Smart Bitch Sarah

Posted October 10, 2009 to Digital, Media Appearances, Print

Jane Sullivan, a syndicated newspaper columnist across Australia, has written a piece about romance fiction. Smart Bitches, Beyond Heaving Bosoms, and Mavis titled Romance fiction deserves respect.

Hell, yeah, it does. And it sounds like Sullivan is a fan of the genre herself.

o thank Eros for two Americans, Sarah Wendell and Candy Tan, who dreamed up Mavis for their book Beyond Heaving Bosoms: The Smart Bitches’ Guide to Romance Novels. It’s an unashamed celebration of their great passion, and they make no apology for it….

This is the kind of analysis we want: down to earth, cheeky, motivated by an extensive knowledge and sincere love of the genre, yet merciless on the quality control. I’d love to see a couple of Smart Bitches let loose on literary fiction.

Whoa. Thank you, ma’am! And hell yeah. Thanks for celebrating the romance all over Oz. My fangirl crush on Australia has reached new heights now.

Posted October 06, 2009 to Media Appearances, Print

I wish I hadn’t had to talk about Kate Duffy for her obituary, as I’m not sure I can fully express how much I’m going to miss her. I am quietly proud, however, to be part of the New York Times profile of Kate, because writer Margalit Fox captured her so perfectly.

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Posted July 23, 2009 to Media Appearances, Print

The Smart Bitches, Beyond Heaving Bosoms, and a discussion of some of our favorite romance novels were in the 4 August 2009 issue of People Magazine in the “Books” section.

Have a look: Smart Bitches in People Magazine (PDF, 104k)