Sorry for the delay! What is time?! Things have been both agonizingly slow and like a runaway train. I told a friend yesterday that January was just bad vibes and brought nothing to the function. I’m sure many of you feel the same. In other news, Hello Kitty Island Adventure came out on other platforms last week. It’s been a great “cozy wind down before bed” activity. It scratches that Animal Crossing itch slightly, but has more quests … Continue reading Links: Pickles and Resistance →
Hello, everyone! How are we doing on this Wednesday? If you’re feeling a little low today, that is okay. I am too. My partner and I are currently going HAM on words of affirmation. There has also been lots of snow lately, both in New England and wildly in my home state of Florida. My fellow Southerners, how are you holding up? Supposedly, it’s supposed to be colder in Massachusetts than in Alaska this week … Continue reading Links: Music, Embroidery, and More →
This guest post is from Wendy Crutcher. Wendy, aka SuperLibrarian, has been blogging since 2003, and was Romance Writers of America Librarian of the year in 2011. She’s been a collection development librarian for over 20 years, and has been working to educate patrons on how libraries work for even longer than that. Many of you have been talking about the Macmillan eBook embargo, and what you can do about it. We are beyond fortunate … Continue reading “Libraries are Not the Enemy:” A Guest Post from Wendy the SuperLibrarian on the Macmillan eBook Embargo →
It’s Wednesday! My allergies are here in full force, making their presence known. I also think I may have food poisoning, so that’s fun. I’ll be in New York for Book Expo, learning about all the cool new books coming out. I’m sure I’ll give you all the deetz when I get back. … Author Jennifer Weiner is at Publishers Weekly talking about the phrase, “I wrote a thing.” I’m guilty of this and have been working … Continue reading Links: Wine, WaPo, & More →
So we’re a few months into the Administration of the 45th President of the United States, and we thought it might be a good idea to check in, see how everyone is doing? We talked about getting involved back in November, just after the election, and a lot has happened since then. I’ve been REALLY BUSY since January, and so have a LOT of other people. Getting Involved A lot has happened, and there’s a … Continue reading Checking In and Getting Involved Part 2 →
February has begun and we’re taking 2017 one month at a time! Below, we have some site reminders, a piece of news from RWA, and to cap things off…a really cute, baby animal! … For those living in or near Columbia, South Carolina, Sarah is going to be at the Deckle Edge Literary Festival. We’re reasonably sure that the event is free. Yep, that’s right. FREE! There’s going to be a special screening of Love Between … Continue reading Links: Events, RWA, and a Baby Sloth →
Happy Wednesday! Are you ready for December? I know I am because I am certainly ready for 2016 to be over. Here are some great links we’ve found and some from our readers. … This link is from Reader Elizabeth S. and it’s on the history of shirtless men and masculinity. Elizabeth said, “Considering how many naked male chests we see on romance book covers, this is quite an interesting take on the topic.” We … Continue reading Links: Knitting, Litographs, & Shirtless Men →
We’re back to our regularly scheduled programming this week with Wednesday Links. However, there are a lot of links in this post. Hopefully, the bigger dose will help get you to Friday! … This has come up on a previous podcast and thanks to Reader Abbey J for sending this link to us, but what’s the deal with all the “Girl” titles: Who are these girls? Why are there so many of them? Books with … Continue reading Links: Book Titles, Wine, & a Visual Romance Kickstarter →
In the wake of last week’s election results here in the United States, we’ve covered a few ways to help take care of ourselves through self-care, reading, and cooking. We hope it’s helped some of you, but once we’ve gotten past the initial shock, many of you are wondering how to help take care of others. First, we want to thank Reader PamG for this wonderful idea of listing resources for those looking to become … Continue reading Getting Involved →
