Greetings, all you haunted hotties and spectral suitors! In this episode, we'll discuss one of our favorite romances of the year and recap our many reading challenges of 2020. Plus, Shannon gets roped into one more challenge, Shandy makes a few bad puns, and we both wonder: how exactly does ghost romance work, anyway?
For readalikes, book lists, and antiracism resources, to learn more about attending a virtual book club meeting, or just to chat with us about romance, find us here or email us directly at ssedell@lakeoswego.city (Shannon) or sdickinson@lakeoswego.city (Shandy). Our next meeting is Sunday, November 8, at 11:00 a.m. PST. We'll be discussing Silver Silence by Nalini Singh, and we would love to have you join us.
You can also find us on Instagram at @theknitterlybookworm and @shandybeereads! (Disclaimer: these are our personal bookstagram accounts and the opinions espoused on those accounts do not necessarily reflect the views of LOPL.)
This week's links:
Unidentified Plane-Bae Woman's Statement Confirms the Worst (Taylor Lorenz in The Atlantic)
Indie Romance Books Are Big Business, But Why Aren't We Hearing About It? (Jacinta Howard on Shondaland)
The Troubling Gap Between Fat Representation and Fat Acceptance in Romance (Carole V. Bell on Book Riot)
Fave Fat Rep I Read in 2019 (Corey Alexander at Corey's Book Corner)
Books mentioned in this episode:
Surrender To You by Shawntelle Madison
Girl Gone Viral by Alisha Rai
The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
First Comes Like by Alisha Rai
Red, White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston
Welcome To Sea Port series by Katrina Jackson
Be Mine by Savannah J. Frierson
All Mine by Savannah J. Frierson
Vampire Sorority Sisters series by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Four Letter Word by Ava Freeman
A Girl Like Me by J. Nichole
American Love Story by Adriana Herrera
Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon
High Rise series by Jayce Ellis
American Dreamer by Adriana Herrera
Once Ghosted, Twice Shy by Alyssa Cole
Blind Date With A Book Boyfriend by Lucy Eden
Lioness in Blue by Shira Glassman
Knit One, Girl Two by Shira Glassman
Love In the Time of Corona by Rilzy Adams
Love’s Serenade by Sheryl Lister
The Art of Love by Suzette D. Harrison
Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan
Mating the Huntress by Talia Hibbert
Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade
The Tenant by Katrina Jackson
Make A Scene by Mimi Grace
Their Troublesome Crush by Xan West
Eight Kinky Nights: An F/F Chanukah Romance by Xan West
Wrong To Need You by Alisha Rai
Grin and Beard It by Penny Reid
Beard In Mind by Penny Reid
One Good Earl Deserves a Lover by Sarah MacLean
A Rogue By Any Other Name by Sarah MacLean
No Good Duke Goes Unpunished by Sarah MacLean
Never Judge A Lady By Her Cover by Sarah MacLean
Silver Silence by Nalini Singh
