Happy Wednesday! First, if any of you are in the Texas area, we hope you’re being as safe as you can be and staying warm. I have a few friends out in Austin and I’ve been checking in on them and peeking at their Instagram stories to make sure they’re doing all right. Valentine’s Day was Sunday and I hope you did something kind for yourself. I ate dumplings and had wine! One more week … Continue reading Links: Gymnasts, Bridgerton, & More
Happy Wednesday! Where I live, fall is in the air! My windows are open, the boob sweat is gone, the fluffy blankets are out. I am in heaven, though I am sad iced coffee weather is gone. Well, you can drink iced coffee whenever you damn well want, but hot coffee is a small pleasure when the temps are colder. If you’re curious about which iced coffee/cold brew recipe I use, I use Pioneer Woman’s! … Continue reading Links: Sailor Moon, a Bit of Happiness, & More
The Ripped Bodice is back with another round of Summer Romance Bingo. Visit their site for a printable bingo card and rules on how to win prizes! We’ll be playing along in our Goodreads group and helping one another out with recommendations. You can also follow The Ripped Bodice on Twitter for more recs. If you’re not on Goodreads, that’s okay! We’ll be giving some suggestions here and opening it up to the Bitchery for further … Continue reading Recommendations for The Ripped Bodice’s 2020 Summer Romance Bingo
Hey, everyone! It’s quite an interesting time to exist on this earth. There are lots of things to worry about, namely the upcoming election and COVID-19. I want to stress how important it is to take care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. Breaks from social media have helped me. For physical stuff, do some social distancing if you can (read some books!) and keep washing those hands! Stay safe out there, friends! … Think dogs … Continue reading Links: The Ripped Bodice Diversity Report, KitchenAid, & More
Over the summer, The Ripped Bodice announced it was launching an award contest for excellence in romance fiction. There wasn’t a formal submission process and the award relied on a well-informed panel of judges to select the winning books. Winners will received a $1000 cash prize, as well as a $100 donation to a charity of their choice. Now let’s celebrate the winners of the inaugural contest, nicknamed the RIBBIES: Get a Life, Chloe Brown … Continue reading Announcing the 2019 Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in Romantic Fiction Winners
It’s Links time, everyone! Let’s all settle in for some stuff around the internet. I’m currently en route to NYC for RWA, like many of the romance community. I’ll have my name badge on and if you see me walking around, do say hello. My resting bitch face is genetic, though admittedly being in New York makes me grumpy. … The Ripped Bodice has announced they’ll be starting The Ripped Bodice Awards for Excellence in … Continue reading Links: Cats, Space, & More
The Ripped Bodice is back with another round of Summer Romance Bingo. Visit their site for a printable bingo card and rules on how to win prizes! We’ll be playing along in our Goodreads group and helping one another out with recommendations. You can also follow The Ripped Bodice on Twitter for more recs. If you’re not on Goodreads, that’s okay! We’ll be giving some suggestions here and opening it up to the Bitchery for further … Continue reading Recommendations for The Ripped Bodice’s 2019 Summer Romance Bingo
Settle in for some links! Grab an afternoon beverage–tea, coffee, some bubbly water. It’s this time of year when I’m kind of over being cold all the time, and I’m ready for spring. Even if that means I’ll be set upon by debilitating allergies. That’s how much I want winter to be over. … The Ripped Bodice’s “The State of Racial Diversity in Publishing” report for 2018 is officially out. You can also see previous years here. … Continue reading Links: Captain Marvel, Cookie Monster, & More
It’s Hump Day! I hope you all have been reading something great this week. If not, Rec It Wednesdays are back at the Smart Bitches Instagram account. Every Wednesday afternoon, we put up a question in our Instagram stories where you can submit whatever trope or genre you’re looking for. Throughout the week, we answer the requests, which are then saved in our highlights for you to revisit at your leisure! … If there are … Continue reading Crying, Fairy Fruit, & More
Hello there! It’s Wednesday Links time! RWA18 in Denver is over. Sarah was there and for those who attended, I hope you had a wonderful time. I was following along on Twitter and a little jealous of all the fun everyone was having. … Registration for BookLover’s Con is officially open! I’m personally very excited about the authors announced so far. As of right now, I’ll be there, as will Sarah and Elyse. Hope you … Continue reading Links: Announcements, The Ripped Bodice, & Nicole Byer
The Ripped Bodice is back with another round of Summer Romance Bingo. The link above contains explanation of the rules, plus a printable copy of their bingo board. Additionally, you can check out their helpful tweet: Bingo is BACK!!Kick off your summer of reading today! Downloadable cards, rules, recommendations and more are at:https://t.co/zsNUoMryHu#RippedBodiceBingo pic.twitter.com/im9N4b1zEW — The Ripped Bodice (@TheRippedBodice) June 1, 2018 We’ll be playing along in our Goodreads group and helping one another out with … Continue reading Recommendations for The Ripped Bodice’s 2018 Summer Romance Bingo
