<p>This week we are talking with Shana, Sue, and Rhonda about book recs and wishes, plus fantasy and magical bureaucracy, grief in romance, schtupping by volume, and inventions for readers to find even MORE books.</p><br><p>We also mentioned:</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.libraryextension.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Library Extension –&nbsp;</a>This is an extension for Chrome browsers that will load a list of your preferred libraries with availability for a specific book you’re looking at online. You can add as many libraries as you wish, along with Hoopla, and it’ll search the catalogs for you.</li><li><a href="https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/2025/11/holiday-gift-guide-2025-knitting-stitching-patterns-for-holiday-gifting/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Our Knitting Gift Guide</a>&nbsp;with some incredible patterns.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Thanks to your Patreon pledges,&nbsp;we have reached our goal with the F’ICE campaign, and <strong>all dynamic ads are now turned off permanently for everyone who listens</strong>. Thank you so much!</p><br><p><a href="https://patreon.com/smartbitches/gift" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can gift a Patreon membership</a>&nbsp;if you’re so inclined! A lovely gift for someone you know who loves the show.</p><br><p>AND!&nbsp;<a href="https://waxcabincandleco.com/products/smart-bitches-trashy-novels-podcast-candle" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The Smart Bitches Candle Collection is available now</a>&nbsp;for a limited time, and boy, howdy, does Wax Cabin Candle Company ship&nbsp;<em>fast.</em></p><br><p><br></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>