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Contemporary romance author, reader of all the things, she/her
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Melanie Greene @melaniegreene.bsky.social · Dec 12
Today (12-12) is my 55th birthday!
To celebrate, I'm going to talk about my favorite 55 romance reads of 2024 so far.
It was _not easy_ to narrow this down to ~10% of what I've read this year, but I am (probably) heroic and persevered.
This'll take me a while, and some of my links are sponsored.
Melanie Greene holding a paperback copy of the contemporary romance Common Ground by Melanie Greene
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diva007.bsky.social
An amazing early brunch today with @melaniegreene.bsky.social - good food but even better conversation about romance novels, reading is political and how billionaires and late stage capitalism are (hopefully) doomed! Thank you, Melanie 💜 for answering my many questions so graciously
September 27, 2025 at 1:25 PM
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In case you missed it in the comments:
August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
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mizdoomcookie.bsky.social
Come visit #authorsagainstbookbans at #worldcon! Free a book from book jail, get schwag, learn how to help oppose book bans.
Morgan sits at a table with a banner reading "Authors Against Book Bans." A "book jail" full of small paper books.
August 13, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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authorsabb.bsky.social
Our statement in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Mahmoud v Taylor. Image thread with alt text. 1/4
Today's Supreme Court decision, though couched in the language of freedom and inclusivity, is a tragic failure for both the right to read and the rights of LGBTQIA+ people. Authors Against Book Bans stands firmly and fiercely against the decision and its rationale. To allow parents to "object" to the presence of positive books about the lives and rights of LGBTQIA+ people is to allow them to "object" to the existence of LGBTQIA+ students, parents, educators, and others in the wider community. You cannot “opt out” of reality, no matter what today’s majority opinion states. These books belong on shelves and these stories belong in classrooms and curricula.
June 27, 2025 at 6:16 PM
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Howdy, y'all, it's #stuffyourereader day & my series starter COMMON GROUND is in there (check under steamy contemporary) - grab it and over 1000 other FREE ROMANCES today only at www.romancebookworms.com
#romancelandia #romancereaders #freereads
June 20, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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My 16th book is out today!
Still Waters (or as I call it: the artist, the plumber, and the sex deal) is a standalone short contemporary romance novel, with floods both actual and deliciously metaphorical.
💙💦🔧📘
books2read.com/GreeneStillW...

#romancelandia #newrelease #2025books #smalltownromance
Promo image of a person chilling while reading Still Waters by Melanie Greene, a scintillating and delightful romance novel
May 12, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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CALLING ALL #kidlit #edusky #schoolvisit #booksky #kidlitsky #skybrarian peeps!
Please join this incredible lineup of authors in our first ever FREEDOM READ-IN on MAY 9!
📕Free
📙All day (10-3 EST)
📘Virtual
📗All ages

Morning: crowdcast.io/c/z2e4i7i652g1
Afternoon: crowdcast.io/c/ky2m562xhkso
Support Freedom to Read Efforts Across the US Freedom Read-In 20 Acclaimed Authors - 5 Hours Free, Live, Online Event May 9 2025 10-3 ET Authors Against Book Bans FREEDOM READ-IN MORNING 10:00AM-12:45PM ET 10:00: Padma Venkatraman & Jeanette Bradley Introductions & Tribute to Floyd Cooper 10:15: Federico Erebia, Pedro & Daniel 10:30: Suma Subramaniam, Namaste Is A Greeting 10:45: Rajani LaRocca, Your One and Only Heart 11:00: Tara Dairman, The Girl from Earth's End 11:15: Debbi Michiko Florence, Jasmine Toguchi Flamingo Keeper 11:30: Sarah Brannen, Uncle Bobby's Wedding 11:45: Martha Freeman, The Trouble with Babies 12:00: Robin Stevenson, Pride Puppy & A Hug on the Wind 12:15: Lesa Cline-Ransome, Before She Was Harriet 12:30: Maggie Tokuda-Hall, Love in the Library FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. Authors Against Book Bans MAY 9, 2025 - 10-3 FREEDOM READ-IN AFTERNOON 1:00PM-3:00PM ET 1:00: Veera Hiranandani, The Night Diary 1:15: Samantha Clark, Arrow 1:30: Juana Martinez-Neal, Alma and How She Got Her Name 1:45: Alison Green Myers, A Bird Will Soar 2:00: Lisa Stringfellow, Kingdom of Dust 2:15: Dana Alison Levy, Not Another Banned Book 2:30: Carol Boston Weatherford, Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre 2:45: Margarita Engle, Drum Dream Girl FREE, LIVE, ONLINE EVENT SUPPORT FREEDOM TO READ EFFORTS ACROSS THE U.S. Authors Against Book Bans MAY 9, 2025
May 2, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?

Before you open this thread, take a guess. Settle on a number and then compare it to what you'll learn in this thread. 🧵
A photo of a bunch of Nike shoes.
April 11, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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Lots of academic books on this Naval Academy ban list.

If you’re on it, consider joining @authorsabb.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Read the Naval Academy’s list of removed books (Gift Article)
The Navy released the titles of 381 books that were removed from the U.S. Naval Academy’s Nimitz Library on the Annapolis, Md., campus this week because their subject matter was seen as being related ...
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April 6, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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Yo, #romancelandia I have a contemporary box set free at the moment, it's 3 siblings who own a coffee shop (along w other side gigs) trying to make their small-town beach community better for all, while (reluctantly) falling in love, you'll enjoy it!

amzn.to/4kQpY6E
March 13, 2025 at 5:25 PM
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Flattered & delighted to hear Common Ground on today's @fatedmates.net pod.
I love to create hero/king characters who are "regular" guys, discovering how to move past their flaws to grow into great partners.
And I love hearing that I'm a fantastic writer!
#romancelandia
pca.st/episode/2396...
The cover of contemporary romance novel Common Ground by Melanie Greene (me!) as featured almost an hour and a half into the latest episode of the Fated Mates podcast about heroes who are not billionaires
February 26, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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courtneymilan.com
They literally never mean an actual free market where everyone is free of coercion.

They love coercion.
February 26, 2025 at 4:14 PM
melaniegreene.bsky.social
Houstonians, hope you're up to braving our cold temps to come see me talking all about the romance genre on Thursday night! I'll warm the room with our laughter and hope for the world. 💚📚💚

www.goodonpaperbooks.com/writers-seri...
Writer's Series: Romance Author Melanie Greene | Good On Paper Books and Statoinary
Come listen to local romance author Melanie Greene discuss the romance genre, writing about what she sees in the world around her, the importance of representation, and all the romance tropes you can ...
www.goodonpaperbooks.com
February 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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I wouldn't be the reader, or writer, I am today, without a space as welcoming and world-expanding as @harriscountypl.bsky.social in my life.
All the hearts to the librarians and staff at all the libraries, today and always.
@authorsabb.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
A besotted Valentine's Day message to Harris County Public Library, which has been the best of my many beloved libraries for almost 50 years now.
February 14, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Dear Libraries, I love you more than I can say! Thank you for helping me read more books than I could possibly ever afford to buy ♥ Thank you for everything you provide to your communities! You are such a powerful resource and a gift ♥@authorsabb.bsky.social @uabookbans.bsky.social
A valentine on pink and cream paper with a line drawing of author Maia Kobabe making a heart with eir arms next to a stack of books. The text reads: A Love Letter to Libraries. Dear Libraries, I love you more than I can say! Thank you for helping me read more books than I could possibly ever afford to buy. Thank you for everything you provide to your communities! You are such a powerful resource and a gift ♥
February 14, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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one of my current gripes: book banning. it's so ... so irritatingly and perversely unnecessary. just another symptom of the everything wrong
www.melaniegreene.com/blog/stop-ba...
Stop banning books, y'all
Here's the thing: February's never been my favorite month. I adore romance. I love the journey of how people discover each other and, in the process, themselves. But this month, with its confused...
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February 13, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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It’s really frustrating how even as so many people are working so hard for the rights of immigrants and trans people and everyone else this administration is endangering, Democratic politicians are like: “If they don’t knock it off, we will be forced to ask permission to tell them to knock it off!”
January 29, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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January 29, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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jenreadsromance.bsky.social
you know lothaire would say, "I thought of this first!"
January 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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authorsabb.bsky.social
President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them.

So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
Today the DOE announced plans to dismiss 11 outstanding complaints against book bans, and to eliminate the position of Book Ban Coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This distortion of the intended work of the OCR--the protection of civil rights and students' freedoms in our nation's schools--is negligent, grossly un-American, and in direct conflict with freedom of speech, a bedrock right enshrined in the Constitution. Authors Against Book Bans unequivocally stands against all such attempts at censorship and discrimination. We stand with families, students and educators across the country who exercise free speech every time they open a book, and with the 71% of Americans who are opposed to book bans. Book bans do not protect children; history teaches us that they are a terrifying step toward tyranny.
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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redgoldsparks.bsky.social
Has your name ever appeared in the credits of a book, or is it likely to in the near future? Then you should join
@authorsabb.bsky.social! Full transcript and jpg of this zine formatted for print available here: www.patreon.com/posts/i-want...
#authorsagainstbookbans
cover of a zine titled Do you make books? Yes? I want YOU to join Authors Against Book Bans! By Maia Kobabe WHAT IS AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS? A coalition of writers, illustrators, editors & other book creators, standing united against the unconstitutional movement to limit the freedom to read. We support the availability of diverse voices in our libraries, in our schools, & in our culture. We pledge to band together against the oppression of literature, to speak when our voices are silenced, to go where our bodies are needed, & to fight to ensure this freedom. Our concern is not only for the books, but for the children, families, educators, librarians, & communities who suffer when the freedom to read is challenged and taken away. WHAT CAN AUTHORS AGAINST BOOK BANS OFFER YOU? - Regional groups working on legislation to protect authors & the freedom to read state-by-state - Online trainings on digital security, public speaking, & how to counter book challenges in your community -Affinity groups for BIPOC authors, queer authors, authors with disabilities, indie, nonfiction, romance writers & more -Support if your book is challenged or your school visit is canceled! -A very active discord community Author: What if my book hasn’t been challenged? Maia: JOIN! Author: Ok, but what if I’m really busy and can’t do much organizing right now? Maia: JOIN ANYWAY! Even if all you do is sign up, your membership will help lend weight to the letters AABB sends to publishers & legislators. As of January 2025, AABB has 3500+ members. Check out the recent open letter to publishers on AABB’s socials & feel free to share it with your contacts. An Open Letter to Our Publishers- instagram.com/p/DCzYmKcR8uq Maia: I’ve been facing intense challenges to my book since 2021. Knowing that I am not alone in the fight against censorship is what keeps my spirits up! Watching the folks in AABB share information, co-write legislation, show up to library & school board meetings, & speak up to publishers about the need to protect diverse books & minority authors has been amazing! This is a weird & scary time to be an author, but you are not alone! Join thousands of us fighting for the freedom to read, the freedom to write, the freedom to teach, the freedom to learn, & the freedom to share our stories!
January 26, 2025 at 10:50 PM
melaniegreene.bsky.social
Today (12-12) is my 55th birthday!
To celebrate, I'm going to talk about my favorite 55 romance reads of 2024 so far.
It was _not easy_ to narrow this down to ~10% of what I've read this year, but I am (probably) heroic and persevered.
This'll take me a while, and some of my links are sponsored.
Melanie Greene holding a paperback copy of the contemporary romance Common Ground by Melanie Greene
December 12, 2024 at 6:33 AM
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I’m *relatively* sure that the top right blurry person of this zoom is my son, being sworn in as a CA lawyer this evening.
Pixelated pic of a zoom screen of a few besuited people awaiting being sworn in as lawyers
December 7, 2024 at 2:48 AM
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Trip to my folks’ place isn’t the same without us putting on some of Mom’s fancy garden hats and letting Dad drive us across the fields in the gator. #thanksgiving
Two 50-something sisters and a teen in fanciful garden and ear flap hats
November 29, 2024 at 1:47 AM
melaniegreene.bsky.social
Some days I pay a lot of attention to my deadlines and #amwriting like a dedicated author.
Some days, instead, I go buy some tools and crawl over the furnace to get at the dryer vent, which I haven't cleaned in ... a long time. Like, since moving in. #writerlife #beingmyownromancehero
A clogged dryer vent in a mess of an attic space
November 26, 2024 at 1:45 AM