Jenny Hamilton
@readingtheend.bsky.social
she/her. southern geek feminist and scholar of boning. bylines at NYT Book Review, Booklist, Strange Horizons, Lady Business, Reactor. author of SFF romance column Ships in the Night for Reactor.
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I dunno. It's a "many things can be true" situation and I wish we could all have a thoughtful conversation about it without getting hit with strays!
January 2, 2026 at 8:42 PM
I dunno. It's a "many things can be true" situation and I wish we could all have a thoughtful conversation about it without getting hit with strays!
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A very good thread!
one challenging thing for me in talking and reading about Heated Rivalry is that there are so so many truths that have to sit alongside each other, and talking about one of those truths inevitably makes it seems like you (well, I!) don't care about others
The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects.
January 2, 2026 at 7:56 PM
A very good thread!
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This is the thing that makes me saddest about trying to write queer spec romance. Because they mean "romance is for cishet women". Love stories with HEAs are for everybody. There's amazing queer and trans romance writers and we deserve what they will write if they have support to do it.
I see plenty of people insisting on "romance is for women" as a way of gatekeeping the genre against non-women, including and especially queer folks of all genders.
January 2, 2026 at 7:54 PM
This is the thing that makes me saddest about trying to write queer spec romance. Because they mean "romance is for cishet women". Love stories with HEAs are for everybody. There's amazing queer and trans romance writers and we deserve what they will write if they have support to do it.
one challenging thing for me in talking and reading about Heated Rivalry is that there are so so many truths that have to sit alongside each other, and talking about one of those truths inevitably makes it seems like you (well, I!) don't care about others
The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects.
Do women love "Heated Rivalry" too much?
The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects.
www.salon.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:47 PM
one challenging thing for me in talking and reading about Heated Rivalry is that there are so so many truths that have to sit alongside each other, and talking about one of those truths inevitably makes it seems like you (well, I!) don't care about others
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Really appreciated how thoughtful this piece is. I enjoy the show but it's not lost on me that many of the folks evangelizing the show as a beacon of queer media have literally been homophobic to my face at cons and festivals.
The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects.
Do women love "Heated Rivalry" too much?
The female fans who led the charge in making the gay hockey romance a hit are also the ones policing its subjects.
www.salon.com
January 2, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Really appreciated how thoughtful this piece is. I enjoy the show but it's not lost on me that many of the folks evangelizing the show as a beacon of queer media have literally been homophobic to my face at cons and festivals.
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I think this might actually be my favourite "easter egg" thing I've read about Heated Rivalry? There was so much care and attention put into so many "little" choices. www.tumblr.com/coeur-de-coe...
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💬 0 🔁 32 ❤️ 96 · Ahhh, Jacob and his mind. · This is such a cool little extra.
And it appears to be true.
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January 2, 2026 at 5:49 PM
I think this might actually be my favourite "easter egg" thing I've read about Heated Rivalry? There was so much care and attention put into so many "little" choices. www.tumblr.com/coeur-de-coe...
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We're a bit biased on this issue, but we believe the type of thinking that comes from deeply engaging with books & literature ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN, is a powerful antidote to the type of thinking that got us...uh...here...
January 2, 2026 at 2:32 PM
We're a bit biased on this issue, but we believe the type of thinking that comes from deeply engaging with books & literature ESPECIALLY WHEN YOU WRITE YOUR THOUGHTS DOWN, is a powerful antidote to the type of thinking that got us...uh...here...
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Intergalactic Mixtape is live! Maybe put some guard rails on your TBR lists. :)
Intergalactic Mixtape #34
Hey! Welcome to 2026. Also, welcome to the new subscribers; I assume lots of you are here from the very kind rec in The Rec Center. Thanks very much to...
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January 2, 2026 at 1:35 PM
Intergalactic Mixtape is live! Maybe put some guard rails on your TBR lists. :)
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LET’S GO.
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
January 2, 2026 at 2:29 AM
LET’S GO.
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
(Queen of the Brainy Overthinkers, first of the Frizzy Haired Heroines, more obsessed with her vocation as a writer & how to navigate it authentically, beloved at first sight for her candor & honesty, & who knows — & ultimately accepts — that she cannot love by halves)
a guiding principle for me as a critic is to stay in the text as much as poss. this isn't absolute -- extradiegetic things matter too! -- but if I'm bringing an author's identity into my consideration of their work, I ask myself to clear a much much higher bar on whether that approach is necessary.
As someone who has come through the wars and been told things I write that reflect my lived experience are “bad rep and not accurate” can I beg you to find a way to do discourse about systemic problems w/o demanding individual authors disclose gender, orientation, health status, and family trauma?
January 1, 2026 at 7:05 PM
a guiding principle for me as a critic is to stay in the text as much as poss. this isn't absolute -- extradiegetic things matter too! -- but if I'm bringing an author's identity into my consideration of their work, I ask myself to clear a much much higher bar on whether that approach is necessary.
oh my God! I DID miss this news, and it's incredible! Two Lines Press is doing fantastic work, and I'm thrilled for UK audiences to have access to their books.
I’ve been sitting on this news for so long I can hardly believe it’s finally ‘out the bag’…
If you’ve read the trade press you may already have spotted that @twolinespress.com will be launching in the UK next April! In case you missed it, read here: www.thebookseller.com/news/two-lin...
If you’ve read the trade press you may already have spotted that @twolinespress.com will be launching in the UK next April! In case you missed it, read here: www.thebookseller.com/news/two-lin...
Two Lines Press brings translated fiction list to UK and Europe
Two Lines Press has announced that its books are now available in the UK and Europe, distributed by Turnaround Publishing Services.
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January 1, 2026 at 3:01 PM
oh my God! I DID miss this news, and it's incredible! Two Lines Press is doing fantastic work, and I'm thrilled for UK audiences to have access to their books.
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The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025 Longlists - National Book Critics Circle
www.bookcritics.org/awards/
www.bookcritics.org/awards/
The National Book Critics Circle Awards - National Book Critics Circle
Each year, the National Book Critics Circle presents awards for the finest books published in English in six categories: Fiction, Nonfiction, Biography, Autobiography, Poetry, and Criticism. In…
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January 1, 2026 at 2:50 PM
The National Book Critics Circle Awards 2025 Longlists - National Book Critics Circle
www.bookcritics.org/awards/
www.bookcritics.org/awards/
a little girl (about six, I think?) on the subway once looked me up and down, then said, at the top of her lungs, YOU ARE A LARGE WOMAN WITH BONES INSIDE.
Forget insults, what’s the most unhinged *compliment* you’ve ever received?
January 1, 2026 at 2:35 PM
a little girl (about six, I think?) on the subway once looked me up and down, then said, at the top of her lungs, YOU ARE A LARGE WOMAN WITH BONES INSIDE.
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I am begging @pbs.org to bring back Lord Peter for the 21st century
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
January 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
I am begging @pbs.org to bring back Lord Peter for the 21st century
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
January 1, 2026 at 1:56 PM
oh my God, who was going to tell me that Strong Poison was published in 1930 which means this #PublicDomainDay marks the public domain debut of my favorite character in all of literature, my queen, my angel, Harriet Vane?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
oh my God I'm going to cry
oh my GOD who's going to make the new TV series?
I read 52 of my own damn books in 2025, and I think that's pretty good. Think I can get to 60 in 2026?
January 1, 2026 at 1:26 PM
I read 52 of my own damn books in 2025, and I think that's pretty good. Think I can get to 60 in 2026?
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Last post of the year! We present ARB's Notable Criticism of 2025—ten articles that highlight the vitality and possibilities of speculative criticism:
ARB’s 2025 Notable Criticism
In the field of speculative criticism, many of the challenges and positive developments we noted last year are still in full effect. 2025 has brought even more precarity for culture writers and aca…
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December 31, 2025 at 10:24 PM
Last post of the year! We present ARB's Notable Criticism of 2025—ten articles that highlight the vitality and possibilities of speculative criticism:
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Aaaaah. All That Glitters is up for preorders! Aaaaaah!!!!
Whelp. I guess that's my NYE present for you all: an upcoming novella about animal spies and delicious, delightful, amazing and glorious absolutely glorious UTTER nonsense. I love this story so much. Like. No words. Makes marketing hard.
Whelp. I guess that's my NYE present for you all: an upcoming novella about animal spies and delicious, delightful, amazing and glorious absolutely glorious UTTER nonsense. I love this story so much. Like. No words. Makes marketing hard.
All That Glitters ebook by S.L. Dove Cooper - Rakuten Kobo
Read "All That Glitters" by S.L. Dove Cooper available from Rakuten Kobo. Elaine is just an average young woman. If you ignore the wealth she inherited when her family died in an accident and th...
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December 31, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Aaaaah. All That Glitters is up for preorders! Aaaaaah!!!!
Whelp. I guess that's my NYE present for you all: an upcoming novella about animal spies and delicious, delightful, amazing and glorious absolutely glorious UTTER nonsense. I love this story so much. Like. No words. Makes marketing hard.
Whelp. I guess that's my NYE present for you all: an upcoming novella about animal spies and delicious, delightful, amazing and glorious absolutely glorious UTTER nonsense. I love this story so much. Like. No words. Makes marketing hard.
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My 2025 reading roundup is now up! Come for the stats and graphs, stay for the silly awards (or possibly vice versa).
2025 in Books
2025 book crafts! I’m writing this a day early, because I have plans for the last day of the year that aren’t sit and home under a blanket thinking about books and stats. Madness. Despi…
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December 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
My 2025 reading roundup is now up! Come for the stats and graphs, stay for the silly awards (or possibly vice versa).
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It’s the end of 2025, which means it’s time for me to talk about my favorite books of the year! buttondown.com/singinglight...
December 31, 2025 at 2:47 PM
It’s the end of 2025, which means it’s time for me to talk about my favorite books of the year! buttondown.com/singinglight...
once again reaching the stage of cooking a new dish where I dump a bunch of Tony Chachere's into the dish and scream LOUISIANA FUSION, no regrets, I've never had a single regret about doing this
December 30, 2025 at 11:36 PM
once again reaching the stage of cooking a new dish where I dump a bunch of Tony Chachere's into the dish and scream LOUISIANA FUSION, no regrets, I've never had a single regret about doing this
I keep remembering scenes from Heated Rivalry and immediately going to rewatch them, and I think the only thing I have NOT rewatched in this manner is the club scene in episode 4. it is too sad. I cannot do this to my heart.
December 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
I keep remembering scenes from Heated Rivalry and immediately going to rewatch them, and I think the only thing I have NOT rewatched in this manner is the club scene in episode 4. it is too sad. I cannot do this to my heart.
this book was really good btw, The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai, get you a copy and read it on New Year's Eve, best way to ring in the new year
A mushroom anthropologist and her violence-first bodyguard stumble upon a piece of history that contradicts religious canon, leading to questions about who owns history and who has the right to tell someone's story.
Thinking of how I can trick romance authors into promoting their books with a one sentences description of what actually happens again. We gotta ease off the trope only vibes. WHAT HAPPENS!
December 30, 2025 at 10:12 PM
this book was really good btw, The Memory Hunters by Mia Tsai, get you a copy and read it on New Year's Eve, best way to ring in the new year
dear Christ, yes please
Thinking of how I can trick romance authors into promoting their books with a one sentences description of what actually happens again. We gotta ease off the trope only vibes. WHAT HAPPENS!
December 30, 2025 at 10:08 PM
dear Christ, yes please