Smart Podcast, Trashy Books

Hosted BySarah Wendell

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.


All Episodes

616. Reading Rubrics with Shana

“The rubric of penguin involvement is a different classification system.”

615. RT Rewind: May 1994 Ads & Features

“He’s fused to the horse through his butt suckers.”

614. Dollar Princesses and Marriages of Convenience with Harper St. George

613. RT Rewind: May 1994 Reviews

“Excuse me ma’am, your Oates are smolderin’”

612. Poetry in Scots with Len Pennie

Overcome the cultural hangover of linguistic oppression.

611. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Ads & Features

610. Writing Super Fun Fantasy with Kimberly Lemming

609. Romantic Times Rewind: April 2005 Reviews

608. Women as Shields and Scapegoats: Talking Kate Middleton with Melissa Blue

Mel Blue wasmy guest when we discussedSpare– which has become one of my most listened-to episodes – so I asked her back to talk about the narratives of PR,...

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