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    When In Romance

    When In Romance is a biweekly show dedicated to romance novel news, gushing, and book recommendations!

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    Latest Episodes:
    Quick to Bed, Slow to Feelings Apr 19, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha share listener recs, reveal the May WIR Book Club pick, talk about the Vivians and romance awards generally, and discuss and recommend slow burn romances.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

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    News

    We’re discussing Vivid by Beverly Jenkins on our episode that comes out May 17! Feel free to send us all of your thoughts and feelings before we record that episode on May 13.

    The Vivian finalists have been announced.

    If you don’t remember how the Vivian Awards came to be, let Jess remind you.

    For comparison, check out the Swoon Awards, the Ripped Bodice Awards, and the ReadRChat awards.

    Books Discussed

    Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner

    Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae

    Office Hours by Katrina Jackson

    If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon

    Yes & I Love You by Roni Loren

    Craving Flight by Tamsen Parker

    The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Hughley

    Twice Shy by Sarah Hogle

    Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

    Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert

    Well Met by Jen DeLuca

    Signal Boost by Alyssa Cole

    His Perfect Partner by Priscilla Oliveras

    Heated Rivalry by Rachel Reid

    Send us your thoughts on slow burn romances…and any insight you have on what a toaster oven romance is. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    You Can Keep It Apr 05, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha talk about the next round of the WIR book club and discuss and recommend romances featuring married couples.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.

    News

    The WIR book club is back! Send your votes to wheninromance@bookriot.com! (Options are below)

    Books Discussed

    Sweet Disorder by Rose Lerner (Book club option!)

    Wrong Number, Right Woman by Jae (Book club option!)

    Vivid by Beverly Jenkins (Book club option!)

    Office Hours by Katrina Jackson (Book club option!)

    The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

    Maybe Next Time by Christina C. Jones

    Rend by Roan Parrish

    A Bollywood Affair by Sonali Dev

    The Captain’s Midwinter Bride by Liana de la Rosa

    Send us your book club votes! And your favorite adventure romances! And your favorite married couple romances! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    Mind-blowingly Chemical Mar 22, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha dive into romance films, discussing the way non-romance readers view adaptations, debating whether certain films marketed as romance actually fit the definition, and offering a few recommendations.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    News

    Thanks to all of you who reminded us of the excellent work Lee and Low Books has done with their Diversity Baseline Survey.

    We also talked a bit about Nick and Ari’s full critique of the Ribbed Bodice Diversity in Romance report.

    Please enjoy this delightful news about the adaptation of Rebekah Weatherspoon’s Cowboys of California trilogy [The Hollywood Reporter by Lexy Perez]

    Films Discussed

    Happiest Season

    The Mummy

    The Big Sick

    Crazy Rich Asians

    The Lovebirds

    The Wedding Plan

    Tangled

    Juanita

    Deliver Us from Eva

    Share your thoughts on all things romance film – including what films you play “is it a romance?” with! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    What Are We Disrupting? Mar 08, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha discuss three news stories related to inclusion, exclusion, and diversity in romance. Then they talk about books they’ve been reading (and how one of those books is like a cancelled TV political drama).

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    News

    Here’s the (current version of the) Sourcebooks/E L James press release.

    Meryl Wilsner’s twitter thread about their experience being disinvited from a library event is here.

    The most recent Ripped Bodice “State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing” is out as well, though some on Twitter raised concerns.

    And if you need additional information about Designated Survivor, I don’t blame you and have you covered.

    This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.

    Books Discussed

    Something to Talk About by Meryl Wilsner

    Touch Me by Alexandria House

    The Home I Find With You by Skye Kilaen

    A Lady’s Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett

    If The Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon

    Let us know what romance topics you’re thinking about and what you’re reading! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    A Beautiful Frankenstein Feb 22, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha discuss some non-terrible Valentine’s week romance coverage, talk about the way romance represents the experience of being Black in history…and Trisha has a confession to make.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.

    News

    As discussed, our fellow Rioters Silvana and Carole are just the best.

    Please enjoy the romance coverage from NPR via podcast and this interview Beverly Jenkins did with Karen Grigsby Bates.

    Also the New York Times has come a long way, y’all. [NYT]

    There WAS in fact a Reading Pathways piece on Book Riot about Beverly Jenkins! And it was written by yet another of the actual best, Amanda Diehl [insert heart eyes emoji].

    This is your regular reminder (from Trisha) to read this Book Riot piece about Bridgerton (by Jess).

    Post show note: Okay, we were wrong, and Black Panther came out in 2018. Time is complicated!

    Books Discussed

    Indigo, Forbidden, and basically everything else by Beverly Jenkins

    That Could Be Enough and Agnes Moor’s Wild Knight by Alyssa Cole

    Confessions in B Flat by Donna Hill

    The Preacher’s Promise by Piper Hughley

    A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby by Vanessa Riley

    The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

    Rafe and Xeni by Rebekah Weatherspoon

    Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

    Love Lettering by Kate Clayborn

    Please send Trisha your favorite romances that aren’t especially plot-driven (she clearly needs the help). As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Watch It Or Don’t Feb 08, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha discuss Nora Roberts’s lack of time for nonsense, authors behaving badly, and the unique world of category romance – along with a few recs, of course.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    This post contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, Book Riot may earn a commission.

    News

    Nora Roberts doesn’t care what you think [Entertainment Weekly]

    Here’s a way not to write outside of your own experience.

    In case you’re curious, here a bit more info about category romance…and here’s a little more info about Pregnesia.

    Books Discussed

    Seducing His Secret Wife by Robin Covington

    Bane by Brenda Jackson

    The Flapper’s Fake Fiancé by Lauri Robinson

    Pregnesia by Carla Cassidy

    Let us know if YOU have favorite category romance – and keep sharing your romance reading origin stories! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    Accidental Queer Vegas Wedding Jan 25, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha do a bit of Bridgerton follow-up, celebrate a When In Romance anniversary, and discuss romances by debut authors they’re watching for.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    News

    Read Jess’s excellent piece about the Bridgerton adaptation casting decisions and trauma centered on Black characters.

    We talked about WIR Ep #22, featuring special guest Rebekah Weatherspoon.

    And Trisha stands by her Carrie Underwood reference.

    Books Discussed

    For the Love of April French by Penny Aimes

    Happy Endings by Thien-Kim Lam

    A Lady’s Formula for Love by Elizabeth Everett

    Honey Girl by Morgan Rogers

    Love in Color: Mythical Tales From Around the World, Retold by Bobu Babalola

    Sweethand by N.G. Peltier

    Let us know what your favorite WIR moments have been, share your romance origin stories, and tell us what romance titles you’re excited about in 2021. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

    See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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    It’s All in the Sideburns Jan 11, 2021
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha celebrate a new year, discuss Netflix adaptation Bridgerton, and talk about the books they’re ready for – and hoping for – in 2021.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    News

    You can watch Bridgerton (or not) on Netflix.

    Books Discussed

    The Duke and I by Julia Quinn

    Act Your Age, Eve Brown by Talia Hibbert (Out March 9, 2021)

    Incense and Sensibility by Sonali Dev (Out July 6, 2021)

    How To Find A Princess by Alyssa Cole (Out May 25, 2021)

    Cinnamon Roll and Weave the Dark, Weave the Light by Anna Zabo

    Loose Ends Series by Rebekah Weatherspoon

    The Bride Bet by Tessa Dare

    The Devil Comes Courting by Courtney Milan (Out February 9, 2021)

    Let us know what you thought of Bridgerton and what you’re excited to read in 2021. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    The Voice On the Other End Dec 14, 2020
    Show notes

    Jess and Trisha discuss news they’ve missed in recent weeks, give some “best of” list updates, and recommend a few of their favorite romances from 2020.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    News

    Romancing the Runoff raised a bonkers amount of money. [Per EW, with a longer piece on this and similar efforts on Jezebel]

    Courtney Milan made the NYT notable fiction list with an independently published book because she is an unstoppable badass. [NYT]

    Since we talked about the Goodreads Readers Choice awards, here’s what happened there.

    Vote in the ReadRChat awards!

    And ICYMI, here’s the Book Riot Best of 2020 list.

    This KFC thing is happening for some reason…? [Washington Post]

    Books Discussed

    Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

    Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

    Recipe for Persuasion by Sonali Dev

    The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

    Two Rogues Make a Right by Cat Sebastian

    Spoiler Alert by Olivia Dade

    Thanks to everyone who rode the 2020 roller coaster with us! Let us know what your favorite books have been, and always feel free to send us your thoughts and questions. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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    It’s Gonna Be Sexy Nov 30, 2020
    Show notes

    It’s recommendation request time – part 2! Jess and Trisha offer recs to readers looking for comedic romance, underrepresented authors, cruelty-free paranormal romance, and more.

    Subscribe to the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or Stitcher.

    To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter!

    Books Discussed

    Polaris Rising by Jesse Mihalik

    The Blacksmith Queen by G.A. Aiken

    Highland Dragon Warrior by Isabel Cooper

    The Rebel Wears Plaid by Eliza Knight

    Agnes Moor’s Wild Knight by Alyssa Cole

    The Winter Sea and The Firebird by Susanna Kearsley

    Being Hospitable by Meka James

    Heartbeat Braves by Pamela Sanderson

    Taking on the Billionaire by Robin Covington

    Second Chance on Cypress Lane by Reese Ryan

    The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams

    The Love Study by Kris Ripper

    Between a Rock and a Hot Mess by Phyllis Bourne

    The Duke Who Didn’t by Courtney Milan

    Truth or Beard by Penny Reid

    Ghosting by Tash Skilton

    Mangoes and Mistletoe by Adriana Herrera

    Stripped by Zoey Castile

    The Baldwin Village and Holidays with the Wongs series by Jackie Lau

    The Sumage Solution by G.L. Carriger

    Deal with the Devil by Kit Rocha

    The Last Wolf by Maria Vale

    Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston

    The Demigod’s Legacy and Prince in Leather by Holley Trent

    Comedic Romances Discussed This Year

    Get a Life, Chloe Brown and Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert

    The Roommate by Rosie Danan

    You Had Me at Hola by Alexis Daria

    The Worst Best Man by Mia Sosa

    Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall

    The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang

    Meet Cute Club by Jack Harbon

    Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert

    Do You Want To Start a Scandal? by Tess Dare

    Fumbled by Alexa Martin

    Thanks to everyone who wrote in with recommendation requests, and always feel free to send us your thoughts and questions! As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).

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