I don’t have any sisters. I have a “little” (i.e. younger, but now well over six feet of muscles that belong on a romance cover) brother. You might remember him from my post The problem with having an alpha male brother. My brother and I never got along when we were kids, though I can’t… Continue reading Sisters are doing it for themselves
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Sarah Mayberry interview – and giveaway!
Last year, after reading loads of buzz online about a couple of Harlequin Superromance authors, I bit into my book-buying budget and ordered about a dozen Superromance novels. Why was this expensive? Because they wouldn’t ship to me in London, so I had to have them sent to my parents’ house and then reimburse my… Continue reading Sarah Mayberry interview – and giveaway!
Friday feminist funnies
I’ve stumbled across some brilliant parodies this week. The first is the blog Feminist Ryan Gosling, with its “Hey, girl” captions. Feminist Ryan Gosling has only been around for about six weeks. Danielle, a University of Wisconsin grad student and teacher on the gender studies program, created it as a way of helping her remember… Continue reading Friday feminist funnies
Winner of Read My Lips: A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva
A big thank-you to everyone who commented on my post Five things romance writers should know about vaginas. I wish I could give away more than one copy of this fantastic book, but I hope you’ll all go out and get it even if you don’t win it (you can click on the book cover… Continue reading Winner of Read My Lips: A Complete Guide to the Vagina and Vulva
Authors’ surprising hobbies
I have a game for those of you of a literary bent. Match these writers with their hobbies (answers here but don’t cheat!) 1. Emily Dickenson 2. Vladimir Nabokov 3. Franz Kafka 4. Ayn Rand 5. Flannery O’Connor 6. Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes 7. Haruki Murakami 8. Zadie Smith 9. Mark Twain a. raising… Continue reading Authors’ surprising hobbies