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herhandsmyhands

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Reads (mostly genre romance). Crafts. Rabble rouses. Rants. She/her. Doesn't look like Rita Hayworth. Sweary. Blocks with abandon.

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herhandsmyhands, to bookstodon
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I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands,
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ICYMI: I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands, to bookstodon
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So the RWA has declared bankruptcy, and chooses to blame it on Courtney Milan and the "woke push" for DEI.

You knew I would rant about that, yes?

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/30/rwa-goes-bankrupt-its-not-dei-its-the-bigotry-and-racism/

herhandsmyhands,
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ICYMI: the RWA is filing for bankruptcy, and because nice white ladies (TM) can't help themselves, they're implying it's Courtney Milan's (and the push for progress and inclusivity in the organization) that ruined the organization.

Racism? bigotry? don't know them.

Context and rant:

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/30/rwa-goes-bankrupt-its-not-dei-its-the-bigotry-and-racism/

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🎶 ‘We’ll all die in a YOLO submarine/a YOLO submarine/a YOLO submarine’ 🎶 https://nypost.com/2024/05/27/us-news/ohio-billionaire-plans-to-take-20m-sub-to-titanic-site-to-prove-industrys-safer-after-oceangate-implosion/

herhandsmyhands,
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@patrickworld so long as he doesn't force his minor child(children) to implode with him, I'm fine with billionaires self-selecting this way.

#OceanGate #Titanic #Billionaires

https://nypost.com/2024/05/27/us-news/ohio-billionaire-plans-to-take-20m-sub-to-titanic-site-to-prove-industrys-safer-after-oceangate-implosion/

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I read and reviewed Kuchenga Shenjé's The Library Thief, and this is one case where "it's not the book, it's me" totally applies.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/27/the-library-thief-by-kuchenga-shenje/

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ICYMI: Kuchenga Shenjé's The Library Thief: a case of "it's not the book, it's the reader"

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/27/the-library-thief-by-kuchenga-shenje/

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Because I have no self-control, I read and reviewed Kelley Armstrong's "Cocktails & Chloroform", a novella in the Rip Through Time series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/25/cocktails-chloroform-by-kelley-armstrong/

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I'm enjoying Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series immensely; here's my review for the most delightful second novel, The Poisoner's Ring

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/the-poisoners-ring-by-kelley-armstrong/

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ICYMI: my review of The Poisoner's Ring, the second novel in Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/the-poisoners-ring-by-kelley-armstrong/

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I'm enjoying Kelley Armstrong's Rip Through Time series immensely; here's my review for the second novel, The Poisoner's Ring

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/24/the-poisoners-ring-by-kelley-armstrong/

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I read Vanessa Riley's A Gamble at Sunset, first in a new historical romance series. Alas, I think this author's writing voice may not be for me.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/a-gamble-at-sunset-by-vanessa-riley/

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ICYMI: I read Vanessa Riley's A Gamble At Sunset, first in a new historical romance series. Alas, the author's writing voice may not be for me.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/21/a-gamble-at-sunset-by-vanessa-riley/

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I positively inhaled David S. Pederson's Puzzles Can Be Deatly, a most excellent fairplay historical quozy mystery. Here's hoping the author writes more books with these protagonists.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/18/puzzles-can-be-deadly-by-david-s-pederson/

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ICYMI: I thoroughly enjoyed David S Pederson's Puzzles Can Be Deadly, and I hope hit's the beginning of a series with the two protagonists.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/18/puzzles-can-be-deadly-by-david-s-pederson/

herhandsmyhands, to free
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Felicia Davin's NOWHERE trilogy is on ! right now. The first book is here: https://books2read.com/edgeofnowhere

(my review: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2022/01/21/edge-of-nowhere-by-felicia-davin/)

Second book is 99c here: https://books2read.com/nowhere2

(my review: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2022/06/22/out-of-nowhere-by-felicia-davin/)

Third book is $1.99 here: https://books2read.com/nowhere3

(my review: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2022/07/11/nowhere-else-by-felicia-davin/)

herhandsmyhands, to bookstodon
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Covers have a purpose: they signal the genre within.

A cartoon cover of two people dressed casually for camping does not--and I cannot stress this enough--signal EROTICA to anyone.

Holy jumping WHAT THE HELL, , WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL--you are setting that book (and its author) up to fail.

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For this month's , I attempted to read Kelly Oliver's Wolf (first in her Jessica James's series) Spoiler: DNF review.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/wolf-by-kelly-oliver/

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Because I didn't feel right with my DNF review for this months' , I dug up another ancient ARC from the digital shelves: Nalini Singh's Rock Wedding

Amazingly, it worked quite well!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/15/rock-wedding-by-nalini-singh/

herhandsmyhands, to random
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I just came across this TikTok " for their for dinner" remark", and I love how clear the goal and mechanism to achieve it are: if enough people do this one fairly little thing for a full quarter, the powerful will notice, and can be forced to change their behavior.

That's how boycotts work, after all.

https://www.tiktok.com/@tallgirl6234/video/7340723750792367403

There's a playlist, where she answers a lot of "but..." and "what if..." comments. Go listen.

More at: https://www.letthemeatcereal.org/

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Today is the exact midpoint of the ongoing , so here's a bit of a checking in/looking at the bigger picture post.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/let-them-eat-cereal-and-other-collective-actions/

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ICYMI: today is the midpoint in the

I wrote about it, and other collective actions we can, and should, take now and in the future.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/16/let-them-eat-cereal-and-other-collective-actions/

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Are you going to the store this weekend? Have you heard about the ongoing ? It's never too late to join--or to spread the word about it to your family, friends, neighbors and social media circles.

You can find the context and links to more information here: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

Because the 99% deserves affordable food.

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Have you heard of the ongoing ? If you haven't, I hope you consider joining in and/or helping spread the word.

Collective action is the only way for individuals without billions in currency or property, and those who aren't elected officials at high levels of government, to change the status quo for the benefit of the whole.

Context and links to more info:
https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

herhandsmyhands,
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We are two whole months into the . If you don't know what that is, there's a whole lot of context here: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

Essentially, it's time for the wealthy to tighten their belts a little, and for the rest of us to have accessible to affordable food that won't kill us.

It's never too late to join in any collective action for the greater good.

Go forth and

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Hey, @romancelandia, please boost and share!

, a genre romance authors-let effort that raised over US$750,000 for the 2020 and 2022 elections, mostly through silent auctions and funneling donations to Democratic candidates.

They're ramping up their efforts again, but since Xitter is, well, shitty, you can sign up for email notices here:
https://forms.gle/h4yHf8VKQmsGaNQS8

For more context, here's a write up of the group from 2022:
https://www.themarysue.com/romancing-the-vote-stacey-abrams-fair-fight-midterms/

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ICYMI: is back!

The donation form will be open from the second week of June, so donors can send the final pictures and descriptions in. The auction will run from July 1st through July 5th.

Context:
https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/01/08/romancing-the-vote-2024-edition/

Sign up for updates:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScKJol1hZsq-4GfyKHbALii5X4K06byHffIGRFAgmBEmsv5lA/viewform

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