Pen || Penelope Guinn

Dyke Knights! Now in colour!

I would look at the first one as well: A Secret Society of Irregular Witches by the same author

it's what the story requires!!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Sequel time!

Virtual Book Party Roundup Q&A with Pen from Feb 28, 2026

HELLO! For those of you that weren't able to attend (and for those of you that didn't have your questions asked):

pennedbypen.beehiiv.com/p/virtual-bo...

It was going on one, two in the morning, and we were shooting what I felt was an important scene for me, when he makes an attempt to be quote-unquote straight, in a suit, and at the end of it he gets emotional and locks himself in the other room. And I felt like, I’m not getting what I want—I’m not happy with it. Mike was happy with it. He called me the next day and said, “I know you weren’t happy with the scene last night. Believe me, we wouldn’t have gone home if I had felt we weren’t getting it.” And then he sort of became my psychiatrist and said, “You find it difficult to be happy, don’t you? You find it difficult to enjoy things.” And I said, “Well, sometimes. Last night was about feeling too tired and not feeling I was reaching what I needed to reach for the scene.” He talked to me then about when he was making, I don’t know whether it was Virginia Woolf or The Graduate. He said, “I didn’t enjoy it for a second. I was worried about so many things.” And then he said, “You know, this is never going to happen again quite this way. You should try to allow yourself to enjoy this more. Take a minute a day, and then add a minute the next day, and another minute. Pretty soon, you’ll have hours of happiness.”

The Birdcage opened thirty years ago today, so in its honor, I want to share one of my favorite stories about Mike Nichols that didn't make it into my biography. This is from an interview I did with Nathan Lane.

I remember learning about the Hays Code in film school and how it made it so that any amoral protagonist had to meet karmic justice by the end of the film and going “wow, that’s really silly” and then once a week I log online and see people argue that we need stuff like that now or it’s problematic

Baby blue background, slate blue font: when the rivals become lovers

Ss of A Fine Line by Penelope Guinn: There's need in those fingers, the small callus on the side of his thumb roughly passing back and forth over my palm until the sensation spreads all the way down to my toes. "I believe in you," he says. I bite the inside of my cheek. "Don't say that." Our hands are still clasped together, still tethered to each other as we draw closer and closer back to town. He doesn't ask why not, and I don't elaborate. Anything else we could say right now would be pointless. We're obviously not mortal ene-mies. But the more we say, the harder it is to take it back. The less likely we'll be able to part with our dignity intact. Because eventually, this will be over. Three weeks to be exact. We don't talk about it, but the outcome looms bigger each day: whether I'll get a parting text, whether we'll even bother saying goodbye.

I love a messy pair that has work to figure each other out and dig through all of the layers to connect. This was one of my favorite sections of the book to write, and I hope it speaks to you, too!

A FINE LINE is available NOW via penelopeguinn.com💗

#booksky #romancelandia

Finally got to watch Conclave and really liked it, but one of my fave things was at the beginning when they were all bitching about the possibility of it taking too long like they were being dragged into a meeting that could have been an email.

Boooooooooooooo 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅

So honored that my book had the privilege of being present for such a feast!!! ♥️

A Fine Line by Penelope Guinn is a delicious feast of a small town romance that pairs well with pulled pork sandwiches, mac n' cheese, fried okra, and sweet tea. It has my vote! @danaripleywrites

@penguinnwrites.bsky.social's A Fine Line captures southern small town life perfectly, and it shows the hope, joy, and dedication people put into building a better future.

And the romance? If you like smart characters, sharp banter, and have a competence kink, this one's for you!

5/5

♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ thank you friend!!!!!!!!! ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️ so grateful for you!!

My copy arrived!! I was lucky enough to read this funny! sexy! hopeful!! book early and am so proud of my friend!!

tr.ee/MNguide
The Ebook is out TODAY!!!!All proceeds go towards the Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota to help our MN neighbors. Theses are so fun, swoony, and some steamy 😉 Help out a good cause and get some lovely romances to start your week.#booksky #romancebooks #romancelandia #reading #tbr

Thank you to everyone who joined us on Saturday!!!

I’m hoping to post a write up of questions I answered and hoping to get to some that weren’t tackled due to time constraints!!! Stay tuned to my newsletter for more!

♥️♥️♥️♥️

The problem with the war in Iraq was that George Bush was an idiot. With the Iran situation, we've got... [checks notes]... oh jesus christ

HEYYYYYYYY

I so respect this (although I’m selfishly sad as someone who was manifesting a book cover with your art one day), and I can’t wait to see your original IP ♥️♥️♥️

This War Will Destabilize The Entire Mideast Region And Set Off A Global Shockwave Of Anti-Americanism vs. No It Won’t

I can't fucking believe we're doing this again.

Today’s military strikes on Iran — carried out by the United States and Israel — mark a catastrophic escalation in an illegal war of aggression. Bombing cities. Killing civilians. Opening a new theater of war.

Hell yeah, Gus and Felicity!

HOORAYYYYYYY! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ I really hope you enjoy them! ❤️❤️❤️

AAAAHHHHH... IT'S HERE!!! AND IT'S SO PRETTY!!! ♥️

Pride and prejudice, there was a Jane Austen specific site with fics, and I was maybe 18

I say this as someone who has had this conversation MANY times and am always surprised when they say no. But it checks out. Ali is everywhere lol.

this is when you say, "oh didn't she start out in fanfic?? that's so cool, huh? did you read her stuff then?"

😆 I'M SCREAMING!!!!!

an illustrated romance novel cover. two adorable plus size Black folks and cute tan and brown dog named zeus in the park at dusk. A Walk In the Park by rebekah weatherspoon now available in ebook.

A comic book artist and a sculptor decide to share custody of a shelter dog. Romance happens! (they do it)
A Walk in the Park is available now in ebook and audiobook!
rebekahweatherspoon....
💗 two plus size MCs
💗 forced proximity
💗 a sweet doggy

#booksky #romancelandia #blacksky

Honestly, this is what people in favor of genAI do not get!

The work is tough. The work is daunting. The work is humbling.

But the work is freeing, heart pounding, soul-mending, and character-building, too.