When In Romance

By: Book Riot
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  • When In Romance is a biweekly show dedicated to romance novel news, gushing, and book recommendations!
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  • A Crime He’s Satisfied to Commit

    A Crime He’s Satisfied to Commit
    Feb 17 2025
    Jess and Trisha talk about what they read when the real world is difficult and recommend some Black romance authors who might be new to you. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy for an episode we’re recording on March 13 and which will be live on March 17. Send us your thoughts! Find the Lisa Kleypas Historical Hero Showdown on Instagram through @romancingthedata. Check out the Black Romance Has a History podcast AND the article Jess mentioned. Jess was on the Book Riot pod - check it out! Books Discussed A Tropical Rebel Gets the Duke by Adriana Herrera The Last One by Rachel Howzell Hall Before I Say Goodbye by Mary Higgens Clark Dear Wendy by Ann Zhao I Got Abducted by Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Rom-Com by Kimberly Lemming A Man for Mrs. Claus or Rafe (or anything) by Rebekah Weatherspoon It Takes Two to Tumble by Cat Sebastian Hungry Heart by Jem Milton The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller Chasing Cassandra by Lisa Kleypas Role Playing by Cathy Yardley Take a Hint, Dani Brown by Talia Hibbert The Kiss Countdown by Etta Easton When I Think of You by Myah Ariel Just Right by Shon Luca by Grey Huffington Looking for Love in All the Haunted Places by Claire Kann Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about 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), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins
  • May Justice Prevail

    May Justice Prevail
    Feb 3 2025
    Jess and Trisha do a news roundup and recommend some great books with trans characters and trans authors. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy, for an episode we’re recording on March 13 and which will be live on March 17. Send us your thoughts! Here’s a link to the New Yorker article by Katy Waldman about the romantasy lawsuit that we talked about. And please consider taking part in this auction to support those impacted by the California wildfires. Books Discussed Alone with Mr. Darcy by Abigail Reynolds Yours, Forever by Leonor Soliz Lunar New Year Love Story by Gene Luen Yang and LeUyen Pham Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy They Ain’t Proper by M.B. Guel Hold Me by Courtney Milan A Rare Find by Joanna Lowell Divine Intervention by R.M. Virtues Make Room for Love by Darcy Liao Reverb by Anna Zabo Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about 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), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    1 hr and 5 mins
  • Easter Bunny or Playboy Bunny?

    Easter Bunny or Playboy Bunny?
    Jan 20 2025
    Jess and Trisha discuss what might be coming in 2025, including book club, trends, and romances they can’t wait to read. Follow the podcast via RSS, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. To get even more romance recs and news, sign up for our Kissing Books newsletter! A new year means a new Read Harder Challenge! Join us as we make our way through 24 tasks meant to expand our reading horizons. To get recommendations for each task, sign up for the Read Harder newsletter. All Access subscribers get even more recommendations plus community features, where you can connect with like-minded readers in a cozy and supportive corner of the internet. You can become an All Access member starting at $6 per month or $60 per year to get unlimited access to all members-only content in 20+ newsletters, community features, and the warm fuzzies of knowing you are supporting independent media. To join, visit bookriot.com/readharder. This content contains affiliate links. When you buy through these links, we may earn an affiliate commission. News Book club is back!! We’re reading Even if The Sky is Falling edited by Taj McCoy, probably in late February! Or early March! And Jess was on Rebel Ever After with Ella Dawson. Check it out! Books Discussed One for the Team by Aria Daze A Shore Thing by Joanna Lowell I Think I’m In Love With an Alien by Ann Aguirre (6/17/25) There’s Something About Mira by Sonali Dev (2/1/25) I Got Abducted By Aliens and Now I’m Trapped in a Romcom by Kimberly Lemming (2/25/25) Rules for Ruin by Mimi Matthews (5/20/25) The Broposal by Sonora Reyes (1/21/25) A Witch’s Guide to Magical Innkeeping by Sangu Mandanna (7/15/25) Losing Sight by Tati Richardson (2/11/25) Dream On Ramona Riley by Ashley Herring Blake (5/13/25) Let us know what you’re reading, what you’re thinking, and what you’re thinking about 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), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown), and Jess is even on TikTok (@jess_isreading). Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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    54 mins

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First book podcast: what a treat

I began listening to When in Romance approximately February 2023, beginning with episode one. I usually treat myself to one of these podcasts daily and have come to really appreciate the synopsis, recommendations and opinions of moderators Jess and Trish, who have imparted to me a deeper appreciation for romance novels than I ever achieved on my own. They spotlight the social issues included in historical romances, contemporary romances, romances of same sex couples as well as transgender couples, allowing main characters to enjoy a happily ever after, while illuminating the research in the background of each work of fiction, whether it is SFF, historical, contemporary, etc. Opinions, history, politics: it is all alive in romance books. Some are told from a humorous slant, some are suspensefull, some tell history from a different perspective than we are accustomed to seeing, but all ends well. Puts me in line for a happy day and added substantially to me to be read options, a genre I had never really examined before. Appreciate the publishing news, behind the scenes look at book covers, independent publishers, etc. Look forward to every episode. Hope you give it a listen, each episode is better than the last.

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