“Romantic Times Rewind: October 1999 Ads & Features”
At Smart Bitches, Trashy Books, they are “looking at the incredible ads and features for the October 1999 issue of RT Magazine.” Listen here.
“Break Up with Your X”
Friend of the Gutter Brian Kirby urges media companies, publishers, agencies and agents to leave X. His analysis and advice is worth considering for more industries and individuals as well. “I’ve been in Marketing with a capital M for a couple of decades, and have worked on large-scale […]
“What Happens when a Romance Writer gets Locked Out of Google Docs”
Google locked romance writer K. Renee out of her works in progress. “All 10 of her works in progress—some 222,000 words across multiple files and folders—were frozen. Not just frozen, but inaccessible on her phone and tablet. When her husband fetched her laptop, Renee logged into Docs and […]
“Aard Labour Conclusion: Unmourned and Unloved”
At Freaky Triggers, Tom Ewing concludes a massive project, reading and pondering Dave Sim’s Cerebus. “In writing these posts, I’ve written about Cerebus as it’s legally available now: organised by phonebook collections. I’ve separated the 6000 pages of work from the many extra thousands of backmatter, even ignoring […]
19 Years of Smart Bitches, Trashy Books!
Celebrate the 19th anniversary of the essential romance site, Smart Bitches Trashy Books here! Leave a comment! Have fun with the community! Check out some articles while you are there! More here.
“Back to the Future is Female!”
The Library of America sponsored an even celebrating women in science fiction! It includes this cool panel discussion with Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Pamela Sargent, Sheree Renée Thomas, and Lisa Yaszek, that you can watch here. An interview with Lisa Yaszek on “the watershed moment” of 1970s feminist science […]
The Cultural Gutter 