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Happy Wednesday, all! How are we all feeling? Any exciting Halloween plans or costumes? For me, I very much plan to stay inside and dig into a bag of candy corn. Yes, I’m one of those people who enjoys candy corn and candy pumpkins. I’ve gone on the record before that I think Easter has the best kinds of candy. Halloween is mostly just taking normal candy and making it “fun size.” I feel like candy corn is one of the few distinct holiday candies we get. I will also note that pregnancy has been a great way to get out of plans, as someone who loves to bail because past Amanda is always more optimistic about what future Amanda is going to want to do. … The adaptation for Brynne Weaver’s Butcher and Blackbird has announced their leads. … Reactor Magazine is launching a podcast called Read Receipts. The first episode is out today and it’s titled “Lady Knights & Sword Lesbians.” … Lisa Kleypas recently had a book release in Los Angeles. If you weren’t able to make it, some lovely readers on Reddit provided a recap as well as some insights on what’s next for Kleypas. … I recently discovered Krillion.io. My partner and I play it every morning and recently got my brother into it. It’s a...