Raging Romantics

It's our three year anniversary!!! To celebrate we wanted to highlight some stories that feature a new chance at old love - anniversaries and second chance romance, anyone? Books we mention: Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams Love Her or Lose Her by Tessa Bailey Happy Place by Emily Henry Retrieval by Aly Martinez The Bride Test by Helen Hoang Good Boy by Sabrina Bowen and Elle Kennedy Lady Isa...

You have arrived at your destination...the final medieval romance episode!!!!! And hey, in this one we actually talk romance books. Finally. So what team are you dear listener- time travel back to the 12th century with Jackie? Or enjoy the modern amenities with Jen? Or stare on in horror with Thomas? Let us know! Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org. Books/authors we mention: Tessa Dare Emma Denny...

Medieval ladies kicking butt and taking names? YES PLEASE! Scarred Earth Saga by G.A. Aiken Nimona by N.D. Stevenson The Rebel Nun by Marj Charlier Joan by Katherine J Chen Highlander In Her Bed by Allie McKay Son of the Morning by Linda Howard Spell of the Highlander by Karen Marie Moning

Our first episode of September is pushed back a week, so let's fill the void with a few Barbie book recommendations! Secretly Yours by Tessa Bailey Mortal Follies by Alexis Hall Practice Makes Perfect by Sarah Adams Make sure to tune in September 8th for our deep dive into FIREFIGHTERS! Questions/Comments/Concerns? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org

Content warning @ 26:21 - 30:24 for violence against women in the medieval and earlier time periods as part of military practices Why did chivalry get romanticized in medieval literature? And what values do we still hold to the title today? And did knights really think that they were part of King Arthur's court? Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us @ ragingromantics@nopl.org! Movi...

Blue covers? You got it! Recommend us a cover color to cover (tehehe), email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! Books we mention: One to Watch by Kate by Kate Stayman-London Book Lovers by Emily Henry Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang It Happened One Summer by Tessa Bailey

Spoilers for One Night In Hartswood @ 24:14-27:00 Raging Romantics welcomes author Emma Denny to the podcast! She and Jackie sit down (from opposite sides of the Atlantic) to talk all about Emma's debut novel, One Night in Hartswood. They also talk about the hallmarks of medieval romance, the gentleness of the genre, the need for more queer historical romance books, and they bond over lady knights...

Books we mention: Ice Planet Barbarians by Ruby Dixon Black Dagger Brotherhood by JR Ward Only His by Elizabeth Lowell Return to Me by Shannon McKenna Heat Stroke by Tessa Bailey Everything for Her by Alexa Riley The Nanny by Lana Ferguson Merry Little Meet Cute by Sierra Simone and Julie Murphy Priest by Sierra Simone Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma Waiting for a Scot Like You by Eva Leigh

Jackie finally gets to use her first master's degree, and dive into as much medieval history as she can fit into a 40 minute episode! Buckle in for this first part of a medieval series in our continued lost genre series. Questions/Comments/Concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! Go listen to our Viking episode (#45 ) and our Scottish episodes ( #47 and Minisode #22 ) Books/...

We hope you've had a lovely pride month! Here are some books in case you're behind on your reading, or looking for some big old gay love. Happy reading! Books we recommend: Delilah Green Doesn't Care by Ashley Herring Blake Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Blake Iris Kelly Doesn't Date by Blake Boyfriend Material by Alexis Hall The Girl From the Sea by Molly Knox Ostertag That Summer Feeling by Bridg...

June 28, 1969 - a day that shall live forever as a monument in queer history. On that day, the Stonewall Riots started in a bar in Greenwich Village. Let's take a look at that history today before we talk about the importance of queer romancelandia today with fellow librarian, Thomas! Books we mention: Red White & Royal Blue by Casey McQuiston The God Box by Alex Sanchez The Rainbow trilogy by...

For more information on book bannings and censorship, please visit the American Library Association at ALA.org/advocacy. Thank you for continuing to support libraries and librarians. We ❤️ you too! Sources: "Montana First to Ban Drag Performers from Reading to Children" (Hanson, 2023) "A fight over the book Gender Queer led the Liberty Lake City Council to take control of the city library — before...

Who's Hungry? Because the kitchen is open, and it's time to talk about food in romance novels! Questions/Comments/Concerns/recipes? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! Books we mention: Accidentally Engaged by Farah Heron Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni No Parm, No Foul by Linda Reilly Cheddar Late than Dead by Linda Reilly Lobster Shack Mystery by Shari Randall Ellery Adams The Nanny by Lana Fergu...

Spring is full of new flowers, new leaves, new adventures...and new books! Here's some of the ones we recommend: Happy Place by Emily Henry Queen Charlotte by Julia Quinn Secret Lives of Country Gentlemen by KJ Charles The Bride Wore White by Amanda Quick

Are you, dear listener, a believer? Do you look for things that go bump in the night? Do you listen for a haunting call between the trees? Well then, buckle in, Jackie's taking us on a tour of three of the most popular cryptids in North America, including the rougarou, mothman and (of course) sasquatch, and their appearances in romance novels! Questions/comments/suggestions/cryptid sightings? Emai...

Happy mother's day to those who celebrate! Celebrate a little extra with these mom-azing reads. Finding Mayhem by Layla Frost Rising Tides by Nora Roberts Hitting the Wall by Cate C Wells The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren Bonus mentions: Against a Wall by Cate C Wells Ruthless Creatures by JT Geissinger True Love Experiment by Christina Lauren

Happy Mother's Day to all those who celebrate! This might be a tough conversation, but let's talk pregnancy and motherhood in romance books, and just why these topics have historically walked hand in hand with romance plots. Buckle in, it's a full on Jen X Jackie conversation. Content warnings: discussions of pregnancy and pregnancy loss, artificial insemination, motherhood, abortion and patriarch...

Hankering for some more retellings/homages? We've got you with these Romeo and Juliet-inspired (and bonus tangential) tales! These Violent Delights by Chloe Gong Romeo and/or Juliet by Ryan North To Be Or Not To Be by Ryan North My Lady's Choosing by Kitty Curran Saga by Brian Vaughan Seduction of a Highland Lass by Maya Banks

CONTENT WARNING: This episode will mention various instances of suicide and attempted suicide and death through literary history. To be or not to be...as much of a Shakespeare nerd as Jackie is! Join us for a textual transmissionary tale of just where Romeo and Juliet could come from. And no, it's NOT Verona, Italy! Redhanded the Podcast Montecchio Maggiore castles! Questions/Comments/Concerns/Rec...

It's always a good time to try a new author. Here are some of the ones we've had the pleasure of reading. Books we mention Stalking the Coach by Mayra Statham Wait With Me by Amy Daws (mis-quoted the titled as Risking it All) Bonus - passionflix did an adaptation of this one! Coach by Alexa Riley The Nanny by Lana Ferguson

In the mood for romance, but your eyes are tired? Want to have something a little more...interactive? How about some games! Video games, board games, card games, Jen covers the lot! Don't forget to email us for audiobook recommendations for Jen's FIRST EVER AUDIOBOOK! ragingromantics@nopl.org Books we mention: Dramatized version of the A Court of Mist And Fury by Sarah J. Maas The Ravenels by Lisa...

Have you ever wandered the teen stacks at a library or bookstore and gone "I thought they wrote adult books?" Don't worry, you're not the only one. In fact, shelving female writers who write fantasy in the teen section regardless of material content/age is something of an issue...let's talk about it. Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! "There's a weir...

In honor of America's favorite green holiday, let's talk fantasy! Jackie takes us into the realm of fairy tales with stories of the sidhe, fae, and elves. Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! Definitions: sidhe (correlated fairy for purposes of this episode and understanding) - taken from Aes sídhe or daoine sídhe ( meaning the people of the mounds). "...

Happy International Women's Day! Questions/comments/concerns/suggestions? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org! Books we mention: The Suffragette Scandal by Courtney Milan Astrid Parker Doesn't Fail by Ashley Herring Blake A Week to be Wicked by Tessa Dare Crescent City series by Sarah J. Maas (especially House of Earth and Blood, book 1)

We've covered fairy tales, sci-fi, a little bit of fantasy, and we've definitely covered historical. But what about the big cheese...contemporary? Confused as to what that genre heading even means? Don't worry, Jen and Jackie go hardcore librarian for this one and break down the contemporary romance genre just for you! Questions/Comments/Concerns/want to weigh in on the great contemporary debate?...