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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, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Times Rewind episodes, where we take a look at old issues of Romantic Times Magazine (1981-2018). 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. Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopene
Sarah Wendell hosts Smart Podcast, Trashy Books: A Romance Novel Podcast, a arts show with 329 episodes published.
My guest this week is Kirsty Greenwood, whose new book Romantic Hero is out now everywhere, all over the world. Kirsty writes what she calls “speculative romantic comedy,” and I really loved her first book, Love of my Af
The time machine is all charged up, and we’re headed back to May 1996 to take a look at the ads & features from Romantic Times magazine. It’s the late 90s, so you know that means Incredible Cover Art. We also discover ju
My guest today is bestselling author Ashley Poston, whose new book, The Someday Garden , is out this week. The Someday Garden was inspired by The Secret Garden , so we’re going to talk about inspiration, gardening, fando
We love the 90s, and that’s where we’re headed this month, gazing at the impossible mullets from Romantic Times magazine. We’re talking about the newest books from May 1996, including the second book in what is now a 15-
Martha Wells is back, and we are taking a deep spoilery dive into Platform Decay.I want to be clear here: if you haven’t read Platform Decay, we are about to spoil the dickens out of it. Yes, Charles Dickens is in Platfo
We’re back in the time machine, heading to December 2012 to look at the ads and features from Romantic Times magazine. This episode features a high amount of extreme zany. We’ve got so many treats for you this week, incl
We’re sampling Tropetails cocktail mixes, discussing what we’re reading and playing, and what books we’re looking forward to in the coming months. We were not paid to promote them, but we did receive free samples and the
We’re back in the time machine, heading back to December 2012 to see what new books were reviewed in Romantic Times magazine. We’ve got “multicultural” books, beefy paragraphs, big thorns, Schroedinger’s baby, and “charm
Nalini Singh is back to talk about Archangel’s Eternity, which I have been calling “Archangel’s Finale.” We’ve got questions from readers and listeners, and some behind the scenes details about how Nalini organizes the m
Programming note: this week's episode is dropping on 30 April 2026. Smart Bitches Trashy Books, LLC, is withdrawing our labor on May 1, 2026, alongside other companies, school districts, and activists as part of the May
Thanks for Geoffroy in the podcast Patreon (merci, Geoffrey!) my guest this week is Claire Trottier, owner of Joie de Livres, a romance and speculative fiction bookshop in Montreal, Canada. Hi Neighbors! We’re going to t
When you subscribed to this podcast, I bet you thought, “When is Sarah going to interview an expert on theoretical physics ?” Today is your day! My guest is Dr. Chanda Prescod-Weinstein author of the book The Edge of Spa
My guest this week is podcast community favorite Alisha Rai! We start off catching up on our history of podcasting together, our life changes, and the challenges of making children wear coats. Then it’s enemies to lovers
You’ve been hearing me talk about this book for awhile, and I am so excited to share with you my conversation with Fortesa Latifi, author of Like, Follow, Subscribe: The Cost of a Childhood Online. Her research into fami
We are back in the time machine, heading to July 2000 to check out the Ads & Features from Romantic Times Magazine! We’re going to talk about Geocities websites, author research, and Hands. Lots of Hands. This one is a l
Riss M. Neilson joins me today to talk about her new romance, The Bridge Back to You. This is a second chance love story between two exes who unexpectedly inherit shares of the same restaurant – the restaurant that he ru
We're back in the time machine, heading to July 2000 - for real this time - to check out the reviews in this issue of Romantic Times magazine! We’ve got anthologies, Carpathians, and several books where we’re pretty sure
Thank you for joining me for a “from the vault” episode! This is episode 147, originally aired June 26, 2015, so almost 11 years ago. Drs. Jen Lois and Joanna Gregson did a multi-year study on the community of romance au
Amanda and I are traveling back to June 1997 to discuss: Touring inside author’s homes and whether we think it’s kinda intrusive and uncomfortableNeverending reader hate for “the F word”The fans used to blow back cover m
Kate Quinn’s new book, The Astral Library, is out this week and I was so excited to not only get an advanced copy but an opportunity to interview Kate Quinn. We talk about the inspiration for this very magical book, and
Martha Wells
1 appearance on this show
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
author of The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie · The Stacks Book Club
1 appearance on this show
Chanda Prescod-Weinstein
author of The Edge of Space-Time: Particles, Poetry, and the Cosmic Dream Boogie
1 appearance on this show
Fortesa Latifi
author of Like, Follow, Subscribe: The Cost of a Childhood Online · Yahoo News
1 appearance on this show
Kate Quinn
New York Times bestselling author and historical fiction novelist
1 appearance on this show
Julia Quinn
author of the Bridgerton novels
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Sarah
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Amanda
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Kate
Head of Talent and People · Peoplegig
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Katie
holistic geriatric nurse · endogirlsblog
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Adam
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