Inspired by a recent episode of The Sam Sanders Show, Amanda and I are sharing our own hot takes and possibly controversial opinions about romance.

We’re talking:

• Third act bleak moments!
• Transcending the genre!
• Rom coms!
• Cozy things!
• Conferences and gatherings!
• Accessories for Readers!

TW/CW: We take a brief side trip into parental estrangement and emotional abuse.

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Our midroll ad was for The Historical Romance Sampler podcast – check them out!

We also mentioned:

• The Sam Sanders Show (podcast)
• A Million Lives book conference media coverage (Guardian)
• Dashcon
• Bridgerton Ball Gone Wrong (EW)
• Willy Wonka Experience (Reddit)
• Bookmark Handle Purses
• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson
• Love in Deep Space (game)
• Murderbot – Apple TV+
• Student Rate for Apple Music, with free Apple TV+

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We are back in the time machine with HelenKay Dimon and Darby Kane, who are thankfully one person so we have extra room in the cabin for snacks. And we are headed back to February 2015 to take a look at the ads and features in RT magazine.

We talk about writing, RWA history (HelenKay is past president, immediately before the fuckery) and what specifically was lost when RWA’s position in the community was destroyed.

This is a Part 1 of 2, and the second half will arrive on May 30 – again, it was so fun I couldn’t cut anything.

You can find HelenKay Dimon at her website, and you can find Darby Kane at her website, too!

HelenKay is on Instagram sharing book release news, too.

We also mentioned:

• Strike Back (TV)
• Episode 122. Ponies, Ebola, and Historical Romance: An Interview with Jennifer McQuiston
• Episode 171. Once More with Ebola and Romance: An Interview Jennifer McQuiston
• The NY Post, Page Six: Male Models Quarantine Themselves

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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 we talked about changes in the mystery and romance genres, writing styles and techniques, the amalgamation of mysteries, coziness, and the vestiges of chick lit - and a whole bunch of other things before we get started on the magazine.

So…an extra episode it is! I love talking with people who are fluent in romance and aware of its history, and as a writer of multiple genres for multiple publishers and a past president of RWA, HelenKay has a lot of insight.

CW/TW: we talk about true crime, women as victims in media, and crime victims and their families.

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