Welcome back, y’all! It’s April! Both a great and terrible time for me! April means my birthday, but it also could mean the start of seasonal allergies. Allergies are really a wild card, considering last year we still had a snowfall in mid-April. I also have yet to find any over the counter medicines that consistently work well for me. Today, I’ll be seeing the 25th anniversary showing of Princess Mononoke and I’m pretty excited! Do … Continue reading Links: Kickstarters, Swaddling, & More →
Happy Wednesday! September is almost on its way out. Can you believe it? I’m so ready for October. I love spooky season, maple and pumpkin themed treats, cooler temps, and breaking out all the fluffy blankets. I’m also getting tattoo #3 and attending a friend’s Halloween wedding. Pretty pumped! How about you? Are you ready for October? … This is from the L.A. Times so it may be behind a paywall, but I was able to read … Continue reading Links: Fundraising, Washi Tape, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links, where we collectively share cool and funny shit from around the internet. Saturday was bookstore romance day and my own panels were a blast. If you attended some virtual events, I’d love to hear about which ones you went to! Let’s get into it already, shall we? … First off, thanks to Tara for sending this my way. Author Roxane Gay posted this Google doc in a recent newsletter that … Continue reading Links: Haiti, Tabletop Games, & More →
The bushfires currently devastating Australia show no signs of letting up and when we received an email about an “author auction,” we thought it’d be beneficial to share it all with you, along with some other resources on where to donate and what you can do. But first, I asked Catherine to share a few words. Catherine is one of our wonderful new reviewers and lives in Australia. Catherine: Amanda asked me to write something … Continue reading Bushfire Relief & How to Help →
How is it November? HOW?! Now the next couple months are going to be a fever dream of holiday nonsense. I have a complicated relationship with the holidays, but I have a trip to Key West in the works for January. I will eat, read, drink, and nap in a cabana. … #TeamTrees is aiming to plant 20 million trees by January 1st. Each dollar donating plants one tree. The organization just surprised 13 million … Continue reading Links: Trees, Grandmas, & More →
My normally mostly-under-control anxiety went through the roof last week. I bit my nails, picked my cuticles until they bled, and caught myself pulling my hair when I was sleeping. I lot of people I know seemed similarly overwhelmed and distressed at what has been going on at the southern borders of the United States, at what’s going on pretty much everywhere. My anxiety peaks when I am experiencing something emotionally distressing and I feel … Continue reading Crafting for a Cause →
Like many of you, we are aghast at the scope of destruction that Hurricane Harvey is still wreaking on the Texas coast, even as I write this. We thought we’d come up with a list of things to do and places that will desperately need donations as Houston, Galveston, and the rest of the coast struggles to regain its footing. Jia Tolentino (@jiatolentino on twitter) has compiled a list: Food banks in Galveston, Corpus Christi … Continue reading Helping After Harvey →
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 →
