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Raging Romantics#93 Talking booktok with ChelseaReadsWe have a special treat for you to welcome you back from our hiatus - today we're interviewing booktok phenom, Chelsea Reads! Let's talk all things booktok and make Jen thoroughly confused. Make sure to go check out @Chelseareads on tiktok and @Chelseareads__ on bookstagram!Questions/Comments/suggestions/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.orgBooks/authors/things we mention:Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby DixonFourth Wing by Rebecca YarrosRed Tower booksThe Pairing by Casey McQuistonColleen HooverForked/Spooned by Ruth CardelloAbby JimenezGena ShowalterCM NascostaNora RobertsSophie LarkBloom booksBrynne WeaverThe...
2024-09-1358 minRaging Romantics#92 - The Object of Your AffectionGuess who's back...back again...Did you miss us??? We missed you! Let's jump back into things with a fun episode all about this new sphere of romance that's been appearing on our Kindle Algorithms.Books/Authors we read:Forked by Ruth CardelloUnhinged by Vera ValentineJack by Layla FaeDeviled egg bookTriceratops and Bottoms by Lola FaustChris Tingle booksFantasy Lover by Sherrilyn KenyonAs always, you can email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org with any thoughts/questions/comments/concerns/recommendations. Thanks for coming back to us, and we hope you...
2024-08-3050 minRaging Romantics#84 Let's Talk RomanceContent Warning: NSFW episode! Please at least wear headphones when listening to this at your desk...Spicy? Smutty? Clean? Romantasy? Alpha? WHAT ARE ALL THESE WORDS? Don't worry, we'll get into it.Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org(Bonus - listen to the postcredits for what a Jen/Jackie conversation sounds like outside of the podcast)Books we mention:Ruby DixonHouse of Flame and Shadow by SJMA Court of Mist and FuryBeverly LewisNora RobertsSorry, Bro by Taleen VoskuniBridgertons by Julia...
2024-03-0156 minRaging Romantics#82 Virginal MythsCONTENT WARNING: We will be discussing snakes and similar slithery creatures in this episode, as well as dubious consent through legends and myths.Dragons and Unicorns and Virgins, oh my! Ever wonder why virgins keep getting tied to mythical beasts? don't worry, Jackie's got you.Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Unicorn images!Unicorn tapestriesElasmotherium, 1878 reconstructionElasmotherium reconstruction on XBroken horn unicornUnicorn and maidenOther episodes to listen to:#57 Dragon Shifters #54 Witches#71 Chivalry and medieval pt. 2Books...
2024-01-2657 minRaging RomanticsMinisode #53 - Switching it up with GratitudeShort and sweet and to the point, here are some books and authors we're thankful for!Sherrilyn Kenyon (esp. Fantasy Lover)Tessa Bailey Same Time Next YearNisha SharmaIsland Princess Starts a Scandal by Adriana HerreraJennifer L. ArmentroutRuby Dixon
2023-12-0107 minRaging RomanticsMinisode #49 - Should Jen Go to a Hockey Game?We finally get Jen's take on the hockey X booktok drama! Go listen to our original discussion in episode #73. Do you have your own take? Give us a shout at ragingromantics@nopl.org...Books we mentionArticles to read"The Smutty Hockey Drama Melting Down BookTok" (Gonzalez-Ramirex, 2023)"The Messy Relationship Between Romance Novels and Ice Hockey" (Holpuch, 2023)
2023-10-1312 minRaging Romantics#74 Things Are Getting Tense...Friday Night. Podcast Night. In your eardrums. WHICH TROPE WILL COME OUT ON TOP? Jackie and Jen rage it out while Thomas decides the winner. Did we miss your favorite trope? Did you disagree with the outcomes? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Books we mention:The Wall of Winnipeg and Me by Mariana ZapataMimi MatthewsHappenstance by Tessa Bailey
2023-09-221h 18Raging Romantics#70 It's All About Snogging : Emma Denny on writing gay medieval romanceSpoilers for One Night In Hartswood @ 24:14-27:00Raging Romantics welcomes author Emma Denny to the podcast! She and Jackie sit down (from opposite sides of the Atlantic) to talk all about Emma's debut novel, One Night in Hartswood. They also talk about the hallmarks of medieval romance, the gentleness of the genre, the need for more queer historical romance books, and they bond over lady knights kicking butt and rescuing damsels in distress.Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.orgYou...
2023-07-211h 03Raging RomanticsMinisode #41 Book Banning UpdateFor more information on book bannings and censorship, please visit the American Library Association at ALA.org/advocacy. Thank you for continuing to support libraries and librarians. We ❤️ you too!Sources:"Montana First to Ban Drag Performers from Reading to Children" (Hanson, 2023)"A fight over the book Gender Queer led the Liberty Lake City Council to take control of the city library — before the mayor vetoed the plan" (Sandstrom, 2023)"Central Arkansas Library System’s board authorizes legal challenge to library materials law" (Flaherty, 2023)"Inaugural Poem by Amanda Gorman Banned After Single Complaint" (Ezeifedi, 2023)
2023-06-0906 minRaging RomanticsMinisode 33: Interview with Hilary HallettHelp Jackie welcome Hilary Hallett, professor, historian, and author, in a conversation about Elinor Glyn. If you haven't yet, go listen to episode #49 Shameless and Shameful Fiction: reintroducing Elinor Glyn for an intro to today's discussion!Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Raging Romantics Book ListBooks/references we mentionInventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood by Hilary Hallett (2022)Atlantic Article "Don't Call them Trash" (Gilbert, 2022)Go West, Young Women: The Rise of E...
2023-02-1051 min