“Have Yourself A Merriam Little Christmas” Merriam, a career-oriented lexicographer from the city, returns to her small town for the holidays and meets Webster, a ruggedly handsome librarian, who shows her the true DEFINITION of Christmas.

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Want to support small, indie bookstores (& this indie author!) this Black Friday? You can find all of my books over at @bookshop.org & support your favorite small book businesses in the process. Plus, I hear they’ve got free shipping all weekend! 📚 Happy Reading!! bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Nick & Nora / Gomez & Morticia are absolute proof that what the audiences hunger for are two married people who flirt shamelessly and relentlessly and I don’t know how come Hollywood can’t just give us that again

Since it's a big weekend for consumerism, I just want to put out there that buying an indie author's book in any format is "shopping small" no matter where you choose to buy it from.

#Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is BACK for our 6th year! 🎁✨ This community-powered gifting initiative is all about mutual aid, kindness, and making sure no one goes without a little magic this season. Let’s make 2025 our most generous year yet! Learn more: bit.ly/holidayfairies

To all the Indigenous and Native people out there: You, your pain, your history, and your cultures matter. May this time of mourning be gentle.

As you’re preparing for your Thanksgiving meal, remember the skilled work it took to get that food to your grocery store. Tell us your favorite Thanksgiving dish, and we can share some of what we know about the work behind the ingredients.

We are doing 25% off in the shop this week, for all your stocking stuffer and fidget toy and geeky rainbow needs! And because they might be our most popular item of 2025 (can't guess why) I made A LOT of clicky dumpster fires! thebrokencircle.etsy...

If u are looking for amazing progressive romance novels to buy your friends for the holidays, come browse the Rebel Ever After shelf in my bookshop dot org affiliate bookstore! I'll earn a small percentage of your sale that I will reinvest in the Rebel Ever After podcast ❤️

Need a quick, whimsical escape to recharge amid *gestures at everything*? My novellas SEA CREATURES PREFER REDHEADS & MY FAVORITE LEOPARD are on sale in anticipation of Halloween! 🎃 The e-book editions are only $0.99 for a limited time, so grab ‘em while they’re hot…& steamy! 😈 🎥🌊🐾💖 (🔗 in reply...)

Well, this is pretty dang cool! blexmedia.com/the-dress-an...

Need a quick, whimsical escape to recharge amid *gestures at everything*? My novellas SEA CREATURES PREFER REDHEADS & MY FAVORITE LEOPARD are on sale in anticipation of Halloween! 🎃 The e-book editions are only $0.99 for a limited time, so grab ‘em while they’re hot…& steamy! 😈 🎥🌊🐾💖 (🔗 in reply...)

Mars was the Roman god of war. That’s why we say ‘martial arts,' ‘martial law,' and 'court martial.' Marshall was the Roman god of designer fashion at discount prices. That’s why we have Marshall’s.

Ina Garten is my fall M.O.

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

these bills are quite strong individually but as a group they’d combine to make california so much safer for trans people of all ages, cis californians who follow me please take a literal minute of your day to call Newsom and demand he not leave us to the wolves (bill numbers are in linked post)

46 years ago today, Taxi gave us one of the best scenes in sitcom history. "What Does The Yellow Light Mean?" Marilu is actually stabbing herself with a pencil to stifle herself from laughing ok .

My deepest love & gratitude to everyone who's donated so far. I'm in deep panic mode & would love to get this to ⅓ funded by the end of the month. It's at 8% right now, so I think (hope) ⅓ is possible in the next 9 days. I know things are tough all around & am grateful for any & all help.

REGISTRATION opens October 1 for @chicagonorthrw.bsky.social Spring Fling 2026 Writers Conference. Join us for 3 days of learning, networking and fun! Come to Chicago or join in your pj’s for our hybrid event ☺️ #romancelandia #writers #conferences #chicago www.accelevents.com/e/chicago-no...

Do one thing today to help. One thing tomorrow. One thing the day after. Taking a swing at every bad thing happening is just going to burn you out. Remember, if everyone does their one thing the world changes

I know we keep focusing on Colbert and Kimmel as we should, but we also need to remember there are hundreds of people who work for these shows who also just lost their jobs because of this bullshit, and most of them are probably not millionaires.

Support independent media, now more than ever. Not just news and politics, but film, TV, fashion and other cultural criticism and commentary, from podcasts to apps to good old-fashioned web sites. Pay for it. Turn your adblocker off so they can keep the lights on. Share it.

Terrific winners aside, REALLY appreciate the Television Academy taking time in this broadcast to spotlight the Corporation for Public Broadcasting

🍁 Only ONE WEEK until @fallintobooksfest.bsky.social 🍁 I can’t wait to hang out with my fellow authors and readers next Saturday 9/20! 🍁📚🍁 At the afternoon signing, you can find me (plus all my books & some adorable, brand new stickers & bookmarks) at Table 1307! 🍁📚🍁 I hope to see you there!!

Authors of #Romancelandia! In an attempt to get a jump on Bookstore Romance Day planning for 2026, I have opened up the author registration form. This information is shared w/bookstores who want to do events for BRD & for Bookstore Romance Day-presented virtual panels & events. Link in next post.

Save theatre, libraryes, parkes, indie bookestores, museums, cinema, local restaurantes, coffee shoppes, meetinge places, qualitye public educacioun, communitye marketes, lyve musique, weirde places, goode places. All the thinges that corporate logic ys so eager to distorte and remove.

Hi authors! Please remember to file a claim!

Sleepy Hollow. (although technically, in my mind, it only has one season...)

I've been putting this off, but rent's due soon & I'm desperate. I've been our of work since June & have tapped out all of my alternate resources. All help is appreciated. gofund.me/729ef94a

"We invite you to step across the threshold of ordinary life into a world of exquisite writing, spiritual luminescence, and fried lasagna."

Not to add to the discourse, but… It’s ‘toe the line,’ not ‘tow the line.’ It’s ‘free rein,’ and not ‘free reign.’ It’s ‘eke out,’ not ‘eek out.’ It’s ‘sleight of hand,’ not ‘slight of hand.’ It's ‘Anchors aweigh,’ and not ‘Anchor's away!’

"If your books were uploaded to LibGen/fed into the LLMs, add your name to the potential class action lawsuit by tomorrow." Details: LibDem database: www.theatlantic.com/technology/a... Attorney form: www.lieffcabraser.com/anthropic-au... (This information comes via a reliable Discord source.)

You knowe the coole thynge about Gen A.I.? Aye, me neither.

We ❤️ kitten bros. Photo from my collection, ca. 1950s.

FREE AUDIOBOOKS! From @libro.fm & publishing partners, there's a great giveaway of Romance audiobooks in celebration of #BookstoreRomanceDay! But hurry! They're only free through tomorrow. tidd.ly/4frgXP7

I was so excited to score an early read of this, it’s so much fun! I legit laughed out loud multiple times! 🧟‍♂️🧟‍♂️

The fact that ai art and writing programs are built on stolen work really seems to be fading from the discussion even amongst artists and writers, which is a bit shit.

Donna & I are trying to kill the last (so far, knock on wood) of our pesky medical bills and scrape together enough money so her son can have the experience of his first Very (Very, Very) Used Car, so it is SALE TIME AGAIN! thebrokencircle.etsy.com

Model Dolores Hawkins on the cover of June 1958 Vogue, photographed by Jerry Schatzberg. After the shoot, Schatzberg adopted the kitten and named it Cha-Cha. He said Cha-Cha immediately “took on the attitude of ‘I’m a model, too.’ ”

Elliott is recovering. I, on the other hand, have a massive vet bill that could bankrupt me. I hate to do it but started a GoFund. Please consider donating or spreading the word. The first 5 (U.S. based) to donate $25 dollars I'll send a signed copy of BUT HAVE YOU READ THE BOOK. gofund.me/176b0038

I saw Superman today and absolutely loved it. It delivered such a great blend of emotional punches and moments that made me laugh. The casting was chef’s kiss perfection. And the chemistry between Lois & Clark/Supes delivered all the swoons! 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

Thank you for EVERYTHING, @pbs.org ✨ We love you, we will never give up on you!The support from viewers like us for you is eternal! Public media teaches us kindness, teaches us to enjoy learning, teaches us that we all belong. PBS is my reason to stay. PBS, always and forever ❤️‍🩹💙🩵💚

make art! if it's the end of the world, you might as well make art! if it's not the end of the world, then the future will be better because people made art right now!