Happy Wednesday and welcome back!
Sibling visit and quality time has concluded! It was lovely and we played a lot of board games. My partner even ran a D&D oneshot for us. But…after almost a week, I’m definitely glad to get back to my normal routine. (Namely, commandeering the guest bathroom to take bubble baths.)
Do you have a favorite way to ease back into your routines after guests?
…
Sarah was recently on the Off with Their Headlines podcast to discuss royal romance tropes and British tabloid bingo! You can watch the episode on YouTube or listen at wherever you get your podcasts.
…
I keep hearing about Roost Social and I want to try it so badly! It’s a social media messaging app where your messages travel at the same rate of a pigeon (or animal of your choice). I saw some posts on Threads where people are writing as if they’re in a period drama.
…
This link came from Italapas in the SBTB podcast patreon discord. An aromantic sci-fi and fantasy anthology is up on BackerKit. It’s about 60% funded with a little less than a month to go.
…
From Emily: This is a 10-minute piece from the BBC in 1970 called “1970: The Men Who Churn Out Romantic Novels”.
I think SBTB readers would be interested, both in the authors, and in the outdated publishing model of books published destined straight for libraries, not bookshops. There’s even a wee interview with Mr. Boon of Mills and Boon.
…
Don’t forget to share what cool or interesting things you’ve seen, read, or listened to this week! And if you have anything you think we’d like to post on a future Wednesday Links, send it my way!
