Alyxandra Harvey
@alyxandraharvey.bsky.social
Canadian author & poet: The Spinster Society, The Cinderella Society, The Dainty Devils, The Drake Chronicles, The Witches of London , Haunting Violet. Sometimes fueled by literary rage.
Rep: The Stringer Literary Agency
Rep: The Stringer Literary Agency
The vibes are vibing. Especially: "Reckless Girl and the Earl Who Is Just Trying to Protect Her, Damn It."
November 30, 2025 at 4:37 PM
The vibes are vibing. Especially: "Reckless Girl and the Earl Who Is Just Trying to Protect Her, Damn It."
Duet audiobook is now live! And it's SO GOOD! ❤️
For all your spicy romantic dystopian fantasy needs!
For all your spicy romantic dystopian fantasy needs!
November 28, 2025 at 2:28 AM
Duet audiobook is now live! And it's SO GOOD! ❤️
For all your spicy romantic dystopian fantasy needs!
For all your spicy romantic dystopian fantasy needs!
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We're talking about our favorite microtropes in romance novels--the things that give us pure shots of joy. There's all sorts of stuff in here: contemporaries, historicals, paranormals, mafia, hockey, tattoos, piercings, kilts, families getting their comeuppance, and much much more.
Our Favorite Microtropes — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
We had a great week, and so we decided we all need nice things, which means it's time to just talk about the stuff we love in romance. We're talking about our favorite microtropes in romance novels--t...
fatedmates.net
November 12, 2025 at 2:52 PM
We're talking about our favorite microtropes in romance novels--the things that give us pure shots of joy. There's all sorts of stuff in here: contemporaries, historicals, paranormals, mafia, hockey, tattoos, piercings, kilts, families getting their comeuppance, and much much more.
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You cannot respect artists at a fundamental level and steal their work.
Sorry, but that's why we hate AI.
Sorry, but that's why we hate AI.
November 24, 2025 at 2:02 PM
You cannot respect artists at a fundamental level and steal their work.
Sorry, but that's why we hate AI.
Sorry, but that's why we hate AI.
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My hot take for the day is that even the technically worst show/game/movie/book/song means something to someone out there, and that's totally fine, let people love what they love
November 25, 2025 at 9:16 PM
My hot take for the day is that even the technically worst show/game/movie/book/song means something to someone out there, and that's totally fine, let people love what they love
Today's Book Bite! The Last Curse--- a standalone romantasy available now!
November 18, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Today's Book Bite! The Last Curse--- a standalone romantasy available now!
Coming soon in audiobook! I am SO EXCITED!
November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Coming soon in audiobook! I am SO EXCITED!
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Sigh. Once again, things you think are ridiculous or wasteful are often meant to or happen to help disabled people. Forearm pan holder? Not because people are lazy. Tide pods? Have you tried pouring detergent with a tremor?
Don’t get me started on the damned pre-cut ingredients.
Don’t get me started on the damned pre-cut ingredients.
November 6, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Sigh. Once again, things you think are ridiculous or wasteful are often meant to or happen to help disabled people. Forearm pan holder? Not because people are lazy. Tide pods? Have you tried pouring detergent with a tremor?
Don’t get me started on the damned pre-cut ingredients.
Don’t get me started on the damned pre-cut ingredients.
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The man as he's written is a straight up narcissist
Somehow I suspect Mary Shelley might have known one or two of those
Somehow I suspect Mary Shelley might have known one or two of those
November 7, 2025 at 1:23 PM
The man as he's written is a straight up narcissist
Somehow I suspect Mary Shelley might have known one or two of those
Somehow I suspect Mary Shelley might have known one or two of those
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The WHOLE PLOT is the catastrophic consequences of Frankenstein's failure to take a single shred of responsibility for what he has done
Like...how does anybody read that book without questioning Victor's reliability? not wrt the facts, but like, his "woe is me" spin on them?
Like...how does anybody read that book without questioning Victor's reliability? not wrt the facts, but like, his "woe is me" spin on them?
I'm losing my mind over how many reviewers are like "GDT's Frankenstein makes you wonder who the real monster is." THAT'S THE STORY! That's the story Shelley wrote!
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The WHOLE PLOT is the catastrophic consequences of Frankenstein's failure to take a single shred of responsibility for what he has done
Like...how does anybody read that book without questioning Victor's reliability? not wrt the facts, but like, his "woe is me" spin on them?
Like...how does anybody read that book without questioning Victor's reliability? not wrt the facts, but like, his "woe is me" spin on them?
Flashback to my witches! Happy Halloween!
October 31, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Flashback to my witches! Happy Halloween!
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We've celebrity witch talk, a welshman named Rhys who isn’t the one you’re thinking of, a peek into a painting from Sarah's past that might have installed one of her buttons…and we try to get to the bottom of why paranormal romance and monster romance don't feel like halloween but these books do.
Demons, Witches, Ghosts, and Vampires: The Best Halloween Romance Books — Fated Mates
We recommend some of our favorite recent witches and demons and incubii and ghosts and vampires and others…and then we try to get to the bottom of why paranormal romance and monster romance doesn’t fe...
fatedmates.net
October 17, 2024 at 3:38 PM
We've celebrity witch talk, a welshman named Rhys who isn’t the one you’re thinking of, a peek into a painting from Sarah's past that might have installed one of her buttons…and we try to get to the bottom of why paranormal romance and monster romance don't feel like halloween but these books do.
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Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
OROMOCTO, NB - A local man almost lost his home yesterday after his Amazon Alexa smart home device burst into flames. Lloyd Wentworth, 38, says the fire started as he was preparing dinner in his bunga...
www.thebeaverton.com
October 29, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Alexa explodes after Canadian replies to query with, “Oh, yeah, no, for sure.”
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Pen and ink Gomez and Morticia Addams from this day in 2016 🖤
October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Pen and ink Gomez and Morticia Addams from this day in 2016 🖤
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honestly so mortified that we recorded this entire episode and didn't even MENTION K-Pop Demon Hunters.
It's Halloween which means we're talking about monsters (complimentary)! We've done devils and witches and an entire season on monsters of all ilk, but we haven't done demons yet, and so here we are!
Romance Demons: Problématique — Fated Mates: Romance Books for Novel People
It's Halloween which means we're talking about monsters (complimentary)! We've done devils and witches and an entire season on monsters of all ilk, but we haven't done demons yet, and so here we are! ...
fatedmates.net
October 29, 2025 at 11:39 PM
honestly so mortified that we recorded this entire episode and didn't even MENTION K-Pop Demon Hunters.
If you're a hist rom reader, my publisher Dragonblade has every kind of spice level and lots of settings (not just Regency if you're not into that)! #romancelandia @dragonbladepub.bsky.social
Is this being partly driven by the decline of the mass market paperback format, increased focus on global sales, and/or on IP for adaptations (CR = cheap to adapt)? Historical romance readers didn't vanish this fast. 🤔 I love the genre, myself!
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
Publishers have moved away from publishing historical romances.
I'm sorry, but those are the facts.
Which means, they don't see a good market for historical romances. Fewer readers are buying and reading them.
Sigh.
I'm sorry, but those are the facts.
Which means, they don't see a good market for historical romances. Fewer readers are buying and reading them.
Sigh.
October 26, 2025 at 7:14 PM
If you're a hist rom reader, my publisher Dragonblade has every kind of spice level and lots of settings (not just Regency if you're not into that)! #romancelandia @dragonbladepub.bsky.social
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Is this being partly driven by the decline of the mass market paperback format, increased focus on global sales, and/or on IP for adaptations (CR = cheap to adapt)? Historical romance readers didn't vanish this fast. 🤔 I love the genre, myself!
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
Publishers have moved away from publishing historical romances.
I'm sorry, but those are the facts.
Which means, they don't see a good market for historical romances. Fewer readers are buying and reading them.
Sigh.
I'm sorry, but those are the facts.
Which means, they don't see a good market for historical romances. Fewer readers are buying and reading them.
Sigh.
October 26, 2025 at 7:05 PM
Is this being partly driven by the decline of the mass market paperback format, increased focus on global sales, and/or on IP for adaptations (CR = cheap to adapt)? Historical romance readers didn't vanish this fast. 🤔 I love the genre, myself!
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
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"Everyone is doing AI" doesn't matter when there's no consumer demand for it. Slop is slop. Meanwhile quality artists pull the numbers ✌️
Guillermo del Toro on Generative AI: 'I'd Rather Die'
Guillermo del Toro on Generative AI: 'I'd Rather Die'
The Oscar-winning director likened AI tech bros championing "natural stupidity" to the blind arrogance of Victor Frankenstein.
gizmodo.com
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
"Everyone is doing AI" doesn't matter when there's no consumer demand for it. Slop is slop. Meanwhile quality artists pull the numbers ✌️
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"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
October 23, 2025 at 4:50 PM
"Oxford commas are a sign you write with ai" I will find such a unique way to rip out your spine that they'll make a movie about it
What it's like in my head...
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 PM
What it's like in my head...
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Wow, I think I just got a *real* online book club invitation, which I might have deleted to be honest except I happened to know about this one and that they were in fact discussing my book. A unicorn! Anyway, I've had a lot of good feedback from Friday's newsletter, so here it is again 👉
How to spot an author scam email
I’ve grumbled enough on social media about the rise in AI-generated scam emails that now, more than one of my author friends has sent an email to me, asking...
buttondown.com
October 13, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Wow, I think I just got a *real* online book club invitation, which I might have deleted to be honest except I happened to know about this one and that they were in fact discussing my book. A unicorn! Anyway, I've had a lot of good feedback from Friday's newsletter, so here it is again 👉
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AI scraped my books.
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 9:44 PM
AI scraped my books.
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Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —
October 12, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Papa Smurf wears a Phrygian cap, most often associated with the French Revolution, indicating Smurf Village had a monarchy it has since overthrown. This makes Papa Smurf, de facto head of state post-revolution, akin to Robespierre. In this essay I will —
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Are provincial parks the next target for Doug Ford's developer friends? www.nationalobserver.com/2025/09/24/o...
Are provincial parks the next target for Doug Ford's developer friends?
The Ford government has introduced changes to the Ontario laws that protect provincial parks, but refuses to disclose what the changes will be.
www.nationalobserver.com
September 25, 2025 at 5:42 PM