Jeevani Charika / Rhoda Baxter
@jeevanicharika.bsky.social
Contemporary romance writer, KDrama fan, Canva nerd, cake and Lego enthusiast.
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I write ownvoices romcoms and women's fic featuring (some) #SriLankan characters.
I also write as Rhoda Baxter.
If you want to try a sample of my writing, you grab the short story Pat's Pantry from free from most ebook retailers:
books2read.com/u/3RByxL
I also write as Rhoda Baxter.
If you want to try a sample of my writing, you grab the short story Pat's Pantry from free from most ebook retailers:
books2read.com/u/3RByxL
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The latest episode of the Granta podcast is available now.
Featuring Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants, we discuss the history of the caste system, writing a political memoir, and Gidla’s experiences as a train conductor for the New York City Subway.
granta.com/podcast-suja...
Featuring Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants, we discuss the history of the caste system, writing a political memoir, and Gidla’s experiences as a train conductor for the New York City Subway.
granta.com/podcast-suja...
Podcast | Sujatha Gidla | Granta
‘Through their stories, I was able to see that their lives were actively connected to what was going on in the society.’ Sujatha Gidla on writing a political memoir.
granta.com
February 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
The latest episode of the Granta podcast is available now.
Featuring Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants, we discuss the history of the caste system, writing a political memoir, and Gidla’s experiences as a train conductor for the New York City Subway.
granta.com/podcast-suja...
Featuring Sujatha Gidla, author of Ants Among Elephants, we discuss the history of the caste system, writing a political memoir, and Gidla’s experiences as a train conductor for the New York City Subway.
granta.com/podcast-suja...
‘Amazing!!!! This book was literally the best thing I’ve ever read.’
NetGalley reviewer.
Can't ask for a better review than that!
https://books2read.com/PPerfect
NetGalley reviewer.
Can't ask for a better review than that!
https://books2read.com/PPerfect
February 11, 2026 at 12:15 PM
‘Amazing!!!! This book was literally the best thing I’ve ever read.’
NetGalley reviewer.
Can't ask for a better review than that!
https://books2read.com/PPerfect
NetGalley reviewer.
Can't ask for a better review than that!
https://books2read.com/PPerfect
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I did the thing! I emailed, cold, the author of a book I liked to tell them it was good, and to say thanks. Know what? That's a good idea. You were all correct. Everyone should do that.
February 11, 2026 at 1:31 AM
I did the thing! I emailed, cold, the author of a book I liked to tell them it was good, and to say thanks. Know what? That's a good idea. You were all correct. Everyone should do that.
I'm writing up a post about the importance of typography in book covers, which made me think of this. It still makes me laugh, every time I see it.
Today (well, every day) is a lot.
May I suggested cover snark?
Is the dragon prince's magic a green fart cloud?
Will there always be anus? Let's find out.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/06/cove...
May I suggested cover snark?
Is the dragon prince's magic a green fart cloud?
Will there always be anus? Let's find out.
smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/06/cove...
February 10, 2026 at 9:53 AM
I'm writing up a post about the importance of typography in book covers, which made me think of this. It still makes me laugh, every time I see it.
Elodie was hoping to expand her cake business to open a cafe, but Mal got 'her' cafe space instead. Now she has to work with him to cater a wedding that could change her business for ever.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL - buy now in ebook, paperback or audio.
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL - buy now in ebook, paperback or audio.
https://books2read.com/manbuns
February 10, 2026 at 9:46 AM
Elodie was hoping to expand her cake business to open a cafe, but Mal got 'her' cafe space instead. Now she has to work with him to cater a wedding that could change her business for ever.
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL - buy now in ebook, paperback or audio.
https://books2read.com/manbuns
THE WINNER BAKES IT ALL - buy now in ebook, paperback or audio.
https://books2read.com/manbuns
I (28F) am in love w my computer game buddy (???M)
but he's not interested because he's in love w someone in real life
Also, there's this IT guy at work (30M) who's asking me out.
He's cute, but he's not gamer guy, is he? Advice pls.
PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL
but he's not interested because he's in love w someone in real life
Also, there's this IT guy at work (30M) who's asking me out.
He's cute, but he's not gamer guy, is he? Advice pls.
PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL
February 9, 2026 at 8:55 PM
I (28F) am in love w my computer game buddy (???M)
but he's not interested because he's in love w someone in real life
Also, there's this IT guy at work (30M) who's asking me out.
He's cute, but he's not gamer guy, is he? Advice pls.
PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL
but he's not interested because he's in love w someone in real life
Also, there's this IT guy at work (30M) who's asking me out.
He's cute, but he's not gamer guy, is he? Advice pls.
PLAYING FOR LOVE
https://books2read.com/PFL
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@berkleypub.bsky.social brings out tomrrow a debut cozy locked-room mystery by & featuring a female Sri Lankan-American legal professional: THE MIDNIGHT TAXI by YOSHA GUNASEKERA. Its funny, intriguing, and a love letter to my homeplace of NYC.
#Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
#Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
THE MIDNIGHT TAXI, delightful debut cozy
THE MIDNIGHT TAXI YOSHA GUNASEKERA Berkley Books ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $12.99 ebook, available now Rating: 4.5* of fiv...
expendablemudge.blogspot.com
February 9, 2026 at 6:58 PM
@berkleypub.bsky.social brings out tomrrow a debut cozy locked-room mystery by & featuring a female Sri Lankan-American legal professional: THE MIDNIGHT TAXI by YOSHA GUNASEKERA. Its funny, intriguing, and a love letter to my homeplace of NYC.
#Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
#Booksky
expendablemudge.blogspot.com/2026/02/the-...
I'm so sick of this book now.
(It's my book. I'm writing it)
(It's my book. I'm writing it)
February 8, 2026 at 9:16 PM
I'm so sick of this book now.
(It's my book. I'm writing it)
(It's my book. I'm writing it)
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Hey, everyone! The ZOMROMCOM ebook is $1.99 *today only*--so if you've been waiting for a price drop, now's your moment!
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Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
iBooks: go.oliviadade.com/Zi
Google: go.oliviadade.com/Zgp
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
February 8, 2026 at 12:28 PM
Hey, everyone! The ZOMROMCOM ebook is $1.99 *today only*--so if you've been waiting for a price drop, now's your moment!
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
iBooks: go.oliviadade.com/Zi
Google: go.oliviadade.com/Zgp
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
AMZ: go.oliviadade.com/Zamz
B&N: go.oliviadade.com/Zbn
Kobo: go.oliviadade.com/Zk
iBooks: go.oliviadade.com/Zi
Google: go.oliviadade.com/Zgp
Bookshop.org: go.oliviadade.com/Zbs
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This week's Saturday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
February 7, 2026 at 10:48 PM
This week's Saturday snippet comes from Wooing the Witch Queen: stephanieburgis.com/books/wooing-the-witch-queen
#romancelandia
#romancelandia
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Apparently Cash-In Cora is teaching a class on how to write romance with artificial intelligence.
Guess what, I have an actual romance craft book coming out, based on 20 years of editing and 10 years writing romance, which will teach you how to write romance using your own intelligence!
Guess what, I have an actual romance craft book coming out, based on 20 years of editing and 10 years writing romance, which will teach you how to write romance using your own intelligence!
February 8, 2026 at 4:26 PM
Apparently Cash-In Cora is teaching a class on how to write romance with artificial intelligence.
Guess what, I have an actual romance craft book coming out, based on 20 years of editing and 10 years writing romance, which will teach you how to write romance using your own intelligence!
Guess what, I have an actual romance craft book coming out, based on 20 years of editing and 10 years writing romance, which will teach you how to write romance using your own intelligence!
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A thread about Isaac Asimov that is true for the way serial abusers are handled in all fields:
"We would have lost so much if we'd driven him away" is the justification.
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
But we lost all those girls. We lost the women they would have become. We lost the work they would have done. Why was his future work so much more valuable than theirs?
February 8, 2026 at 1:09 PM
A thread about Isaac Asimov that is true for the way serial abusers are handled in all fields:
5 years ago, Alex met the perfect guy - but he ghosted her. Now he's back and he has the power to shut down her job.
Knowing Me Knowing You is out Jan 2024.
KJ Charles liked it. You might too!
https://books2read.com/KMKY
Knowing Me Knowing You is out Jan 2024.
KJ Charles liked it. You might too!
https://books2read.com/KMKY
February 7, 2026 at 9:09 PM
5 years ago, Alex met the perfect guy - but he ghosted her. Now he's back and he has the power to shut down her job.
Knowing Me Knowing You is out Jan 2024.
KJ Charles liked it. You might too!
https://books2read.com/KMKY
Knowing Me Knowing You is out Jan 2024.
KJ Charles liked it. You might too!
https://books2read.com/KMKY
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It is more important than ever that those of us who read romance tell people about books we enjoyed!
There are just so few review outlets now. Yeeesh.
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
It is more important than ever that those of us who read romance tell people about books we enjoyed!
Canva Tips for Authors: How to use layers in Canva (Canva Basics)
It’s the time of year when I ask people in the Canva Tips for Authors Facebook group what they want me to talk about in the upcoming year. Here’s what the people in the group asked for: Book cover tutorials Affinity Canva Apps Canva…
It’s the time of year when I ask people in the Canva Tips for Authors Facebook group what they want me to talk about in the upcoming year. Here’s what the people in the group asked for: Book cover tutorials Affinity Canva Apps Canva…
Canva Tips for Authors: How to use layers in Canva (Canva Basics)
It’s the time of year when I ask people in the Canva Tips for Authors Facebook group what they want me to talk about in the upcoming year. Here’s what the people in the group asked for: Book cover tutorials Affinity Canva Apps Canva Websites Is there anything you’d like to know about? Pop it in a comment and tell me.
rhodabaxter.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
Canva Tips for Authors: How to use layers in Canva (Canva Basics)
It’s the time of year when I ask people in the Canva Tips for Authors Facebook group what they want me to talk about in the upcoming year. Here’s what the people in the group asked for: Book cover tutorials Affinity Canva Apps Canva…
It’s the time of year when I ask people in the Canva Tips for Authors Facebook group what they want me to talk about in the upcoming year. Here’s what the people in the group asked for: Book cover tutorials Affinity Canva Apps Canva…
Canva Tips for Authors; Step by step tutorial on how to make something like this is now on YouTube.
youtu.be/OksQ2qY8wFE
youtu.be/OksQ2qY8wFE
February 6, 2026 at 5:46 PM
Canva Tips for Authors; Step by step tutorial on how to make something like this is now on YouTube.
youtu.be/OksQ2qY8wFE
youtu.be/OksQ2qY8wFE
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- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
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- British-Asian heroine
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- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
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February 6, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Want a FREE BOOK?
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
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No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Gladys Mae West obituary: mathematician who pioneered GPS technology
She made key contributions to US cold-war science despite facing huge barriers as a Black woman.
www.nature.com
February 6, 2026 at 9:09 AM
No joke: I got angry hate mail today for writing an obituary of a Black woman scientist—because the person felt she did didn’t deserve the recognition.
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Which just makes me want to share it again: www.nature.com/articles/d41...
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Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.
February 6, 2026 at 9:17 AM
Bezos burning the Washington post to the ground is as firm a reason for the continued bbc licence as ever there was. Eventually everything that can be owned by a billionaire will be owned by a billionaire and at that point its future will be determined by the whims of a man making 166k per minute.
Two analysts compete to crunch the numbers ahead of a merger, after which only one of them will have a job.
Spreadsheeted Rivalry
Spreadsheeted Rivalry
The two best chairs salesmen in the county secretly pine for each other.
Seated Rivalry.
Seated Rivalry.
February 6, 2026 at 7:38 AM
Two analysts compete to crunch the numbers ahead of a merger, after which only one of them will have a job.
Spreadsheeted Rivalry
Spreadsheeted Rivalry
Want a FREE BOOK?
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
February 5, 2026 at 8:36 PM
Want a FREE BOOK?
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
- Plus sized beta hero
- British-Asian heroine
- Both work in STEM careers (microbiology)
- he's been in love with her for ages
- found family
GIRL AT CHRISTMAS is free to my newsletter subscribers
https://www.subscribepage.com/twitter_lander
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In a better world, this would’ve been a bombshell tabloid cover story.
“Curried Pork! Miss Piggy’s Torrid Affair With Co-Star Revealed!”
“Exclusive Photos: Tim Curry Shivers Miss Piggy’s Timbers on Treasure Island!”
“This Little Piggy Had Curry!”
“Curried Pork! Miss Piggy’s Torrid Affair With Co-Star Revealed!”
“Exclusive Photos: Tim Curry Shivers Miss Piggy’s Timbers on Treasure Island!”
“This Little Piggy Had Curry!”
I just saw an excerpt of Tim Curry’s memoir that includes him talking about the affair he had with Miss Piggy on the set of Muppet Treasure Island. I am so delighted.
February 5, 2026 at 5:20 PM
In a better world, this would’ve been a bombshell tabloid cover story.
“Curried Pork! Miss Piggy’s Torrid Affair With Co-Star Revealed!”
“Exclusive Photos: Tim Curry Shivers Miss Piggy’s Timbers on Treasure Island!”
“This Little Piggy Had Curry!”
“Curried Pork! Miss Piggy’s Torrid Affair With Co-Star Revealed!”
“Exclusive Photos: Tim Curry Shivers Miss Piggy’s Timbers on Treasure Island!”
“This Little Piggy Had Curry!”
Blimey. Proper nesh in Sheffield this morning
February 5, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Blimey. Proper nesh in Sheffield this morning
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Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
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This is very exciting! 🥳 There are so many awesome indie authors we love to support and I was complaining only the other day how difficult and complex it is to do so. This is much easier!
Indie authors using Draft2Digital, this does indeed work, and your self pubs can now be sold on bookshop.org
February 4, 2026 at 5:09 PM
This is very exciting! 🥳 There are so many awesome indie authors we love to support and I was complaining only the other day how difficult and complex it is to do so. This is much easier!