2026-03-22T09:22:53Z https://yabu.me azteclady https://yabu.me/npub1qcu0tsku4vsw6hgfpch5p7pu6fw6egz33ltpdayjnt7cl5hr6q9spenz3l https://romancelandia.club/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/012/original/0ca87361751585d9.jpg https://romancelandia.club/system/accounts/avatars/000/000/012/original/0ca87361751585d9.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsx0gydtck8m6l8sx40j5n4xqdev97w8uw94hqud244ez07sjjgnaczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkfxxm7n In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsppml843jeg7762xuk7yqel00fmktyuju36umxsvctzhrqyt9xj8g5cfsq0'>nevent1q…fsq0</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#PSA #Writing #Authors <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>Via the Authors Guild: &#34;A federal court ruled that ANTHROPIC illegally copied MILLIONS of books to train its AI. <br/><br/>All authors and publishers whose books were downloaded by Anthropic from pirate websites are subject to receiving compensation. This could involve your work.&#34;<br/><br/>Find all you need to know here:<br/><br/><a href="https://authorsguild.org/news/anthropic-ai-class-action-important-information-for-authors/">https://authorsguild.org/news/anthropic-ai-class-action-important-information-for-authors/</a><br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/115/057/975/334/928/101/original/2e15020a5707b029.jpg"> <br/> 2025-08-19T23:19:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspknu7u8evzj5wlce5nrl9qvldc5pw7kyzznf6lagf5xn7encrwnczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkrqjtg3 Because of everything:<br/><br/>Via Diane Duane: &#34;Seems like a good day to mention that there are wizardly universes in which the series creator&#39;s only opinion about toilets is that when you use one, you should try not to miss. BTW, want the revised/updated versions? They&#39;re here in ebook format:&#34;<br/><br/>#Reading #YoungWizards <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/><a href="https://www.youngwizards.com/">https://www.youngwizards.com/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://ebooks.direct/products/young-wizards-new-millennium-editions-9-volume-box-set">https://ebooks.direct/products/young-wizards-new-millennium-editions-9-volume-box-set</a> 2025-06-22T21:43:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0mkdxhtrvta3t0nlusfp8puyg35p88a8su3ydmagtkz2df77ku2czyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkxjaslv <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>If you are interested in genre romance as a whole, beyond your usual reading, I wholeheartedly recommend Lucynka&#39;s blog, where she reviews and analyzes early Twentieth Century genre romance (often published in pulp magazines, even in installments).<br/><br/>And today, she&#39;s just released the first complete version of one such stories: Honor, by Edwina Levin McDonald (originally 1922)<br/><br/>Go forth, get your copy today:<br/><a href="https://lucynka.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/honor-now-available-for-purchase-also-a-sale/">https://lucynka.wordpress.com/2025/06/12/honor-now-available-for-purchase-also-a-sale/</a> 2025-06-12T21:47:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqp9zr49xjpgglkgw08pjwmq9ewqshezmhyl7853xumtyy36hty9gzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk0dvaxt In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqmgv36vdentm2dxyghac96q8th0ccep29efvrlnmg76d73pntgqcwp7ra4'>nevent1q…7ra4</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read Benedict Brown&#39;s _Murder at Everham Hall_, the first in his Marius Quin series of historical cozy mysteries.<br/><br/>I really wanted to love this book. Alas! (I totally did not)<br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/murder-at-everham-hall-by-benedict-brown/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/murder-at-everham-hall-by-benedict-brown/</a> 2025-05-29T22:23:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8mwcfpjryzvjmyruqwmdtm7v9wg7p8qkkn50p6n3cydn08jwhxwczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkaa2nqf <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/>Randomly thinking about the fact that I have 630 book reviews posted to my blog, starting in February 2008 (and despite a ~six years long reading slump).<br/><br/>Is that a backlist?<br/><br/>#Reading #Reviewing #Romancelandia 2025-05-29T18:06:39Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqmgv36vdentm2dxyghac96q8th0ccep29efvrlnmg76d73pntgqczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk43nrtm <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I read Benedict Brown&#39;s _Murder at Everham Hall_, the first in his Marius Quin series of historical cozy mysteries.<br/><br/>I really wanted to love this book. Alas!<br/><br/>#RomBkBlog #TBRChallenge<br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/murder-at-everham-hall-by-benedict-brown/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/29/murder-at-everham-hall-by-benedict-brown/</a> 2025-05-29T12:31:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9kh664xaw8geta7e79j2fcd0aluzf6r5qkwcvnlupwkvk09sl7jqzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkavezv2 #PSA: if you have hummingbird feeders:<br/>Animal centre issues plea to hummingbird feeders after bird poisoned in Victoria, B.C.<br/><br/>No organic, raw or brown sugar should be used, and no sugar substitutes like powdered sugar, honey, or artificial sugars and sweeteners, or red-dyed water.<br/><br/>#Hummingbirds #Birds <br/><br/><a href="https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/animal-centre-issues-plea-to-hummingbird-feeders-after-bird-poisoned-in-victoria-bc/">https://www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/article/animal-centre-issues-plea-to-hummingbird-feeders-after-bird-poisoned-in-victoria-bc/</a><br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub167t455fk5cys479sapfckk5alhr5aucpxud64dqm59e47thzwgfsf5r9wt" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Guin Kelly</span> (<span class="italic">npub167t…r9wt</span>)</a></span> (just making sure you saw this 👆🏾 ) 2025-05-28T03:49:53Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvs82knu4n7ntwa5f2myck2v4jtjhlyqafgralpeptwewrdxvsslqzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkpjmdft <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I read Sandra Antonelli&#39;s &#34;Your Sterling Service&#34;, the short prequel to the In Service series.<br/><br/>#RomBkBlog <br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/your-sterling-service-by-sandra-antonelli/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/27/your-sterling-service-by-sandra-antonelli/</a> 2025-05-27T12:01:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsf2xr8zvxu28ks3dtmyt7dlqjvhl0l0r835f7ruhtszwrsc9dzhvczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkrz0c49 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I had forgotten to review this movie!<br/><br/>#RomBkBlog <br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-2023-sort-of-a-movie-review/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/16/dungeons-dragons-honor-among-thieves-2023-sort-of-a-movie-review/</a> 2025-05-16T13:15:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsg20aay2r7lrjvzjjrgkm4h994m8260ez87st9y86c0kerp8mn0tczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk2ffyhp Excellent, excellent post: we must run governments--from local to federal--like households where everyone cares about everyone else (even when we don&#39;t fucking like them that much--we don&#39;t have to love or even like everyone we live in community with)<br/><br/>#GovernmentLikeAHousehold<br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/506/651/280/508/313/original/ddfe720d2be76e03.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-14T14:28:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw5a3usxglj95qe68xste23d0deu72l5a0gvqzgxcewahzfjlewaczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk6l53a9 #PSA: if you have a Steam account, you may wanna look into changing your password ASAP<br/><br/>Please boost and share so people can protect themselves as best as they can.<br/><br/>#Steam #DataBreach <br/><br/><a href="https://www.vg247.com/steam-vendor-data-breach-passwords-89-million-users-dark-web">https://www.vg247.com/steam-vendor-data-breach-passwords-89-million-users-dark-web</a> 2025-05-14T14:20:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy4y60pc7vfmsgh2xaca37w86rv2pgpm20l7cggcms5d9rx0lra4gzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk9dy0d7 #CallToAction <br/><br/>Via <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1mgtxqkaumrd0d7emtl6qxqcg3xny3np0wme84vuj0va9kspu6jysp6es5k" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Matthew Cortland (they)</span> (<span class="italic">npub1mgt…es5k</span>)</a></span>: &#34;I need you to make calls to Congress because on Tuesday, the House Committee responsible for Medicaid is meeting to slash funding for Medicaid—the health program 80 million Americans rely on, the health program that has kept me alive. <br/><br/>This piece is not paywalled, it is not locked—please share it.&#34;<br/><br/>#USPolitics #Medicaid <br/><br/><a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/128587992">https://www.patreon.com/posts/128587992</a> 2025-05-10T07:13:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqqxdvjrrv2nhww58mlervvphrftgxfuucpdt7dyq9a5f8y5zlv8szyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkh4qxt4 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>#CallToActio: do not preorder or review Summer Skate by Sean Avery and Leslie Cohen.<br/><br/>Via Fangirl Jeannie: &#34;This is the book co-authored by a hockey player who accused of abusing his ex-wife and child. He was suspended by the NHL commissioner and kicked off his team for speaking so disgustingly about women.&#34;<br/><br/>CW: child abuse and intimate partner violence<br/><br/>#ChildAbuse #IntimatePartnerViolence #SeanAvery #SummerSkate<br/><br/><a href="https://www.etonline.com/oppenheimer-actor-and-former-nhl-star-sean-avery-facing-restraining-order-amid-abuse-allegations?amp">https://www.etonline.com/oppenheimer-actor-and-former-nhl-star-sean-avery-facing-restraining-order-amid-abuse-allegations?amp</a><br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/466/612/423/842/391/original/e9eaa0096f5b5056.jpg"> <br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/466/613/019/156/440/original/1803ae9b7dd78548.jpeg"> <br/> 2025-05-07T12:50:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs97g7gygt6tz6n3zsrf4r839apjz9tyh0t4394lv5qzp6qhn33vyczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqku06vvw <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>Call for papers! From librarian (and genre romance friend) <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1d4m4xdhkw7wddf06q7gyqkwsw82ayfrm9dx2txrsqsvwwd2hymlss4ehw3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Robin Bradford</span> (<span class="italic">npub1d4m…ehw3</span>)</a></span> and Becky Spratford: Library staff across the spectrum, ex-library staff, even non-library staff, are free to submit. If you are putting the things into people&#39;s hands, we want to hear from you.<br/><br/>#Libraries #Librarians #USLibraries <br/><br/><a href="https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/05/announcing-academic-journal-call-for.html">https://raforall.blogspot.com/2025/05/announcing-academic-journal-call-for.html</a> 2025-05-05T16:38:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs875yx48fykt5p74tupd7k9zxm377zxg4nnhkgfalhug4uus3jrugzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkr4hyvn <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I tried to read Debbie Young&#39;s _Death at the Old Curiosity Shop_; I tried, but I couldn&#39;t force myself to finish.<br/><br/>#RomBkBlog <br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/death-at-the-old-curiosity-shop-by-debbie-young/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/05/death-at-the-old-curiosity-shop-by-debbie-young/</a> 2025-05-05T13:13:57Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswzwatravxq2yfmruqj776p424g9quecsh6cekev7363xqfdf2e2szyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkwalzjy In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxy6x9egapxh7gnnp69mlvd6czz9kpa8ufx69rx67y4508tskcacgefm9uj'>nevent1q…m9uj</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Romancelandia <br/><br/>ICYMI: I read another Lady Hardcastle mystery! _The Burning Issue of the Day_<br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/the-burning-issue-of-the-day-by-t-e-kinsey/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/the-burning-issue-of-the-day-by-t-e-kinsey/</a> 2025-05-03T21:56:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxy6x9egapxh7gnnp69mlvd6czz9kpa8ufx69rx67y4508tskcacgzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk2kyjnm <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I read T.E. Kinsey&#39;s _The Burning Issue of the Day_, part of the Lady Hardcastle historical cozy mystery series.<br/><br/>#2025Reading #RomBkBlog <br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/the-burning-issue-of-the-day-by-t-e-kinsey/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/03/the-burning-issue-of-the-day-by-t-e-kinsey/</a> 2025-05-03T11:20:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp0uvz83nnp20a7w5ya3znsz40vlazjfsv97dfshapeajdgf9z9sczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkd853av In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsxrvrpe4gygeecupyjqc33qc56q70hx8ml5nnq03tpkzj4gfk9slsqdsjaw'>nevent1q…sjaw</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>#Romancelandia #TransRightsAreHumanRights <br/><br/>The first &#34;Genre Authors for Trans Rights&#34; auction has ended, and it raised over twenty thousand pound sterling--plus another thousand pounds from book sales and a matching donation at Eastercon UK in Belfast.<br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/442/323/974/177/033/original/5a711b9156b78efa.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-03T05:50:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs945qs2kk0la2zu6f4mls0l8eehws3zm0pwczeuh7qgz8qzwx4s6czyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkvh8qju <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>Does anyone here have any news on Lisa Kleypas? Her website hasn&#39;t been updated for at least five years. I emailed her publisher a few years ago, and they assured me she would have a new book &#34;next year&#34;, then nothing. Anyone? 2025-05-03T00:21:29Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspr7v53v5mdryg7r2rs56v9ugmqqhfu6l86s9c7fwv2d8zrchwnjqzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk0cpc26 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>I read T.E. Kinsey&#39;s &#34;Christmas at the Grange&#34;, part of the Lady Hardcastle historical cozy mystery series.<br/><br/>#2025Reading #RomBkBlog <br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/christmas-at-the-grange-by-t-e-kinsey/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/02/christmas-at-the-grange-by-t-e-kinsey/</a> 2025-05-02T13:21:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9fpf6gm259t88530vn4zh7ud59lk9rkx6fv2089qm5cw9qgx479qzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk3crrax In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsryanjpgev5j86637695g92ye5ls9tvfculayun7f94rsz0kwq60qw8ymky'>nevent1q…ymky</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>ICYMI: I read Allison Montclair&#39;s _An Excellent Thing in a Woman, the seventh book in the Sparks &amp; Bainbridge historical mystery series. While my review isn&#39;t up to standards, the novel very much is.<br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/an-excellent-thing-in-a-woman-by-allison-montclair/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/an-excellent-thing-in-a-woman-by-allison-montclair/</a> 2025-05-02T03:17:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9lw68n2xwlgmcrw2lhefkaetc2n58j8wspqg2rqw7tgfzq8a32hqzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqku8xy64 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia #Authors <br/><br/>Via Marie Bilodeau on Bluesky: &#34;I&#39;ve been meaning to publish this for a while: A checklist of what to do when you get your rights back from a publisher. This covers that in-between land of rights returning, and setting up Future You for a less bumpy ride.&#34; <br/><br/><a href="https://www.mariebilodeau.com/blog/rightsreversionchecklist">https://www.mariebilodeau.com/blog/rightsreversionchecklist</a><br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/435/258/453/772/341/original/7ef9398339d7c077.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-01T23:54:02Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxyxay8n43mzed9alvqqkaz7c07cxdlujk924m7t57p3pygxqp8hczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqksvph7t <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/> #Romancelandia <br/><br/>Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed #SB25-063, the Freedom To Read Act. which creates safeguards against the banning of books in public school libraries in the state.<br/><br/>This was achieved in no small part through the efforts of #FreedomToReadColorado and the #AuthorsAgainstBookBans<br/><br/>Learn more about the law:<br/><a href="https://www.cohousedems.com/news/%E2%80%9Cfreedom-to-read-act%E2%80%9D-signed-into-law">https://www.cohousedems.com/news/%E2%80%9Cfreedom-to-read-act%E2%80%9D-signed-into-law</a><br/><br/>And about how you too can help:<br/><a href="https://freedomtoreadcolorado.com/">https://freedomtoreadcolorado.com/</a><br/><br/><a href="https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/">https://www.authorsagainstbookbans.com/</a><br/><br/>#Libraries #BookBans #Colorado 2025-05-01T22:53:46Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsryanjpgev5j86637695g92ye5ls9tvfculayun7f94rsz0kwq60qzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkng0pn5 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsw0e0y0krm37teu5cr5c9fuc8ggvpzvcg7qnpjr2n495zeg8zy6dgn94j3c'>nevent1q…4j3c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I read Allison Montclair&#39;s _An Excellent Thing in a Woman, the seventh book in the Sparks &amp; Bainbridge historical mystery series. While my review isn&#39;t up to standards, the novel very much is.<br/><br/><a href="https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/an-excellent-thing-in-a-woman-by-allison-montclair/">https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2025/05/01/an-excellent-thing-in-a-woman-by-allison-montclair/</a> 2025-05-01T21:50:15Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw0e0y0krm37teu5cr5c9fuc8ggvpzvcg7qnpjr2n495zeg8zy6dgzyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk0x0ued <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia<br/><br/>I read Allison Montclair&#39;s #AnExcellentThingInAWoman, the seventh book in the #SparksAndBainbridge series of #HistoricalMystery<br/><br/>#2025Reading #NetGalleyARC #RomBkBlog 2025-05-01T15:10:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxrvrpe4gygeecupyjqc33qc56q70hx8ml5nnq03tpkzj4gfk9slszyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkxk0ypd Via Jeanette Ng and Lauren Beukes: Genre Creators for Trans rights in the UK and South Africa as a small personal response to what&#39;s happening in the world. You can bid on cool things, from today to May 2nd.<br/><br/>Please do share widely!<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia #TransRightsAreHumanRights <br/><br/><a href="https://www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans">https://www.32auctions.com/genrefortrans</a> 2025-04-21T14:09:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs00lgrq70lhslw7nhvp3ufq62djc2qlr8hht7hf9utcvhcz6398dczyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk73fmj8 <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia #IndieAuthors #Readers <br/><br/>#Beware #AtthisArts<br/><br/>Royalties are not operating capital. Royalties should never be touched.<br/><br/>Every small/indie press implosion I&#39;ve witnessed in the last twenty years (far too fucking many) has stemmed from publishers using royalties as operating capital, then defaulting on royalties and defrauding the authors.<br/><br/>Definitely not behavior to encourage.<br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/198/933/041/871/105/original/2b0e50941c97ce06.png"> <br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/198/955/812/080/003/original/064a02601f5dc178.png"> <br/> <img src="https://romancelandia.club/system/media_attachments/files/114/198/956/225/073/047/original/53908c971b31259d.png"> <br/> 2025-03-21T06:22:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n0wcsgu5qtquwt4p9vuq40f0c203c2y264ae8pvsjrsx75ydq9szyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqk2a5sjl <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> <br/><br/>The whole &#34;Unbound Publishing goes into ad ministration--and the owners move on to a new publishing venture, which has also acquired some of the assets of the dying business&#34; seems like a full-on scam to me.<br/><br/>#Unbound #Boundless #Scam <br/><br/>Writers beware, I guess<br/><br/><a href="https://www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound-goes-into-administration-as-archna-sharma-and-john-mitchinson-launch-new-publisher">https://www.thebookseller.com/news/unbound-goes-into-administration-as-archna-sharma-and-john-mitchinson-launch-new-publisher</a> 2025-03-13T15:15:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs005790tku8aahthxn330rh2d6c9d2j4a3gpnm6lser74hkcdx5lszyqrr3awzmj4jpm2apy8z7s8c8nf9mt9q2x8av9h5j2d0mr7ju0gqkrjr5sw <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1me9m8lh6kfs63q39vja8phwyw5hc7quwaxw7h2accepkc6g0w2wqf6z28v" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Romancelandia group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1me9…z28v</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ny7qwqnkw6pg4m0uegzrdzwrckapzq7v7zku9p28hgv5aflvg8fq7zuv57" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bookstodon group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ny7…uv57</span>)</a></span> #Romancelandia #Murderbot <br/><br/>Via author Martha Wells, this news: Murderbot adaptation via Apple TV+ will debut on May 16.<br/><br/><a href="https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/02/apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-starring-and-executive-produced-by-alexander-skarsgrd-and-hailing-from-chris-and-paul-weitz-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025/">https://www.apple.com/tv-pr/news/2025/02/apples-new-sci-fi-series-murderbot-starring-and-executive-produced-by-alexander-skarsgrd-and-hailing-from-chris-and-paul-weitz-to-make-global-debut-may-16-2025/</a> 2025-02-20T17:55:15Z