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herhandsmyhands , 11 hours ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Jodi McAlister's Not Here to Make Friends, third in her Marry Me, Juliet series.

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/not-here-to-make-friends-by-jodi-mcalister/

herhandsmyhands OP , 2 hours ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Jodi McAlister's Not Here to Make Friends, the last in her Marry Me, Juliet trilogy.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/15/not-here-to-make-friends-by-jodi-mcalister/

herhandsmyhands , 3 months ago to random

I just came across this TikTok "#boycott #Kelloggs for their #LetThemEatCereal for dinner" remark", and I love how clear the goal and mechanism to achieve it are: if enough people do this one fairly little thing for a full quarter, the powerful will notice, and can be forced to change their behavior.

That's how boycotts work, after all.

https://www.tiktok.com/@tallgirl6234/video/7340723750792367403

There's a playlist, where she answers a lot of "but..." and "what if..." comments. Go listen.

More at: https://www.letthemeatcereal.org/

herhandsmyhands OP , 15 days ago

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We are two whole months into the #KelloggsBoycott. If you don't know what that is, there's a whole lot of context here: https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/03/06/let-them-eat-cereal/

Essentially, it's time for the wealthy to tighten their belts a little, and for the rest of us to have accessible to affordable food that won't kill us.

It's never too late to join in any collective action for the greater good.

Go forth and #LetThemEatCereal

herhandsmyhands OP , 1 day ago

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We are in the final stretch of the #KelloggsBoycott, but it's never too late to join--even better, this is just the beginning.

Read more about #LetThemEatCereal, collective action, and what you can do.

#RomancingTheVote

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/12/let-them-eat-cereal-whats-next/

herhandsmyhands , 2 months ago to Romancelandia group

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By Kelly Jensen at Book Riot:

Common Myths about Book Bans.

#Libraries #BookBans #BookRiot

https://bookriot.com/common-myths-about-book-bans

herhandsmyhands OP , 14 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

Public libraries must remain public cultura infrastructure if they're to fulfill their mission at all, let alone survive.

Worth noting how little it costs to keep them functioning compared to what cities everywhere pay cops--who, lest we forget, have no constitutional obligation to save, serve, or protect the public; to know the laws they're "applying", or not to commit crimes themselves.

#Libraries #OrangeCounty #HuntingtonBeach

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/local/2-petitions-look-to-overturn-controversial-changes-at-huntington-beach-libraries/3426268/

herhandsmyhands OP , 2 days ago

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Via @tuphlos, I just found out that Oklahoma's Supreme Court bocked the right wing state from banning books from public schools and penalizing schools who refused to comply with the fascists.

#Libraries #BookBans

https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/industry-news/libraries/article/95271-oklahoma-supreme-court-blocks-state-effort-to-ban-books-from-school-libraries.html

herhandsmyhands , 2 days ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Pauline Rowson's Death on Board, the 5th book in her Inspectur Alun Ryga series.

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/13/death-on-board-by-pauline-rowson/

herhandsmyhands OP , 2 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Pauline Rowson's Death on Board, the 5th book in her Inspector Alun Ryga series.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/13/death-on-board-by-pauline-rowson/

herhandsmyhands , 3 days ago to Romancelandia group

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This post was supposed to go up this morning, but June has been a year already, so here it is, in the "better late than never" side of things.

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https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/12/let-them-eat-cereal-whats-next/

herhandsmyhands OP , 2 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: a post about boycotts, collective action, and you.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/12/let-them-eat-cereal-whats-next/

herhandsmyhands , 4 days ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Matilda Madison's historical romance A Duke Makes a Deal

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/11/a-duke-makes-a-deal-by-matilda-madison/

herhandsmyhands OP , 4 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read A Duke Makes a Deal, a historical romance by Matilda Madison; despite it's problems, it tackles some interesting issues.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/11/a-duke-makes-a-deal-by-matilda-madison/

herhandsmyhands , 5 days ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Rachel Howzell Hall's What Fire Brings (comes out tomorrow), and boy, was that intense!

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/what-fire-brings-by-rachel-howzell-hall/

herhandsmyhands OP , 5 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Rachel Howzell Hall's What Fire Brings (which comes out tomorrow). It's a very intense read!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/10/what-fire-brings-by-rachel-howzell-hall/

herhandsmyhands , 10 days ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Kill or Bee Killed by Jeannie Marts, because I had liked the first in the series well enough. It...didn't go well.

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/kill-or-bee-killed-by-jeannie-marts/

herhandsmyhands OP , 10 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Kill or Bee Killed by Jeannie Marts, because I had liked the first book in the series. It didn't go well.

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/05/kill-or-bee-killed-by-jeannie-marts/

luckytran , 11 days ago (edited 11 days ago) to random

4+ years into COVID and many still missing the nuances:

Often 6ft isn't enough, but increasing physical distance reduces risk

N95s are much better, but surgical masks do help

Outdoors is safer, but you can still catch it

Vaccines reduce transmission, but don't eliminate it

herhandsmyhands , 11 days ago

@luckytran The problem is that "nuance" is a bad word for the people in charge of leading public education on everything from politics to public health.

At this point, one has to figure it's on purpose--a feature, not a bug.

herhandsmyhands , 8 months ago to random

I have posted 73 book reviews this year.

Holy crap.

#Reading #Reviewing

herhandsmyhands OP , 13 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

Sitting at 44 reviews published this year, 37 of which are for #NetGalley ARCs

Because arbitrary deadlines* are a thing for me, I wonder if I can publish 13 ARC reviews by the end of the month.

• It's the symbolic symmetry of publishing 50 in the first half of 2024 and 50 in the second half, to get the coveted 200 reviews badge by the end of the year.

#Reviewing

herhandsmyhands , 14 days ago to bookstodon group

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I read Virginia Heath's All's Fair in Love and War.

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/01/alls-fair-in-love-and-war-by-virginia-heath/

herhandsmyhands OP , 14 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Virginia Heath's All's Fair in Love and War

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/06/01/alls-fair-in-love-and-war-by-virginia-heath/

herhandsmyhands , 15 days ago to Romancelandia group

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I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands OP , 15 days ago

@romancelandia @bookstodon

ICYMI: I read Kelley Armstrong's Disturbing the Dead, the latest in her Rip Through Time series--and now I have to wait a year for the next book!

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/31/disturbing-the-dead-by-kelley-armstrong/

herhandsmyhands , 16 days ago to Romancelandia group

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So the RWA has declared bankruptcy, and chooses to blame it on Courtney Milan and the "woke push" for DEI.

You knew I would rant about that, yes?

#RomBkBlog

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/30/rwa-goes-bankrupt-its-not-dei-its-the-bigotry-and-racism/

herhandsmyhands OP , 16 days ago

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ICYMI: the RWA is filing for bankruptcy, and because nice white ladies (TM) can't help themselves, they're implying it's Courtney Milan's (and the push for progress and inclusivity in the organization) that ruined the organization.

Racism? bigotry? don't know them.

Context and rant:

https://herhandsmyhands.wordpress.com/2024/05/30/rwa-goes-bankrupt-its-not-dei-its-the-bigotry-and-racism/