Ready for a round up of all the podcasts that focus on romance fiction, so you can fill your ears with discussion and goodness? Since my last podcast episode roundup in January when I mentioned the Wicked Wallflowers and Heaving Bosoms podcasts, I’ve found a few more. It seemed like a good idea to put all the romance podcasts that I can find in once place. And – special fun bonus! – if you want … Continue reading Romance Podcasts: A Romance-Focused Podcast Roundup→
Hello there, Wednesday! How is everyone doing? Made it through the holiday, I hope! I had a great Thanksgiving and then promptly caught a stomach bug, effectively negating the food baby I so carefully made on Turkey Day. … I want to start with something serious first and then get to some more lighthearted things. Bust has been keeping an updated list of famous men accused of sexual harassment and assault SINCE the news regarding … Continue reading Links: GBBO, Gal Gadot, & More→
Hi there! It’s time for some links! Are you ready? We hope these things give you a nice lift to your Hump Day mid-day slump and get you excited for the weekend! … Love theater? Then you’re going to want to check out these Scenery Bags: S C E N E R Y bags are made from retired theatre backdrops. Each bag donates a portion of its profits to take kids to see theatre. Every … Continue reading Links: Bags, Excerpts, & New Music→
If you’re celebrating in the US, Happy Thanksgiving to you! As always, and especially this year, I’m deeply thankful to you for being here, and being part of Smart Bitches. It has not been an easy year for many of us, and I’m continually inspired and awed by the community here. Thank you for being part of it. We’ve talked in the past about romances that featured dinners from hell, romances that came into our lives at … Continue reading Being Thankful for What We’ve Learned from Romance→
For me, this year is one of the most stressful times, and I’m sure there are others out there who agree with me. Hopefully, these links will give you a few moments of peace in an otherwise crazy time. And for our US readers, have a happy and safe Thanksgiving! … Double Dare gives me huge waves of childhood nostalgia, but it anyone was wondering what being on set with that frightening obstacle course was … Continue reading Links: Double Dare, Chuck Tingle, and a Survey→
It’s Wednesday! The last Wednesday in October to be exact. How are we nearly eleven months into 2016? … We’re going to start off with something adorable and that would be a support duck. Yeah, you heard that right: Mark Essig was settling into his puddle-jumper flight from Charlotte to Asheville, N.C., on Monday when he noticed an unusual passenger boarding the plane. It was a duck. Making his way down the aisle. Wearing red … Continue reading Links: Support Ducks, Surveys, & Recommendations→
Happy Wednesday! This week is just flying by and I hope it feels that way for you too! Just a reminder that Redheadedgirl and I are off to Stockholm. We start our travel tomorrow! We’ll be doing a round up post of our adventures once we’re back stateside, but if you want to follow our shenanigans on social media (mainly Instagram and probably Twitter), we’ll be using the #SmartBitchesinSweden hashtag. … By reader request, we’re posting … Continue reading Links: Ghostbusters, Reading Challenges, & Archives→
Sarah: Recently, Freebird had a really interesting homework assignment. He had to list the things that influenced him from most to least – things like parents, friends, the internet, etc. Then Hubby and I had to do the assignment, too, and list the things that influenced us when we were his age. Of course, when he and I were kids, there was no internet. Both of us listed “books” as the thing that influenced us most When … Continue reading Our Romance Influences→
We recently received a pretty cool email from Reader Linda about romance and what we desperately want to read. If we had the choice, what perfect books would we craft? What heroes would we choose? What heroines or settings are we just waiting to devour with our eyeballs? Here is Linda’s original email: Recently a friend of mine said rather dismissively “those women wouldn’t be interested if Christian Grey wasn’t wealthy and was a creepy dude … Continue reading What’s on Your Romance Wishlist?→
