If you love book recs with a touch of sass, and are even a little curious about what it‘s like to run a bookshop and be part of a thriving literary community, this is the podcast for you!
Episodes
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
Thursday Apr 10, 2025
"Just found out the wife is writing a book about our honeymoon called 50 Shades of Just OK." - Conan O'Brien
It is no surprise that I have some contrary ideas about romance novels. I love a good romance, after all, I've been feasting on romcoms & romance novels for the past 40+ years, and I have seen how the world has changed in its acceptance of romance novels in popular culture. There is a difference between smut and romance, and I am happy to sit down with two romance readers today to talk about what they love about the genre and what critiques they have about tropes, book boyfriends, and steamy scenes. Michelle and Vanessa are regulars around the bookshop, and it is a genuine delight to spend time with them. I knew their bookish relationship would be one that you'd enjoy too, so I was eager to invite them onto the pod. Enjoy this convo, and don't worry, I will have more in future episodes about strong opinions about the genre... I hold nothing back. ;-)
Books Discussed:
A Court of Thorns and Roses
Butcher and Blackbird
Lights Out
Swift & Saddled
The Forty Year Kiss
Birthday Girl
Wild Love/Wild Eyes/Wild Side
Fourth Wing
Throne of Glass
The Fault in Our Stars
Flawless/Heartless/Powerless/Reckless
The Friend Zone
Truth or Beard
The Striker
Ready or Not
Prayer For the Crown Shy
Bright Side
Ice Planet Barbarians
Funny Feelings
Dungeon Crawler Carl
Outlander
Haunted Ever After
Things We Never Got Over
My Best Friend's Exorcism
The Way of Kings
Into Shadow
The Fine Print
The Time I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I'm Trapped in a Romcom
Say You'll Remember Me
Lord of the Rings
Kingdom of Ash
Harold and the Purple Crayon
The Pandas Take a Vacation
The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards
Project Hail Mary
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