would anyone like my recommendations of gay romance books i really liked. i have a bunch up my sleeve now, they are pretty much all fairly raunchy historical fiction

EEEEEE thank you ❤️❤️❤️

We’ve been rewatching the LOTR movies. IDK what this guy planned to do with a Hobbit-sized mithril coat, but this is now canon as far as I’m concerned

Me, literally looking up the weather reports for days in the 1800s on newspapers.com "Someone will certainly notice if I don't have it raining on this exact date!" 😭

Y’all, there’s so much… fascinating…. stuff in this job post I found today, I’m not sure where to begin. But the best is pretty much everything in this bit right here. (Pay rate? $3/hr)

I cannot recommend this book enough!

Big rec for this! Wonderful characters, delightful romp of a story

There's so much horrific shit in the news right now, but this one in particular is enraging me. I see she set up a GoFundMe earlier this month, but new donations have been disabled. Friends who know something about legal advocacy, how can we help Talia Teneyuque?

Wonderful book and quite unique. 🐴👍

Loved this book!

This is an awesome book! Get it if you haven't read it!

If you haven't grabbed THE SHABTI yet, I highly recommend it. An Egyptology professor and an ex-Spiritualist conman team up to deal with a vengeful, ancient ghost and fall in love along the way

Get The Shabti…. before it gets you! Available in paperback wherever fine books are sold, Sept. 30th.

Now for something a little different: the event I'm sharing today is hosted by Read Between the Lynes, an indie bookshop in Woodstock! Snag a free audio copy of Little Library of Banned Books by Lula Dean! readbetweenthelynes.com/event/2025-1...

I just rewatched Men in Black for the first time in decades, and wow, Gentle Rosenburg (the Arquillian Prince’s humansona) has impeccable elderly Hermann vibes. 👀 *prepares to write the most obscure self-indulgent crossover fic of all time*

Consider: an anthology of horror stories involving eggs called “Over Uneasy”

Next up in our series of upcoming Banned Books Week events in IL: Bloomington Public Library has a really cool day planned on Oct. 4th! @authorsabb.bsky.social

Reminder since bird flu is still a thing: Do not give your pets (especially cats) raw or freeze fried food or treats with chicken in it. Freeze drying doesn't kill the virus, and several cats died from eating raw chicken that was infected with bird flu.

One of the woes of making art is that the rough sketch is often more expressive than the polished final product. So here’s a very underbaked Hermann and Dashiel (plus shabti), because I like their vibe right now.

I'm back with another Banned Books Week IL event post! This one is taking place in the Forest Park Public Library. Event details/registration info here: forestpark.librarycalendar.com/event/banned... @authorsabb.bsky.social

Lateral raises are the worst exercise, fight me (but go easy, my shoulders are really sore)

Can things just stop happening for a minute? Thanks

One more for today, also from Eisenhower Public Library! @authorsabb.bsky.social eisenhower.librarycalendar.com/event/banned...

I'm going to be releasing a series of these over the coming weeks. First up: this absolutely phenomenal event happening at Eisenhower Public Library on Oct. 11. @authorsabb.bsky.social eisenhower.librarycalendar.com/event/banned...

Illinois BookSky, I'm putting together a list of local events for Banned Books Week for the IL chapter of Authors Against Book Bans. If you know of any that you'd like me to add, please let me know! I plan to share info about upcoming events here and on my other socials as I compile it.

Also, I’m just going to set this preorder link down right here:

Credit to my 12yo daughter, who at this point knows more about Procreate than I do, for helping me make this graphic (“Oh my GOD, Mom, do you even know how to use a mask?! Why did you fill his hand in the same layer as the line art, what are you DOING”) Anyway, The Shabti paperback is coming soon!

Credit to my 12yo daughter, who at this point knows more about Procreate than I do, for helping me make this graphic (“Oh my GOD, Mom, do you even know how to use a mask?! Why did you fill his hand in the same layer as the line art, what are you DOING”) Anyway, The Shabti paperback is coming soon!

Phenomenal turnout for Meet Me on North here at the Wauwatosa Public Library! Stop by and see us if you’re in the area!

Now w/my own name spelled right! 👍 The Meet Me on North book crawl starts at 10 on 9/6, but I'll likely be there a smidge late. Swing by the Wauwatosa Library to meet me and a bunch of other fabulous romance authors! My book will be in stock on site if you want to snag a copy while you're there!

Pet him right… or get THE BITE

More info about the event here: www.thewellreddamsel.com/from-milwauk...

Now w/my own name spelled right! 👍 The Meet Me on North book crawl starts at 10 on 9/6, but I'll likely be there a smidge late. Swing by the Wauwatosa Library to meet me and a bunch of other fabulous romance authors! My book will be in stock on site if you want to snag a copy while you're there!

Surprisingly coherent quote from one of my characters (Hermann!) in a dream I had last night: “All art that is not produced in the service of the state is revolutionary.”

UPDATE: She has been found and is safe. My deepest gratitude to everyone who stepped forward to help.

Here's a post from my brother w/updates about his wife, still missing in Versailles. Includes details abt what she was wearing when she left, + CCTV images from the police of her boarding a bus yesterday. If you have info, pls reach out to the police or my brother. www.facebook.com/share/p/1Cc8...

Reposting w/updates from my brother from this morning to get more eyes on the new info: "Since then she has bought two more tickets this morning at 10:30 am. Edit: the police just called and told us her phone was geolocated in the Parly 2 Versailles area. They're sending people to look there."

Thanks to everyone sharing. She still hasn’t turned up, but there have been some hopeful updates. Here’s the latest info from my brother: www.facebook.com/share/p/1CXD...

If your are in/know anyone in France, please help spread the word if possible. My sister-in-law has gone missing. She's been missing for about 18 hours. Here is information from my brother (🧵w/pictures). Please DM me if you have info.

if you're interested in this post you might also be interested in my books, which I write using absolutely zero genAI whatsoever because why would I bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

My child asked me to help her design a bad-tempered Pomeranian CEO, but deemed my preliminary sketch unsatisfactory. Excuse YOU, kid, this little guy is a goddamn DELIGHT

My daughter today, regretting the words even as they were leaving her mouth: “My God, Mom, you really *are* getting yoked”

Every damn time I wander over to Threads to check on the romance community

I recently started s2 of Only Murders in the Building, and I’m wondering if anyone else has noticed the nods to PG Wodehouse? Naming a mother and daughter duo Bunny and Leonora (albeit with the relationships reversed) is a pretty deep cut.

As a UChicago Near Eastern Languages and Civ alum, I am so fucking crushed right now.

There’s something special about editing a tech article while listening to the overture from Orpheus in the Underworld.

Quick PSA! Adenomyosis is no joke, but gets less press than equally evil twin endometriosis. Pictured: me in 2022, horribly sick w/adeno. Went from 1 doc to another w/inexplicable symptoms. Finally saw a mention of possible adeno on an old ultrasound result nobody had bothered to discuss with me.

Oh, and I forgot to mention that this is a FREE event. No tickets required! \o/

WOOOO I get to be in Milwaukee in Sept after all! Hope to see some of you there! ❤️

THE SHABTI HAS BEEN FANARTED AGAIN, EEEEEE Thank you Shannillu, I needed this today ❤️