New podcast episode! 581. Death, Candy Corn, and Witches with Amanda (Amanda) and Maria Vale (@MariaValeAuthor)

if i tell you my head hurts i don’t want you to ask me if i’ve had enough water. i want you to drop to your knees and scream “she doesn’t deserve this!!!” until god puts me out of my misery

‘too much garlic’ what’s next? too much desire? too much love?

hehe it’s almost that time 🐸👻🎃

thread of loose memes by me

I don’t often tweet publishing hot takes because most of the time, it’s not that deep and I get that publishing is a business. But man, am I sick of self-pub to trade acquisitions and repackaging. 🥱

me waiting for the bartender to look at me so i can order my drink

Love all the people in the comments who clearly know nothing about distribution, publishing, or indie bookstore stock/profit margins/buying habits. I just made my partner suffer through a pre-bedtime rant 🙃

New podcast episode! 583. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda (Amanda) smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?post_type=pod…

Did I just burst into tears upon learning that We 🤍 Katamari got a PS5 remaster? How about you mind your business.

*cranberries voice* in my bed, in my bed comfy, comfy

welp...

I think I've figured out why the marketing terms "STEMinist" and "romantasy" bother me and it's because they feel infantilizing, as if we need a cute portmanteau to describe romance novels. This is my grumpiest romance take, I swear.

nightmarish

I’m watching FROZEN for the first time and I kind of hate Anna?

L.L. Bean offering 10% off is insulting.

New podcast episode! 595. Holiday Wishes from Amanda, GarlicKnitter, Alanna, and Claudia smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?post_type=pod…

This summer Amanda Amanda has cooked up a Smart Bitches Summer Reading Bingo! WE LIKE THINGS THAT START WITH B. Come join the fun and start your #SBTBingo reading with the summer solstice with us! smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2024/06/sbtb-2…