Apr 18 2013
In this week’s podcast, Kristen Ashley talks with us about writing younger characters, a departure from her usual writing, she says, and about her interactions with her fans. She also tells us about her favorite reader interactions, and what her writing life is like. This interview was a lot of fun, in part because she(…)
Mar 19 2013
We start by taking a look at the reader nominations while they were still in the process of being decided, and we talk about the DAWBWAHA tournament and how it works. Then we answer a reader letter about erotic romance polyamory and triad romances. Here are the books we talk about in this episode: (…)
Mar 8 2013
Sarah and Jane talk about the 2013 DABWAHA: what it is, what it means, and how it works! We also talk about what we’re reading, plus we answer listener voicemail and email. DABWAHA will begin on March 10 when the slate of 56 books are announced. Readers will have the chance to nominate and vote(…)
Feb 6 2013
More reader mail! Jane and Sarah answer letters about cheating and infidelity in romances, and one reader’s ethical concerns about male/male romance. This week’s music was provided by Sassy Outwater, and this track is called “Dragons,” by a Parisian group called Caravan Palace. You can find their album, “Caravan Palace,” on iTunes, and you can(…)
Dec 13 2012
In this episode, we attempt to define blue collar heroes – and figure out whether they really exist. We talk about what drives Sarah nuts about sex scenes and erotica. And then, can Jane convince Sarah not to read the Kristen Ashley books? Here are the books we discuss in this episode: Our music is(…)
Dec 2 2012
This week: holiday romances! What we don’t like about them (kind of a lot of things) and a few books that we do like. Plus, we attempt to answer the burning question, “How many Christmas brides are there?” Plus Jane tells us about one of her favorite old-style Regency romances. Here are the books we(…)
Nov 11 2012
Kat from BookThingo organized a tea to welcome me to Australia, and I sat down with her afterward to talk more about reading, reviewing and romance readers in Australia. She also shared some authors and book titles she was most excited about, particularly Australian authors. Here are the books we talked about in the podcast:(…)
Oct 15 2012
In this episode, Sarah and Jane talk about books as gifts! We’ve crafted a mini book gift guide for different folks, talking about books we’ve given as gifts in the past. We’ve got suggestions if you’re looking to give someone a book, and surprise! our recommendations are not just romance! Here are some of the(…)
Aug 15 2012
From Sarah who graciously allowed me to bow out of the Podcasts conducted at RWA conference a few weeks ago: This is the final interview from RWA. I had two more brief interviews but alas, the background noise made it very hard to distinguish the audio, so I apologize that I can’t add them to(…)
Jul 19 2012
Surprise, you’re reading category romance! In this episode, we talk about the success of self-published and digitally published romances marketed as single title contemporaries, and how many of them are very much like category romances. We also talk about aspects of stories that make us stop reading, and we discuss some books we’re both enjoying(…)
Jul 5 2012
We’re back! We sat down with author Sylvia Day in a very fuzzy soundproof room at Penguin, along with her editor, Cindy Hwang, and publicist of awesomeness, Erin Galloway, and had a grand time talking about Bared to You, Day’s earlier novellas, and her goals for her presidency of RWA. Here are the books we(…)
Apr 21 2012
Surprise, surprise, Nalini Singh was in our hotel room, so we tied her to a chair and Sarah Wendell interviewed her. She’s live, not on Skype, and it’s a really fun and casual conversation because we didn’t plan to do this. We had the microphone and a half hour to chat. We did attempt to(…)
Mar 26 2012
This is a big ol’ podcast: we start out talking briefly about novellas and short digital reads that I liked, but our main topic is the canon. What romances form the genre’s canon for historical, contemporary, and paranormal? We talk in circles a good bit (sorry about that) and we discuss what a canon is,(…)
Mar 5 2012
It’s DABWAHA Time! We’re talking about what categories will be in this year’s DABWAHA Tournament of romance novels, and what books we think should appear in some of the categories. Also, we were both typing too close to the microphone, and I apologize for the tappity tap tap. This week's music was provided by Sassy(…)
Feb 22 2012
We’re back! And it’s podcast time – wherein we talk about what YOU think the misplaced hymen should be called. We also decided that you should pick the winner, so make your choice from the selection below and let us know what you think is the best entry. Please note: there were some late entries(…)
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