Thank you to everyone who ordered some of the Smart Bitches candles! I’m so happy that so many of you are enjoying them! The candles are a limited time only event, and will not be available after January 4. So if you’d like to get one or both, this is your moment to order some Smart Bitches limited candles! . Wax Cabin Candle Company, an independent small chandlery, has been SO FAST … Continue reading It’s Almost Last Call for the Smart Bitches Candles! →
I have a special holiday offering this year: Smart Bitches limited edition candles! . I partnered with Wax Cabin Candle Company, an independent small chandlery, to offer two limited edition candles just for the holiday season! They are on sale now, Friday November 28, through early January, and you can buy one or both in a gift set. I might have had a good time with Photoshop while working on this project. I … Continue reading Introducing the Smart Bitches Candle Collection! →
I have 2″ by 2″ stickers of this design, celebrating our 20th Anniversary, and they’re holographic stickers. Seriously I keep staring at them because they’re so neat. Sparkly! Want one? I’d love to send one to you as a reader of the site as a wee gift. All you need to do is: Email sarah@smartbitchestrashybooks.com with the subject line “Sticker Please!” I’ll give you instructions. You’ll need to send an SASE (remember those?). What’s that? A Self … Continue reading Want a Free SBTB 20th Anniversary Sticker? →
We’ve been celebrating all week, with Cover Snark, Hide Your Wallet 2005 Edition, and a look back at Iconic Reviews. But how well do you know us? I’ve got trivia, and a giveaway! Giveaways are great, but trivia? Trivia about a 20 year old weblog about romance novels? That’s pretty fun. And!! All trivia responses will be entered to win your very own, per my younger child, “Smart Bitches Chaos Emerald.” Sonic the Hedgehog had … Continue reading Happy 20th Anniversary, Smart Bitches! →
We’re celebrating our 20th anniversary all week, because why not, right? Squeeze the joy out of every moment, y’all! Today: VINTAGE COVER SNARK. One thing I’ve noticed doing the RT Rewind podcasts is that, for some cover images, our server is one of a very few places they seem to reside. So finding some of these meant doing a deep dive into the archives and older image folders. Cover Snark has been one of our … Continue reading A 20th Anniversary Cover Snark Retrospective →
We have a very special Hide Your Wallet today! In celebration of our anniversary, we’re taking a look back at some of the major releases of 2005, some of which really changed the game, started trends, or even went on to become a Netflix series. What 2005 titles do you remember fondly? Which releases do you feel made a lasting impact on you or the genre?
Smart Bitches started as a review blog, and we are still going. We’ve published more than three thousand reviews since 2005, and we wanted to share some of our favorites. Choosing only a few has been really challenging, because we all have many favorites. We wanted to talk about reviews we were proud of and that we thought were memorable. I asked Amanda what reviews she thought I should include and she rattled off, like, … Continue reading Twenty Years of Smart Bitches Reviews →
