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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/

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The White Room Problem: Give it the Business The “White Room Problem” is what happens when a scene doesn’t feel like it’s anchored in any particular space. Characters are talking, or fighting, or getting up to the shit…

Got a White Room Problem? I'm here to help, or to tell you to worry less about it, depending on context. LETS GO

#writing #authors

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09.03.2026 22:54 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Quinn Connor: "Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves" Adult reviews, adult books that can be read by teens, ghosts of the past, coming of age as adults

#Review: Cicadas Sing of Summer Graves by Quinn Connor -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2026/03/quin...
Will appeal to those who: like stories with their roots in a troubled/tragic past; enjoy a mixture of cozy and unsettling, beauty and horror; have a thing for characters both haunted and haunting.

08.03.2026 20:31 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Go where the good stuff is sold, thank me later.

08.03.2026 10:11 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you!

08.03.2026 10:09 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Friends! You'll see my scheduled posts going live in the next days, but I won't be around due to a new health situation with my dad (in hospital with a small cerebral hemorrhage). I'll try to respond to comments, but I'm too tired and busy to bloghop. Please bear with me, I'll get to you ASAP.

07.03.2026 19:18 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Law & Order “Remedies”:
allthingslawandorder.blogspot.com/2026/03/law-...

SVU “Frequency”:
allthingslawandorder.blogspot.com/2026/03/law-...

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Advance photos for the Law & Order and SVU episodes for Thursday March 5 are on my website, link in comments:

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Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn Audiobook review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn It’s been about six months since the Stoker and Veronica’s last mystery involving A Grave Robbery, and Veronica is experiencing a little bit of ennui we and restlessness. That all changes when Inspector Mornaday seeks discrete help from the pair after the deaths of two well-connected young men are swept under the rug.

Listen Up! #Audiobook Review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn

Audiobook review: A Ghastly Catastrophe by Deanna Raybourn It’s been about six months since the Stoker and Veronica’s last mystery involving A Grave Robbery, and Veronica is experiencing a little bit of ennui we and…

04.03.2026 12:00 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

A dear friend's cat is dealing with anemia and needs blood transfusions, and I am so worried for her, but wanted to pause and remind folks that cats and dogs can be blood donors. If you have a healthy animal between 1-6 years of age, look for a program near you. Save some lives.

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Tell Me Something Tuesday: March 3, 2026 – New Invention 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.

Tell Me Something Tuesday: March 3, 2026 – New Invention

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…

03.03.2026 12:00 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
A sixpack of victory. – Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls

And we have our winners!

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03.03.2026 18:25 👍 59 🔁 8 💬 0 📌 0

Hello, book people! I am the book content editor for Reactor Mag and I'm looking for 2026 sci-fi, fantasy, horror, romantasy, and speculative books coming out in the second half of the year! If you have an adult or YA SFF/H book out July-Dec (or publicist), share the link/info here!

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Solace House A brilliant, towering, puzzle-box novel about perfect s…

Thank you @groveatlantic.bsky.social for giving me access to Solace House by Will Maclean!
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03.03.2026 19:52 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Patreon story for March is now live! Alice Healy keeps having new candidates for the worst day of her life, and sweetie, it's not getting better from here...

02.03.2026 06:37 👍 111 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0

An ode to the power of art - the power to save, or the power to damn. A dark fairy tale unleashed in the real world. The story of a dysfunctional family and a predatory house. Horrifying and spellbinding, bitter and beautiful, very meta yet unmistakably human (with all that entails).

03.03.2026 10:05 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Their childhood was yours. They want it back...

Unveiling the cover for Melissa Albert's The Children.

Told in alternating narratives between 1990s Vermont and present-day New York, The Children is a twisting tale of family secrets and long-held resentments.

Out 4th June.

02.03.2026 16:01 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1
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Tell Me Something Tuesday: Spring Reading (March – May) 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 tho…

Tell Me Something Tuesday: Spring Reading (March - May) angelsbooknook.com/2026/02/24/t...

02.03.2026 00:49 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Offbeat Offline: January-February 2026 Monthly recap

Offbeat Offline: January-February 2026 -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2026/03/offb...

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#FitReaders Check-In: February 27, 2026 Welcome to #FitReaders2026!! 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!

#FitReaders Check-In: February 27, 2026

Welcome to #FitReaders2026!! 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…

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2026 #ReadAlong #Audiobook Review: Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie Audiobook review: Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie Demon Magic and a Martini is the fifth book in the Guild Codex universe. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found HERE.  It’s Halloween and Tori is in charge of the Crow and Hammer’s first Halloween party. She’s taking on more responsibilities at the Guild and even contemplating lessening her school schedule.

2026 #ReadAlong #Audiobook Review: Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie

Audiobook review: Demon Magic and a Martini by Annette Marie Demon Magic and a Martini is the fifth book in the Guild Codex universe. For the read-along, we are following the author’s recommended reading order, found…

27.02.2026 17:01 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

"if you are curious what can happen when a bucket falls on your head"
😂

28.02.2026 14:46 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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Book Launch | Butterfly Effects with Author Seanan McGuire | Iron Dog Books Indigenous-owned bookshop serving metro Vancouver

Want to see me in the flesh? I'll be at Iron Dog Books in Vancouver, BC, on Thursday, March 12th, in conversation with @fictograph.bsky.social to celebrate the release of BUTTERFLY EFFECTS! Come and be delighted!

irondogbooks.com/events/44586...

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I know - you were talking about sequels when the book first came out - but I needed to be reassured 😅.

28.02.2026 14:42 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Love the cover BTW.

26.02.2026 11:53 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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alvin the chipmunk from the alvin and the chipmunks says pretty please ! ALT: alvin the chipmunk from the alvin and the chipmunks says pretty please !

😍 We should arrange for an Italy delivery like we did for DG...pain in the ass, yeah, I know.
And may I hold a tiny sliver of hope for sequel(s)?

26.02.2026 11:52 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 2 📌 0
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Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Spring? (March-May) Memes, spring books on my radar

Tell Me Something Tuesday: Which Books Are You Looking Forward to Reading This Spring? (March-May) -> offbeat-ya.blogspot.com/2026/02/tell...

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Tell Me Something Tuesday: February 24, 2026 – Spring 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.

Tell Me Something Tuesday: February 24, 2026 – Spring 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…

24.02.2026 12:01 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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I Finally Figured It Out, I'm a Genre Junkie TITLE:  Booking for Trouble (Library Lovers #16) AUTHOR: Jenn McKinlay PUBLISHER:  Berkley PUBLISHING DATE:  February 24, 2026 PAGES: 304...

Thanks to @jennmckinlay.bsky.social I have figured out I'm a genre junkie. Stop by Booker T's Farm for a review of her newest title, out today. Thanks @netgalley.bsky.social and @berkleypub.bsky.social for the arc! bookertsfarm.blogspot.com/2026/02/i-fi...

24.02.2026 19:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Drunk with power, a giveaway appears. – Rose-Owls and Pumpkin Girls

Giving away some books:

seananmcguire.com/blog/2026/02...

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