Hey there! It’s Wednesday Links! I’m not sure about you, but December feels like it’s speeding by. I’m not ready to start my holiday traveling yet. However, I have set aside a select choice of travel books. It was tough narrowing my TBR down! … The hosts of the true crime podcast My Favorite Murder have launched their own podcast network. While I’m excited to see them grow, I’m a little disappoint at the show … Continue reading Links: Short Stories, Cocktails, & More→
Hello there! It’s Wednesday! We’re also a week away from Halloween? Are you excited? Or is it just another day for you? Maybe you’re just biding your time until you can get your hands on some discount candy. What I wouldn’t give for a huge, cheap bag of Reese’s right now. … Election Day is coming up and The Washington Post has a great interview with Georgia gubernatorial candidate Stacey Abrams. Be warned that this article may … Continue reading Links: Fantasy, Goodreads, & More→
Happy Wednesday! The Northeast is due for another snowstorm and I was woken up by my cat biting me this morning. Is anyone else having the same crappy day? Anyway, here are some links to calm you down or to channel your rage! … I was glued to the Twitter mystery of Candace Jean Andersen trying to track down a woman of color who attended the 1971 International Conference on the Biology of Whales. Give … Continue reading Links: Muses, Tom Hiddleston, and More→
It’s Wednesday! And Boston’s weather is having a moment. The high is 69 today (nice), but we’re due for snow tomorrow. I just came back from a rather relaxing reading retreat and it’s a struggle to drag myself to the gym. What I’m trying to say is that my life is all over the place and I hope your Wednesday is faring better. … Reminder! Our Movie Matinee Broadcast News discussion will be occurring this … Continue reading Links: Podcasts, Olympics, & Star Wars→
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→
Hey! It’s Wednesday Links! We’ve found some really fun stuff this week to help get you through that midweek slump! Let’s get started, shall we? … If you missed Sarah’s Slayer of Words announcement, we’re partnering up with Beverly Jenkins to release commemorative shirts and other items: All proceeds will be donated to the charity of Ms. Bev’s choosing, Doctors Without Borders. I (Sarah) will be reporting the profit and donation from the sale of these … Continue reading Links: Alyssa Cole, ’80s Portraits, & Western Romances→
It’s the last Wednesday in June and we’re inching ever closer to the Dog Days of Summer. Yuck! We hope you’re all having a great week and are looking forward to some awesome weekend plans. … The Book Club Chat is tonight at 8:00pm EDT! Because I’m a procrastinator, I started Radiance last night and almost pulled a Bad Decisions Book Club. I’m really enjoying it and I can’t wait to talk about it with everyone! … … Continue reading Links: Films, Covers, & the Victorian Era→
Oh joyous hump day! How’s the Bitchery doing? Reading some good books? Avoiding any inclement weather? Good! Now buckle in for some links! … Tor.com is giving away free digital copies if Some of the Best from Tor.com, 2016. The anthology features 25 short stories and novelettes from the previous year: These stories were acquired and edited for Tor.com by Ellen Datlow, Ann VanderMeer, Carl Engle-Laird, Liz Gorinsky, Patrick Nielsen Hayden, Justin Landon, Diana Pho, … Continue reading Links: A Free Book, History, & Women in Publishing→
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→
Hey all! It’s time for Wednesday Links, where we do a little roundup of some neat things we’ve seen around the internet. You ready and buckled in? … This link is from Reader Millie, and I’m pretty sure a few of you emailed me this one as well. So, thank you! I always love a good write-up of romance novels as feminist texts: “They are definitely not anti-feminist,” she argued. “These are novels written primarily … Continue reading Links: Pride & Prejudice, Bullet Journals, and Bookish Artwork!→
Happy Hump Day! And of course, May the Fourth be with you. Though the links below have nothing to do with Star Wars, I hope you’ll enjoy them anyway! Romance readers are well aware of euphemisms for genitalia. io9 has a nifty chart which maps the history of certain slang words used for genitalia: Depending on what era you live in, a penis might be known as a plough, a pillow prick, a jigglestick, … Continue reading Links: Channing Tatum, Genitalia, Podcasts, & More!→
