Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast
By Sarah Wendell
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Episodes: 213
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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 Rewind episodes, where we take a look at old issues of Romantic Times Magazine (1981-2018). Frequent topics include romance novels, the way the genre is changing, and the brilliant and interesting people who read, write, and produce it, and issues common among romance readers. Plus, we always recommend some books we're reading and really enjoying. Learn more at SB-TB.com/Podcast. Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more!
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612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie
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Apr 26, 2024 |
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611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Features
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Apr 19, 2024 |
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610. Writing Super Fun Fantasy with Kimberly Lemming
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Apr 12, 2024 |
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609. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Reviews
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Apr 05, 2024 |
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608. Women as Shields and Scapegoats: Talking Kate Middleton with Melissa Blue
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Mar 29, 2024 |
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607. RT Rewind: March 2016 Ads & Features
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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606. Behind the Scenes of Classic Cover Art: Shirley Green and Sharon Spiak
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Mar 15, 2024 |
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605. RT Rewind: March 2016 Reviews
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Mar 08, 2024 |
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604. Dessert Projects, Romantasy, and Whimsy with Katee Robert
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Mar 01, 2024 |
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603. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Ads and Features!
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Feb 23, 2024 |
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602. Foundations of Fantasy Romance with Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Feb 16, 2024 |
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601. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2006 Reviews!
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Feb 09, 2024 |
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600. Life is Too Short to Have Sex You Don’t Like, with Emily Nagoski
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Feb 02, 2024 |
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599. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Ads and Features
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Jan 26, 2024 |
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598. Historical Romances for Horse Girls with Mimi Matthews
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Jan 19, 2024 |
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597. Romantic Times Rewind: December 2015 Reviews
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Jan 12, 2024 |
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596. Books, Wishes, and Extremely Good Jokes with Sneezy, Sandra, Jenna, Lisa, and Shana
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Jan 05, 2024 |
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595. Holiday Wishes from Amanda, GarlicKnitter, Alanna, and Claudia
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Dec 29, 2023 |
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594. Holiday Wishes and Recs from Verity, Elyse, Carrie, and Rich
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Dec 22, 2023 |
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593. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Ads & Features
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Dec 15, 2023 |
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592. Holiday Wishes and Recs from Agnès, Sue, Jo and Varian
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Dec 08, 2023 |
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591. Romantic Times Rewind: July 2004 Reviews
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Dec 01, 2023 |
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590. Audiobooks and Romance Tropes with Mara Wilson
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Nov 24, 2023 |
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589. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Ads & Features!
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Nov 17, 2023 |
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588. True Crime as Social Change with Sarah Weinman
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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587. Romantic Times Rewind: June 2014 Reviews
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Nov 03, 2023 |
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586. Saying Yes to the Dress with Valerie Bowman
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Oct 27, 2023 |
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585. May 2014 Ads & Features: Romantic Times Rewind
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Oct 20, 2023 |
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584. Queer Pirate Decolonization Fantasy with Maggie Tokuda-Hall
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Oct 13, 2023 |
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584. Romantic Times Rewind: May 2014 with Amanda
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Oct 06, 2023 |
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Bonus: Introducing Romantic Times Rewind
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Oct 03, 2023 |
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582. COVID Bereavement and Activism with Lorelei King
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Sep 29, 2023 |
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581. Death, Candy Corn, and Witches with Amanda and Maria Vale
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Sep 22, 2023 |
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580. Stop and Look at the Stars, with Jennifer L. Armentrout
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Sep 15, 2023 |
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579. Punk Rock Writing with Chuck Tingle
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Sep 08, 2023 |
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578. Harlem After Midnight with Louise Hare
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Sep 01, 2023 |
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577. Killing Folks with Deanna Raybourn
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Aug 25, 2023 |
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576. BookTok, Hockey Romance, and People as Products with Kayleigh Donaldson
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Aug 18, 2023 |
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575. Dragon Called: Part II of a Heaving Bosoms Crossover
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Aug 11, 2023 |
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574. Historical Romance with Mimi Matthews
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Aug 04, 2023 |
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573. Man Titty Fruit Roll Up: Romance Conference Memories with Amanda
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Jul 28, 2023 |
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572. Horror Recs for Romance Readers with Agatha Andrews from She Wore Black
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Jul 21, 2023 |
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571. Geeky Gen-X Romance with Cathy Yardley
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Jul 14, 2023 |
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570. Sex Positivity with Lana Ferguson and Rachel Lynn Solomon
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Jul 07, 2023 |
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569. Romance in Libraries with Robin Bradford
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Jun 30, 2023 |
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568. Behind the Scenes at the Ballet, with Melanie Hamrick
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Jun 23, 2023 |
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567. Historical Research and Ill Mannered Ladies with Alison Goodman
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Jun 16, 2023 |
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566. The Blessings of Comfort Reads with KJ Charles
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Jun 09, 2023 |
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565. Once More with Feeling, with Elissa Sussman
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Jun 02, 2023 |
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564. Bunny Aliens in Space: Cover Design with LJ Logosz
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May 26, 2023 |
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563. A Bookish Random AMA with Amanda!
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May 19, 2023 |
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562. Cover Snark Live: May Bunny Edition
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May 12, 2023 |
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561. Love and Money with Meredith Goldstein from the Love Letters Podcast
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May 05, 2023 |
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560. Reading Conundrums & Habits
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Apr 28, 2023 |
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559. Essentials of Accessibility with Jeff Adams
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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558. The Myths of BookTok, with Chels Ebooks
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Apr 14, 2023 |
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557. Behind the Scenes with Karelia Stetz-Waters
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Apr 07, 2023 |
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556. Excellent Romance & Recs with Olivia Waite
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Mar 31, 2023 |
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555. Fashion and the State of Blogging with The Fug Girls
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Mar 24, 2023 |
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554. All Things Bramble and Romance with Monique Patterson
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Mar 17, 2023 |
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553. Improv Improving Your Writing with Kelly Farmer
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Mar 10, 2023 |
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552. Contemporary Romance, RomComs, and Grief with Melonie Johnson
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Mar 03, 2023 |
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551. Season of Love, with Helena Greer and Sam Brody
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Feb 24, 2023 |
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550. Heaving Bosoms Crossover, Part II: The Madness of Lord Ian Mackenzie
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Feb 17, 2023 |
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549. Spare by Prince Harry, with Melissa Blue
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Feb 10, 2023 |
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548. Enthusiastic Sex and Podcasting with Emily Nagoski
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Feb 03, 2023 |
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547. The HarperCollins Strike with Olga Brudastova, President of UAW 2110
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Jan 27, 2023 |
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546. Love and Mayhem with Ali Hazelwood
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Jan 20, 2023 |
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545. The Art of Good Apologies with Marjorie Ingall and Susan McCarthy
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Jan 13, 2023 |
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544. Wishes, Wins, Recs and Happy New Year with Melonie and Amanda
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Jan 06, 2023 |
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543. Recs, Wishes, and Wins with Martin and Cara
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Dec 30, 2022 |
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542. Recs and Reality TV with Shana and Maya
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Dec 23, 2022 |
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541. Recommendations and Revolutions with Tara and AJ
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Dec 16, 2022 |
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540. Holiday Wishes with Carrie, Sneezy, Sandra, Claudia, Darlene Marshall, and Katherine
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Dec 09, 2022 |
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539. Wishes, Wins, and Best of 2022 with Sue, JFHobbit, and Maria Vale
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Dec 02, 2022 |
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538. Jane Austen, Anthropologist, with Nikki Payne
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Nov 25, 2022 |
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537. Romance Cliché Throwdown with Amanda
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Nov 18, 2022 |
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536. Meet Us at Meet Cute: A New Romance Bookshop!
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Nov 11, 2022 |
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535. All Things Magical with Freya Marske
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Nov 04, 2022 |
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534. Spooky Season Cover Snark
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Oct 28, 2022 |
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533. Partners in Crime: The Book and the Wedding with Alisha Rai
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Oct 21, 2022 |
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532. Ghosts, Pets, and Zany Questions with Amanda
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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531. Solving Murder in Space with Mur Lafferty
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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530. Writing the Book You Want to Read with Kyla Zhao
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Sep 30, 2022 |
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529. The Romancelandia Yarn Collection with Nakia from Wild Star Fibers
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Sep 23, 2022 |
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528. A League of Their Own with Tara Scott
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Sep 16, 2022 |
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527. Killers of a Certain Age with Deanna Raybourn
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Sep 09, 2022 |
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526. Fall Book Wishlists and Trends
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Sep 02, 2022 |
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525. Cover Snark Live!
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Aug 26, 2022 |
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524. Thank You For Listening, and Also For Romance, With Julia Whelan
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Aug 19, 2022 |
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523. Summer Reading (and Shoe) Recs with Amanda
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Aug 12, 2022 |
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522. Five Books that Rocked my World with Agatha Andrews from She Wore Black Podcast
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Aug 05, 2022 |
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521. Heists That Bang and World Travel with Erica Ridley
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Jul 29, 2022 |
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520. Telling Stories with Julie Garwood
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Jul 22, 2022 |
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519. Publicist, Bookseller, and Author Danielle Jackson
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Jul 15, 2022 |
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518. Celebrating Big Happy News with Sonali Dev
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Jul 08, 2022 |
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517. Rebuilding Your Life Over Dinner for One, with Sutanya Dacres
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Jul 01, 2022 |
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516. This is What Matters, with Dr. Perpetua Neo
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Jun 24, 2022 |
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515. Celebrity Romance and Juicy Narratives with Elissa Sussman
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Jun 17, 2022 |
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514. Officiating the HEA with Denise Williams
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Jun 10, 2022 |
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513. Fat Representation and Recommendations with Shana McDavis-Conway
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Jun 03, 2022 |
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512. Secret Clubs and Exclusive Spaces with Laura Hankin
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May 27, 2022 |
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511. Cover Snark Live: Long Thumbs and Shifter Mayhem with Amanda
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May 20, 2022 |
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510. Book Lovers with Emily Henry
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May 13, 2022 |
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509. Catching Up and Looking Ahead at Book Recs with Amanda
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May 06, 2022 |
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508. Celebrating 100 Books with Jess Michaels!
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Apr 29, 2022 |
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507. Romance Kickstarters with Lucy Eden and Katee Robert
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Apr 22, 2022 |
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506. Part II of the Bonkers Romance Recap of A Lady of Rooksgrave Hall
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Apr 15, 2022 |
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505. Wedding Tales with Jesse Q. Sutanto
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Apr 08, 2022 |
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504. Kamila Knows Best with Farah Heron
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Apr 01, 2022 |
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503. Bread, Cozy Fantasy, Sex, and Romance with Jane Buehler
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Mar 25, 2022 |
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502. Classic Rom Coms with Kate Spencer
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Mar 18, 2022 |
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501. More Celebratory Mayhem with Amanda!
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Mar 11, 2022 |
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500. Mayhem with Amanda!
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Mar 04, 2022 |
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499. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: Cover Girl, with Jeff and Will
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Feb 25, 2022 |
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498. Valentine’s Love, Candy, and Wishes with Amanda
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Feb 18, 2022 |
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497. The Invisible Goddess, Part II, with Melody from Heaving Bosoms!
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Feb 11, 2022 |
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496. The Invisible Goddess, Part I, with Melody from Heaving Bosoms
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Feb 04, 2022 |
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495. Fearless Knitting and Writing with Vanessa North
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Jan 28, 2022 |
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494. Tubthumping with Anxiety, and More New Year’s Wishes!
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Jan 21, 2022 |
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493. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: Green Eyes by Suzanne Rand
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Jan 14, 2022 |
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492. Squeeing About Fandoms and Feels with Olivia Dade
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Jan 07, 2022 |
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491. Book Recs, Wishes, and Jokes: Farewell to 2021, and Wishes for 2022
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Dec 31, 2021 |
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490. Sweet Dreams Romance Recap: California Girl by Janet Quin-Harkin
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Dec 24, 2021 |
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489. Archangel’s Light with Nalini Singh
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Dec 17, 2021 |
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488. Sweet Dreams Recap: Little Sister by Yvonne Greene
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Dec 10, 2021 |
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487. The Wit and Wisdom of Bridgerton with Julia Quinn
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Dec 03, 2021 |
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486. Sweet Dreams Recap: Princess Amy by Melinda Pollowitz
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Nov 26, 2021 |
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485. BONUS! Romance in Games at Talking Simulator
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Nov 22, 2021 |
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484. The After Party with AC Arthur
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Nov 19, 2021 |
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483. Sweet Dreams Recap: Laurie’s Song by Suzanne Rand
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Nov 12, 2021 |
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482. Big Gay Podcast AMA Part II!
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Nov 05, 2021 |
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481. Sweet Dreams Recap: The Popularity Plan by Rosemary Vernon
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Oct 29, 2021 |
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480. Love In the Mix: A Cookbook for Romance Readers, with Leslie Hachtel
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Oct 22, 2021 |
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479. Sweet Dreams Recap: PS I Love You by Barbara Conklin
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Oct 15, 2021 |
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478. The Magic of Interactive Fiction with Rebecca Slitt from Heart’s Choice
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Oct 08, 2021 |
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477. “Faust Meets Galaxy Quest”- Light from Uncommon Stars with Ryka Aoki
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Oct 01, 2021 |
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476. Behind the Scenes of Reviewing Romance with Shana and Amanda
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Sep 24, 2021 |
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475. Badass Anthologies and Vintage YA with Dahlia Adler
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Sep 17, 2021 |
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474. Day Trips, Fluffy Books, And Some Fries
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Sep 10, 2021 |
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473. We Love Books and Convenience Store Snacks
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Sep 03, 2021 |
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472. Fantasy and Historical Recs Plus Behind-The Scenes with Amanda & Sarah
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Aug 27, 2021 |
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471. Romance Games and Interactive Fiction with Laura Nash of The Short Game Podcast
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Aug 20, 2021 |
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470. Sending a Hug Into the World: A Conversation with Becky Chambers
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Aug 13, 2021 |
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469. Awakened by the CEO’s Kiss, with Morgan and Isabeau from Whoa!Mance
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Aug 06, 2021 |
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468. Romance and Video Games with Amanda and Sarah
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Jul 30, 2021 |
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467. Realizing Sexuality Through Romance with Tara Scott
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Jul 23, 2021 |
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466. Recipes, Seasonal Reading, and Adventure Romance with Amanda and Sarah
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Jul 16, 2021 |
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465. TV, Book, and Mayo Recs with Sarah and Amanda
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Jul 09, 2021 |
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464. Guilty Pleasures with Dr. Arielle Zibrak
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Jul 02, 2021 |
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463. Women and Poison in History with Mikki Kendall
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Jun 25, 2021 |
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462. An AMA with AMAnda and Sarah, Part the First!
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Jun 18, 2021 |
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461. Gods, Demons, and Retirements with Lois McMaster Bujold
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Jun 11, 2021 |
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460. A Lowcountry Bride and Fulfilling Dreams with Preslaysa Williams
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Jun 04, 2021 |
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459. Facts, Feminism, and Menopause with Dr. Jen Gunter
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May 28, 2021 |
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458. Hard Sell and Revolutionary Romance with Hudson Lin
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May 21, 2021 |
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457. YouTube Vlogging And a Very Meet Cute With Colin Dobson-Fox of Foxes Afloat
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May 14, 2021 |
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456. Bananas, Pajamas, Cat Yak, and a TV Theme Sing-Along with Sarah & Amanda
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May 07, 2021 |
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455. History, Engineering, and Air Fryers, with Vanessa Riley
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Apr 30, 2021 |
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454. Anchored Hearts and Appetites with Priscilla Oliveras
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Apr 23, 2021 |
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453. Uzma Jalaluddin and Hana Khan Carries On – with Bonus COVID Vaccine Info with Dr. Jen Gunter
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Apr 16, 2021 |
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452. Historical Pandemics and Ye Olde Social Media with Anna Lee Huber
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Apr 09, 2021 |
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451. More Earl Had to Die: Victoria Helen Stone’s The Last One Home
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Apr 02, 2021 |
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450. Dragons on the Sex Planet with Shani and Bridget from Romance at a Glance
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Mar 26, 2021 |
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449. PB & Mayo Sandwiches (and Girl Scout Cookies) With Amanda and Sarah
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Mar 19, 2021 |
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448. Strong Food Opinions and Sandwich Debates With Amanda and Sarah
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Mar 12, 2021 |
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447. Hanging Out with Sarah J. Maas
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Mar 05, 2021 |
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446. Fantasy and Sci Fi in 2021 With Caroline Perny from Tor
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Feb 26, 2021 |
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445. Hot Locksmith Action, Dumplings, and Murder: Book Recs from Amanda and Sarah
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Feb 19, 2021 |
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444. The Wife in the Attic: All Things Gothic and More with Rose Lerner
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Feb 12, 2021 |
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443. Snowed In Romance Recs with Amanda & Sarah
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Feb 05, 2021 |
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442. A 2021 Books Preview with Erin Galloway from Berkley
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Jan 29, 2021 |
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441. Bosoms and Bitches: A NSFW Discussion of Toxic Desire
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Jan 22, 2021 |
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440: Laziness Does Not Exist with Dr. Devon Price
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Jan 15, 2021 |
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439. Later, 2020! With Shana, Claudia and Carrie
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Jan 08, 2021 |
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438. Later, 2020! With Kiki and Amanda
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Jan 01, 2021 |
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437. Farewell 2020 With Catherine Heloise, Sneezy and Maya
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Dec 25, 2020 |
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436. Saying Goodbye to 2020 With Ellen, Elyse, and Tara!
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Dec 18, 2020 |
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435. Fashion, History, and Romance with Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell
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Dec 11, 2020 |
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434. Fried Food, Family Drama (and Jazz): Sexy Small Towns with Reese Ryan
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Dec 04, 2020 |
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433. Life, Death, Memory, and Immortality: A Conversation with VE Schwab
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Nov 27, 2020 |
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432. Saving Endangered Animals, Plus Romance: A Conversation with Michelle Hazen
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Nov 20, 2020 |
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431. Amanda and Sarah’s Q&A Part Deux: Silly Bugaloo
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Nov 13, 2020 |
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430. A Very Silly Q&A with Amanda and Sarah
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Nov 06, 2020 |
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429. Here She Is: Discussing Beauty Pageants and History with Dr. Hilary Levey Friedman
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Oct 30, 2020 |
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428. The Cheese Plate is a Technology: Because Internet with Gretchen McCulloch
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Oct 23, 2020 |
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27. Contemporary Romance
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Jul 19, 2012 |
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26. An Interview with Sylvia Day
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Jul 05, 2012 |
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25. A Look Ahead at Summer Reading
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Jun 06, 2012 |
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24. An Interview with Nalini Singh
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Apr 20, 2012 |
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23. What Are You Reading?
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Apr 04, 2012 |
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22. The Romance Canon
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Mar 22, 2012 |
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21. It’s DABWAHA Time!
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Mar 05, 2012 |
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20. The Mysterious Hymen
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Feb 21, 2012 |
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19. Buying, Reading and Reviewing
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Jan 23, 2012 |
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18. Coltish! A visit with our listener email.
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Jan 11, 2012 |
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17. Ridiculousness Threshold: 29 December 2011
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Dec 29, 2011 |
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16. Shopping, Reading, and Renaming the Podcast: 16 December 2011
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Dec 16, 2011 |
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15. What We’re Reading: November 28, 2011
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Nov 28, 2011 |
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14. Sarah Mayberry Interview: November 15, 2011
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Nov 16, 2011 |
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13. Reader Mail: October 18, 2011
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Oct 18, 2011 |
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12. Getting Cross-Examined About Everything I Know About Love – Oct. 3, 2011
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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11. Romangst: September 22, 2011
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Sep 22, 2011 |
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10. Digital backlist, prices, and old skool romances we love: September 14, 2011
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Sep 13, 2011 |
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9. Stephanie Laurens and KISS and Teal: September 6, 2011
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Sep 06, 2011 |
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8. Adirondack Chair Pr0n, historical romance, and streak reading: August 30, 2011
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Aug 31, 2011 |
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7. We’re back! And we’re talking about Romance!
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Aug 19, 2011 |
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6. Tropes, empowerment, women in history, and Carolyn Jewel: March 9, 2009
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Mar 10, 2009 |
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5. Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty: February 23, 2009
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Feb 24, 2009 |
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4. Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines – February 10, 2009
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Feb 10, 2009 |
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3. Small Presses and eBooks, with Angela James – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors: Jan 27, 2009
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Jan 27, 2009 |
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2. eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick – Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Jan 12 2009
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Jan 13, 2009 |
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1. Our First Episode
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Dec 31, 2008 |