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Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast

Sarah Wendell & Jane Litte

Each week on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Sarah Wendell interviews authors, readers, reviewers, bloggers, publishing professionals, editors, and librarians about romance novels, which are among the most popular genres in fiction worldwide. Popular guests include: Ilona Andrews, Robin Bradford, NPR"s Barrie Hardymon, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Times

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593. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Ads & Features

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/12/15

It’s July 2004, and the ads and features are a wild ride.I might say that every month but this month it is especially true. We learn about a bunch of different bookstore that are still in business - and encounter a lot of ads for small presses that are, alas, long gone. There’s a lot of romance history in this issue.Bonus: I solve a HaBO for Amanda! Live! I’m so proud of me.Important: Do NOT miss the visual aids for this episode. My goodness me. Music: Purple-planet.comCoupon! New customers get $5

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592. Holiday Wishes and Recs from Agnès, Sue, Jo and...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/12/08

It’s time for holiday wishes, book recommendations, and absolutely dreadful jokes, with listeners and reviewers as my guests!Each year I invite the review team from SBTB and the members of the Podcast Patreon to connect with me to offer recs, wishes, and, if they wish, a bad joke. These episodes are so popular and are like weekly hugs for your ears and your brain, with some potential hugs toward your TBR, which is definitely about to get a little taller.In this first of our holiday wishes series,

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1:11:28

591. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Reviews

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/12/01

Thanks to Kay Sisk for sending us this issue! We’re taking a look at the book reviews from the July 2004 issue ofRT Book Club– yup, the magazine had a different title back then.This issue predates the founding of SBTB, in fact! The genres are different, and so are the books inside. And! We have some one-star reviews!We’re going to talk aboutColor changing taffeta!Sex in department store fitting rooms!American historicalsAnd heads up for some absolutely incredible amounts of exoticism, racism, and

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590. Audiobooks and Romance Tropes with Mara Wilson

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/11/24

Recently, Mara Wilson was talking about her favorite (and least favorite) romance tropes on social media, so I invited her onto the podcast to tell us all about it. You may know Mara Wilson from Matilda or Mrs. Doubtfire, but she’s currently working very happily as an audiobook narrator, most recently for Chuck Tingle's Camp Damascus!Please note: we don’t talk a lot about the films she has been in, because this was recorded while SAG-AFTRA and the WGA were on strike. Special thanks to Basil and

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1:12:13

589. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads & Features!

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/11/17

We are back with the June 2014 issue of RT Book Reviews, and we are taking a look at all the advertisements and features – and it’s a ride.We discuss the RT awards, the ads congratulating the winning authors, strange distorted feet, and wolf eyed vikings.No, we don’t know what that means, either.But we do have a question! Amanda, it seems, has never read a HarlequinPresents! Which one should she read for MaximumPresentsexperience?Music: purple-planet.comCoupon! Coupon! New customers get $5 off

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588. True Crime as Social Change with Sarah Weinman

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/11/10

Sarah Weinman joins me to talk about true crime, a genre which I absolutely cannot read! We talk about how true crime “can be a catalyst for social change” and why people, especially White women, obsessed with true crime.Plus we talk about Sarah’s latest books, Scoundrel, which has a surprising (to me) literary angle for true crime, and the anthology, Evidence of Things Seen. We discuss at length looking at the true crime genre as a whole, and exploring what true crime can do better ethically and

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1:04:03

587. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Reviews

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/11/03

We’re heading back to June 2014 to look at the nearly three hundred new books reviewed in RT Book Reviews.Come on a journey with us through historical, contemporary, thrillers, and inspirational, and learn more about cattle fraud. We are obsessed with boilers.Also: apologies in advance for the fact that I cannot say "minutiae," which, my bad. It's a word that never comes out of my brain correctly. My apologies.All the book covers, images, and more are right here at this link.Music: purple-planet.com

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586. Saying Yes to the Dress with Valerie Bowman

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/10/27

In the May 2014 Ads and Features episode of our Romantic Times Rewind series, the cover feature was all about Valerie Bowman, her latest book - and inside was a mention of her appearance on Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta in 2014!So Amanda and I connected with Valerie to hear all the details! We talk about weddings and dresses and reality tv, including a side trip discussion to the real housewives, Scandoval, and $17,000 sunglasses. Then we invent our own reality shows. This is a goofy, silly, very

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585. May 2014 Ads & Features: Romantic Times Rewind

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/10/20

We’re back, traveling in time to May 2014 to take a look at the ads and the features inside RT Book Reviews magazine! Side trips include Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta, the immortality of strange stock images on book covers, and the importance of alligator fritters in the marketing budget.You can find all the ads and images on SBTB! Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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584. Queer Pirate Decolonization Fantasy with Maggie...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/10/13

THIS is episode 584 (I said in the intro that last week was 584 but I was wrong. Oops - my bad).Maggie Tokuda-Hall returns as a guest to talk about The Siren, The Song and the Spy, and so much has changed since our last conversation in Episode 406 when the first book, The Mermaid, The Witch, and the Sea released in May 2020.We also talk about racism and her experience with Scholastic regarding her book Love in the Library, and we talk about Baldur’s Gate and queer pirate fantasy. Come for the

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584. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/10/06

It’s our first Romantic Times Rewind episode, starting with May 2014! We are looking at all 298 (!) book reviews in issue 363 of RT Book Reviews Magazine.Amanda and I are going to pick a book from each of the review collections by genre, from historical to urban fantasy to the Teen Scene. We also discuss the very narrow grading rubric, and the rarity of two- and one-star reviews.Journey back to May 2014 with us! And come find all the fun visuals and books in the show notes at https://bit.ly/RTRW584

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Bonus: Introducing Romantic Times Rewind

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/10/03

Typically on Tuesdays I release bonus episodes for the Patreon community, but this week, everyone gets the bonus because Amanda and I are introducing Romantic Times Rewind, a new series of podcast episodes where we look back at old issues of RT Book Reviews and Romantic Times Magazine. WOO HOO!Amanda and I are going to re-read old issues of RT, and record two episodes each month. One issue will be looking at all the reviews by genre in a particular issue, and the other will look at the features,

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582. COVID Bereavement and Activism with Lorelei King

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/09/29

Lorelei King has been a guest on the show before, and you may recognize her name and her voice from her work in romance audiobook narration. This week, Lorelei joins me to talk about her role as a core participant in the official UK government COVID Inquiry, which begins its second phase on October 3. We also discuss her volunteer work on the COVID Memorial Wall in London.A content warning: We’re talking about COVID, and about death, as Lorelei’s husband Vince Marzello died from COVID in March 2020

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581. Death, Candy Corn, and Witches with Amanda and...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/09/22

Several years ago, Amanda had coffee with Maria Vale at a conference, and Maria mentioned a book she was working on that sounded really cool.And now, Molly Molloy and the Angel of Death is available to read! So we got together to talk about the book, what it’s like to write something that feels risky, different, and comes with warnings about HEA-expectations.This becomes a conversation about the HEA, how it works, and how it is interpreted by different readers. What are your expectations for an

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580. Stop and Look at the Stars, with Jennifer L....

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/09/15

I had a whopping good time talking with Jennifer Armentrout about her new book, Fall of Ruin and Wrath, about ApollyCon - which is now almost 10 years old!We’re going to talk about the behind the scenes of ApollyCon, her launch title for the new Bramble imprint of fantasy romance, plus she takes questions from some of you about disability advocacy, living with a visual impairment, and what changes she’s seen in publishing.Music: Purple-planet.comYou can find Jennifer L. Armentrout on her website, on

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579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/09/08

Dr. Chuck Tingle is back!Myepisode with Chuck Tingle from 2016remains one of my most popular, and I was very excited to have Chuck back on the show while he was in the middle of his tour for Camp Damascus.We’re going to talk about eliciting joy, proving love, the three most maligned genres and why they’re denigrated, and Chuck’s ever-evolving trot as an artist and a person.Thank you to Caroline Perny for coordinating this interview!Music: purple-planet.comLINKS! You can find Chuck Tingle on his

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578. Harlem After Midnight with Louise Hare

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/09/01

Louise Hare is the author of the Canary Club mystery series, and book two,Harlem After Midnightis out this week! Louise joins me to talk about her main character, Lena Aldridge, and how Lena uses every asset at her disposal to navigate both a transatlantic cruise in book one, and Harlem in the 1930s in book two.We also talk about writing in dual timelines and the fun of writing family drama and murder, and most of all writing a character whose most familiar home is whatever stage she is on.It is a

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577. Killing Folks with Deanna Raybourn

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/08/25

Deanna Raybourn is back, and we’re talking about some of the unusual methods used to kill folks inKillers of a Certain Age–and there are mild plot spoilers for that book, please be aware. We also talk about the images she receives from fans of her series, and the larger context of why there’s a sense of catharsis reading about terrible people meeting terrible ends.TW/CW: I mention lice when talking about networks of women. And we’re talking about poison, murders, and some serial killers.Music:

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576. BookTok, Hockey Romance, and People as Products...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/08/18

Pop culture critic and former book blogger Kayleigh Donaldson joins me to talk about BookTok, hockey romance, and the Seattle Kraken. We’re locating this conversation in a larger discussion about fandom, fanfiction about real people, and the ways celebrity culture, fan culture, and romance intersect.I want to mention that we do talk very briefly about Johnny Depp and fandom, and larger issues of misogyny and sexual harrassment.Music: purple-planet.comYou can find Kayleigh Donaldson on Twitter

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575. Dragon Called: Part II of a Heaving Bosoms...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/08/11

Time for another Heaving Bosoms Crossover!The first part of this recap of Dragon Called is up this week at Heaving Bosoms, and here for your listening pleasure is part II. I do a quick recap at the start, so no worries.This book, and episode, are both very NSFW though - heads up for that.***Important coupon news!To celebrate 5 years of HEAs, Love’s Sweet Arrow is offering Smart Bitches listeners 20% off purchases in store and online throughout the month of August with code SMARTBITCHES.In addition,

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