An Interview with Sarah MacLean

And now, for something entirely different! We know we told y’all this week’s episode was going to be about Dealing with Dragons by Patricia C. Wrede, but we have a very special surprise, instead. Don’t worry, we’ll still be giving you our Dealing with Dragons episode next time.

Kay was stuck adulting (cough, day job, cough), but Chelsea had the opportunity to sit down with New York Times bestselling romance novelist and Washington Post columnist Sarah MacLean.

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They talk about Sarah’s latest book, Wicked and the Wallflower, the first in her new Bareknuckle Bastards series, out June 19th. They also talk about recent goings on in Romancelandia, about Sarah’s writing process, and about all the great things they’ve been reading lately. We also talk about our current reads and what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-02:12 – Intro
  • 02:12-24:22 – Current Reads
  • 24:22-01:17:48 – Interview with Sarah MacLean
  •  01:17:48-1:21:11 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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10 Fave Fics Under 5,000 Words

This week we’re doing another fanfic deep dive, but in the opposite direction of our last episode: we’re each recommending ten favorite fanfics under 5,000 words in length. We’re also talking about our current reads and what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-01:33 – Intro
  • 01:33-18:38 – Current Reads
  • 18:38-51:10– Discussion of Fave 5k Fics
  • 51:10-54:33 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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Last Shot by Daniel José Older

We’re back for another Star Wars-centric episode with our favorite Star Wars expert, our dear friend Di! You may remember her from a guest appearance she made during Star Wars December when we read Phasma. You can find her on Twitter as @bookishdi (and then AO3 and Tumblr and Dreamwidth). She joins us to talk about the fabulous new Star Wars novel Last Shot by Daniel José Older. We also discuss what we’re reading/obsessing about, Star Wars fandom ~discourse~, and generally babble at each other in excitement.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-01:54 – Intro
  • 02:00-42:06 – Current Reads
  • 42:06-1:07:14 – Discussion of Last Shot
  • 1:07:14-1:10:09 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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  • Episode 35 (June 4, 2018) Top Ten Fics Under 5,000 Words

Act Like It by Lucy Parker

Hello, again friends! Today we are talking about one of Kay’s go-to recommendations for contemporary romance, Act Like It by Lucy Parker. (Y’all know she’s a sucker for fake dating.) We also talk about our current reads and what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-02:00 – Intro
  • 02:00-28:20 – Current Reads
  • 28:20-50:54 – Discussion of Act Like It
  • 50:54-54:03 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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  • Episode 34 (May 21, 2018) Last Shot by Daniel José Older

Ivan by Kit Rocha

Hello, again friends! Today we are talking (more or less coherently) about Ivan, the latest release by one of our absolute favorite author duos, Kit Rocha. We also talk about our current reads and what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-01:40 – Intro
  • 01:40-28:017 – Current Reads
  • 28:17-41:25 – Discussion of Ivan
  • 41:25-46:50 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai

Hello, again, friends! This week we are talking about the final book in Alisha Rai’s Forbidden Hearts series, Hurts to Love You, and it makes us feel All The Things. We’re also talking about our current reads, our feelings on bearded versus non-bearded Captain America (and how we feel about SebStan’s Bucky to Winter Soldier spectrum of dirtiness), plus what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-03:30 – Intro
  • 03:30-34:09 – Current Reads
  • 34:09-49:16 – Discussion of Hurts to Love You
  • 49:16-1:01:19 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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  • Episode 32 (April 23, 2018) Ivan by Kit Rocha

 

A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole

Hello, friends! This week we’re talking about one of our most anticipated contemporary romance releases of the year, Alyssa Cole’s A Princess in Theory. We also talk about what we’re currently reading, get into a fight about who’s the Frodo and who’s the Samwise of our friendship, and wind up on a long tangent about Tom Holland after fancasting A Princess in Theory. And, as always, we talk about what we’ve got coming up next.

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TIME STAMPS:

  • 00:00-01:35 – Intro
  • 01:35-36:07 – Current Reads
  • 36:07-53:44 – Discussion of A Princess in Theory
  • 53:44-57:23 – What’s Coming Up, Outro, and Outtakes

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  • Episode 31 (April 9, 2018) Hurts to Love You by Alisha Rai
  • Episode 32 (April 23, 2018) Ivan by Kit Rocha