Podcast: Smart Podcast, Trashy Books

Each week on Smart Podcast, Trashy Books, Sarah Wendell interviews authors, readers, reviewers, bloggers, publishing professionals, editors, and librarians about romance novels, which are among the most popular genres in fiction worldwide. Popular guests include: Ilona Andrews, Robin Bradford, NPR’s Barrie Hardymon, Jaye Wells, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda, Carrie, Elyse, and RedHeadedGirl, the crew of reviewers at SB-TB.com, also make frequent appearances with maximum silliness. Frequent topics include romance novels, the way the genre is changing, and the brilliant and interesting people who read, write, and produce it, and issues common among romance readers. Plus, we always recommend some books we’re reading and really enjoying.

616. Reading Rubrics with Shana

“The rubric of penguin involvement is a different classification system.”

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615. RT Rewind: May 1994 Ads & Features

614. Dollar Princesses and Marriages of Convenience with Harper St. George

613. RT Rewind: May 1994 Reviews

612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Features

610. Writing Super Fun Fantasy with Kimberly Lemming

609. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Reviews

608. Women as Shields and Scapegoats: Talking Kate Middleton with Melissa Blue

Mel Blue wasmy guest when we discussedSpare– which has become one of my most listened-to episodes – so I asked her back to talk about the narratives of PR, why the weird stories around Kate Middleton grabbed attention worldwide, and why so many people were and are paying attention. On one level it’s a story…

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607. RT Rewind: March 2016 Ads & Features

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