Blood Conspiracy series, which is a spin off of McMaster’s London Steampunk series. While not completely necessary, reviewers say that readers might understand the nuances of the romance and setting more if they’ve read the London Steampunk series.
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Widdershins should be my absolute catnip. It features a m/m romance in a fantasy Victorian setting between a private detective and a geeky, shy philologist. One of the supporting characters is a woman who struggles to be respected as an Egyptologist in a male-dominated field. Most of the action takes place in a giant museum, and I do love a good museum! There’s a mummy, and I do love a good mummy! Alas, the plot … Continue reading Widdershins by Jordan L. Hawk →
This Wednesday, we’re not featuring as many links as we normally do so we can focus on providing disaster relief resources for Puerto Rico. If you have any additional suggestions on how to help Puerto Rico, please tell us in the comments. … Redheadedgirl: Puerto Rico has been completely devastated by Hurricanes Irma and Maria- Maria especially. The island is almost completely without power, there’s limited water and food and medical supplies, and they need pretty … Continue reading Links: Puerto Rico, Sewing, & Disney Princesses →
RECOMMENDED: Paris in Love by Eloisa James is $1.99! This is a memoir about James’ time in Paris. Carrie had an earlier review of this one and loved it, giving it an A:
I took so much joy in reading this book. I truly meant to read it a little at a time, but I just devoured it. It was like this beautiful dream unfolding in front of me. It was a confection as lovely as the chocolate shoe James receives from her husband. I hadn’t planned to review this book – I picked it up purely as a guilty pleasure. But with every page I thought, “I HAVE to tell the Bitches about this book!” Now I have. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
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I really, really-really, really wanted to like this book, but the time spent in the hero’s point of view and his way of viewing the heroine irritated me at first, then grew to full-on dislike. Plus the heroine made some terrible comments and even worse decisions regarding the hero, and I came to dislike her, too. I do think that the problem is partly me, however, and that contemporary romance and I need a lengthy timeout, … Continue reading Acting on Impulse by Mia Sosa →
This HaBO request is from Alexis, who is looking for a contemporary romance with sisters: I would be ever so grateful if you and the Bitchery could help me find a book that I’ve racked my brains about and done all the googling I can think of. It’s a contemporary romance that features two sisters: the older sister who has everything together (who might work in a field like accounting) and the younger sister who … Continue reading HaBO: Heroine Uses Inheritance to Start Art Studio →
