February is often the month that #romancelandia wonders if Black authors still exist. But they’ve been here all along, friends.

This. And are being written by marginalized authors.

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Exercise isn’t just a break from sitting at a desk—it also acts as an extra twist to open the tap of creativity, Bonnie Tsui argues.

6/ There's tons more interesting information in the full survey — more than I had space to write up! For example, here are the genres Americans say they read, and which ones men and women say they read!

The Ukrainian origins of Carol of the Bells.

A gift article for those who want to know more about this amazing author's story! www.nytimes.com/2025/12/19/b...

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 To be on the ARCs list or plan an event or podcast interview, sign up: bit.ly/ARCSandEvents

"I can't afford to support my favorite author right now, I—" Reviews. Reviews are free AND they are a gift to authors that can keep on giving (i.e., exposure, marketing, algo boosts, etc.) Please, give the gift of reviews to your authors this holiday season. It really can make a difference!

Scolding Fani Willis while dropping the case is giving "know your place girl..."

Shorter Days, Signs of Fatigue: Trump Faces Realities of Aging in Office www.nytimes.com/2025/11/25/u...

THE GLOWING LIFE OF LEEANN WU is out now! I hope you enjoy my novel about a magical midlife midwife dealing with generational trauma while discovering her true power. Available in print, ebook, and audio. Info and buy links here: rubylangwrites.com/the-glowing-...

This. Thanks.

JUST IN: California has adopted Prop 50, the Democratic plan to redistrict the state, according to CNN. They called it as soon as polls closed.

Fantastic. Prop 50 has been approved. Shane it has come to this but glad to see fire being fought with fire.

Black and Brown people. PLEASE, PLEASE for the love of us all do not allow yourself to be interviewed if SNAP benefits don't come on November 1. Make the white folks do the interviews. They love getting Black folks to do these interviews so that people think we are the only ones hurt.

If you have it please donate cash to the food banks. $10 in their hands will feed more people than the $10 worth of canned goods you can buy for retail prices. Also check on your elders. Many of them will not admit they rely on these programs so grocery gift cards or a surprise bag of staples

my favorite part of this whole thing is that said reports were specifically written in Greek so when the explorers went back to Britain, the average person couldn't accidentally read about gay penguins and be scandalized

He's a legend. No question.

Idaho started ACA open enrollment. Here's a preview for the rest of us. When your rates rise and you can't afford coverage, remember that it's the GOP who made it happen. www.nbcnews.com/health/healt...

If some of y’all defended anyone in need the way you defend billionaires, we would get somewhere.

Data from a large, ongoing study of adolescents shows a link between increasing social media use and lower cognition and memory in teens. n.pr/42BJyMB

So you want to support living marginalized banned authors but your local banned books week displays and events are full of famous dead people? Not to worry: your helpful non-binary bookseller is here to help! A thread!

Very cool!

Great news! JSTOR now have a free account with an Independent Researcher category. You can access 100 documents per month www.jstor.org/action/showL...

A great essay about our current reality

Ashanty is my student, and this is her first-ever professional assignment! She’s a ridiculously smart thinker and writer — read her on AI in school instead of all the adults pontificating. 🤗

Love that Eugene Daniels on The Weekend spoke truth when he told a viewer that one way he keeps hope alive in these troubled times is to read fiction. Yes! Keep reading fiction and know that we are out here writing it. Thank you so much!

Are people actually surprised at this?

A comic book artist and a sculptor decide to share custody of a shelter dog. Romance happens! (they do it) A Walk in the Park is available now in ebook and audiobook! rebekahweatherspoon.... 💗 two plus size MCs 💗 forced proximity 💗 a sweet doggy #booksky #romancelandia #blacksky

American Daughters is on sale for less than a cup of coffee!! I'm not sure how long this price will be available but if you enjoy reading about female friends, this one is for you! bookshop.org/p/books/amer...

I started subscribing a few years ago to be able to watch the whole dang PBS catalog of shows. I love it!

I'm seeing a newer term going around and if any agents/editors could enlighten me about what it means: what is grounded speculative fiction? For those of us of a certain age, I'm thinking kind of Twilight Zone (reality but with a twist) but I need some clarification. Thank you!

"If you’re pasting in contracts, asking legal questions, or asking [the chatbot] for strategy, you're not getting legal advice... You’re generating discoverable evidence. No attorney-client privilege. No confidentiality. No ethical duty. No one to protect you."

✨NEW RELEASE✨ Danica Nava's LOVE IS A WAR SONG is finally here! This rom-com is a fresh and heartfelt take on cowboy romance. Out today from @berkleyromance.bsky.social!

$1.99 ✦ Night Song by Beverly Jenkins He's a sergeant in the cavalry. She's a strong-willed schoolteacher. Historical Romance (MF) | amzn.to/44YEdzp

And the avoidable endgame is here. Mischief Management is no longer running Romance Con.

A great and very educational post

FILM: #TCM is doing what other networks won’t: Showcasing #DisabilityFilm history. Representation is more than what happens today—it’s about reckoning w/the past to build a more inclusive future. Networks that ignore this? They're missing out—so are their audiences. reelabilities.org/dis-and-that...

Posting Frederick Douglass's speech today. Suits my mood better. constitutioncenter.org/the-constitu...

How do you say you don't know any Black women without saying it? 🤔 No one knows power better than the ones who don't have any, Power Expert....

Leave it to some guy to put down a female-led show that manages to show women with power and agency. Yeah we know why you think it's for forgettable....smh

This is good and important www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

What an incredible piece of history. www.smithsonianmag.com/history/tatt...

If you were too young in 2003 here is what Bush told the American people: 1) The Iraq War won’t cost a lot of money 3) We won’t need a lot of troops 4) We’ll bring peace and freedom to Iraq 5) We’ll find WMDs 6) We’ll be welcomed as liberators 7) It will be easy 8) It won’t take long All lies.

Harvard hired a researcher to uncover its ties to slavery. He says the results cost him his job: ‘We found too many slaves’

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