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Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseSampling Secrets of a Summer Night with The Historical Romance SamplerI join The Historical Romance Sampler podcast with Katherine Grant to sample a scene from Lisa Kleypas's Secrets of a Summer Night. We discuss how historical romance has changed since the 1970s and talk about bestsellers and airport books. Also, learn more about Romancelandia Holiday Fairies 2024!Romancelandia Holiday Fairies is a mutual aid effort for the romance novel reader community to support anyone in the community who could use a little material help with purchasing gifts for themselves, or loved ones this holiday season. Learn more:bit.ly/holidayfairiesshelflovepodcast.com/holiday-fairies2024-12-0641 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseRomance Scholars After HoursWhat happens when 35 romance scholars walk into a bar, after hours at the IASPR 2023 Romance Revitalised conference? They share their favorite romance scholarship, and why!Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comThanks to all of the contributors to this episode!Full list of romance scholarship mentioned on Substack: https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/Romance Reader Stereotype research: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BQzi8fBB0R8
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Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseRomance isn’t for everyoneThe fabulous foursome (Morgan & Isabeau from Whoa!mance, Dame Jodie Slaughter, Andrea Martucci from Shelf Love) get meta textual as we reflect on our meta podcasting project on Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas. What’s this episode about? Take a guess from this collection of possible episode titles:Panopticon Alert: Meta Reflections on Dreaming of YouThe Internet Killed RomanceWhoa! That’s Some Weird RomanceOur Current Romance PanopticonAlienating Persons in RomanceLove Us or Hate UsHere We Are Now, Offend UsDid you enjoy this podcast?Be sure to listen to episode 140 and 141 before diving into the meta-ness and meta...2023-06-151h 21
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThis Guy? "Dreaming Of You" By Lisa Kleypas [Whoa-llab w/ Shelf Love]This week, yr grls at long last encounter Derek Craven in "DREAMING OF YOU" by Miss Massachu herself LISA KLEYPAS. It is time for Morgan and Isabeau from Whoa!mance to wade into this collaboration with Shelf Love.You probably already know this - but Sarah is a regency country mouse who is secretly a best-selling novelist. Facing the dreaded sophomore slump, she seeks out a real Gambling Hell to research her next novel and instead finds Derek Craven. Derek's a gutter baby cum Cockney made good by establishing the most luxurious gambling den in London. But...2023-05-251h 09
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseDreaming of You: Justice for JoyceLet’s talk about Joyce Ashby from Lisa Kleypas's novel Dreaming of You. We delve into the dichotomous portrayal of Joyce as an irredeemable villainess alongside her foil, the redeemable “hero” Derek Craven. We explore the parallel themes of violence, possessiveness, and animalistic sexuality resulting in problematically differing fates and treatment by the text. Belched from the underworld, Defender of Bisexual Villainesses Dame Jodie Slaughter joins Shelf Love in this special cross-over project with Whoa!mance - watch for the next episode, in which Morgan and Isabeau share their conversation about Dreaming of You.Shelf Love:NEW! S...2023-05-181h 12
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseAutistic Representation in Romance with Amanda CinelliAmanda Cinelli joins me to discuss representation of autistic characters in romance novels. Amanda shares how reading Helen Hoang’s "The Kiss Quotient" played a big part in her realizing that she was autistic, and talks about some other romances with autism representation that she loved. We also discuss why representing autistic love is important to Amanda as an author and her writing journey pre and post diagnosis.-Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comDiscussed:The Kiss Quotient by Helen HoangThe Heart Princ...2023-05-0842 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Problematic is Calling From Inside the House"Somebody’s Trying To Kill Me and I think it’s my husband" by Joanna Russ is a brilliant bit of 50 year old scholarship about modern gothics, but I say it applies just as well to romance novels of today.In part one, I explore the theme of passive protagonists in adventure stories. Part 2, the personal is the problematic. In all parts: unpacking heteropatriarchy.Discussed:Adventure Stories with Passive Protagonists:https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/p/adventure-stories-with-passive-protagonistsThe Personal is Problematic:https://shelflovepodcast.substack.com/p/the-personal-is-problematicSh...2023-04-0526 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse2 North, and 2 South: Romance CatnipPart 2 of the conversation about North and South with Helena Greer. AI generated these action items from the transcript of this episode. AI responses can be inaccurate or misleading.[ ] Schedule a kiss scene between the main characters for modern audiences[ ] Make the male protagonist more sympathetic by toning down his violent behavior[ ] Make the female protagonist more likable and relatable to modern romance audiences[ ] Follow a beat sheet to hit expected pacing and plot points for romance novelsThis is part 2 of the conversation about North and South. Check out episode 136 for part 1.Shelf Love:2023-03-0739 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseLook Back at Me: North and South with Helena GreerTrains! Fruit! Allusions to Hell abound! Victorian industrialist city mortality rates! Writer, sex educator, and librarian Helena Greer is here to discuss North and South. Did the 2004 BBC adaptation of Elizabeth Gaskell's 1854 serialized novel make the heroine more likable and everyone else less nuanced? This conversation is serialized just like the original text. We compare and contrast the romantic moments in the book and adaptation, highlighting how the adaptation focuses more on negative emotions and drama, while the book emphasizes character growth and acts of romantic love.Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | We...2023-03-0152 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseWhen Your Lover Rips Your Father’s Heart OutDame Jodie Slaughter, Feather Fetish Understander, and I recently discussed how The Savage and The Swan speaks the unspoken, what a winged wolf looks like, and whether this book is a metaphor for toxic masculinity and healing generational trauma. This summary below was written by AI using my episode transcript:The Savage and the Swan by Ella Fields is a groundbreaking work of Enemies to Lover literature that combines elements of dark fairytale retellings, a possessive anti-hero, and spicy fae romance. The story follows Opal, a princess in a kingdom at war with its neighboring kingdom, Vordane...2023-02-081h 13
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseCold(breath) Comfort Reads: January 2023Starting the year off with some cozy re-reads, comfort reads, and short reads to combat the wintery weather and get through winter cold season. I share thoughts on all the books I read in January 2023, including Alice Coldbreath’s Victorian Prizefighter series, A Holiday by Gaslight by Mimi Matthews, His Majesty by Shon, Better Off Wed by Susanna Craig, Hero by Claire Kent, and the Murderbot series by Martha Wells.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelfl...2023-02-0125 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseAnais Nin, writer of “Female Erotica”?We need to talk about Anais Nin and her erotic short story collection Delta of Venus. Did Anais Nin write "female erotica"? Is there such a thing? Have Things™️ changed much since 1941? Noted smut writer Dame Jodie Slaughter is Shelf Love's international smut history correspondent. She schools us on the long history of smut, French people, Choice Feminism, why she doesn't believe in the female gaze, how her work is contributing to the demise of "our value system," and more! We unpack Anais's assertion that "women are more apt to fuse sex with emotion, with love" via Dr. Jodi McAl...2023-01-171h 10
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseArranged Marriage Trope in Contemporary Indian American Diaspora Romance NovelsArranged marriage trope in contemporary Indian American diaspora romance novels with cognitive psychologist and author Sri Savita.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comDiscussed:Running Away With the Bride by Sophia Singh SassonDating Dr. Dil by Nisha SharmaMarriage Game by Sara DesaiThe Trouble with Hating You by Sajni PatelThe Shaadi Set-Up by Lillie ValeShaadi dot com performance by Awaaz Do: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rzwhcCeJ4lkGuest: Sr...2023-01-091h 05
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseFindom, Care, and the Submissive Billionaire: Preferential Treatment by Heather GuerreA billionaire romance novel that name drops Citizen’s United only comes along every so often. Carter Sherman, Senior reporter for VICE News, joins me to discuss Preferential Treatment by Heather Guerre. We talk about power exchange, heterosexual marriage as a transaction, and subverting the single script of the hegemonic BDSM billionaire romance to focus on the fantasy as care & safety as opposed to letting go of control.Romancelandia Holiday Fairies: https://shelflovepodcast.com/blog-posts/romancelandia-holiday-fairiesDiscussed: Preferential Treatment by Heather GuerreOther media mentioned:Hard-Core Romance: Fifty Shades of Grey, Best-Sellers, an...2022-12-231h 09
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Vindication of the Rights of Man in Romance NovelsAre men in romance novels granted agency & subjectivity, and do readers have the same expectations for male consent as they do for female characters in M/F romance? Lynell from Weekend Reader has some thoughts on mutual consent in romance, especially as she’s binging dark mafia romance with kidnapping plots. What happens when your real life values conflict with your fantasy world values, and how do ideas about happily ever after change as our culture changes? Romancelandia Holiday Fairies 2022: bit.ly/romancelandiaShelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www...2022-12-071h 08
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseBlack Romance and Historical SpacesHear Elysabeth Grace & Katrina Jackson in conversation: a recording from Black Romance and Historical Spaces presentation put on by the Center for Black Diaspora at DePaul University on November 5th, 2022. This episode is a co-release with Black Romance Podcast, hosted by Dr. Julie Moody-Freeman.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveNEW! $1 Patreon tier “Here for the Discourse” - for those of you bummed by the decline of TwitterSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comBlack Romance Podcasth...2022-12-011h 22
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseHarlequin’s New Sexy Contemporary Line: Breaking News!Breaking News! Harlequin Associate Editor John Jacobson is here to give the scoop on Harlequin’s newest, currently unnamed line of sexy new contemporary romances. We talk about Harlequin’s intentions, hopes, and dreams for the line, and also talk about the unfulfilled… gaps in the market, especially for younger readers who want to imagine their own unique, personalized, non-normative happily ever afters.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: John JacobsonTwitter2022-10-211h 14
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseCinderella & Beauty and the Beast: Retellings, Reversions, SubversionsClassic fairy tales Cinderella & Beauty and the Beast may have gotten their Disney-fication, but there are many ways to slide your feet into these glass (or are they fur?) slippers, and romance novels love to play with these tropes. Writer Renee Dahlia and podcaster Philippa Borland join the podcast to discuss fairytale retellings, reversions, and subversions in romance novels.-Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comDiscussed:Pod Culture Oz Episode...2022-10-041h 12
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseHairy on the Inside: Teen Werewolves & Red Riding HoodWhat is beastliness? Little Red Riding Hood stories used to be tales of warning for young women to manage their sexuality in the face of the dangerous beasts of court, who were smooth on the outside, but hairy on the inside. In the 21st century, paranormal teen romances use enchantment to transform the beasts into objects of desire. Dr. Nicola Welsh-Burke, a scholar of fairy tales and romance, is here to discuss hot wolf boys, brooding Byronic figures, pseudomarriage and pseudovirginity, hot villain discourse, and why young women need beastly men to unlock their sexuality.Shelf Love:2022-08-3050 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseOnly Tingles Before Marriage: Junior Novels in Post-War America with Dr. Amanda K. AllenJunior novels were early romances for young readers, published in the 1940s-1960s. Learn from expert guest Dr. Amanda K. Allen how the didactic and heteronormative messages in these novels make a lot of sense when you consider that they were created to respond to demand from librarians and schools for “bibliotherapy” texts to “teach teenage girls how to be women,” which included winning that class ring and becoming besties with the popular girl who you’re not sure if you want to be or date.Guest: Dr. Amanda K. Allen is a professor of children's and young adul...2022-07-221h 16
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseBeverly Jenkins' Avon True Romances: The Parental Gaze (guest: Funmi)Funmi’s Beverly Jenkins collection is complete, and of course it includes the queen of Black historical romance’s young adult romances that were originally published in the short-lived Avon True Romance line in the early 2000s. We discuss Belle and the Beau and Josephine and the Soldier. Did these romances hit the spot for early aughts tweens? And why do we feel like the parental gaze is peering over our shoulder while we read it?-Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the...2022-07-131h 11
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseJessica (Sunfire): Bad Dads & Mad Men (Young Adult Romance series)Jess joins Shelf Love to discuss the Sunfire romance that shares her name: Jessica by Mary Francis Shura. This historical teen romance from 1984 centers on a highly-competent, independent Kansas teen in 1873 and her many suitors: is the mad man who wins her heart the right guy or is he just the one who gets along best with her bad dad?-Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comDiscussed:Jessica by...2022-06-291h 12
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseSunfire Romance: Adventures for Girls (guest Candice Ransom)Sunfire, a historical romance series for young adults, debuted in 1982 with two books by Candice Ransom. 40 years later, Candice pulls back the curtain on her process and how Scholastic editor Ann Reit shaped the series, which was many young readers’ first taste of romance packaged in a girl’s adventure story.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: Candice RansomWebsiteCandice’s Blog post on Sunfires with pictures of retro...2022-06-2237 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseRomance for Young Adults: A Quick 80-Year OverviewA brief overview of romance for young adult readers throughout time, with a focus on the romance series boom of the 1980s and the reverberations into the early 2000s. Wildfire, Sunfire, Sweet Dreams, Oh My! But some people haven’t always been on board with young people consuming age-appropriate romance.-Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comResources:Allen, Amanda K. “Young Adult Romance.” In The Routledge Research Companion to Popu...2022-06-1531 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseQueer Romance: A History with Lucy HargraveLucy Hargrave shares her research into the history of queer romance. While Lucy dates published narratives of fictional happy endings for queer characters back to 1906, she charts the evolution since then in 5 significant time periods with different political, cultural, and technological climates. Plus, Lucy shares some results from her quantitative research into modern readers and writers of queer romance books.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: Lucy HargraveTwitter | Instagram...2022-06-071h 19
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscoursePsycho Killer, Come Kiss Me (Antagonist April #4, Darkly, Madly Duet with Fangirl Jeanne)Fangirl Jeanne answers the question: Why might people, and women in particular, find serial killers to be romantic figures in dark romance in a hetero patriarchal capitalist, racist, etc. society? We discuss the Darkly, Madly Duology by Trisha Wolfe, a dark romance with 2 serial killer main character antagonists.-Guest: Fangirl JeanneWebsite | TwitterJeanne’s tweet thread on the power fantasy of being the singular focus of a powerful man present in Romantic literature and fan fiction: https://twitter.com/fangirlJeanne/status/1507407313220485122?s=20&t=Esqbm4RcOJtUeqnB58DInwShelf Lov...2022-05-041h 35
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseStay Un-Alive (Antagonist April #3)Readers weigh in on killers in romance novels (AKA people who un-alive other people) and I challenge myself to see if the distasteful elements in the Darkly, Madly duology (discussed next episode!) showed up in less-egregious ways in texts I did enjoy. Also, more thoughts on power, gender roles, and the desire to conquer a protector.Responses from Antagonist April social media prompts:Books with MCs who killKiller PollWhy Bad People Do Bad Things Fangirl Jeanne’s tweet thread on the power fantasy, discussed in this episode Shelf Love:Jo...2022-04-2734 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseBecause I Love Her, Had to Killer (Antagonist April #2, Manacled with Fangirl Jeanne)Antagonist April: discussing killers in romance. Fangirl Jeanne is back to continue our discussion of Manacled, a dark romance fan fiction story. What is the appeal of enemies to lovers? How do readers wrestle with justification for killing in romantic stories, and how does Manacled explore a romantic relationship, not just a romantic fantasy for an individual? How does creating within communal systems, as opposed to capitalist ones, enable different kinds of stories?This is part 2 of 2 discussing Manacled. Check out episode 116 for part 1.Content Warnings: the text we discuss is a dark romance fanfiction...2022-04-0751 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseKilling Them Swiftly, With His Wand (Antagonist April #1, Manacled with Fangirl Jeanne)Antagonist April: discussing killers in romance. Manacled by SenLinYu is a wildly popular dark romance fanfic with Draco Malfoy and Hermione Granger, that remixes alternate universe Harry Potter with Handmaid’s Tale. Fangirl Jeanne joins me to discuss how war is hell, what it means to be a killer in a world where there are fates worse than death, and the appeal of the murderous antagonist hero. What does it help us understand about conceptions of masculinity and emotions as well as feminine desirability within patriarchy? This is part 1 of 2 discussing Manacled. Check out episode 117 - out now - fo...2022-04-0755 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseWhat Books Do, Empirically Speaking with Dr. Andrew PiperData scientist Dr. Andrew Piper joins Shelf Love to share how data science can help the romance community answer the big questions that close reading can’t answer. Andrew’s the director of McGill University’s .txtlab, a laboratory that uses machine learning to ask questions like why do people enjoy the work they love? And once we empirically quantify what’s going on here, he asks us to think about what we’d like to do about it. Guest: Dr. Andrew PiperWebsite | Twitter | Enumerations: Data and Literary StudyAndrew Piper is Pro...2022-03-301h 07
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseSwan Song: If You're Listening to This In the Future, We'll Be DeadSwan Song (2021) is a movie that forces us to confront the "After" part of Happily Ever After. Shelf Love's Sad Media Correspondent, Dame Jodie Slaughter, is here to discuss lax security at cloning facilities, the ethics of cloning, the aesthetics of the future: pretty much anything that allows us to avoid the banal truth about our own mortality.Content Note: discussion of death and mortality.-Discussed: Swan Song (2021)Guest: Dame Jodie Slaughter, Shelf Love’s Sad Media CorrespondentWebsite | Twitter | InstagramCheck out Fair Fight Action! Th...2022-03-221h 07
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Fated Sex Mates to Perfectly Matched SpectrumDo our fated lovers smell like ambrosia because of the cosmic love connection? How do romance novels use language to convey romantic love? I propose a spectrum that ranges from "fated sex mates" to "perfectly matched" using examples from 4 romance novels (not all of them recommended).Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comThanks to the Shelf Love Discord members for sparking the idea for this episode!Books Discussed:After The Night b...2022-03-1639 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseTime Travel Romance: A Fantasy Escape to a Glorious SpaceHave you ever wished you could just escape the anxieties and mundanity of modern life by traveling back to Qing Dynasty China? How does time travel romance create a simulacra of a “glorious and wealthy feudal past” that allows audiences to “effortlessly become a love interest and an admired woman through the male gaze shaped by multiple admirers”?Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comDiscussed:Startling by Each Step (2011)Palace (2011)Guest: Dr. Huike We...2022-03-0850 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Hunger Games & Extraordinary Girl Romance NarrativesThe Hunger Games may have featured a prominent love triangle, but are those the relationships teen girl audiences care most about? Dr. Tina Benigno shares her research about how the teen romance narrative for the extra-ordinary girl in some ways reinforces neoliberal feminist or popular feminist messages around empowerment discourses, on the heels of postfeminism.Discussed: The Hunger Games, The Chilling Adventures of SabrinaGuest: Dr. Tina BenignoWebsite | TwitterShelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter...2022-03-0148 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseLove & Marriage & The Simpsons: The Happily Ever After 10 Years with Joe MartucciLove & Marriage...and The Simpsons. Join me & my IRL love partner to celebrate what "ever after" looks like this Valentine's Day. We discuss how romantic love, infidelity, & marriage are portrayed in The Simpsons.Reader...I married him and he DID eventually redo my website.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: Joe Martucci, romance podcaster husband
Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Insta...2022-02-0938 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseShe-Devil (1989): Who's Entitled To Be Selfish in Love & Life? (Whoa!mance spectacular)Mary Fisher lived in a palace by the sea, and like all romance novelists, just needs love to complete her idyllic rose-colored life. Too bad the man she wants is married to bored housewife Ruth, who embarks on a journey of revenge. But who is the titular She-Devil in this 1989 film starring Meryl Streep and Roseanne Barr? What does this film imagine is worse than being a bored housewife? Whom do we root for, and who gets to be selfish in life and love? Morgan & Isabeau from Whoa!mance invite me to join them on a very special Whoanus...2022-01-201h 12
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseNormal People: Hopeful Post-Love MillennialsNormal People by Sally Rooney (and the Hulu adaptation) is a love story that may or may not be a romance novel, a story that might be hopeful even if it’s bleak, but who could say if it represents all millennials, who live in a post-love, post-Tumblr society? Shelf Love’s Youth Culture Media Correspondent Dame Jodie Slaughter helps me decipher what Normal People has to say about love, romance, marriage, and millennials, all through our lens as romance novel readers.-Thanks to the contributors to this episode:Instagram friends: @charlotteevaah @boysandmonsters @dbab...2022-01-111h 21
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseUnreal But Not UntrueIs true love real or fiction? Is romantic love in fiction unreal but not untrue? How do romance novels play with fiction and reality, and how do some other disciplines explore similar questions in their own fields? Guest: Dr. Eric SelingerRomancelandia Holiday Fairies 2021: bit.ly/romancelandiaShelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comLinksJPRStudies.orgRoutledge Companion to Romantic Love edited by Ann BrooksDeakin University’s Concepts in Popular Genre Fiction...2021-12-2140 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseI Am Having an EmotionThis episode is about feelings, and Murderbot, and romance novels, and hope, and anger, and powerlessness, the year 2020....and 2021.Romancelandia Holiday Fairies 2021: bit.ly/romancelandiaShelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com
Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com2021-11-3028 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseChange of HeartSeven souls gave romance novels a try as a result of the Bridgerton adaptation and bravely came to speak with me about what they thought of romance readers before, what it took for them to pick up a romance, and how or if they've had a change of heart about the genre and what it means to be a romance reader.Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comCheck out the rest of the researc...2021-11-1639 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseHate To Love YouStories from Shelf Love listeners who have reexamined romantic stories that they used to love and found that their relationship has gone from unconditional love to questioning the value of their relationship. Outlander. The Cosby Show. Harry Potter. Gilmore Girls. We hate to love you!-Shelf Love:Join the Conversation on Discord: https://www.patreon.com/ShelfLoveSign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comThanks to the contributors to this episode:The Smut ReportEL JonesKatherine GrantDK JonesJennifer RNNTerrible LotusDL WhiteDr. Maria DeBlassieDr...2021-11-0941 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseGone With the Wind, Lord of Scoundrels, and Variations on the Theme of GrowthDr. Maria DeBlassie joins me to discuss engaging with banned media, and dealing with the discomfort and joy of growth. Is Gone With the Wind watchable with context? What happens when I force myself to watch it and realize how far into the present its influence reaches? And, I finally read Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase and see what the fuss is about: but am I allowed to enjoy it?Content notes: this episode discusses racism and intimate partner violence.-Co-Host on this episode: Dr. Maria DeBlassieTwitter | Instagram...2021-11-0256 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Bachelor (Tell Me About)Is it real love or fantasy TV? I hope you're here for the right reasons: to learn how The Bachelor franchise produces a fantasy of romantic love. We cover the lingo (Rose Ceremony, Fantasy Suite, Frankenbiting), the scandals, the couples, and all of the commercially-viable aesthetically romantic gestures that construct "romantic love" on The Bachelor. Tell Me About is a series that introduces me and you to new genres and sub genres of romantic stories across media. Podcast host and Bachelor Nation Expert Jhen (The Blachelorettes, Monogamish, Stacked) joins me to discuss romantic love, what audiences expect f...2021-10-1938 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse"Desirable" Bodies, Choice, and Neoliberalism: The Fictional Romantic MarketplaceHow do romantic narratives explore or influence our ideas of which bodies are "desirable"? Dr. Christina Fattore will introduce us to neoliberalism, and we'll discuss how the ideological focus on individual agency influences our ideas of which bodies are most desirable to acquire in romantic partners and how individuals must produce desirable bodies to create "value" in a romantic marketplace. CW: discussion of diet culture, body size, etc.Guest: Dr. Fattore, associate professor of political science and romance reader and writer.Discussed: Neoliberalism, "desirable" bodies, romantic partners according to dominant cultural ideologies2021-10-0554 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Bold and the Beautiful (Tell Me About)I now pronounce you man and...horse? Kissing mannequins, will Taylor stay dead this time, is Sheila Carter the best Supervillain, and favorite Super Couples (seemingly always love triangles?): when I asked Dr. Jodi McAlister to Tell Me About The Bold and the Beautiful, I had no idea how wild the ride would be!Tell Me About is a series that introduces me and you to new genres and sub genres of romantic stories across media. Novelist, academic, and Soap Superfan Dr. Jodi McAlister share how soap opera's structure explores romantic love, what audiences expect from the...2021-09-2827 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseHow To Catch A Man on the Love TrainJournalist E. Jean Carroll hopped a ride on the Love Train with dozens of romance authors in 1983, hoping to discover "how to catch a man." But did she actually discover who women* in America were fantasizing about being? Steve Ammidown, archivist and historian of the romance genre, joins me to discuss Where the Heart Roams, a 1987 documentary about romance authors, culture clashes, silk sheets and lavender sachets, men with a lot of flash (there aren't many), and many conflicting theories about how to catch a man.Appearances by: Vivian Stephens, Janet Dailey, Barbara Cartland, and many more! 2021-09-2155 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel DiscourseThe Year of the Joyful Hag: Season 3 Is Here!Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com
Shelf Love:NEW! Substack for original writing and stuff | Website | Twitter | Instagram | YouTubeEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com2021-09-1911 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse096. Scientific Proof of the Romance Reader Stereotype (Finally)Proving once and for all, using science, the truth of the romance reader stereotype. Warning: this research is about how romance novels and readers are perceived, not the actual reality. Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comShelf Love episodes with transcriptsWatch the presentation and slides on YouTube: https://youtu.be/BQzi8fBB0R8Inside: Stereotype Content Model, Cognitive Dissonance, Susan Fiske, Social Psychology, Leon Festinger, Dan Ariely, and more.
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Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse094. Romance Adaptations: The Curious Case of Julia Quinn's BridgertonWho profits from "diverse" romance adaptations? Are white authors making room for creators from marginalized backgrounds to tell their stories? What's lost in translation to screen?Listener questions inspire me to dig into how romance novels differ from romances adapted for the screen. Then, I examine the curious case of Julia Quinn's Bridgerton adaptation, sharing statements she's made on whom she could imagine (not) getting a happily ever after in historicals and a never-before-heard interview with Kianna Alexander recounting a panel from 2017.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for...2021-08-1744 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse093. Ice Ice (Planet) Baby: Barbarian's HopeIce Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon: it may be a Tik-Tok sensation now, but over a year ago it was a podcast sensation. Dani Lacey invited me as a guest on her podcast, Ice Planet Podcast, to discuss Barbarian's Hope, a second chance romance between two very tall blue humanoid-ish aliens with horns whose love life is controlled by a parasite. This is an edited version of that episode.CW: loss of a child, grief, depression.Show Notes:NEWS:Dame Jodie Slaughter River Boat Cruise & Virtual Event with Copper Dog Books! (August 10 & 11, 2021...2021-08-0359 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse092. I've Got No Roots: White Immigrant Assimilation & (Romance) AdaptationHow is whiteness & assimilation assumed in the "land of opportunity" narrative & myth of American immigrants? We explore: how names indicate our roots, white privilege, feelings of cultural loss, our own immigrant experiences, plus we talk about Christina Laurens' Roomies novel & upcoming film adaptation.NEWS:Dame Jodie Slaughter River Boat Cruise & Virtual Event with Copper Dog Books! (August 10 & 11, 2021)I launched a Patreon!Watch my PCA Presentation about Romance Reader Stereotypes!Support Honor Black Birth!Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Patreon | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast...2021-07-2755 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse091. Guilty Pleasures with Dr. Arielle Zibrak"Guilty pleasures," or is the guilt what we find pleasurable? This is the question Dr. Arielle Zibrak asks in her book, Avidly Reads Guilty Pleasures (NYU Press). Arielle joins me to explore just some of the thought-provoking arguments made in her book and coach me on letting myself enjoy imperfect media. It's not a book about romance novels (although they're discussed), but the topic is highly relevant for any media that is coded as "femme," especially stories about love.NEWS:Dame Jodie Slaughter River Boat Cruise & Virtual Event with Copper Dog Books! (August 10 & 11, 2021)I launched a...2021-07-201h 01
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse089. Problematizing Romance: You Can't Consume Your Way Out of OppressionProblematizing romance: what happens when we dare to interrogate the assumptions that underlie the worlds into which we escape? Morgan & Isabeau from Whoa!mance podcast join me to discuss commodity fetishism, Marx, how it's easier to cancel than realize there is no terminus, and how we can't sloganize or consume our way out of oppression. It's the whole enchilada. Don't miss an epilogue to our conversation about North and South that pulls it all together. ("I don't want to marry you to possess you...I want to marry you because I love you!")PS: There's an intermission...2021-06-091h 27
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse088. 9 Reasons Why Rare Romance Books Matter, with Rebecca Romney (#7 will surprise you!)Suspend your assumptions about rare books - Rebecca Romney shares how rare book collection can be for everyone, and is a critical component of preserving romance genre history. Work by marginalized people has frequently been considered unimportant or devalued in the rare book world - learn how Rebecca's work (part detective, part scholar, part marketer) is important not just for romance scholars, but for all of us, and how we all have a role to play.Rebecca Romney is a rare books specialist who has been working on a catalogue surveying the history of popular romance since 2016...2021-05-041h 17
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse087. Clutch Your Pearls & Think of New England"Safe sex" in romance novels with Dame Jodie Slaughter, part 2. We'll finish discussing the research published in 2000 about if reading romance impacts condom usage, and then I'll share some Twitter poll results from the community about condom usage in the last contemporary romance they read, as well as some results on where folks learned information about safe sex - what's your guess on how many were impacted by media including romance novels?Jodie and I brainstorm some ways to incorporate less commonly covered aspects of safe sex and sexual health in romance novels. Plus, how do WASPs...2021-04-2746 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse086. Sex Education & Romance Novels: Not Medical Advice (with Dame Jodie Slaughter)Dame Jodie Slaughter joins me to talk about sex education, the messages about safe sex in romance novels, the symbolic nature of sexual choices in romance, and discussion of research on these topics.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Jodie SlaughterTwitter | Instagram | Check out Jodie's BooksResearch discussed:...2021-04-2045 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse084. Captive Romance: Problematic Favorite TropesEvil Prince Jack Harbon busts captive romance out of its cage: is captivity and kidnapping only found in dark romance, or are its themes more prevalent? We discuss why this trope is pleasurable and different manifestations in popular culture: Beauty and the Beast, Persephone Hades, the patriarchy, medical school, and alien abduction.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Jack HarbonTwitter | In...2021-04-0627 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse082. Critical Reading as Liberation from Mimicry of the PowerfulDr. Julie Moody-Freeman, host of Black Romance Podcast, uses a multi-modal cultural studies perspective to engage students in critical engagement with Black romance texts to "liberate learners from the mimicry of the powerful."Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Dr. Julie Moody-FreemanCenter for Black Diaspora at DePaul | TwitterListen to Black Romance PodcastWebsite | Apple Podcasts | Spotif...2021-03-231h 13
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse081. From History to historiesPart 1: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-2/episode-80/080-i-now-pronounce-you-colonialism-capitalism-white-supremacy/Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Dr. Margo HendricksWebsite | TwitterArticle we talk about:Archives and Histories of Racial Capitalism: An Afterward by Jennifer L. Morganhttps://read.dukeupress.edu/social-text/article-abstract/33/4 (125)/153/31135/Archives-and-Histories-of-Racial-CapitalismAnA very short starter reading list sent by Dr. Hendricks:Ri...2021-03-1652 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse079. There's Only One Heart: Caroline's Heart by Austin Chant (Crossover with Boobies & Noobies)You've heard of "there's only one bed" romance trope - are you ready for: "There's Only One Heart"? Kelly Reynolds from Boobies & Noobies invited me on her show in October 2020 and we discussed Austin Chant's Caroline's Heart. Plus, learn a bit about Shelf Love's exciting new research project.Show NotesShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comShelf Love episodes with transcriptsBook: Caroline's Heart by Austin ChantGuest: Kelly Reynolds from Boobies & Noobies Podcast@BoobiesPodcast on Twitter and Instagram...2021-03-0451 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse078. Romance Curious: Bridgerton So Hashtag Diverse (with Jodie Slaughter, part 2)Will Bridgerton inspire romance curiosity for a new generation? Jodie Slaughter became a romance reader by way of Twilight and Twilight fanfiction. When newbies take their first clumsy steps into romancelandia, will they be welcomed with the benefit of the doubt or shunned for arriving at the HEA gates too late?Part 2 - listen to episode 77 for part 1.Show Notes:Don't miss part 1, 077. Twilight Fan Fiction: Climbing into a Can of Worms with Jodie Slaughter (part 1)Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email...2021-01-3038 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse077. Twilight Fan Fiction: Climbing into a Can of Worms with Jodie Slaughter (part 1)Twilight. Fan fiction. Bridgerton. Hashtag diversity. Plus countless cans of worms that we don't want to get into, yet nonetheless crank open. Dame Jodie Slaughter and I go on a journey to uncover gateways into romance, and why it's so hard to even identify that the thing people love in other media is the romance! Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for thi...2021-01-2343 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse075. Jennifer Crusie: Nothing But Good Times AheadJennifer Crusie drops in to talk about Dove Bars, dogs, normative ideals of white middle class baby boomer womanhood, divorce, unconditional love, RWA, and all the good times ahead we've been wondering about.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Jennifer CrusieArgh Ink Blog | WebsiteShelf Love Episodes mentioned:...2021-01-021h 21
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse074. Ma'am, this is Problematic: The Secular Scripture pt 2 with Dr. Angela ToscanoDr. Angela Toscano returns to continue our discussion of The Secular Scripture by Northrop Frye and how it's an urtext for understanding the romance genre. You'll definitely want to go listen to part 1, which is episode 73, before listening to this oneIn part 2, we'll be discussing how identity must evolve in romance, the possibility inherent to the romance, and how we can have more critical conversations about problematic things in romance without demanding its eradication - because let's be honest, everything is problematic.Show Notes:Listen to part 1: 073. Structuring Romance: The Secular Scripture...2020-12-2631 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse073. Structuring Romance: The Secular Scripture pt 1 with Dr. Angela ToscanoDr. Angela Toscano, a romance scholar, writer, and researcher joins Shelf Love to discuss literary critic Northrop Frye's 1976 book The Secular Scripture: A study of the structure of romance. Although it's 44 years old and isn't only about romance novels, it has a lot to say that's relevant to the popular romance genre in the year 2020 - and Angela and I call on many examples from more recent books you may be familiar with as well as other examples from pop culture.For example, how is the structure of romance fundamentally different from that of literary, epic works...2020-12-1950 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse072. I Just Have A Lot of FeelingsThis episode is about feelings, and romance novels, and hope, and anger, and powerlessness, and the year 2020.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comRomancelandia Holiday Fairies Gift Drive (2020)Check out Shelf Love’s website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsI mentioned Jayashree Kamble's idea of "the media romance," which she writes about in Making Meaning in Popular Romance Fiction (on sale until 12/31/20 for $20!) She also writes about it in her chapter in the Routledge Research Companion to...2020-12-1223 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse070. Consensual Non-Monogamy in Romance Novels - Shelf Love x MonogamishJhen, host of the Monogamish Podcast, drops in to discuss consensual non-monogamy aka polyamory in popular romance. We discuss Harbor by Rebekah Weatherspoon and Neighborly by Katrina Jackson.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Jhen from MonogamishJhen is a host of Monogamish, a podcast about consensual non-monogamy through the lens of...2020-11-2856 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse069. Scarlett Peckham and the Problematic House PartyScarlett Peckham, professional writer of alpha heroines, joins me to discuss her problematic favorite trope: house parties! Forced Proximity! Lunch hampers! Bed hopping! Both everything and nothing is riding on who marries whom! And of course, capitalism, imperialism, and labor exploitation. Womp womp - don't worry, they kiss at the end.--Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com15 Romance Novel Audiobooks that Combine Swoony Words with Great PerformancesCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this ep...2020-11-2131 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse068. Happily Ever Existential DreadGuest: Dr. Danielle Knafo, a clinical psychologist who studies fantasy, perversion, sexuality, and gender. In this episode, we discuss questions like, is it harmful to start reading romance novels too young? Why might someone fantasize about things that are undesirable in real life? What's the deal with sadomasochism? Am I become a joyless hag who's sucking all the fun out of romance novels by trying to critically understand problematic faves? Is the Happily Ever After really just a way for us humans to deal with existential dread?Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for...2020-11-1445 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse067. Everyday Black MagicDr. Maria DeBlassie joins me to discuss three contemporary romance novels that explore everyday, practical magic with Black heroines: Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon, A Taste of Her Own Medicine by Tasha L. Harrison, and Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert. Maria shares her experience as a practitioner of Brujeria, and explains how everyone can manifest some everyday magic.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comScarily Ever After Recommended ReadingCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this ep...2020-10-311h 00
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse065. Glitter Pirates in Glitterland by Alexis HallDr. Eric Selinger is back to discuss Glitterland by Alexis Hall and how it's basically a big old allegory for the romance genre. Eric and I speak authoritatively about books we've never read, and how Glitterland addresses mental health stigma.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Eric SelingerDePaul website | Tw...2020-10-1747 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse064. Women in Pants: Unpacking Problematic FavesJohn Jacobson, freelance editor at Carina Press, joins me to trouble the binaries as we unpack a problematic favorite trope: women in pants in historical romance novels.Show Notes:Guest: John JacobsonTwitter | Check out Best Laid Plaids by Ella Stainton | The Immortal City by May PetersonShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsNotes:...2020-10-1036 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse063. The Three Waves of Romance with Eric SelingerRomance scholar Eric Selinger explores different questions that have been asked about popular romance (not enough), how romance research has come in waves (three, to be precise), and asks "how can I make this romance more interesting?" (you always can).Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeShelf Love episodes with transcriptsGuest: Eric SelingerDePaul website | Twitter | Routledge Research Co...2020-10-0358 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse061. Alphaholes with Jodie Slaughter: Unpacking Problematic FavesDame Jodie Slaughter bares her belly in the first of the our explorations of problematic favorite tropes. We unpack the alphahole in popular romance fiction - why does Jodie love it? Why do readers love it? And why is it problematic when it recurs in the romance genre?-Show Notes:Guest: Jodie SlaughterTwitter | Instagram | Check out Jodie's BooksShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s...2020-09-1930 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse059. A Sordid Journey into Romance PodcastingJhen (host Monogamish Podcast) joins the podcast to interview ME in this retrospective on season 1 of Shelf Love. I tell my sordid journey into romance and romance podcasting, plus, I prepare you for season 2, and give you a look under the hood of this podcast and how and why I do it.Questions answered: why I'm no longer a member of RWA, why sometimes you just have to do the thing, and my correspondence with Jayne Ann Krentz.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list...2020-09-051h 02
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse058. East Asian American Romances with Cultural Historian Hsu-Ming TeoSeason 2 Premiere!Hsu-Ming Teo, a cultural historian and romance scholar, joins me to discuss her research on cultural authenticity in east asian american romance novels, among many other fascinating topics such as love as a commodity, intimacy, Australian convict romances, historical accuracy, and why impact still rules, but intent may matter more than we think. We also discuss novels by Ruby Lang, Courtney Milan, Helen Hoang, and Jeannie Lin. Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas F...2020-08-291h 11
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse057. Black Romance Podcast: An Oral History (New Podcast Preview)Learn more about a new podcast that is an oral history project for Black Romance: "The Black Romance Podcast features weekly conversations with Black writers, editors, and scholars of historical and contemporary popular romance fiction. Julie Moody-Freeman and guests talk about a range of experiences: their difficulties trying to publish love stories with Black characters; their favorite books; writing and teaching about black romance fiction; traditional vs self-publishing; publishing queer romance fiction; and their recently released books."-Show Notes:Guest: Black Romance PodcastWebsite | Twitter | Apple Podcasts | Spotify...2020-08-2508 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse056. I Think I Might Love You by Christina C. Jones with Nicole FallsI Think I Might Love You by Christina C. Jones is the Romcom Novella that will have you laughing out loud and wondering what DOD stands for. Highly irreverent, wholly lovable Nicole Falls is back for part 2 to discuss this romance novel worth reading.-Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeBookstore Romance Day - Giveaways! Discounts! | [Q&A with Co...2020-08-1834 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse054. A Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole with Tasha L. HarrisonA Duke by Default by Alyssa Cole is our romance worth reading, and Tasha L. Harrison joins me once again to drop wisdom faster than a sword-making Scottish Duke can make our heroine forget that she definitely should not be making out with her boss. Our conversation is far-ranging - friends who aren't friends, parents who suck, figuring out how your brain works, and the horse your man smells like. Enjoy!Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A...2020-08-0450 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse053. Tasha L. Harrison Writes Romance For Black PeopleTasha L. Harrison, romance author, editor, and lady about Twitter is my guest, and we discuss how Amazon's algorithm encourages the idea of "take and toss" literature, the white gaze in the romance publishing ecosystem, and why Tasha writes romance for Black people. --Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated website including the transcript for this episodeGuest: Tasha L. HarrisonTwitter | Tasha's website | Buy...2020-07-2838 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse048. Friendship in RomanceFriendship in romance with romance novel experts Ruby Lang, Mia Sosa, and Jessica Van Slooten. The many ways friendship is explored in romance: Intergenerational friendship, found family, introducing us to future love stories, and friendship relationship arcs.This is the final Decameron Quarantine Romance Book Club episode that was recorded back in March 2020, at the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.Stay safe, stay mad, and keep reading romance. -Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for b...2020-06-2330 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse046. A Conspiracy of Whispers by Ada Harper with Bree (from Kit Rocha)Bree, half of the romance writing duo Kit Rocha, is my guest! She shares her thoughts on why romance novels are all about power and if now is a good time to read dystopian fiction. We discuss A Conspiracy of Whispers by Ada Harper, a romance with intriguing world building, a discussion of gender roles told through genetically modified dispositions, and a wary heroine who learns how to use her broken pieces to stab her enemies.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast...2020-06-091h 11
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse045. History in Romance with Katrina Jackson, Rebekah Weatherspoon, Felicia GrossmanHistory in Romance with Rebekah Weatherspoon, Katrina Jackson, and Felicia Grossman. Stay safe, stay mad, and keep reading romance.Transcript available for this episode (045) at Shelflovepodcast.com-Book Recommendations:Forbidden by Beverly JenkinsGold Mountain by Sharon CullarsSpellbound by Allie TherinShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.com58 Romance Novellas For A Quick Hit of HopeCheck out Shelf Love’s updated websiteGuests:Katrina JacksonTwitter | Buy Office Hours by Katrina JacksonFelicia GrossmanTwitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Website | Amazon | Buy...2020-06-0239 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse044. Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles with EE OttomanEE Ottoman, romance author, is my guest! He shares his thoughts on men writing romance, what sexy, fun fantasy can look like when writing trans characters, and writing queerness in a historical setting. The romance worth reading that we discuss is Any Old Diamonds by KJ Charles, which is a fun Victorian romp with jewel thieves, baddies who get their comeuppance, and a beautiful love story between two men who also experience personal growth along the way.Show Notes:Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter list | Website | Twitter | Instagram | Goodreads | Email: Andrea...2020-05-261h 18
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse040. Enemies in RomanceEnemies in romance with romance novel experts LaQuette, Katee Robert, and Ruby Lang. Why do we love the hate in romance?Stay safe, stay calm, and keep reading romance.-Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!GuestsKatee RobertTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Bookbub | Buy A Worthy Opponent by Katee RobertLaQuetteTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Amazon | Buy Bedding the Enemy by LaQuetteRuby LangTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Amazon | Buy...2020-05-0926 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse039. Religion in RomanceReligion in romance with romance novel experts Rebekah Weatherspoon, Katrina Jackson, and Felicia Grossman, in which we discuss all the things you shouldn't talk about in polite society.The Quarantine Romance Book Club is a 10-episode mini-series of short, casual conversations with romance experts, who are here to spread the joy of romance novels so that we can all stay home and NOT spread the Coronavirus. Stay safe, stay calm, and keep reading romance.This episode is brought to you by Kensington’s newest title from Priscilla Oliveras, ISLAND AFFAIR. You can find ISLAND AFFAIR by...2020-05-0528 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse038. A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa DareShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!My guest Becky is big on Instagram and first joined me on episode 6 - we read Halloween Boo. In this episode, we read A Week To Be Wicked by Tessa Dare, which was kindly recommended by Lara van Lelyveld in episode 6.Books/Media Mentioned:The Handmaid’s Tale by Margaret AtwoodOryx and Crake by Margaret AtwoodBad Blood by John Carreyrou (it’s about Theranos)Excel Bible 2019The Girl on the Train...2020-04-281h 04
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse037. Food in RomanceFood in romance with romance novel experts Ruby Lang, Mia Sosa, and Jessica Van Slooten. Can food be infused with feelings? Does Sherry Thomas somehow make soup sexy? Listen to this episode to find out!The Quarantine Romance Book Club is a 10-episode mini-series of short, casual conversations with romance experts, who are here to spread the joy of romance novels so that we can all stay home and NOT spread the Coronavirus.Stay safe, stay calm, and keep reading romance.--Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter...2020-04-2130 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse036. Parenthood in RomanceParenthood in romance with romance novel experts LaQuette, Felicia Grossman, and Jessica Van Slooten. It's all about choice, my friends.The Quarantine Romance Book Club is a 10-episode mini-series of short, casual conversations with romance experts, who are here to spread the joy of romance novels so that we can all stay home and NOT spread the Coronavirus.Stay safe, stay calm, and keep reading romance.--Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!2020-04-1427 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse034. Fate vs. Free WillDecameron Quarantine Romance Book Club: part 3 of a 10-episode mini-series of short, casual conversations with romance experts, who are here to spread the joy of romance novels so that we can all stay home and NOT spread the Coronavirus.Tonight’s theme is Fate vs. Free Will and my guests are romance novel experts LaQuette, Katee Robert, and Ruby Lang.Stay safe, stay calm, and keep reading romance.-Shelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bo...2020-04-0429 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse031. White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughter with Charish ReidShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!Guest Host: Charish ReidInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/charishreidauthor/Twitter: https://twitter.com/AuthorCharishWebsite: https://charishreid.com/We Read White Whiskey Bargain by Jodie Slaughterhttps://www.goodreads.com/book/show/48137517-white-whiskey-bargain?from_search=true&from_srp=true&qid=D7NSbYj3yN&rank=1Charish’s Influences:Katrina JacksonRebekah WeatherspoonTessa Dare (Smart girls learning how to kiss for the first time)Books/MediaTalk Sw...2020-03-241h 11
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse029. Kink in RomanceShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!Guests:Karelia Stetz-Waters Twitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Buy Worth the Wait by Karelia Stetz-WatersKatrina JacksonTwitter | Buy Every New Year by Katrina JacksonKatee RobertTwitter | Facebook | Instagram | Website | Bookbub | Buy A Worthy Opponent by Katee RobertBook recs:The Night Off, Meghan O'Brien (CW: Consensual non-consent)Kushiel's Dart by Jacqueline Carey (CW: non-consent, pain play)At Her Feet by Rebekah Weatherspoon (CW: A...2020-03-1627 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse028. Emergency Contact by Mary HK Choi with Kennedy RyanShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!Guest: Kennedy RyanWebsite: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kennedyrwritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedyryan1/We Read Emergency Contact by Mary HK ChoiKennedy’s Modern Romance Novel Canon recommendation:Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta ChaseBooks/MediaTerry McMillan - Waiting to ExhaleLaura Kinsale - Flowers From the StormTiffanie DeBartolo - How to Kill a Rock StarRecently read: Folk of the Air series by...2020-03-101h 08
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse024. Body Image in Romance Novels with Kennedy Ryan and Esme BrettGuest: Kennedy RyanWebsite: https://kennedyryanwrites.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/kennedyrwritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/kennedyryan1/Shelf Love episode 18: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-1/episode-18/kennedy-ryan-minisode-the-ritas-and-breaking-through/Shelf Love episode 28: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-1/episode-28/emergency-contact-by-mary-hk-choi-with-guest-kennedy-ryan-longing-connection-and-friendship-as-foundational-to-romance/Cameo appearance from previous episode: Esme BrettNovella mentioned in the episode is out!: Eyes OnTwitter: https://twitter.com/EsmeBrettInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/feminist_romance/Shelf Love episode 4: https://shelflovepodcast.com/episodes/season-1/episode-4/004-brazen-and-the-beast-by-sarah-maclean-guest-esme-brett/Books mentioned:Block Shot by Kennedy RyanBrazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanNECRWA Conference info: https://www.necrwa.org/c...2020-02-1420 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse022. Thirsty by Mia Hopkins with Tif MarceloShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for the Shelf Love newsletter for bonus content!Guest Host: Tif MarceloInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tifmarcelo/Twitter: https://twitter.com/TifMarceloWebsite: http://www.tifmarcelo.com/Once Upon a Sunset - out in March 2020: http://www.tifmarcelo.com/once-upon-a-sunset.htmlWe Read: Thirsty by Mia HopkinsTif Marcelo’s Influences:YA: Jenny Han, Sarah Dessen, Katie McGarryHeavy Kindle Consumption: Elle Kennedy, Jennifer Armentrout, Colleen HooverCurrently Reading: Juliette Cross (Wolf Gone Wild)Later influences: Al...2020-02-041h 03
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse020. Denise Williams on Teaching Romance NovelsShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comSign up for updates on Denise’s Class and follow along with “Moving Past Bodice Ripping Toward Shredding the Patriarchy: Romance Novels as Tools for Justice” on Denise’s WebsiteDenise came back in episode 26 to talk about Teach Me by Olivia Dade and Cinnamon Roll Heroes.Guest: Denise WilliamsWebsite: https://www.denisewilliamswrites.com/Twitter: https://twitter.com/nicwillwritesInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/nicwillwrites/Miscellaneous:Impact, not labeling. Jay Smooth, How to Tell People They Sound Racist
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Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse019. A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas with Penny ReidShelf Love:Sign up for the email newsletter listWebsiteTwitterInstagramEmail: Andrea@shelflovepodcast.comGuest: Penny ReidWebsite: https://pennyreid.ninja/Twitter: https://twitter.com/ReidRomanceInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/reidromance/We read:A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maashttps://sarahjmaas.com/court-of-thorns-and-roses/Books mentioned:Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe (Web comic)A Well-Timed Enchantment by Vivian Vande VeldeMarriage Games by C.D. ReissThe Insignificant Events in the Life of a Cactus by Dusti BowlingBook recommendation requests:Penny’s 12-year-old-going-on-75 year old son ha...2020-01-2149 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse010. Wallbanger by Alice Clayton with Kelly Reynolds (Boobies & Noobies)Book: Wallbanger by Alice ClaytonGuest: Kelly Reynolds from Boobies & Noobies Podcast@BoobiesPodcast on Twitter and InstagramTrope Town Recommendations: Neighbors to LoversCade by Liliana HartHeat of the Night by Elle KennedyServing Pleasure by Alisha RaiA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeBroken Knight by L.J. ShenMiscellaneous:Everything's Trash But It's OK by Phoebe RobinsonPrince of Sin by Cass Ford Episode of Boobies & Noobies 2019-11-191h 06
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse009. Listener Requests and Mass Market PaperbacksQuestions from: Christina.us.ukHEA ApologistKini Allen (episode 5 guest!)purlsquirrelJenniMReadsBooks mentioned:Bollywood Bride by Sonali DevA Midnight Feast by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner (on upcoming episode with Kate Clayborn)The Charm School by Susan WiggsLinks:Twitter Thread starting place for Mass Market Paperback discussion (JenReadsRomance)My Favorite Darcy - data/poll from EisReadingQuestions:Americans: do you find you have more or less time to listen to podcasts during Thanksgiving week? Everyone: do you catch up on listening during holidays, or listen less?Would you be interested in a f...2019-11-1634 min
Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse002. Jennifer Crusie's Oeuvre - guest Amanda DiehlAmanda Diehl (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books; NPR Books) and Andrea discuss their favorite Jennifer Crusie novels and other reader favorites. We discuss the rampant anti-butter bias in Crusie's maternal archetypes, cute and fuzzy hitmen, the dangers of frying pans, and secretary Inception! We also learn how Andrea once trapped Amanda in her car and forced her to start reading Jennifer Crusie novels. Is it a bingo? Is it a drinking game? Andrea shares the recurring themes she's noticed in Jennifer Crusie's oeuvre.In Trope Town, Amanda recommends con artist and pet-centric romance novels. And...2019-09-2439 min