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Jae’s Sapphic Book Bingo 2026 – Check Off the Boxes Guide

Karin Kallmaker 02/24/2026 Readers and Libraries, Sisters of the Pen 0 Comments

Bingo squares you can tick off with a re-read for the 2026 Sapphic Book Bingo by Jae.

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Stories of Joy in Italy Make Me Wanna Go! (Again)

Karin Kallmaker 02/23/2026 Readers and Libraries, Velvet in Venice 1 Comment

Everything beamed to the world from Milano-Cortina made me want to go. (Again.) Fortunately, there are plenty of books to take me there!

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The Profundity of Cheeze Doodlez

Karin Kallmaker 01/20/2026 Cheers & Chocolate, LIFE + STYLE 0 Comments

The Profundity of Cheeze Doodlez. There’s a metaphor in here somewhere.

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The Tsunami of Thievery

Karin Kallmaker 10/26/2025 Business of Books, Resources 5 Comments

Highlighting a new report from Writer Beware about the MASSIVE increase in marketing scams aimed at writers and musings on what easy fakery can mean.

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Temporary Discontinuation of All International Shipping

Karin Kallmaker 08/30/2025 Business of Books 5 Comments

Due to the chaos unleashed by the US Government on worldwide trade and small business, I temporarily discontinuing shipping paperbacks outside of the United States.

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The shop sprites are at GCLS! Shipping of any order will be held until August 11. Ebooks are always available!

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  • Trivia – Harvey Milk and In Every Port
    When Karin wrote In Every Port in 1987, she was afraid many readers outside the Bay Area wouldn't have heard of Harvey Milk. She decided to set her novel in 1978 so she could include him.

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    ...Steamy sex, family drama, and all the angst you could hope for with a main character falling for her straight best friend.
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    This is a romance ... that showcases real, internal struggles instead of a sequence of external obstacles neatly resolved before the happy ending.
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