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How’s it Going with You?

a close up of my neighbor's lawn which is half lilly of the valley

Hey there! I enjoyed our conversation last month so much, I wanted to check in again. I also wanted to show you some of the spring we’ve got going on around here! It’s SPRING. My neighbor’s lawn is half covered by lily of the valley, and I want to take the deepest breaths of my life when we walk by. It smells impossibly good.   And then there’s my other neighbor who grows poppies! I … Continue reading How’s it Going with You?

Podcast

613. RT Rewind: May 1994 Reviews!

Amanda and I are traveling to May 1994 and taking a look at the book reviews in this edition of RT Rewind! We’re answering many questions, including: Why does five stars mean something is a classic, but one star is acceptable? What do CS, RM, VR, and F stand for inside Contemporary and New Reality? What grade did Dreaming of You receive? There’s so much Fabio, a telepathic cat, blaming tornadoes for murder, and a … Continue reading 613. RT Rewind: May 1994 Reviews!

Romantic Times Rewind: May 1994 Reviews

Smart Podcast Trashy Books Romantic Times Rewind

In this week’s podcast episode, we’re looking at the book reviews for the May 1994 issue of RT Magazine. Thank you to Mari, the Romance Girl for this issue! You can also find all the RTRW content at our category page for Romantic Times Rewind.  And, most importantly, if you want to listen and follow along with this entry, we have more detail in the audio, but you can click play and listen and read and … Continue reading Romantic Times Rewind: May 1994 Reviews

Podcast

612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

Len Pennie’s book of Scots poetry poyums is out in the US this week, and you might have seen my post about her book launch earlier this week. Len is my guest today and we’re going to talk about: Poetry! Healing from trauma and abuse The subversive revolution of teaching a word a day in a minoritized language Using humor to overcome the “cultural hangover of linguistic oppression” More poetry! TW/CW: discussion of intimate partner … Continue reading 612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

Poyums, and a Perfect Storm of a Book Launch

a yellow background with the title and author at the top and bottom and a drawing of a match lit with red flames in the middle that sort of looks like a flower

TW/CW: The following post contains mention of intimate partner violence and domestic abuse. Recently the Instagram algorithm served me a video of a young woman with incredible red hair and an absurdly glorious complexion sitting in her pjs on her bed trying to teach me Scots. You might have seen Len Pennie on Instagram or TikTok, as she has a daily program teaching folks like me the Scots word of the day. It turns out the … Continue reading Poyums, and a Perfect Storm of a Book Launch

SBTB Bestseller

SBTB Bestsellers: April 6-19, 2024

This edition of our Bestsellers list is brought to you by nifty nonfiction, superb romance, an astonishing amount of pollen around here (I swear I can see it in the air), and our affiliate sales data! Thank you for supporting the site with your purchases. You’re the reason we’re still here, so thank you.

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