The term book boyfriend is a merch magnet, the topic of much conversation, and a perennial discussion on social media. But what about book girlfriends? The characters – of any and all genders – who you’d love to be friends with? I have several, and it kind of shocks me that I hadn’t thought to ask this question before. I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about the number of man-centered women in romance and … Continue reading We Want Book Girlfriends →
My guest this week is Dylan Allen, and Lucy Wilson-Tagoe, who are conveniently the same person. Dylan Allen is a bestselling author of contemporary romance, while Lucy Wilson-Tagoe’s newest book To Catch a Sinner, is out now. It’s a mystery and a romance set in DC that focuses on art repatriation and the cultural minefield therein. So we’re going to talk about art, writing, the DC of her imagined world in the book, and about … Continue reading 736. The Romances that Inspired Dylan Allen and Lucy Wilson-Tagoe →
Some songs are time travel songs, you know? If I hear “I Melt With You,” I remember summer camp on the edge of Lake Erie, with an early morning wake up song blasting from a nearby pole while the coolest girls in each cabin ran outside to dance in the misty, damp grass in their pjs. I didn’t know the song at the time, but it became synonymous with “This is what coolness sounds like.” … Continue reading Friday Videos Feel 13 Again →
Book tracking and crafting are having a very loving and creative relationship online, but when I received an email from Lori about her book tracking quilt, I paid immediate attention. A quilt? Indeed – a quilt! More than one. Get ready for eye candy. Lori wrote: Hi Sarah and team! First, thank you so much for your podcast. You were my gateway to romance and romance podcasts, after a little aimless poking about on my … Continue reading A Book Tracking Quilt by Lori →
This month we’re going back to September 2012 to take a look at the new books in Romantic Times magazine. We’re talking about a very male hero, letting teens be teens, and hooray, there are dozens of terrible men to add to the pile. We also talk about our favorite Garth Brooks songs, and our go-to karaoke songs. (What’s yours?) At about 25 minute in we talk about something rather morbid – books bound in … Continue reading 735. RT Rewind: September 2012 Reviews →
Let’s go for some comforting, relaxing videos today, yeah? Not only is Mr. Rogers a national treasure, but he’s also from Pittsburgh. So, not only do you get to see how crayons (crayns) are made, but because I went down a rabbit hole, you get to hear what my grandmother sounded like, too. I don’t know if Mr. Rogers knew he was a pioneer of ASMR, but the results cannot be argued with. It’s time … Continue reading Friday Videos Love Crayns and my Grandma →
The transcript for Episode 734, my interview with Jess Rothschild, the creator of the docu-podcast Finding Fire Island, is here! You can find Finding Fire Island wherever you get your podcasts, or on YouTube!
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Jess Rothschild is a podcaster and journalist, one of the founding writers at Autostraddle, and her latest project is a documentary podcast called Finding Fire Island, about the history of Fire Island, Cherry Grove, and the Pines. Her prior work includes The Cult of Body and Soul, about SoulCycle, and I love BOTH of these productions. Jess has been writing online longer than I have, and we talk about internet history, the process of making a … Continue reading 734. Finding Fire Island with Jess Rothschild →
It seems hideously unfair to lose Dolly Parton and Tim Curry on same day, right? Like, what the hell? There are a LOT of Tim Curry landmark performances, which makes for a whopper of a career retrospective.It’s like a giant game of “Yes, and…” over the course of 40+ years. I’m really glad I’m not in charge of editing that video. Egads. Curry, like Dolly, was an icon, which is a rather neat concept because … Continue reading Friday Videos Will Miss the Frank, the Rooster, and the Butler →
