Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: Reviews, Interviews, and Discussion About All the Romance Novels You Love to Read Podcast
1) 671. RT Rewind: May 1995 Reviews
Amanda and I are traveling back to May 1995 – yes, thirty years ago.I know, me too.We’ve got weird reviews, outstanding side character names, a debut of a much-loved historical romance author, and a f...Show More
2) 666. HelenKay Dimon and Darby Kane are Really Interesting
We were supposed to record an episode, but we started talking about romantic suspense instead. We talk about what inspired me to start the RT Rewind series, and start talking about the cover…and then ...Show More
3) 665. RT Rewind - February 2015 Reviews
We are traveling back to February 2015 to take a look at the new releases in RT magazine, and my guest is the cover author, HelenKay Dimon, who also writes thrillers as Darby Kane.This was VERY fun be...Show More
4) 664. Haunted Abbeys and Hidden History with Alexandra Vasti
Alexandra Vasti is the author of Earl Crush, Ne’er Duke Well, and the Halifax sisters series, and she joins me to talk about activism in history and about haunted houses, historical lesbians, and hist...Show More
5) 663. RT Rewind: July 2000 Ads & Features
The ads and features from the July 2000 issue of Romantic Times are a treasure trove of wtfery! It’s PEAK stepback era.Readers have been introduced to Half.com for selling their old books, and they ar...Show More
6) 662. What’s Deeanne Gist Been Up To? With Dakota Lacoy
What happens when a bestselling and award winning author of historical inspirational romances decides, after a break of a few years, to write spicy contemporary?If you’re Deeanne Gist, you start over ...Show More
7) 661. RT Rewind: July 2000 Reviews
We’re heading back in time to July 2000 to check out new releases in Romantic Times Magazine!Highlights include:Amanda’s memories of reading Daughter of the Forest, one of her all-time favorite booksA...Show More
8) 660. Murder By Memory with Olivia Waite
Olivia Waite is my guest this week to talk about Murder by Memory, her new cozy space mystery. We talk about characters, inspiration, tactile memories, and what sport is not on the ship. The...Show More
9) 659. RT Rewind: May 2015 Ads & Features
Remember digital first novellas?Websites for an entire fictional town?When Indie publishing was talked about with the same language as MLMs?We’re going back to peruse at the May 2015 Romantic Times Ma...Show More
10) 658. Romance and Penetrative Sex: A Conversation With Jane Buehler
Today brings a vulnerable and honest conversation about the prevalence of penetrative sex in romance, and what happens if a writer decides to create a character with pelvic floor pain, for whom that k...Show More