Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read
Summary: 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. Learn more at SB-TB.com/Podcast.
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Podcasts:
Jane and Sarah interview New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks. We talk about what she's writing, and what she's reading - both Maya and Jane are fans of books that contain crack. We talk about her feelings about first person point of view, new books, antiheroes, and recurring characters in the Banks world.
This week, Jane and Sarah chat with Shauna Summers, Executive Editor at Ballantine/Bantam/Dell. Shauna also taught a Romance Publishing course at NYU. We talk about her job, whether she does get to read books all the time, and how she evaluates a manuscript or story to look for something she wants to buy. We also discuss the tricky side of loving a book that you've worked on, and what books have rocked her world. Then, Sarah shares some listener email with recommendations from readers, and feedback on recent episodes.
So, when Carrie and Sarah sit down to talk, what do they discuss? Buffy and tree houses, of course! In this podcast, we chat about worlds Carrie would like to live in or visit, favorite books to re-read, male physique and the sexualization of abs and pecs, and we create a new sub-genre (in a tree).
Sarah chats with Marjorie Liu about her recently released book, the animated film she wrote, and her career writing in fiction, comics, graphic novels, and more.
This week, RedHeadedGirl answers Sarah's questions, plus questions from readers on Twitter, which lead to ... still more questions. We discuss her catnip, what fandoms she loves, and what she's reading
Sarah and Jane sit down with Tracey Garvis Graves, author of the bestseller On the Island, and talk about romance, self publishing, and book recommendations.
Sarah and Jane talk with Kati D about the books that brought her to review for DearAuthor, and what books she finds totally crackalicious. We talk about her disappointments with series that she has loved, the frequency of the word "Babe" in some works, and what she's looking forward to.
