# booked — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover booked. Page: Feed: --- ## [🗓️//June 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-08-06post.html) _2026-08-15 · A Human Endeavour_ 🗓️//June 2026 Audition Round-up A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from June 2026. Published by AHE. on 6 st August 2026 Auditions - 5 of those auditions Ads - 4 (self-tapes) Theatre - 1 (in-person) Moving is the most stressful thing you'll ever do. This month I auditioned for a panto for the first time in a few years. Not being a musical theatre performer means these auditions… ## [A Cinderella Retelling Gets Deliciously Dark: Ember by Naima Simone](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/ember-naima-simone) _2026-07-14 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ A review of Ember by Naima Simone: a dark, taboo mafia romance where a STEM baddie FMC and her morally grey stepbrother turn Cinderella deadly. ## [\[Double Booked\] Our Top 10 Reads of 2026 So Far](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/double-booked-top-10-mid-2026) _2026-07-06 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Two reviewers, 10 obsessions: Our mid-year round-up celebrates the best diverse romances of 2026 with a gift list you'll want to add to cart immediately. ## [🗓️//May 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-07-01post.html) _2026-07-01 · A Human Endeavour_ A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from May 2026. Published by AHE. on 01 st July 2026 Auditions - 3 of those auditions Ads - 1 (self-tapes) Theatre - 1 (self-tape) Puppetry - 1 (self-tape) May left me busy doing everything else. This month I had a bit of variety; an interesting puppeteer job which could keep me busy throughout the year, a theatre tape I was really passionate about,… ## [Your Caribbean romance reading guide is here](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/caribbean-romance-roadmap) _2026-06-09 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Caribbean and diaspora romance authors across 6 subgenres. Your Caribbean American Heritage Month romance roadmap, organized by the lane you're already in. ## [🗓️//April 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-04-30post.html) _2026-04-30 · A Human Endeavour_ A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from April 2026. Published by AHE. on 30 th April 2026 Auditions - 4 of those auditions Ads - 3 (self-tapes) TV Show - 1 (self-tape) April really picked up the pace. This month had my first TV audition of the year. At the time of writing I still haven't heard back, but I only submitted it the other day so I'm not too worried. I'm really happy with… ## [Tust me, this is better!](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/trust_me_this_is_better.html) _2026-04-24 · A Human Endeavour_ I want to talk about Signal, but "current affairs" won't let me. Published by AHE. on 7 th April 2026 If I could ditch my phone completely and go back to a flip-phone, or one of those cool slidey ones from the 2000s, I would. Phones were so fun back then. The same goes for computers. Once we move I'm planning to get my desktop set up again, and the first thing I'm going to do is ditch Windows and… ## [Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen: A Spoiler-Free Review of the Curves Series Finale](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/big-girl-blitz) _2026-04-14 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Looking for a plus-size sports romance? Big Girl Blitz by Danielle Allen delivers strangers-to-lovers with instant chemistry and heat. ## [🗓️//March 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-04-07post.html) _2026-04-07 · A Human Endeavour_ A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from March 2026. Published by AHE. on 7 th April 2026 Auditions - 2 of those auditions Ads - 2 (self-tapes) March was another slow one, but again I find myself okay with that. Perhaps this is a conversation I should be having with my rep, but on the whole I find myself happy with the slower pace of auditions at the moment. I am doing a lot of… ## [Louis Theroux - Inside the Manosphere](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/louis_theroux_inside_the_manosphere.html) _2026-04-06 · A Human Endeavour_ Published by AHE. on 06 th April 2026 Louis released a new documentary and responses have been mixed. Inside the Manosphere is the new documentary from Louis Theroux. Whilst I think the hype around its release was well deserved, and the film does a lot of things right, it seems to be a victim of its own subject matter. If you don't know anything at all about the "manosphere culture", first off… ## [Hire AI-Powered Professionals (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/pcUKU3bGbcgC) _2026-04-05 · **Sponsored**_ Browse public gigs, message candidates, and run video interviews — free to start. ## [A Human Endeavour - A year in blogging.](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/a_year_in_blogging.html) _2026-03-13 · A Human Endeavour_ Published by AHE. on 13 th March 2026 or "In praise of Bear Blog " It's the one year anniversary of this blog, and I've been thinking a lot about why I started AHE, what my motivations and goals were, and why I continue to write. To keep things brief I, like many others, got my start writing a blog/being involved with the Indieweb community through Neocities , after being recommended some Indieweb… ## [🗓️//February 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-03-10post.html) _2026-03-10 · A Human Endeavour_ A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from February 2026. Published by AHE. on 10 th March 2026 Auditions - 3 of those auditions Theatre - 1 (in person) Ads - 2 (self-tapes) February was a little tough, but a few lovely auditions softened the blow. I should have been working this month, I was working this month, but my recasting from the touring show meant that I was back home with a… ## [Brother’s Best Friend: The Re-Do List by Denise Williams](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/brothers-best-friend-the-re-do-list) _2026-02-25 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Aleia's Library reviews The Re-Do List (2026): a contemporary romance about starting over, a re-do list, and a brother's best friend who was never supposed to fall. ## [It's times like these that make me glad I have this blog.](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/its_times_like_these_that_make_me_glad_I_have_this_blog.html) _2026-02-24 · A Human Endeavour_ Published by AHE. on 24 th February 2026 Life took a sharp left turn, and I'm just about hanging on. The idea that it's only been 20 days since I last updated this site is crazy to me. I honestly don't know where to start with everything that's happened so I'm just going to go through them in chronological order. First off, I got word from my agent that I was down to the final two for a film role… ## [Double Booked BHM 2026: Black Romance that Reflects Living in your Soft Life Era](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/double-booked-bhm-soft-life) _2026-02-17 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Discover Black romance novels that celebrate soft life living. Featuring Kennedy Ryan, Jasmine Guillory, Christina C. Jones & more. Black History Month 2026. ## [What we Read This Week on Double Booked \[Feb 6\]](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/what-we-read-this-week-feb-6) _2026-02-06 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Your weekend reading problems are gone! We’re sharing a NYT bestseller about rebuilding after betrayal, an indie-gone-trad forbidden romance, a scandalous sapphic summer fling, and more. ## [Welcome to Double Booked BHM 2026: Black Romance Matters Because Black Love Matters](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/why-black-romance-matters) _2026-02-01 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Double Booked kicks off Black History Month with why Black romance matters—love, joy, rest, and stories only we can tell. ## [🗓️//January 2026 Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2026-01-31post.html) _2026-01-31 · A Human Endeavour_ A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from January 2026. Published by AHE. on 31 st January 2026 Auditions - 0 January was great, no two ways about it. I quit my day-job and did a play; teenage me would be thrilled. Quitting my day-job has been on the cards for some time now. I've been there for around 5-6 years and have basically been working in the same field since I was a teenager,… ## [\[Double Booked\] Cozy Magical Realism Romance: The Magic of the Untamed by Raquel Vázquez Gilliland](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/the-magic-of-the-untamed) _2026-01-22 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Our Double Booked review of The Magic of the Untamed explores magical realism, family dynamics, quiet devotion, and a librarian-journalist love story set in a small town. ## [The things we think about,when we think about things.](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/The_things_we_think_about_when_we_think_about_things.html) _2026-01-14 · A Human Endeavour_ I got nostalgic over Christmas and thought about movies. I really over-booked myself this Christmas: I took on loads of shifts on top of rehearsing the January play, and still tried to see friends as often as possible. Don't get me wrong, a lot of it was worth it, but I didn't get much of a chance to really slow down and enjoy much of it. The one chance I did get for a bit of me-time came when I… ## [Realtime AI Arbitrage Terminal (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/bNUBcwUg8ZIA) _2026-01-13 · **Sponsored**_ Realtime auto-trading across exchanges with scored setups, backtesting, and risk controls. ## [7 Books That Made Me Crumble + 2026 Writing Updates](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/books-that-made-me-crumble) _2026-01-05 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Looking for emotional romance reads? These seven books broke my heart in the best way—plus updates on my 2026 writing journey. ## [🗓️//2025 Year in Review](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2025_Year_in_Review.html) _2025-12-30 · A Human Endeavour_ 🗓️//2025 Year in Review A breakdown of all the auditions and jobs from 2025 Published by AHE. on 30 th December 2025 As 2025 comes to a close, I'm left with a lot of mixed emotions. It was a year of wonderful surprises and painful setbacks, of personal successes and un-achieved goals. I promised a peek behind the curtain at the nuts-and-bolts of what happened in my "career" this year; so here it… ## [🗓️//December Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2025-12-19post.html) _2025-12-19 · A Human Endeavour_ 🗓️//December Audition Round-up A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from December 2025 Published by AHE. on 19 th December 2025 Auditions - 0 No auditions this month, and on reflection that's probably been a good thing. As it is every year, December is deceptively busy. For some reason I thought taking on a play, doing as many shifts as possible at the day-job, and preparing for a big… ## [A Gift Guide for Romance Book Lovers in 2025](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/gift-guide-for-romance-lovers-2025) _2025-12-17 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ 50 diverse romance book recommendations for 2025, organized by reader type. Find gifts for music lovers, foodies, sports fans & more. Shop now or pre-orders. ## [🎭//A change in mindset](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2025-12-12post.html) _2025-12-12 · A Human Endeavour_ 🎭//A change in mindset Mindset, Grindset, Hit the GYM, NO BREAKS!!! SLEEP IS FOR THE WEAK!!!!!!! Published by AHE. on 12 th December 2025 I've tried to write about this a couple of times, and every time I do, I sound like an influencer trying to sell some bullshit mentorship course. I promise that's not what this is. If you haven't read my most recent monthly round-up , I got a couple of acting… ## [🗓️//November Audition Round-up](https://a-human-endeavour.com/posts/2025-12-08post.html) _2025-12-08 · A Human Endeavour_ 🗓️//November Audition Round-up A roundup of auditions, recalls, and booked jobs from November 2025 Published by AHE. on 8 th November 2025 Auditions - 5 📹 Self Tapes - 4 🤝 In Person - 1 of those auditions... 🏷️ Adverts - 3 🎭 Plays - 1 Outcomes 🎉 Recall and Booked job - 1 The industry begins to wind down this time of year, so I'm incredibly lucky to be looking ahead to the exciting projects… ## [125+ Black and POC Romance Novels Releasing in 2026](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/2026-releases) _2025-12-01 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ 125+ diverse romance novels by Black, AAPI, Latine & Queer authors releasing in 2026. Fantasy, contemporary, historical & more. Updated throughout the year. ## [Books I’m Dying to Read… Once Work Lets Me Breathe](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/november-2025-reading-update) _2025-11-21 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ What I’m reading between edits, meetings, and airport runs. ## [\[Double Booked\] Contemporary Marriage of Convenience: The Marriage Narrative by Claire Kann](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/the-marriage-narrative) _2025-11-11 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Reality TV plus marriage of convenience in Claire Kann's delightful new rom-com. Zinnia wants a platonic husband, Jordan needs a wife ASAP—what could go wrong? Or right? ## [50+ New and Beloved Diverse Winter Holiday Romances for 2025](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/diverse-holiday-romances) _2025-11-01 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Last night I hid from trick-or-treaters at my coffee shop and made you a list of 50+ holiday romances. You're welcome. From vacation flings to snowed-in second chances, here's your cozy season TBR. ## [Trade Smarter With IBKR (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/w7JrUe9w7XEH) _2025-11-01 · **Sponsored**_ Join Interactive Brokers through a referral and access low-cost global trading. ## [Super Villain as A Love Interest: All Superheroes Need Photo Ops by Elizabeth Stephens](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/all-superheroes-need-photo-ops) _2025-10-29 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ An alien superhero goes for what he wants: power and the war photographer who only captures his most authentic angles. ## [120+ Black and POC Romance Novels Releasing in 2025](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/2025-releases) _2025-10-24 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Reading diversely is always important and here’s your 2025 cheat code to all the (for now 😉) upcoming releases. ## [\[Double Booked\] 25+ Diverse Grumpy/Sunshine Recs](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/double-booked-grumpy-sunshine) _2025-10-23 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ We welcome our first guest collaborator and talk about some of the diverse grumpy/sunshine romance books we love. ## [\[Double Booked\] Spotlight on Celestine Martin’s Elemental Love Series](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/elemental-love-series) _2025-10-16 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ Black Girl Magic at the New Jersey seashore featuring witchy cousins and the magical men that earn their love. ## [Love on the Ice: Revolve by Bal Khabra](https://aleiaslibrary.substack.com/p/revolve) _2025-10-15 · Aleia · Aleia’s Library | Diverse Romance Book Reviews_ When an Olympic figure skater on the mend teams up with a down on his luck hockey player, not even the ice can temper their chemistry.