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A- Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser June 14, 2022 · Chronicle Books LLC. Graphic NovelLGBTQIA Wash Day Diaries by Jamila Rowser and Robyn Smith is a low-key but enrapturing graphic novel about Nisha, Davene, Kim, and Cookie, a group of Black women with deep and caring friendships. Each story lovingly depicts their hair care rituals while also revealing the soulful mundanity of the processes they engage in to care for themselves and others. Wash Day Diaries is as much about the relationship between t…
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The Bad Luck Bride The Bad Luck Bride by Janna MacGregor is 99c! Sarah had the author on as part of a previous live podcast taping at RT and I found it fascinating. Some readers expressed confusion in how the overall plot unfolded, but others really loved the heroine and her cursed luck. All were shocked at the announcement of the “cursed” Lady Claire Cavensham to Lord Alexander Hallworth, the Marquess of Pembrooke, especially since she is already engaged to another unfortunate Lord. Perhaps she will make it to the altar this time with one of these fine gentlemen! Cou…
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Welcome back to Cover Snark, friends! From Janet: Is that a TOILET behind her? And has she just flushed her head down it (wet hair)? Sarah: Oh, no. That’s unfortunate. And now every time I see one of these cover models with her skirts hiked up, I’m going to think, oh, did she just use the toilet, too? Let the poor person dress in peace. Claudia: Hm, that does bring to mind the details of historical romance I’d rather not think about, LOL Carrie: Bidets Gone Wild Tara: Carrie wins the internet today. Sarah: I just showed it to Adam without commentary and he asked almost immediately “…Is she pooping?” Elyse: Rich says her face looks more like she’s trying not to …
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Kamila Knows Best Kamila Knows Best by Farah Heron is $2.99! I believe this is Farah’s most recent release and came out this spring. This one is inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, and Sarah recorded a podcast episode with Farah about the release. Kamila Hussain’s life might not be perfect, but, whew, it’s close. She lives a life of comfort, filled with her elaborate Bollywood movie parties, a dog with more Instagram followers than most reality stars, a job she loves, and an endless array of friends who clearly need her help finding love. In fact, Kamila is so busy with h…
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Welcome back to Get Rec’d! I’ve been working upstairs in our children’s section at the bookstore lately, so my recs skew a bit more toward kiddos. Not a bad thing! I’ve also included a personal recommendation I gave to my mom the other day. What about you? Have you given or gotten any good recommendations? The Crab Ballet Pulled this book for a little girl who loves crabs. Seriously, how can you not be charmed by these illustrations?! When the tide is out, the curtain is up on this clever tale of an underwater, watercolor ballet featuring dancing crabs and all of their aquat…
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Alpha Night RECOMMENDED: Alpha Night by Nalini Singh is $1.99! This is book four in the Psy-Changeling Trinity series. Lara wrote a Lightning Review and gave it a B+: Are super dramatic connections between mates your catnip? This is your book! Want to solve a mystery? Again, pick up this book! Are you okay with mild to moderate violence? Good, because this book has that too. New York Times bestselling author Nalini Singh returns to her breathtaking Psy-Changeling Trinity series with a mating that shouldn’t exist… Alpha wolf Selenka Durev’s devotion to her pack is eq…
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This month’s Kickass Women in History is all about two kickass sisters from Ukraine, Lesya Ukrainka (born Larysa Petrivna Kosach) and her sister, Olha Petrovna Kosach-Kryvyniuk. These two sisters were literary powerhouses and feminist activists. The sisters came from a literary family. Their mother, Kickass Woman Olha Petrivna Kosach, who used the pen name Olena Pchilka, was a famous writer, translator, and feminist activist. Their father, Petro Antonovych Kosach, was, among other things, an accomplished mathematician. The family also included aunts and uncles who were politically active intellectuals. In fact, Lesya’s first poem, “Hope,” was written for her aunt, Olena …
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Welcome to Whatcha Reading! This is where we talk about what we’ve been reading lately, both the good and the bad. Shana: Yay! I just finished the last Murderbot book this week. Want moar! Right now I’m reading Hench by Natalie Zina Walschots, and snarky main character has thoroughly sucked me in. Sarah: Gosh I love both of those. Currently I am reading Unmasking Autism by Dr. Devon Price and I just inhaled Killers of a Certain Age by Deanna Raybourn. It’s out this fall (I’m sorry) but holy crap it’s got rage, subversion, revenge, travel and location p0rn, a tense plot and it was a freaking ride. A | BN | K | ABPreorder or request from your library so you get high …
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The transcript for Podcast 514: Officiating the HEA with Denise Williams has been posted! This podcast transcript was handcrafted with meticulous skill by Garlic Knitter. Many thanks. ❤ Click here to subscribe to The Podcast → View the full article
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The Heiress Gets a Duke RECOMMENDED: The Heiress Gets a Duke by Harper St. George is $1.99! I’m not much of a historical romance reader these days, but this one blew me away: I was charmed by this book. Completely. Even a fortune forged in railroads and steel can’t buy entrance into the upper echelons of Victorian high society—for that you need a marriage of convenience. American heiress August Crenshaw has aspirations. But unlike her peers, it isn’t some stuffy British Lord she wants wrapped around her finger—it’s Crenshaw Iron Works, the family business. When it’s…
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A Denise Williams is a contemporary romance author with several books coming out this year including a series of audio-first novellas set in an airport, beginning with The Love Connection. She is also releasing her third novel, Do You Take This Man. Denise is also a wedding officiant! So we are going to talk about the process of uniting people in matrimony, what she loves most, and making the event meaningful for the people who are present. So many happy wedding stories, this episode will make you smile. Thank you to Daché J. Rogers and Erin Galloway for setting up this interview! Have you officiated a wedding? Been at a memorable wedding event? Tell me everything? ……
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When No One Is Watching When No One Is Watching by Alyssa Cole is $2.99! We were all pretty excited about this one. What did you think about Cole’s thriller debut? I’m very curious if there will be more for her! Rear Window meets Get Out in this gripping thriller from a critically acclaimed and New York Times Notable author, in which the gentrification of a Brooklyn neighborhood takes on a sinister new meaning … Sydney Green is Brooklyn born and raised, but her beloved neighborhood seems to change every time she blinks. Condos are sprouting like weeds, FOR SALE signs are popping up overnight, and the ne…
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Rant Flirting with Fifty by Jane Porter May 24, 2022 · Berkley Contemporary RomanceRomance tw/cw: antifat bias, manipulation, abuse Flirting With Fifty is a contemporary romance between Paige, who turns fifty about halfway through the book, and Jack, who is a few years older. Full disclosure: I’m the same age as Paige, and, like Paige’s daughters, I’m the adult daughter of an alcoholic father and a mom who divorced said father late in life, and my personal experiences very much colored how I perceived the book. Th…
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