Weekly Update: Romance Date 4676.771. It's Admin's Melinda's
week to share. It's been a busy week in romance, so we've got a lot of exciting links and tweets to share with you all. Let's get started! #RomanceSparksJoy #RSJWeeklyUpdate

RWA officially banned Dreamspinner from their Qualifying Markets after they had more than enough chances. https://twitter.com/AveryFlynn/status/1293272562613485570?s=20
Jamie Wesley announced some great newsâcanât wait to read this football/cupcake romance! https://twitter.com/Jamie_Wesley/status/1293552510079307778?s=20
Kianna Alexander also announced she has some great music-based books coming up! https://twitter.com/KiannaWrites/status/1293914164956545026?s=20
The Ripped Bodice owners discussed a few great recs you should add to your TBR. https://twitter.com/vervemagazine/status/1293327353783910402?s=20
An anthology about parenthood from our faves over at #RomanceClass was announced! https://twitter.com/agayskee/status/1293693231813730304?s=19
Another anthology with an amazing lineup from Adriana Herrera, Sierra Simone, Joanna Shupe, Zoe Archer, and Nicola M Davidson was announced as well. https://twitter.com/ladrianaherrera/status/1293904559807565824?s=20
And Adrianaâs announcement re: the above lineup cracked me up lol! https://twitter.com/ladrianaherrera/status/1293954715240275968?s=20
Hereâs a fun event to attend virtually August 25th with Sarah MacLean and Tracey Livesay: https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/6818343
This was a great peak into a cover shoot for Milla Vane for those who want the behind the scenes magic. https://twitter.com/hopefulleigh/status/1293889758956072960?s=20
Estelle with Forever posted some great tips for reviewers over on IG why need to get their ratio up (that may or may not be me...)
https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17865802930951484/
https://www.instagram.com/stories/highlights/17865802930951484/
#BookstoreRomanceDay was celebrated on Saturday - hereâs a great thread about why it happens. https://twitter.com/HarvardBooks/status/1294653311476539398?s=20
And letâs thank Billie for her hard work in putting this amazing day together! https://twitter.com/BkstoreRomance/status/1294872222394269696?s=20
There were so many events for #BookstoreRomanceDay - hereâs a thread I put together of the ones that are available to view after the fact so if you missed any (like I did!) you can catch some by clicking through. https://twitter.com/MelindaEdits/status/1294253470112010241?s=20
It was an interesting weekend in Romancelandia and our admin team is made up of both authors and reviewers here - we fully support both strongly! Olivia put into words our feelings pretty well though. https://twitter.com/OliviaWrites/status/1294997469810634754?s=20
Check out Girl, Have You Read for a list of new releases for you to check out. https://twitter.com/GirlHaveYouRead/status/1292815462313742338?s=20
We hope you have a week filled with books and joy and all the good things! And if we have missed anything important, please let us know. Our DMs are open. You can also submit feedback at http://bit.ly/RSJfeedback . #RomanceSparksJoy #RSJWeeklyUpdate
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