Hello, everyone! Welcome back! How are we all doing? The Northeast had a bit of a winter storm, so that’s the biggest excitement on my end! Well…not true. We also discovered the washer/dryer unit we ordered wouldn’t fit up our stairs over the weekend. But it was an easy return and a new unit is installed. I’m so ready to wash EVERYTHING. I also picked up a new board game based on a friend’s recommendation: Dungeons, … Continue reading Links: LeVar Burton, Comics, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! It’s definitely a week where I barely know what day it is. It’s supposed to get pretty hold in New England. I live in an old apartment and the heat isn’t the greatest, so my old cat Linus will be coming with me this weekend to my partner’s place. They have amazing heat and my partner is very excited for a kitty sleepover. It’s also February and we all know … Continue reading Links: Art, Spongebob, & More →
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! Y’all, I am tired! Not sure if it’s daylight savings time or getting into the holiday rush while working retail. It could also be both! In New England, the sun will begin to set around 4ish and I kind of hate it. Next week, I’ll be doing an overnight trip in NYC with my roommate who is nominated for an industry award. I’m a +1 and I certainly don’t mind … Continue reading Links: Kickstarters, Wildlife, & More →
It’s Wednesday! It’s the last Wednesday of April and we hope you all had a great Easter, Passover, or just weekend in general. I did absolutely nothing besides lounged around the house and play video games. It was fantastic; sometimes you just need a lazy weekend. This Saturday is Independent Bookstore Day. If you have a local indie you love, be sure to grab some books! … Netflix has announced a lesbian teen romantic comedy, … Continue reading Links: Saving the Bees, Billy Crystal, & More →
Happy Wednesday! It’s the last one of November. When did that happen? Seriously? It was October just yesterday. The holidays are fast approaching and we have you have some great ones. If not, there are always books. Books are there for you. … Sarah and Carrie were on the Bubbly Sesh podcast talking about Hallmark movies! It’s perfect for this time of year when we’re in Hallmark holiday movie overload. You can download the podcast … Continue reading Links: Meetups, She-Ra, & More →
Valentine’s Day falls on a Wednesday this year. Regardless of if you’re spending it with someone or just treating yourself with love, we at the Pink Palace hope you have a wonderful day! … Big thank you to Kerri who commented on podcast episode 283, which discussed bisexual characters in romance. Kerri manages a database at Library Thing for bisexual characters and there is even a section for romance fiction. Thanks again, Kerri! … Goodreads … Continue reading Links: Lucy Parker, Puppies, & Romance →
The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen: Awesome Female Characters From Comic Book History is a fun, informative, and inspiring encyclopedia of female characters from the comic books of 1930s to the 2010s. Each character description includes an illustration, the name of their creator, information about their first appearance, and where to find their comics now. Each decade from the 1930s on is represented, and the women featured include many heroines of color as well as LGBTQ … Continue reading The Spectacular Sisterhood of Superwomen by Hope Nicholson →
We’re utilizing the Lightning Reviews a little differently this week and introducing the Smart Bitch Pull List, which consists of nothing but comic reviews. Typically, these are single issues and would be incredibly difficult to write a lengthy, standard review for. We hope you enjoy these three and we hope to have some more in the future!
Hello Hump Day! How is everyone doing? I’m in the midst of an amazing book, so I’ve currently lost all sense of time. Here are some good things, many of which might hurt your wallet! … We’ve picked a date for our next Book Club Chat! The book we’ve picked (in case you missed it) is Radiance by Grace Draven and the date of the chat is June 28th at 8pm EDT. We’ll post a link to the chat … Continue reading Links: Awesome Sales, a Kickstarter, & More! →
Welcome to Wednesday Links! I thought today was the last Wednesday of the month, but I was wrong and I feel like I no longer have any concept of days after returning from RT. Anyway, here are some awesome things! … Author Tamara Lush was on a previous podcast episode to talk about her writer residency on Amtrak. If you want to soak up more info on Lush’s experience, she wrote about it for PopSugar: … Continue reading Links: Podcasts, Writing, & Comics! →
Forever Mine is a contemporary romance that made me squee and made me sigh. It’s a celebration of geek culture, of women who love comics, and of cosplay. Sometimes I read a book and I love it so much that I basically can’t even describe how much I love it – I just shove it into people’s hands and shout “OMG READ IT RIGHT NOW!” Forever Mine is that book. I love it so much … Continue reading Forever Mine by Erin Nicholas →