We’re only a few weeks into 2026 (?!!) and I’m curious about the books you’re most looking forward to that are releasing between January 1 and June 30, 2026. There are MANY on our lists, and I limited folks to only a few – which means I know you have titles to suggest, too. One that I couldn’t format for our database: Drowning Sorrows in Raging Fire, Vol. 3 by Priest, translated by Yog and SassyStrawberry. … Continue reading What are Your Most Anticipated Books The First Half of 2026?→
For our favorite reads, we had to choose one favorite read of 2025, but everyone is allowed two bonus picks for books not released this year. However, we typically have a few rulebreakers! Here are our favorites of the year! We’d also love to hear about your best read of 2025!
Happy Tuesday! September is winding down with some big releases. There’s a new Brynne Weaver, a couple road trip romances of different flavors, and Gothic horror. What are you looking forward to this week? Let us know in the comments!
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 Defining the Evolved Form of Historical Romance→
Earl Crush by Alexandra Vasti is $4.99! Many of the Bitchery wase excited for this one when it pubbed in January. It also is in KU, if any of you are subscribers.
Happy Tuesday, y’all! I feel like it’s coincidentally the perfect time to talk about new books and just load up our TBR piles so we don’t have to come up for air in the next four years. No particular reason why! Which books are on your list this week? Let us know!
Ne’er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti is $3.99! This is Vasti’s first full-length novel and her trio of novellas was well-reviewed here. Did any of you pick this one up when it released over the summer?
Happy Tuesday! It’s time to talk about a new crop of book releases. There are definitely a couple books that many of us are excited for and we suspect you all are too! I also appreciate everyone’s insight and comments about historical romances last week. Sarah and I may record some sort of podcast segment talking about the lack of historicals, so stay tuned! What’s on your TBR pile this week? Let us know in … Continue reading Hide Your Wallet: July 23rd Release Week!→
I don’t recall exactly how this trilogy came to my attention. Strangely, it may have been their long titles, which may have signaled to me an Austen-esque voice, one that at the same time did not take itself too seriously. In any case, I was very happy I picked up the first novella, In Which Margo Halifax Earns Her Shocking Reputation, and from then on I waited impatiently for weeks and weeks before the second … Continue reading In Which Winnie Halifax is Utterly Ruined by Alexandra Vasti→
