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The one and only. www.architecturaldigest.com/gallery/jose...
Josephine Baker at Home: 21 Photos of the Legendary Showgirl in Her French Châteaux
The St. Louis–born Jazz Age star (and spy) built a life in France, where she raised 12 children and collected a panoply of exotic pets
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November 13, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
When books were being pulled from Iowa classrooms, these teens started an after-school club to read them
Three Iowa City West high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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October 20, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Three high schoolers founded a book club that reads some of the country's most frequently banned books after a state law removing books with sexual content was signed in 2023. Two years later, many of the books have been reshelved and parts of the law can't be enforced.
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Small town romantic suspense with a BDSM chaser. Check out my Beards & Bondage trilogy today!
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😈 print: www.therippedbodice....
😈 e: amzn.to/48lbAfm
😈 audio: www.chirpbooks.com/a...
#booksky #romancelandia #blacksky
October 16, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Small town romantic suspense with a BDSM chaser. Check out my Beards & Bondage trilogy today!
😈 print: www.therippedbodice....
😈 e: amzn.to/48lbAfm
😈 audio: www.chirpbooks.com/a...
#booksky #romancelandia #blacksky
😈 print: www.therippedbodice....
😈 e: amzn.to/48lbAfm
😈 audio: www.chirpbooks.com/a...
#booksky #romancelandia #blacksky
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One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
September 16, 2025 at 7:31 PM
One of these rich dudes invested in a food company with all proceeds going to kids in need. The other started Sundance Institute, boosting the lives of countless artists. Hey modern rich dudes, don't be a typical greedy AI crypto-prick, be like these two.
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Last semester, I had the opportunity to take a class on costume design in fantasy, sci-fi, and supernatural film and television. And for my final project, I chose to analyze the costumes in Jem and The Holograms! ✨
June 27, 2025 at 4:16 PM
Last semester, I had the opportunity to take a class on costume design in fantasy, sci-fi, and supernatural film and television. And for my final project, I chose to analyze the costumes in Jem and The Holograms! ✨
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During my panel yesterday I meant to add this advice. "Don't let someone else's success make you feel less. They're on their journey. You're on yours." Beverly Jenkins.
June 2, 2025 at 11:00 PM
During my panel yesterday I meant to add this advice. "Don't let someone else's success make you feel less. They're on their journey. You're on yours." Beverly Jenkins.
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When it comes to genre expectations, I agree. Most romances would make incredibly disappointing porn!
When it comes to having a target on your back... there is no distinction.
When it comes to having a target on your back... there is no distinction.
May 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
When it comes to genre expectations, I agree. Most romances would make incredibly disappointing porn!
When it comes to having a target on your back... there is no distinction.
When it comes to having a target on your back... there is no distinction.
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Writing is hard. Publishing is worse. This industry will grind you up in ways you cannot predict, partly because the grindstone changes shape every decade or so for reasons of money and attention.
But publishing is not the reason why we do this. It’s the apparatus, but it’s not the core.
But publishing is not the reason why we do this. It’s the apparatus, but it’s not the core.
March 26, 2025 at 8:42 PM
Writing is hard. Publishing is worse. This industry will grind you up in ways you cannot predict, partly because the grindstone changes shape every decade or so for reasons of money and attention.
But publishing is not the reason why we do this. It’s the apparatus, but it’s not the core.
But publishing is not the reason why we do this. It’s the apparatus, but it’s not the core.
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Hey this auction has some INCREDIBLE items to benefit the Trans Law Center--flash fiction written for you by some amazing names! signed books from the best writers in the business! Chats with super cool authors!
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March 26, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Hey this auction has some INCREDIBLE items to benefit the Trans Law Center--flash fiction written for you by some amazing names! signed books from the best writers in the business! Chats with super cool authors!
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Emotional reactions I want to have while writing/reading certain romance tropes:
Second chance → Destroy me or it didn’t happen.
Enemies to Lovers → I need to laugh out loud at least twice.
Friends to Lovers → I want to release the breath I didn’t know I was holding.
Forbidden Love → Make me sweat.
Second chance → Destroy me or it didn’t happen.
Enemies to Lovers → I need to laugh out loud at least twice.
Friends to Lovers → I want to release the breath I didn’t know I was holding.
Forbidden Love → Make me sweat.
March 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Emotional reactions I want to have while writing/reading certain romance tropes:
Second chance → Destroy me or it didn’t happen.
Enemies to Lovers → I need to laugh out loud at least twice.
Friends to Lovers → I want to release the breath I didn’t know I was holding.
Forbidden Love → Make me sweat.
Second chance → Destroy me or it didn’t happen.
Enemies to Lovers → I need to laugh out loud at least twice.
Friends to Lovers → I want to release the breath I didn’t know I was holding.
Forbidden Love → Make me sweat.
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March 15, 2025 at 1:41 PM
You’ve been patient, little mouse.
You deserve a reward, don’t you think?
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Happy Birthday to the Queen of Historical Romance, @authormsbev.bsky.social ! 🎉Your guidance and wisdom continue to inspire me. May your day be filled with all the joy, love, and happiness, 🥰 #birthdaycelebration #BVM
February 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Happy Birthday to the Queen of Historical Romance, @authormsbev.bsky.social ! 🎉Your guidance and wisdom continue to inspire me. May your day be filled with all the joy, love, and happiness, 🥰 #birthdaycelebration #BVM
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Lynch taught us that art can be brutal about truth without being brutal to people, both creators and audience, and that’s a particularly poignant reminder at this moment.
January 16, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Lynch taught us that art can be brutal about truth without being brutal to people, both creators and audience, and that’s a particularly poignant reminder at this moment.
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A much needed list!
Hey y’all! Here’s a big mega list of 160+ Black Owned Bookstores all over the U.S. + a few other countries as well! U can filter it by state. I posted about this on the clock app today, but figured I’d share here too! aalbc.com/bookstores/l... Happy Reading! 📚💙 #Booksky #BlackBookSky #BlackSky
165 Black-Owned Bookstores in the US | Find Independent Bookstores Near You
Explore 165 Black-owned independent bookstores across the U.S. Find your nearest store and support local businesses today!
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January 7, 2025 at 9:41 PM
A much needed list!
2025 Reading Challenge
I have three out of the ten in my collection, the rest I'll have to either interlibrary loan or purchase. I like to start each year with a reading goal. For example, last year I focused on historical mysteries published within the last five years to get me in the mood for…
I have three out of the ten in my collection, the rest I'll have to either interlibrary loan or purchase. I like to start each year with a reading goal. For example, last year I focused on historical mysteries published within the last five years to get me in the mood for…
2025 Reading Challenge
I have three out of the ten in my collection, the rest I'll have to either interlibrary loan or purchase. I like to start each year with a reading goal. For example, last year I focused on historical mysteries published within the last five years to get me in the mood for adding applicable comps to my upcoming query (I found two great ones BTW).
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January 1, 2025 at 11:28 AM
2025 Reading Challenge
I have three out of the ten in my collection, the rest I'll have to either interlibrary loan or purchase. I like to start each year with a reading goal. For example, last year I focused on historical mysteries published within the last five years to get me in the mood for…
I have three out of the ten in my collection, the rest I'll have to either interlibrary loan or purchase. I like to start each year with a reading goal. For example, last year I focused on historical mysteries published within the last five years to get me in the mood for…
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I'm proud to run an independent website but I am also a paying subscriber to several traditional Iowa newspapers including the Des Moines Register, Cedar Rapids @thegazette.com, and Storm Lake Times Pilot @thestormlaketimes.bsky.social.
We need more local journalism, not less.
We need more local journalism, not less.
Friends, I understand the urge to unplug from the media, but I never would have known my Rep was funded by “school choice” millionaires if my local newspaper wouldn’t have reported it.
We need folks on the ground covering school board meetings and city council meetings and commissioner reports.
We need folks on the ground covering school board meetings and city council meetings and commissioner reports.
December 31, 2024 at 4:24 PM
I'm proud to run an independent website but I am also a paying subscriber to several traditional Iowa newspapers including the Des Moines Register, Cedar Rapids @thegazette.com, and Storm Lake Times Pilot @thestormlaketimes.bsky.social.
We need more local journalism, not less.
We need more local journalism, not less.
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This is why I tell self-pub authors to set
library purchase prices as low as the system will let you — it’s better than buying ads and one of the few ways indie authors can outcompete big publishers!
library purchase prices as low as the system will let you — it’s better than buying ads and one of the few ways indie authors can outcompete big publishers!
December 30, 2024 at 8:03 PM
This is why I tell self-pub authors to set
library purchase prices as low as the system will let you — it’s better than buying ads and one of the few ways indie authors can outcompete big publishers!
library purchase prices as low as the system will let you — it’s better than buying ads and one of the few ways indie authors can outcompete big publishers!
Lucy wants Santa to know she was "nice" this year.
December 23, 2024 at 1:15 AM
Lucy wants Santa to know she was "nice" this year.
Giving a shout out to my local museum before I watch The Six Triple Eight on Netflix.
www.fortdesmoinesmuseum.com
www.fortdesmoinesmuseum.com
Fort Des Moines
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December 21, 2024 at 5:13 PM
Giving a shout out to my local museum before I watch The Six Triple Eight on Netflix.
www.fortdesmoinesmuseum.com
www.fortdesmoinesmuseum.com
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let me merge the two dumbest conversations currently happening in romance social media:
1) category romance is bad
2) there's too much sex in romance these days
by showing you the book description from his harlequin blaze from TWENTY YEARS AGO.
1) category romance is bad
2) there's too much sex in romance these days
by showing you the book description from his harlequin blaze from TWENTY YEARS AGO.
December 11, 2024 at 10:09 PM
let me merge the two dumbest conversations currently happening in romance social media:
1) category romance is bad
2) there's too much sex in romance these days
by showing you the book description from his harlequin blaze from TWENTY YEARS AGO.
1) category romance is bad
2) there's too much sex in romance these days
by showing you the book description from his harlequin blaze from TWENTY YEARS AGO.