Last year Meoskop wrote a post that really resonated with me called Reading While White. She challenged white readers to examine the choices we make and be more proactive about seeking out diversity. I’ve always tried to include diverse characters… Read more »
For a number of reasons I haven’t felt like reading in weeks. In an often troubled and combative reviewing community, there is one point on which we can agree – Christmas Carols are terrible. I mean, sure, there are probably… Read more »
Today’s Links: Why Female Authors Get Angry at Erasure – I’ve refrained from linking to the Konrath brouhaha because the man’s ego doesn’t need more attention, but this reaction from Beth Revis is worth reading for how it gets to… Read more »
Today’s Links: Fixing the Problematic Legacy of Romance/Erotica: Polyamory is NOT Cheating – @fangirlJeanne talks about seeing a book review give a content warning for consensual non-monogamy and term it cheating. While I’ve been browsing through what other readers have… Read more »
Much of my tweet stream has been annoyed with a male author attempting to redefine the erotic romance genre in his own image. To that I say whatever – when money appears there is always a white guy with an entitlement… Read more »
Edith Layton’s family recently re-released this as an ebook, so I thought I’d post my review of the old Signet edition. Romance readers often talk about their “conversion kits” to refer to romances they’d recommend to their genre-critical friends and… Read more »
Today’s Links: Dear Book World: Stop Making Excuses For Your Race Problem – A needed call for editors and other decisionmakers to put up or shut up on diversifying their lineups. The time for talk has passed. I understand, from… Read more »
Today’s Links: The Sweetest Thing, by Deborah Fletcher Mello – Liz also reviewed The Sweetest Thing and she ended her review with interesting commentary about the state of criticism in romance circles. I feel that talking about the writing in… Read more »
I decided to read The Sweetest Thing by Deborah Fletcher Mello at random, out of sheer irritation. It was a good choice. There’s a lot to unpack here, both in terms of the book and in terms of how we… Read more »
Today’s Links: Royalty, Espionage, and Erotica: Secrets of the World’s Tiniest Photographs – The cool shit people come up with just to have cool shit will always delight me. Mary finished her embroidery, tucking her needle away into its handsome… Read more »
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