You voted for it, so this episode we’re talking about Amish Romance! (Just in time for Valentine’s Day!) We discuss romance, sex, chasteness, cultural appropriation, bonnet rippers, and terrible pies!
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray | RJ Edwards | Tillie Yoder
Things We Read (or tried to…)
- The Amish Widow’s Secret by Cheryl Williford
- The Coffee Corner by Amy Clipston
- Made with Love by Tricia Goyer and Sherry Gore
- An Amish Christmas Quilt by Jennifer Beckstrand, Charlotte Hubbard, and Kelly Long
- Between You and Me by Susan Wiggs
Other Media We Mentioned
- The Dawn of Christmas: A Romance from the Heart of Amish Country by Cindy Woodsmall
- Snowfall by Shelley Shepard Gray
- Christmas at Rose Hill Farm: An Amish Love Story by Suzanne Woods Fisher
- Little Fish by Casey Plett
- Amish Vampires in Space by Kerry Nietz
- A Forbidden Rumspringa by Keira Andrews
- Amish Christmas Baby Gone by Samantha Price
- An Amish Husband for Tillie by Amy Lillard
- “Weird” Al Yankovic – Amish Paradise
- Protector of the Realm by Gun Brooke (lesbian spacestation captain romance)
- Justice League of America: The Nail by Alan Davis and Mark Farmer
- Kim Luna und der Fluch des Wiedertäufers by Dietmar Krüger
- PunisherMAX, Vol. 1: Kingpin by Jason Aaron and Steve Dillon
- Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
- Thrill of the Chaste: The Allure of Amish Romance Novels by Valerie Weaver-Zercher
Podcast Links
- Just Plain Wrong Podcast
- Podcasters Panel: A Glimpse Behind the Microphone
- Down Time with Cranston Public Library
- Book Club for Masochists:
Links, Articles, and Things
- Anabaptism (Wikipedia)
- Amish romance (Wikipedia)
- Pennsylvania Dutch language (Wikipedia)
- Hutterite German (Wikipedia)
- Long s (Wikipedia)
- Rumspringa (Wikipedia)
- Why do the Amish practice shunning?
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
- Pyrex (Wikipedia)
15 Religious Romance books by Authors of Colour
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcasts chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by POC (People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
- The Someday List by Stacy Hawkins Adams
- The One Who Rocked Away by Joanna Alonzo
- Courting Samira by Amal Awad
- The Summer of Me by Angela Benson
- Everybody Say Amen by ReShonda Tate Billingsley
- Sunny G’s Series of Rash Decisions by Navdeep Singh Dhillon
- Passing by Samaria by Sharon Ewell Foster
- The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Huguley
- Hana Khan Carries On by Uzma Jalaluddin
- Sunday Brunch by Norma L. Jarrett
- Bring on the Blessings by Beverly Jenkins
- Forbidden by Faith by Negeen Papehn
- She Wore Red Trainers by Na’ima B. Robert
- In Search of a Prince by Toni Shiloh
- Sushi for One? by Camy Tang
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