Honestly in shock.
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
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November 3, 2026 at 2:41 PM
Honestly in shock.
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
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November 3, 2026 at 1:10 PM
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BREAKING: The New York Times has terminated their contract with romance columnist Olivia Waite after she reposted @markjacob.bsky.social 's repost of @marisakabas.bsky.social criticism of the Times’ coverage of new rape allegations about Trump.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
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November 3, 2026 at 2:27 PM
BREAKING: The New York Times has terminated their contract with romance columnist Olivia Waite after she reposted @markjacob.bsky.social 's repost of @marisakabas.bsky.social criticism of the Times’ coverage of new rape allegations about Trump.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
Something that also bears saying about Olivia Waite is how much she contributes to and champions the sapphic romance scene within genre romance. Sapphic romance is pretty marginalized and she's been one of the significant voices of it for years.
November 3, 2026 at 10:02 PM
Something that also bears saying about Olivia Waite is how much she contributes to and champions the sapphic romance scene within genre romance. Sapphic romance is pretty marginalized and she's been one of the significant voices of it for years.
Tomorrow we add romance options to CoD
November 4, 2026 at 3:04 AM
Tomorrow we add romance options to CoD
A little autumn romance never hurt anyone🍂🖤
November 3, 2026 at 7:34 PM
A little autumn romance never hurt anyone🍂🖤
So I guess the NYT canned their romance novel review columnist for reposting a link to @marisakabas.bsky.social's criticism of their reporting.
BREAKING: The New York Times has terminated their contract with romance columnist Olivia Waite after she reposted @markjacob.bsky.social 's repost of @marisakabas.bsky.social criticism of the Times’ coverage of new rape allegations about Trump.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
That is a sentence I didn’t think I’d type today.
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November 3, 2026 at 3:40 PM
So I guess the NYT canned their romance novel review columnist for reposting a link to @marisakabas.bsky.social's criticism of their reporting.
romance. para vocês que não conhecem
November 4, 2026 at 12:30 AM
romance. para vocês que não conhecem
Nah they terminated the contract for their romance fiction columnist instead.
has the New York Times announced the roster of new progressive columnists they're bringing on board, the restructuring and creation of new verticals, and other dramatic steps they're taking to reflect the Real America they didn't properly understand or nah?
November 4, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Nah they terminated the contract for their romance fiction columnist instead.
Putting pronouns on so many things we accidentally spawn a new romance language
November 4, 2026 at 3:11 AM
Putting pronouns on so many things we accidentally spawn a new romance language
Was this in the romance, horror or fiction section?
November 1, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Was this in the romance, horror or fiction section?
me at the romance book function
I feel God in this liberal echo chamber tonight.
November 4, 2026 at 4:44 AM
me at the romance book function
the ideal romance. i want what they have
November 2, 2026 at 3:10 PM
the ideal romance. i want what they have
those silly romance authors having their first experience with being politically relevant!!!
November 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
those silly romance authors having their first experience with being politically relevant!!!
Let me get this straight, the @nytimes.com won't report on credible rape allegations, but will fire a romance novel critic of [checks notes] CRITICISM of the Time's refusal to report on credible rape allegations.
Am I reading that correctly?
Am I reading that correctly?
BREAKING: The New York Times fired a columnist because she reposted my Bluesky post!
My post was a repost-with-comment after @marisakabas.bsky.social questioned NYT's failure to report on a woman's on-the-record accusation that Trump raped her in 1993.
My post was a repost-with-comment after @marisakabas.bsky.social questioned NYT's failure to report on a woman's on-the-record accusation that Trump raped her in 1993.
Honestly in shock.
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
November 3, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Let me get this straight, the @nytimes.com won't report on credible rape allegations, but will fire a romance novel critic of [checks notes] CRITICISM of the Time's refusal to report on credible rape allegations.
Am I reading that correctly?
Am I reading that correctly?
dog likes romance by fontaines dc
November 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
dog likes romance by fontaines dc
the people have spoken and you put our Romance columnist back right now
November 4, 2026 at 6:12 PM
the people have spoken and you put our Romance columnist back right now
Former romance writer here. Romance writers are feisty AF and like half of them are former lawyers.
November 3, 2026 at 8:55 PM
Former romance writer here. Romance writers are feisty AF and like half of them are former lawyers.
This is infuriating on SO MANY LEVELS including the fact that having a romance columnist at ALL was astonishing in an era of declining books overall. Genre? Treating romance with respect? In this economy?!
Honestly in shock.
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
@nytimes.com terminated the contract of romance fiction columnist Olivia Waite because she reposted on Bluesky criticism I and @markjacob.bsky.social had of the paper’s lack of coverage of the new rape allegations against Donald Trump.
Details and a statement from Olivia here:
The New York Times Terminates Contract with Romance Columnist Olivia Waite After Bluesky Repost - Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
smartbitchestrashybooks.com
November 3, 2026 at 3:52 PM
This is infuriating on SO MANY LEVELS including the fact that having a romance columnist at ALL was astonishing in an era of declining books overall. Genre? Treating romance with respect? In this economy?!
I'm still furious about @oliviawaite.com's dismissal from the @nytimes.com and wrote up my quick thoughts about how the loss of her romance column in the Book Review will have downstream impact on marginalized authors.
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Olivia Waite deserves better.
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November 3, 2026 at 9:31 PM
I'm still furious about @oliviawaite.com's dismissal from the @nytimes.com and wrote up my quick thoughts about how the loss of her romance column in the Book Review will have downstream impact on marginalized authors.
i like looking over at these two getting some serious romance going on <3
November 3, 2026 at 10:06 PM
i like looking over at these two getting some serious romance going on <3
Kicking the hornets’ nest of Romancelandia while AO3 is down AND when everyone’s online waiting for midterms results, great move, if only they had a romance columnist to warn them about this
I am somewhat grimly amused this morning knowing that someone at the NYT undoubtedly thought they could kick the romance author in the teeth without it becoming a big thing because everyone always thinks that.
November 3, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Kicking the hornets’ nest of Romancelandia while AO3 is down AND when everyone’s online waiting for midterms results, great move, if only they had a romance columnist to warn them about this