Reading ListsAva March / BDSM / Cara McKenna / Carina Press / Christmas Stories / Harper Fox / J.L. Merrow / Josh Lanyon / K.A. Mitchell / L.A. Witt / m/m romance / m/m/m / Rachel Haimowitz / Reading lists / Riptide Publishing / S.A. Reid / Sarah Wendell35 Comments
Like Jane, I’ve been reading a lot of ARCs for November and December, and wow, you’re all in for some real treats. Riptide Publishing opens its door on October 30. It’s already open for pre-orders and sending out review copies. Almost all of the initial offerings so far listed are ... more >
Podcastpodcast / Sarah Wendell7 Comments
It’s podcast time! This week we are talking about what I call “romangst:” angst romance at its finest and most emotional. Sarah and I have an intense discussion of romangst and what makes it good & believable, from historicals to Harlequin Presents. We talk about whether the angsty character be ... more >
DA BWAHA / MiscSarah Wendell / Smart Bitches16 Comments
Last year, Sarah Wendell, leader of the Bitchery at Smart Bitches and I formed The TBR, where we aim to build your To-Be-Read list one good book at a time. The TBR administers the Save the Contemporary campaign, an iPhone app, as well as the DABWABA (coming soon omg) our ... more >
Recommended Reads / Top Ten ListsBest of 2009 / best of list / james buchanan / Jane Davitt / Sarah Wendell / Smart Bitches16 Comments
We will be posting our Top 10 of 2009 this entire week. Today’s list is from Dr. Sarah Frantz aka Joan. The list is unranked. You can find more of her reviews here. Alex Beecroft, False Colors Alex Beecroft, “Hidden Isle” in Hidden Conflict anthology James Buchanan, Hard Fall Victoria Dahl, The Wicked ... more >
A Review Category / A- Reviews / Book ReviewsAcademic-Issues / Sarah Wendell / Smart Bitches26 Comments
Dear Ms. Wendell and Ms. Tan. I spent Wednesday through Saturday last week at the Popular Culture Association Conference in New Orleans attending all the Romance Area panels. There were papers about domesticity as it constructs Eve’s character in JD Robb’s novels, and the moral construction of Sookie Stackhouse and ... more >
FeaturesKindle / Sarah Wendell / Smart Bitches5 Comments
Mariah Jovan and David Nygren interview Sarah Wendell about writers and money. Twitter is the new fad amongst everyone and their cousin including John Mayer. Apparently as a result of John Mayer spending too much time twittering, Jennifer Aniston is moving on. (shameless gossip piece tangentially related to writing and ... more >