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I'm Sarah from Smart Bitches, and I like Trashy Books | Daily SBTB email: bit.ly/SBTB-feed | Reviews, Cover Snark, & Recs: sb-tb.com |

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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
If you like your holiday romances extra spicy, your cowboys brooding, and your mistletoe encounters very heated, My Cowboy Under the Mistletoe is your next Christmas obsession.  🤠 🎄 ❤️‍🔥 My Cowboy Under the Mistletoe is available now wherever you get your books!  bit.ly/47Fcq8A📚 #ad #sponsored
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Michael Cisco @michaelcisco.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
a skeleton farming a pumpkin patch at night
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Dahlia Adler 📚 @missdahlelama.dahliaadler.com · 02/10/2026
First Friday of the month means I've got a new Queer Romances post up at @smartbitches.bsky.social, all full of Halloween and Christmas reads! smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2026/10/octo...
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October 2026 Queer Romances - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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Adib Khorram @adibkhorram.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
I had SO MUCH FUN talking Isn't He Romantic?, queer romance, and the extreme jealousy I have for people who got to experience RT with @smartbitches.bsky.social!!!
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Chanda Prescod-Weinstein 🌌 @chanda.blacksky.app · 01/10/2026
A couple of years ago, I interviewed a leading attorney who represents survivors of sexual misconduct on campus, Iliana Konidaris (whose brother is the awesome 🔭 Nick Konidaris). I learned A LOT:
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How This Lawyer Confronts Sexual Assault on Campus
Photo by Edwin Andrade on Unsplash I first met Olympias Iliana Konidaris at her brother’s wedding, where she gave a great toast that affirmed all of my...
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Me too me too. Gimme them words.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
You won't believe it, but this clip was removed from Threads for encouraging sexual conduct or something. There is nothing encouraging about left bread's frog ass.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Covers like this were just everywhere and it's so funny to me now.
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Anne-Maree Gray @mtramg.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
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Cover Snark: Sorry to Your Eyeballs - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Want some Vintage NSFW romance cover discussion? Of course we're here for you. This is from the Feb 2012 issue of Romantic Times magazine, featuring Siren Publishing's menage line. This video is titled, "Left bread's frog ass." youtu.be/IaNkFnjC_Zc
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Precisely.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I've seen it a few dozen times if not more! It was one of probably 4 movies that HBO owned at launch and showed constantly. HBO stood for Hey Beastmaster's On. It's a classic and there are some great actors in it. And ferrets. And loincloths!
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Psst. Merch idea! Tiny Dionysuses to hide in and around your place 😂
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
That is so great!!!!! I'm so happy you're enjoying it 🎉🎉
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Got it. +1 Dionysus = 10/10 Now to procure many small Dionysuses!
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
😂😂😂😂🐘
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Carly Lane-Perry @carlylane.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
If you didn’t know that Neagley was getting her own show and that it’s dropping the whole season this week, now you know! (And you can come back and read my profile once you’ve binged it.)
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
This issue was Fantastic and I cannot wait to edit these episodes. Thank you for being such a smart and hilarious guest!! Look for Avery's book, Marginal Virtue. Its got a sexy pomegranate on the cover!
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An Unofficial Hugo Book Club Blog @hugobookclub.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
Comic strip showing a stand-up comedian under the title "The Ones Who Bomb In Omegas"

He is saying "Hooboy, I should not have brought up the child. This is a tough room, but not the worst room in the city. Am I right?"
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Funkit Toys @funkittoys.bsky.social · 12/09/2026
I have seen my first bit of candy corn hate, and as the herald of "lol i bet it tastes like ass" jokes, my duty is clear. Come and preorder before prices go up and shipping begins October 1st. Happy Swalloween. www.funkittoys.com/shop/p/candy...
three differently-sized candy corn shaped and colored buttplugs sit in a pot of candy corn on a contrasting blue background.
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✧ SkyMagpie ✧ (left my ❤︎ in Undermine) @skymagpie.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Unmatched. Incredible.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Historical romance heroes have a few favorite options for revenge. Want to hang out while we look at the new releases from the February 2012 issue of Romantic Times magazine? Look for Smart Podcast Trashy Books where you get your shows, or join us on youtube!  📺 youtu.be/cAcTl6ApAHo
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
We Are Hiring! We're looking for a Content and Community Assistant.  This is a paid, part time remote position from Nov. 1 through June 1 2027, for a US-based person who is as into romance & discussion as they are into details & organization. You can find all the info here: bit.ly/SBTBTemp
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
If you love a story, thank curators and editors.  Jess Rothschild is the creator behind Finding Fire Island, a 2 season docu-podcast about the history of Fire Island. It's the perfect combo of history and gossip. Find us where you get your podcasts, or watch here: youtu.be/xf3eFBG2nyQ
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Follow up question: in their opinion what is the overall percentage of improvement to any object if one were to stick Dionysus on it somewhere?
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 08/09/2026
When we have our characters chew over and over the same thing (their tragic past, how hot the love interest is, why they are Not Worthy To Be Loved, whatever), we may think that will help the reader believe whatever it is. It doesn't.
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Stephanie Burgis @stephanieburgis.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy happy book birthday to @booksbyintisar.bsky.social and Nafiza Azad's A Thousand Nights! This book looks amazing, and I cannot wait to read it: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/813768... #booksky
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A Thousand Nights: 9781536241549 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
"A folkloric tour de force." —School Library Journal (starred review) In the mold of Arabian Nights, this groundbreaking YA anthology—featuring seventeen Muslim women writers—links...
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Lucynka @lucynka.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Happy Labor Day! As has become tradition, I would like to bring back this cover of ALL-STORY LOVE STORIES (September 21, 1935). Artist probably Mary Frances Morgan. ❤️‍🔥 #pulp #romance #romancelandia
A white woman in a pink trench coat looks directly at the viewer and holds a sign around her neck that says, "ON STRIKE — THIS COMPANY UNFAIR TO GIRLS of [rest unreadable]."  A white man stands behind her in a beige trench coat, holding an unopened umbrella, looking at her in what I'm hoping/assuming is admiration.  The whole scene is rainy.
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That Librarian: Amanda Jones @librarianjones.com · 06/09/2026
Guess who won an Emmy!!!! @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
There was a writers beware article hang on.. writerbeware.blog/2026/09/04/a...
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Anthropic Copyright Settlement: Publishers Are Making Incorrect Claims on Authors' Payouts - Writer Beware
This week, many authors who are part of the Anthropic copyright class action settlement began receiving notices like these: The one on the right invites authors to review and confirm their claims: jus...
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
It's going down.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I received my Anthropic apportionment email. Our first book is with Simon and Schuster, and they have claimed 50%, which is the correct amount per the settlement. The second is with Sourcebooks. They have also claimed 50%, which is the correct amount. So it's not every publisher. 🧐
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
On your six ma'am.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Publisher shenanigans have pissed off Ms Bev so hard she is summoning romance Armageddon What the hell did they think they were doing?
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KJ Charles @kjcharleswriter.com · 05/09/2026
If you are agented by: The Wylie Agency, Malatesta Literary Agency, L. Perkins Agency, Global Lion Intellectual Property (formerly PMA Literary), Jeanne Fredericks Literary Agency, Sanford J. Greenburger, Dystel Goderich & Bourret, Jean V. Naggar Literary Agency ...read this and consider hard.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Jess Rothschild is the creator of Finding Fire Island, a documentary podcast about the history of Fire Island, a creation of the gay imagination. Truly, this show is incredible history - go listen!  Find our conversation where you get your podcasts, or watch here: youtu.be/xf3eFBG2nyQ
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Not like fanfic. Fanfic is activism. (I'M KIDDING.)
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 04/09/2026
Hey! That's awesome! You can find all the details at bit.ly/SBTBTemp And you can send your resume and the other items to me at Sarah at smart bitches trashy books com! I'm looking forward to hearing from you!
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
THAT IS A PICTURE. WOW - congratulations and happy belated!
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Martha Wells @marthawells.com · 03/09/2026
The Hugo arrived safely! Thanks again to Chris and Paul Weitz, Andrew Miano, and director Roseanne Liang.
Five Hugos, two Nebula Awards, and a Dragon Award sitting on a small china cabinet.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Four years of watching UNT as my kid goes there, and I have the same feeling. Ooof.
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Victoria Strauss @victoriastrauss.com · 03/09/2026
I know I already posted about this...but to reiterate: Anthropic copyright settlement authors, PLEASE contact me (Writer Beware) if your publisher is making a claim on a book whose rights have reverted, or claiming anything other than a 50/50 split on an in-contract book. beware@sfwa.org
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
💕🥰
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
This is such a kind thing to say - thank you!!
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
In 1996, my husband studied at the London School of Economics, and at the time, the tabloids were all clutching their toxic pearls about women using "Ms." professionally.
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Please repost, share, and tell your friends and their friends!
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We Are Hiring! We're looking for a Content and Community Assistant.  This is a paid, part time remote position from Nov. 1 through June 1 2027, for a US-based person who is as into romance & discussion as they are into details & organization. You can find all the info here: bit.ly/SBTBTemp
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Smart Bitches @smartbitches.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
One of my all time favorite albums.
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Lucynka @lucynka.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Retro review time! Three years ago today, in a post I'm still incredibly proud of, I made the argument that Cornell Woolrich's 1948 classic noir novel, I MARRIED A DEAD MAN, was actually supposed to end *happily.*
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“They Call Me Patrice” (or, I Married a Dead Man Redux): It all goes back to the question of who deserves to have a happy ending.
Helen’s hand was on the door handle, tussling with the little hand-latch which was hard to turn with the train’s movement throwing her off balance.  Patrice was somewhere behind her, replacing some…
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