YouTube autoplay sent us down a Raye rabbit hole last night and I will be listening to absolutely nothing else for the next several weeks. What a master of her craft. Whoosh.

Important article. Nothing burns me up more in the literary space than the same folks who praise dark and mafia romance with their whole chests denigrating urban romance. Tell us why you find one genre acceptable but not the other. I’ll wait. baltimorebeat.com/black-urban-...

Hey Reactor Mag, I know you're focused on publishing timeless media convos instead of news, but when you're publishing a review of a movie there are a few things I expect you to put somewhere in the article: has it been released? Is it in theaters? Streaming? This is media journalism basics.

JQ could have used that Bridgerton influence to really do something to show the broad reach of historical romance but instead we have nine romances across two years with two authors of color and one protagonist of color, the latter of which is in the first year.

Do you listen to podcasts about romance novels? One of the romance scholars (Dr. Precie A. Schroyer) is inviting you to take part in a research study: forms.office.com/pages/respon...

Article by @jessisreading.bsky.social, librarian with Tucson Library and cohost of “When In Romance” podcast, in @bookriot.bsky.social 16 of the Best New Romances by Black Authors. bookriot.com/best-new-bla... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BlackBookSky #BookSky

I'm 48 today! You don't have to buy 48 of my books but one or two would be nice! #romancelandia Tikka Chance on Me books2read.com/u/mKKrNv Kick at the Darkness books2read.com/u/4Xrqqv Frostburn books2read.com/u/47aYWq Spoiled Brit books2read.com/u/3LBQjw Nobody's Bargain books2read.com/u/bxD0no

#uspoli (sadly not just the US #worldpoli) - goosebumps and tears

Another enjoyable When In Romance podcast episode. Hosts @trishahaleybrown.bsky.social & @jessisreading.bsky.social discussing romance novels that would make great adaptations to tv, film, or miniseries. Great conversation as always! 📚💕🎧 bookriot.com/listen/fake-... #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky

Small town romantic suspense with a BDSM chaser. Check out my Beards & Bondage trilogy today! 😈 print: www.therippedbodice.... 😈 e: amzn.to/48lbAfm 😈 audio: www.chirpbooks.com/a... #booksky #romancelandia #blacksky

HELLO I'm so delighted to finally officially share A TRUE GENTLEMAN, the graphic novel I’ve been working on for the last few years & is very close to my heart. Inspired by a lot of real queer & trans history and my own disability, with big marsh, big ships & BIG YEARNING #books

Why yes, I did pantomime a hairflip for knowing the answer to the first question on Jeopardy when none of the contestants did—fellas should have watched Bride and Prejudice on repeat like the rest of us

Large Type books should be printed in Open Dyslexic.

This is surreal. 4 Oglala Lakota men kidnapped by ICE in Minneapolis have finally been located. One of them was released but the other 3 are being held at Fort Snelling, a former concentration camp used to imprison Native people incl. the Dakota 38 during Dakota Wars. ictnews.org/news/north-c...

Well, I have found myself back on Substack, but I’m going to use it to give more Black women money and my feed is basically 98 percent that anyway. Masters tools masters house and all that, but if I gotta use it, it will be me doing this to the white supremacists

I have two ebooks that are always free at all retailers! 1) Grumpy Fake Boyfriend (Kwan Sisters 1) 2) Her Big City Neighbor (Cider Bar Sisters 1) jackielaubooks.com/books/

Instead of ending the constitution and murdering people, we could have high speed trains and universal health care.

TIL Alexandre Dumas wrote a two-volume Robin Hood story and am even further upset that we got whatever dark ass bs is coming out this year. Adapt this one instead. Make everybody Black and clever. As God and Dumas intended.

Walking around in my comfiest lounge pants with a stomachache and realized why I have leaned fully into the oversized romper life: no awkward shifting of waistlines, no drawstring geometry, just a comfortable nightgown without the chub rub and much deeper pockets lol

Does anyone have a non-AI randomizer that I can upload my entire TBR into that will tell me what to read next? I’m talking export my Goodreads and Storygraph (because they’re different 😩), my Kindle, my Libib, my Libro, all of it—so many gems that I only remember when I’m looking for something else

Love this book!

‘Tis the season to see what holiday novellas your library has available! These were all enjoyable reads from the last couple of weeks, and I’m looking forward to checking out more from each of these authors, who were all technically new to me (I was aware of all of them but hadn’t read them yet lol)

If you missed out on the limited edition hardcover of A MAN FOR MRS CLAUS, Cover Snob, you can buy your copy here, without a subscription, while supplies last! 🎄❤️ www.coversnob.com/sh...

Today is exactly 6 months out from the pub date for my forthcoming novel. Love Is A Contact Sport, a Black, Queer, Second Chance, College Reunion, MM romance out 6/16/26 on @boldstrokesbooks.bsky.social I’m excited about this book and bringing it into the world! bookshop.org/p/books/love...

SAPPHIC WOMEN’S HOCKEY ROMANCES! 🏒💖 You want rivals to lovers? Canadian/US cross-border ❤️? Old crushes? Teammates falling in love? The only jock in the family? Cute Labrador retrievers? We’ve got all that & more! @katebcochrane.bsky.social +OUT ON THE ICE is on sale for $1.99 & NAT & DARCY is in KU!

If you have access to The CW via the app or on the web, you can watch Recipe for Romance, based on Sweet On You by Carla de Guzman (which is 1.99 for the ebook on the harlequin website right now!) …I was gonna say right now but it doesn’t appear to have been added to the site yet. But soon? I guess

Even in Tucson, a high of 80 in mid December is wild. If they had just given Al Gore his presidency we would have the department of Climate Change (yes I know we have EPA bear with me) instead of DHS, and I would be able to wear the cute winter jackets I bought in the years it was cold.

My TBR is a lot longer today after hearing @jessisreading.bsky.social & @trishahaleybrown.bsky.social discuss their Favorite Romance Novels of 2025 on this episode of When In Romance podcast. bookriot.com/listen/jess-... #WhenInRomance #Romancelandia #RomanceBookSky #BookSky

In chapter two, Rose figures: doing a little love spell couldn't hurt...right? HER TIME TRAVELING DUKE will be available in the 21st century tomorrow! @thecure.com @berkleyromance.bsky.social #romance #booksky #romancelandia #music #goth #romancelandia #tiktok

Hi if you use spotify as a member of a duo or group but not the plan manager you can now REQUEST ACCESS FROM YOUR PLAN MANAGER FOR AUDIOBOOK TIME (this is a good thing, Spotify's original solution was "cancel and sign up again with the person who wants to listen to audiobooks as plan manager")

Tucson, are you ready? Our first pop-up is happening before the end of 2025! Subscribe to our newsletter (and keep an eye on this space) to get all the info! #tucson #romancelandia #bookstores #romance whychoose-tucson.beehiiv.com

PS not only is @haymarketbooks.org having a sale, did you know they brilliantly bundle a free ebook copy when you buy a book in print?

Help us send 2,000 books to readers who are incarcerated this winter through our Books Not Bars program

Y’all I made a mistake. Borrowed this from the library and I’ve already taken pictures of whole passages—and I’m still on the introduction. Guess I’m taking it back and getting my own copy to mark up. Good thing @haymarketbooks.org is having a sale lol 📖 Black History is for Everyone by Brian Jones

Finally finished! In 1968, a group of misfits build a family (not polyam). Weirdly, it’s not the only sad gay boy historical + found family I’m reading, but it’s the most poignant and heartrending, the most hopeful. I’m getting a print copy for my collection. Do yourself a favor and do the same.

Watching the Great Performances TWELFTH NIGHT and I just have two thoughts: 1. Toby who? Michael WHO? No, ma'am, Khris Davis—who has hardly appeared in any press—is the R&B himbo Orsino of my soul. 2. I need to finish my current project so I can get back to my Black queer genderspicy retelling

Good news for U.S.-based romance fans: Crave's TV adaptation of Rachel Reid's Heated Rivalry is coming to HBO Max at the end of the month!

Happy DOORYARD BOOKS day!!

Today in "why we don't trust the Hallucination Machine"

Cool cool cool. Guess today’s the day to have a complete meltdown because you ordered sandwiches but you ended up with a sub roll instead of gf bread and hubs is like “you have bread, just put it all on your bread” like that’s not how this works. Also I paid extra for gf bread. I expect gf bread.

This whole ability to check out fifty physical items thing is really helping my impulsivity screw me over, like what do you mean I have four MORE books waiting on the hold shelf when I’ve got nineteen unread ones at home???

Happy cranberry Wensleydale at Costco season to all who celebrate!

Countries with the kind of healthcare the chronically ill and disabled need don't want to admit us because we would be a 'drain on resources'. Ableism exists everywhere. It's a global problem. So while the US tries to kill us (again) so many are literally stuck.

We have updated our call script so you can let your Senators know how you feel about this (TERRIBLE) deal they just advanced... 👉🏽 5calls.org/issue/federa...

In September your generosity helped me get a consult; now I'm cleared for top surgery! You can help me raise the $1000 down payment by Dec 14th, via links below! And hey, wow! Now at $415 of $1000. Thank you for helping me reclaim my mountains ⛰️⛰️ buff.ly/nPdjHzP buff.ly/ZsU6eFu

Hello everyone! Farmer Mohamed needs our help. His land was taken, and he's doing his best to survive. If you can toss him a little bit, please do. chuffed.org/project/help...

TFW you have 48 hours to write a 500 word rhyming story but you can’t remember which form of sonnet you prefer lol

Y'all, I got fourth place in my group! I get to move on to the next round! (which means I have to write a 500 word rhyming story this weekend 😨🫣)

Okay is there some Mandela Effect stuff going on or did they (D+) cut “careful down there, you almost hit us!” out of Nightmare Before Christmas???