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
Hi, there! It’s Wednesday afternoon; do you know where your links are? (Hint: they’re right here.) There is only one more spooky week in October (the spookiest week!) and I refuse to believe it. I’m not ready for turkey comas and for the slow chill of winter to creep into my bones. However, I have no qualms about breaking out the down comforter a little early. … Illustrated covers are a divisive topic in romance … Continue reading Links: News, Librarians, & More
It’s that time again, where we cobble together some weird, wonderful, and interesting links from around the internet. I’m kind of excited about this week’s post because it has lots of great animal photos, which I need right now. We also have an update from a link posted last week. Oh and of course, there are book recs. … If you enjoy speculative fiction, here are five Indigenous/First Nations authors you should try! The list … Continue reading Links: Wildlife, an Update, & More
It’s October! Yay! My spooky self is so ready. But this also means there are only three months left of 2019 and they’re stupidly packed with holiday obligations, which aren’t my favorite things. Are you a fan of October? Or are you more like my boyfriend and think the best weather is summer weather? … Did you see we made O, The Oprah Magazine‘s online list of 21 best book podcasts?! The list is fantastic … Continue reading Links: Dogs, Mister Global, & More
Last Saturday was the first annual Bookstore Romance Day! Did your local bookstore do anything? Did you grab any good books? I attended a couple things and I loved seeing all the romance love on social media. Here’s to it being even bigger and better next year! … Missing Jane the Virgin? Frolic.Media has some romance recommendations for you, if you’re looking to fill that void! … We’ll be making a more formal announcement soon, … Continue reading Links: Karl Urban, Cheese, & More
Are you ready for Wednesday Links? Are you also as tired as I am? I don’t know what it is about August, but I’m cranky, have zero patience, and just want to nap. Thankfully, the boyfriend is taking me on a relaxing reading weekend next weekend where I will do at little socializing as possible. … If you loved Ruby Lang’s Playing House or Aarya’s wonderful review of it, you might also enjoy her interview … Continue reading Links: Bookstore Romance Day, Skunks, & More
It’s Wednesday! How are y’all doing? Is it warm where you are? Cold? The weather not cooperating for the designated season? The boob sweat is making its presence known over here at my house. … Author Judith Krantz passed away at 91 over the weekend. Do you have fond memories of Krantz’s books and/or journalism? I remember seeing some lovely tributes going around on social media. … Love a man in glasses? Don’t miss these … Continue reading Links: Beyonce, Romance News, & More
Happy Wednesday! (It is Wednesday, right?) Allergies and travel have me all out of sorts. A majority of these links are announcements, either site related or romance related. Listen, these posts can’t all be adorable animal things or interesting historical facts. … Berkley has announced its first “queer female romance” that will be released in print! Author Meryl Wilsner says that it’s a slow burn contemporary romance. You can find out more details here. … Update on … Continue reading Links: Announcements, a Kickstarter, & More
It’s Wednesday and BookLovers Con is about to kick off! SBTB is here and we’d love to meet you if you see us all out and about. We also are doing a live podcast taping tomorrow. If you reserved your spot for that, it’s going to be a fantastic time! … I’m a sucker for mythology retellings in romance, so I particularly loved these recommendations by Sil over at Frolic.Media! I’ve only read one of … Continue reading Links: Tattoos, Mythology, & More
Welcome back to Wednesday Links! While these posts are a nice round up of interesting things we’ve seen online, it’s also a nice little midday reminder to take a break. Get a coffee or tea! Grab a snack! Get some fresh air! Sneak in a power nap! You know the drill by now, so let’s get into it. … If you love librarians in romance, author Rosanna Leo wrote a lovely tribute to those characters … Continue reading Links: Librarians, Dogs, & More
Hey there! It’s April! For me, that means gearing up for allergy season. Has spring sprung where you are? Or is winter still desperately holding on? We also hope you all enjoyed this year’s April Fool’s joke. Brainstorming copy for it was so much fun. … Have you subscribed to our Books on Sale newsletter yet? The newsletter goes out every Friday morning, eastern time. You can sign up here! … Author Karen Booth is … Continue reading Links: Spooky Cabins, Seasoned Romance, & More
