#84 Let's Talk Romance Raging Romantics

Content Warning: NSFW episode! Please at least wear headphones when listening to this at your desk...Spicy? Smutty? Clean? Romantasy? Alpha? WHAT ARE ALL THESE WORDS? Don't worry, we'll get into it.Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org (mailto:Ragingromantics@nopl.org)(Bonus - listen to the postcredits for what a Jen/Jackie conversation sounds like outside of the podcast)Books we mention:* Ruby Dixon (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ruby-dixon/)* House of Flame and Shadow by SJM (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/sarah-maas/house-of-flame-and-shadow.htm)* A Court of Mist and Fury (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/sarah-maas/court-of-mist-and-fury.htm)* Beverly Lewis (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/beverly-lewis/)* Nora Roberts (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/nora-roberts/)* Sorry, Bro by Taleen Voskuni (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/v/taleen-voskuni/sorry-bro.htm)* Bridgertons by Julia Quinn (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/q/julia-quinn/bridgertons/)* Tamora Pierce (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/p/tamora-pierce/)* Jennifer Lynn Armentrout (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/jennifer-l-armentrout/)* Rebecca Yarros (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/y/rebecca-yarros/)* Juliet Marillier (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/juliet-marillier/)* A Song of Ice and Fire by Georg RR Martin (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/george-r-r-martin/song-of-ice-and-fire/)* The Witcher by Andrzej Sapkowski (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/andrzej-sapkowski/witcher-saga/)* Lord of the Rings by Tolkien (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/t/j-r-r-tolkien/lord-of-the-rings/)* HM Long (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/h-m-long/)* Marion Zimmer Bradley (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/marion-zimmer-bradley/)* Bride by Ali Hazelwood (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/ali-hazelwood/bride.htm)* The Fake Mate b Lana Ferguson (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/f/lana-ferguson/fake-mate.htm)* Blacktop Wasteland by SA Crosby (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/s-a-cosby/blacktop-wasteland.htm)* Whispers of the Deep by Emma Hamm (https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/emma-hamm/whispers-of-the-deep.htm)The Mortal Queen of Faerie Smut (VanArendonk, 2024) (https://www.vulture.com/article/sarah-j-maas-acotar-crescent-city-new-book.html)"Lexington-Richland school board votes to remove fantasy series from district libraries" (Grenier, 2023) (https://www.postandcourier.com/columbia/education/lexington-richland-five-school-board-bans-fantasy-series-from-libraries/article_076b345e-9601-11ee-8763-5b3e54794120.html)Publisher's Marketplace (https://www.publishersmarketplace.com/)"Hot stuff: why readers fell in love with romance novels" (Darbyshire, 2023) (https://www.ft.com/content/0001f781-4927-4780-b46c-3a9f15dffe78)#79 Krampus episode (https://blubrry.com/nopl/127592833/79-naughty-or-nice-unwrapping-krampus/)