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Hi, I'm Roberta (IT). Quirky books reviewer / indie & small-pub authors champion / book justice warrior / LGBTQIAP+ ally / David Tennant gifs dispenser. She/her.

Book blogger since 2012 (YA and adult) at https://offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Winter? (December-February) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/tell...
Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Winter? (December-February)
Memes, winter books on my radar
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November 25, 2025 at 4:27 PM
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#CMCon26 Featured Author Spotlight: Seressia Glass

Seressia Glass I'm happy to welcome Seressia Glass to the blog. She's here today talking about publishing milestones, writing, and cons. Please help me welcome Seressia! Guest Post Hi everyone! My name is Seressia Glass, and I’m an author of…
#CMCon26 Featured Author Spotlight: Seressia Glass
Seressia Glass I'm happy to welcome Seressia Glass to the blog. She's here today talking about publishing milestones, writing, and cons. Please help me welcome Seressia! Guest Post Hi everyone! My name is Seressia Glass, and I’m an author of contemporary and paranormal romance and urban fantasy. This month I’m celebrating 25 years as a published author! That’s right—my very first novel, No Commitment Required, was published in November 2000.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Tell Me Something Tuesday: November 25, 2025 – Winter Reads

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do…
Tell Me Something Tuesday: November 25, 2025 – Winter Reads
Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. Feel free to leave your links in the comments if you are participating.
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November 25, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Today I have another Buried by Books feature over at Booker T's Farm. Come see what books I have on my various hold lists across several platforms. There's something for everyone! bookertsfarm.blogspot.com/2025/11/buri...
Buried by Books #9
It's time for another addition of what books, sometimes weird and out-of-norm for the blog, I've put on hold with Libby or added to my KU ...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:32 PM
#Review Morsels: Matthew Edwards, Ren Hutchins, B.C. Johnson -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/revi...
November 21, 2025 at 9:07 PM
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Review: Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade

Second Chance Romance Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Olivia Dade is an auto-read author for me. I adore her characters and how she pens a romance. She doesn’t shy away from problematic situations and always delivers…
Review: Second Chance Romance by Olivia Dade
Second Chance Romance Author: Olivia Dade Reviewer: Jen Rating: B What I’m Talking About: Olivia Dade is an auto-read author for me. I adore her characters and how she pens a romance. She doesn’t shy away from problematic situations and always delivers an HEA. In Second Chance Romance, the author brings together two lonely people who have pined for one another over twenty years.  
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November 20, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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Booker T's Farm is sharing some holiday cheer that surprisingly doesn't include Mariah Carey. Stop by and check out my latest review of Liberty Stowe's newest release bookertsfarm.blogspot.com/2025/11/at-l... Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social for the copy!
At Least There Was No Mariah Carey
TITLE:  The Holiday Mixtape AUTHOR: Liberty Stowe PUBLISHER:  RupertBossier PUBLISHING DATE:  October 3, 2025 PAGES: 439     SOURCE:  Net...
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November 20, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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#FitReadersashtag/FitReaders" class="hover:underline text-blue-600 dark:text-sky-400 no-card-link">#FitReaders Check-In: November 21, 2025

Welcome to #FitReaders2025!! Felicia and I are excited to co-host this fitness-oriented group. If you have any questions about #FitReaders, you can leave them in the comment section or email me at twimom227(at)gmail(dot)com. Most of our support is done via…
#FitReaders Check-In: November 21, 2025
Welcome to #FitReaders2025!! Felicia and I are excited to co-host this fitness-oriented group. If you have any questions about #FitReaders, you can leave them in the comment section or email me at twimom227(at)gmail(dot)com. Most of our support is done via our Facebook Group. I post my weekly check-ins on Fridays, as it helps me be accountable. You are welcome to do your own check-in posts, check in below, in the comments, or check in with the Facebook group - whatever works for you!
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November 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
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and here’s a whole collection of trans people from history, going back literally thousands of years
TRANS HISTORY 2 (examples of trans people from history) - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
Welcome to #TransTuesday! August is Trans History Month, and this week our topic TRANS HISTORY 2: EXAMPLES OF TRANS PEOPLE IN HISTORY. You’ll first want to start with TRANS HISTORY 1 (how and why we n...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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thank you for posting the this. for folks who may not realize that trans people have been intentionally erased from historical records, they can learn about how and why we now look back to find our transcestors
TRANS HISTORY 1 (how and why we name trans people in history) - Tilly's Trans Tuesdays
I’m not a historian. I’m not an expert in trans history, though I find it fascinating. I myself have a lot to learn on the topic, but one thing I DO know is that there have always been trans people. T...
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November 20, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Look! Cute stuff NOT made by AI!
November 20, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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#DavidTennant will be at @lyceumedinburgh on Monday 1st December at 7.30pm.

An Evening With David Tennant: an intimate conversation about his career across stage & screen.

🎟️ Priority sale: From today, 1pm
🎟️General: 24 Nov, 1pm

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November 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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#DavidTennant will star in Season Three of Jimmy McGovern's prison drama Time.

Filming will take place in Belfast.

More details at www.bbc.co.uk/mediacentre/...
David Tennant and Siobhan Finneran star in third series of Jimmy McGovern’s award-winning drama Time
Set within a Young Offenders Institution, the series will explore the impact of locking up teenagers and the effects on those who look after them
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November 20, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Photos for tonight’s Law & Order and SVU are on my website, links are in the comments:
November 20, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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Any other writers take a note or a bit of writing advice they received too far?

My distaste for infodumps in stories has me often not providing enough information and having to fix it with beta readers.

Anyone else overcorrect?
November 20, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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This week at Booker T's Farm I'm sharing a book I can't wait from @scribnerbooks.bsky.social by Alice Hoffman. Stop by and see why this is an obvious auto-read from me. Also, @netgalley.bsky.social - don't fail me now! I need an arc. bookertsfarm.blogspot.com/2025/11/feed...
November 19, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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Tell Me Something Tuesday: November 18, 2025 – Who Needs Sleep?

Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to…
Tell Me Something Tuesday: November 18, 2025 – Who Needs Sleep?
Tell Me Something Tuesday is a weekly discussion post where bloggers discuss a wide range of topics from books and blogging to life in general. Weigh in and join the conversation by adding your thoughts in the comments. If you want to do your own post, grab the question and answer it on your blog. Feel free to leave your links in the comments if you are participating.
twimom227.com
November 18, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Holiday Post by L.B. Dunbar

Audiobook review: The Holiday Post by L.B. Dunbar Who’s ready for a sexy, cozy holiday romance? Grab a cup of tea and your fluffy blanket and settle in for this delightful Hallmark-esque tale.  Running behind schedule and driving a…
Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: The Holiday Post by L.B. Dunbar
Audiobook review: The Holiday Post by L.B. Dunbar Who’s ready for a sexy, cozy holiday romance? Grab a cup of tea and your fluffy blanket and settle in for this delightful Hallmark-esque tale.  Running behind schedule and driving a sports car in a snow storm, Saint gets into an accident just outside Hideaway Harbor, ME. It’s going to take a couple weeks to get the specialty parts for his car, and Saint needs a place to stay.
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November 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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Come for prompts & craft conversations to help you navigate the murky middle of your novel, plus retreat time in a beautiful, caring place and ample time to write, write, write.

Save $100 with coupon code FINDMAGIC now through Nov. 19 at midnight.

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Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation
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November 18, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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One more day to get $100 off on the Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel retreat w/ me & @exrpan.bsky.social at @highlightsfound.bsky.social June 11–14, 2026! This generative writing retreat is for published & pre-published novelists of all genres...

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Spotlight on the Middle of Your Novel: A Generative Retreat - Highlights Foundation
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November 18, 2025 at 3:50 PM
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Law & Order fans: New cast photos for Law & Order have been released and they are on my website – link in comments!
November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Tell Me Something Tuesday (Partial) Round-Up (November 2025) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2025/11/tell...
Tell Me Something Tuesday (Partial) Round-Up (November 2025)
Memes, answers to November 2025 questions
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November 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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I wish this were so much less true than it is.
People see huge backlists and assume that means people are raking in cash but I am telling you, esp writers who have been at it for twenty years: the book you buy might be the only sale for that title all month long. I've got old stuff that only sells one or two copies a year.
November 17, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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November 17, 2025 at 3:06 PM