by Sarah 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, Chuck Tingle, Sarah J. Maas, and Rachel Aaron. Amanda Diehl, co-pilot of the SS Smart Bitches, makes regular appearances with maximum silliness, especially during our Romantic Times Rewind episodes, where we take a look at old issues of Romantic Times Magazine (1981-2018). 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. Learn more at SB-TB.com/Podcast.</p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/324783">Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more!</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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April 18, 2025
<p>The ads and features from the July 2000 issue of Romantic Times are a treasure trove of wtfery! It’s PEAK stepback era.</p><br><p>Readers have been introduced to Half.com for selling their old books, and they are very excited about it – to say nothing of People.com and EW.com. We get a peek into the Romantic Times and Lady Barrow BookLover Tours – the prices made me very envious.</p><br><p>We also spend some time talking about Monica Jackson, who died in 2012, and is part of the reason why we started addressing the racism in romance many, many years ago.</p><br><p><a href="https://wp.me/padxrA-BiM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><strong>Seriously, the visual aids are a feast this week. </strong></a>It's PEAK stepback era. </p><br><p>We’ve got links. SO many links.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=swatch+tormented+souls" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">THE ROMANCE SWATCH Y’ALL – it’s on eBay!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-people-in-the-90s-82891766/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PEOPLE in the 90s podcast: Fabio</a></li><li><a href="https://sweetsavageflame.com/covers-of-the-week-68-steve-sandalis/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Steve Sandalis naked on a cover, bathing in a volcano</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/274887788718" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can buy a signed copy of this book on eBay</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/375704352754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">There’s also the Viking Diaper stepback</a></li><li>We mentioned the late Monica Jackson, and I read some of her writing at AAR, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20051231190519/https://allaboutromance.com/209.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">accessed via the Wayback Machine.</a> You can also read her comments about being a Black romance author at<a href="https://teachmetonight.blogspot.com/2012/05/monica-jackson.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> TeachMeTonight</a>.</li></ul><p><br></p><p><br></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/324783">Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more!</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 11, 2025
<p>What happens when a bestselling and award winning author of historical inspirational romances decides, after a break of a few years, to write spicy contemporary?</p><br><p>If you’re Deeanne Gist, you start over from scratch as Dakota Lacoy.</p><br><p>Amanda and I were just asking recently what had happened to Deeanne Gist, who wrote some SBTB favorites like Tiffany Girl and Fair Play. Well, as Dakota Lacoy, she’s been busy setting up a series of hot contemporary romantic comedies set in Honky Tonk, Texas, a small town with a sordid history and the greatest pun-filled business names.</p><br><p>So my guest today is both Deeanne Gist and Dakota Lacoy, and we’re going to talk about everything – from writing historical inspirationals to figuring out how to introduce her old readers to her new name.</p><br><p>You can find Dakota Lacoy at her website, where you can buy all her books and sign up for her newsletter.</p><br><p>Dakota is also on Instagram, too.</p><br><p>The illustrator for Dakota Lacoy’s website is Axana Zasorina, who is on Instagram.</p><br><p>Music: Purple-planet.com</p><br><p>To advertise on this podcast please email: [email protected]</p><p>Or go to:<a href=" https://advertising.libsyn.com/smartpodcasttrashybooks" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"> https://advertising.libsyn.com/smartpodcasttrashybooks</a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/324783">Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more!</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
April 4, 2025
<p>We’re heading back in time to July 2000 to check out new releases in Romantic Times Magazine!</p><br><p>Highlights include:</p><ul><li>Amanda’s memories of reading Daughter of the Forest, one of her all-time favorite books</li><li>A surprising number of 2- and 1-star reviews</li><li>A heroine obsessed with pirates!</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Question: Did you read ebooks before the Kindle was released? What device did you use, if any?</p><br><p><a href="https://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/?post_type=podcast&p=142786" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Visit the covers and the cool eReader at the episode's SBTB page! </a></p> <a target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href="https://open.acast.com/public/patreon/fanSubscribe/324783">Join our Patreon for complete mayhem, shenanigans, and more!</a><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>
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