On September 14, cancer did what cancer does and stole a damn good woman away from us. Meoskop, who also answered to Liz, leaves behind her husband “S”, two daughters, 11 and 15, her brother @Tothiro and a metric shit… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Opinion
Racism in Publishing: Stephanie Dray’s 50 Shades of Jefferson/Sally Hemings
Trigger Warnings: Mentions of rape, slavery, and racism. On the morning of March 4th, I noticed several black women in my Twitter timeline talking about a Thomas Jefferson/Sally Hemings BDSM erotica. At first it seemed it was just a rumor…. Read more »
Bertrice Small’s Big Shoes
Bertrice Small. Wow. Smart Bitches Trashy Books has a pretty perfect tribute up on their page today, and I’m sure many are doing the same. Really, you only need the one. I finished it and wanted to applaud. Small was an author… Read more »
Is It Right To Get Hellish?
LITM has been pretty quiet due to Boston turning to ice and the release of That Movie. I haven’t read a single page in weeks. It’s difficult to ignore the promotional tie ins and chatter. When I was living in an… Read more »
I Love You Just the Way You Are
Today’s post is from Jessica Tripler, aka @RRRJessica. She writes about romance for Book Riot and at her personal blog, Read, React, Review. She’s also a Red Wings fan, but nobody’s perfect. Sometimes when I’m talking about the romance genre with… Read more »
Jill’s Reading Challenge: Diversity
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 »
The Trouble With Tokens
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 »
Let’s Read A Damn Book
I hate publishing and everything in it. After everything that’s gone down lately one of the LAST things I wanted in my mailbox was NetGalley urging me to use #ThanksPublishers to express my gratitude to publishers who use digital arcs. That… Read more »
My Port Overfloweth: All 800 Of Ships From The Fall TV Lineup
The fall television season is officially on. I say it’s official now because Elementary is back. I’ll be completely honest and say that I’ve been pretty out of sorts since Mike Brown was murdered (I may have mentioned that before)…. Read more »
In Which My Reviewing Blackout Is Extended
“I’m not the man my actions would suggest.” – The Afghan Whigs This weekend I stood up and spoke at a delayed memorial service for the dearest friend I’ll ever have. Looking around the room I thought about how he… Read more »
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