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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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574. Historical Romance with Mimi Matthews

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/08/04

Mimi Matthews joins me to talk about self publishing historical romance, and about being one of many lawyers who write romance. We also talk about chronic pain and recovery, disability, and the joys of re-reading. Plus, she shares some of her all time favorite historical romances. Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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573. Man Titty Fruit Roll Up: Romance Conference...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/07/28

In past years, Amanda and I would be at different romance conferences around this time, and it got me thinking. So we connected to talk about what we miss about romance-focused conferences, and what would our ideal book-focused conference look like?So! Many! Links! To share with you!I wrote about the RT cling-film signage back in 2013The episode where we are high: Episode 304. You Have a Type and It Might be Mullets: Sarah, Amanda and Elyse at RTEpisode 566:. The Blessings of Comfort Reads with KJ

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572. Horror Recs for Romance Readers with Agatha...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/07/21

Agatha Andrews from the She Wore Black podcast joins me to share some summer horror recs perfect for romance readers! We also discuss her activism in Texas, how libraries are sanctuaries, and the origins of purse bingo as a charity fundraiser.Plus, what happens when Taylor Swift fans and Stoker Con share the same hotel.COUPON! Get 40% off your first order over $30 at http://lumedeodorant.com/sarah!Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast

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571. Geeky Gen-X Romance with Cathy Yardley

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/07/14

Cathy Yardley joins me this week to talk about her new book, Role Playing, which is a Gen-X romance featuring “an unapologetically grumpy forty-eight-year-old hermit” who joins an online gaming guild as Bogwitch and meets a healer named Otter. We talk about writing romance for 20 years and counting, and Cathy shares video game recs and book recs, too! Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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570. Sex Positivity with Lana Ferguson and Rachel...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/07/07

In Rachel Lynn Solomon’s newest book Business or Pleasure and in Lana Ferguson’s new book The Nanny, both authors engage directly with sex positivity and honest intimacy through their characters and the plot.I’ll let the authors describe their books, but we’re talking about sex lessons where the heroine is teaching the hero how to be better at sex after a terrible one night stand, about OnlyFans and autonomous sex work, and most of all, about how romance is encouraging people to own their sexuality

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569. Romance in Libraries with Robin Bradford

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/06/30

Librarian Robin Bradford has a new book: The Reader’s Advisory Guide to Romance! We talk about what reader’s advisory is, and how she teaches libraries to welcome readers looking for romance, and introduce romance to readers who aren’t aware it’s something they like.Robin talks a lot about book covers as marketing devices on Twitter, so of course we talk about the evolution of romance covers, too, plus summer book lists from schools and the media, and different online sources for book discovery

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568. Behind the Scenes at the Ballet, with Melanie...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/06/23

Melanie Hamrick is a former ballerina at the American Ballet Theatre and has just released her debut romance, First Position. So we are talking about ballet, and about balancing - both on your toes, and in career changes. We also cover how much writing and ballet have in common.We are talking about professional ballet, so there is some mention of disordered eating and extreme body consciousness.Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See

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567. Historical Research and Ill Mannered Ladies with...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/06/16

Alison Goodman’s new book, The Benevolent Society of Ill-Mannered Ladies is out this week, and you are definitely going to want to read this book - and listen to this episode! We talk about her book, of course, and about writing female-forward action scenes featuring “old maids.”We also talk about her recently completed doctorate, which was in historical fiction research methodology. So come for the Regency spinsters, and stay for the deep dive into research. This is a very fun conversation, which

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566. The Blessings of Comfort Reads with KJ Charles

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/06/09

Recently KJ Charles tweeted about how absolutely devouring the Blessings series by Beverly Jenkins helped “save her sanity during the 2020 lockdown.”So I asked if she’d talk to me about it - and to my surprise this is a popular topic at the moment! She recently did a panel about comfort reading, and I’m really excited to take a look at what makes a comfort read, well, comfy. Plus, we learn what a HFY ending is.And brace yourself, we have a LOT of recs....Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for

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565. Once More with Feeling, with Elissa Sussman

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/06/02

Elissa Sussman has a new book, Once More with Feeling, so of course I could not WAIT to have her back to talk about the story, the pop culture inspirations for this novel, and her research methods.We also talk about the way stardom and pop stardom specifically has changed since the early 2000s, and how we’re now examining the way we talked about young women and young people at that time.TW/CW: I want to flag that because we’re talking about pop stars in the early 2000s, there are references to

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564. Bunny Aliens in Space: Cover Design with LJ Logosz

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/05/26

In September of 2022, we snarked a cover, Planet Oster: Fertility Fusion.The cover designer, who is also one half of the writing team behind the series, reached out to me saying that they were unironically flattered that we’d snarked the cover, and asked if I’d like to talk about the process and the behind the scenes of the design work.Of course I said yes.Music: Purple-planet.comCoupon! Control Body Odor anywhere with @lumedeodorant and get $5 off off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with

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563. A Bookish Random AMA with Amanda!

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/05/19

You asked questions, and we have answers! We talk about paranormal worldbuilding mysteries, choosing recommendations to introduce folks to romance, and our origin stories - plus the enigma that is Amanda’s ability to remember book details.Thank you to Varian, Norette, Rachel, Elizabeth, Sandra, and Sol for the questions!...Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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562. Cover Snark Live: May Bunny Edition

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/05/12

Amanda and I are back, trying to shock one another, and possibly you, with astonishing covers. We have Easter and bunnies and our latest guess as to what the next monster schtupping romance trend will be!For extra fun, try to imagine what the cover looks like based on our baffled descriptions, then have a look at the show notes to see the cover in question. How close are you to the stunning reality? You can see all the covers right here. Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more

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561. Love and Money with Meredith Goldstein from the...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/05/05

Meredith Goldstein is the host of the Boston Globe’s Love Letters podcast, and she’s been writing their Love Letters advice column for years.The newest season of Love Letters has arrived, and this season is all about money. We talk about the stories from couples featured in this season, and what she’s learned about love and relationships writing an advice column for so long.And of course, we talk about books, too. Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See

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560. Reading Conundrums & Habits

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/04/28

Amanda and I are answering listener questions about reading when you’re burnt out, saving the last book of a series, and mood reading. We also talk video games, cozy horror especially, and more.Thank you to Agatha, Malaraa, Clay, Ellen, and Abigail for the questions for this episode!...We also mentioned:The Merlin Bird identification appShana's review ofThe No-Show by Beth O'Leary...Coupon! Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code SARAH30

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559. Essentials of Accessibility with Jeff Adams

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/04/21

Jeff Adams, who you may know as one half ofThe Big Gay Fiction Podcast,is also a credentialed expert in web accessibility, and he’s co-written a new book,Content for Everyone.This book is for creative people to help ensure that all your online content, from websites to social media posts, is accessible to everyone.We’re going to talk about the top four things you can do to make your web content accessible, and spoiler: they’re really not difficult.Then, of course, we’ve got tv and book recs, because

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558. The Myths of BookTok, with Chels Ebooks

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/04/14

Chels, who is on TikTok as Chels_Ebooks, has been doing a series debunking the myths of BookTok, and let me tell you, when people say everything old is new again? Myths about the sales power of readers on social media are recycled with every new platform.We’re going to debunk some myths about romance and TikTok, and cover what Chels really loves about TikTok, too.And we have some very special discussions of classic romances and even more classic cover art. Join our Patreon for complete mayhem,

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557. Behind the Scenes with Karelia Stetz-Waters

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/04/07

Amanda and I make a startling discovery at the start of this episode! Author Karelia Stetz-Waters collects clitoris images and research and we have so many questions. After we take a side trip into the French Olympic mascot design, and cliteracy, a term coined by Sophia Wallace.Then we talk about Karelia’s latest book,Behind the Scenes, which was one of Amanda’s favorite books.Music: purple-planet.com Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more! Hosted on Acast. See

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556. Excellent Romance & Recs with Olivia Waite

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/03/31

Olivia Waite joins me to talk about her New York Times romance column, and her best-of coverage for 2022. We talk about her favorite books of 2022, about writing grief, writing her column, and what’s next.We take a side trip into discussing the emotionally intense books that are popular now, and the properties that had an emotional wallop on us when we were younger.…Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @lumedeodorant and get over 40% off your starter pack with promo code SARAH at lumedeodorant.com/SARAH

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555. Fashion and the State of Blogging with The Fug...

Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast ·

2023/03/24

Jessica Morgan and Heather Cocks, also known as The Fug Girls, have been blogging since 2004, and, like me, have seen a lot of changes in the business world online. We talk about how it seems like there’s yet another media contraction happening, and how that affects us, and about their new Substack, Drinks with Broads.But of course, we also talk about fashion, stylists, and current trends, too. If you’re still looking at pictures from the Oscars, this episode will be a treat....Music:

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