The romance world is up in arms over RWA’s secretive (and inappropriate) handling of ethics complaints against Courtney Milan. The complaints were lodged by several author/editors whom Milan had called out for racism. RWA responded by Requesting that Milan resign from her position as chair of the Ethics Committee, rather… Read more »
Challenge Update through Aug. 31, 2019 I’ve read or reread 149 books this year so far, putting me 23 books ahead for my Goodreads Reading Challenge. I’ve read 13 of 20 books for the Backlist Reader Challenge, but only reviewed two of them so far. For the Audiobook Challenge 2019, I’ve listened… Read more »
This week saw exciting casting announcements for two projects I’ve been looking forward to: Disney’s live-action Little Mermaid remake, and the adaptation of Julia Quinn’s Bridgerton series. Both shows cast Black actors* in lead roles: 19-year-old Halle Bailey (of R&B duo Chloe x Halle) as Ariel, and a number of actors in… Read more »
Nonfiction November is hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey, Julie at Julz Reads, Sarah at Sarah’s Bookshelves, and Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness, and Rennie at What’s Nonfiction? Last week’s topic is Reads Like Fiction and is hosted by Rennie at What’s Nonfiction? Nonfiction books often get praised for how they stack up to fiction. Does it matter to… Read more »
Nonfiction November is hosted by Katie at Doing Dewey, Julie at Julz Reads, Sarah at Sarah’s Bookshelves, and Kim at Sophisticated Dorkiness, and Rennie at What’s Nonfiction? This week’s topic is Reads Like Fiction and is hosted by Rennie at What’s Nonfiction? Nonfiction books often get praised for how they stack up to fiction. Does it matter to… Read more »
#Cockygate 101 If you follow romance blogs or romance authors’ social media accounts and you’ve been online over the weekend, you’ve probably come across the controversy swirling around #cockygate. Here’s the TL:DR version: Faleena Hopkins, an indie romance writer, registered two trademarks with the Patents and Trademarks Office. One was the… Read more »
Books have the power to change lives. And even cultures. This is a generation raised on Harry, Hermione, and Ron; on Katniss Everdeen; on Keladry of Mindelan, Linh Cinder, and countless other young heroes and heroines making a difference in a world gone badly awry. Of course they are… Read more »
New Year I’ll be honest: I’ve been struggling with blogging for much of the last year. Some of it is due to the mono I had last spring, which sapped my energy for months. (I’m not sure I’m entirely back to “normal” yet.) But some of it is that I’m… Read more »
Katherine over at I Wish I Lived in a Library recently posted a list of books she’s been meaning to read, and hasn’t. She writes: So often I find myself saying the same thing when it comes to books – “Oh I’ve been meaning to read that!” or “I… Read more »
I posted about this back in 2010, but the message is again relevant, so I’ve adapted and revised that post for today. Although the US economy has improved since I wrote the original post, President Trump’s budget proposal eliminates all federal funding for libraries. Improving economic conditions generally have not translated… Read more »
