Apr 1, 2025
It’s episode 210 and time for us to talk about the genre of Romantasy! We discuss romance series, happily ever afters, tropes, social media, and more! Plus, special guest romance fiction researcher Christine Larson!
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In this episode
Anna Ferri | Meghan Whyte | Matthew Murray 🦇 | Jam Edwards
Things We Read (or tried to…)
- Wooing the Witch Queen by Stephanie Burgis, narrated by Amanda Leigh Cobb
- A Court of Thorns and Roses by Sarah J. Maas
- Assistant to the Villain by Hannah Nicole Maehrer
- The City of Brass by S. A. Chakraborty
- One Dark Window by Rachel Gillig
- Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros
- Newt’s Emerald by Garth Nix (not mentioned in episode)
- The Bridge Kingdom by Danielle L. Jensen (not mentioned in episode)
- Order of Swans by Jude Deveraux (not mentioned by name)
Other Media We Mentioned
- Love in the Time of Self-Publishing: How Romance Writers Changed the Rules of Writing and Success by Christine Larson
- Ender’s Game / Ender’s Shadow by Orson Scott Card
- Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas
- Graceling by Kristin Cashore
- Redwall by Brian Jacques
- Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor
- The Cruel Prince by Holly Black
- The Curse of Chalion by Lois McMaster Bujold
- Empty Crown by Rosemary Edgehill
- A Kiss of Shadows by Laurell K. Hamiton
Links, Articles, and Things
- RA in a Day
- Episode 057 - Nordic/Scandinavian Noir
- Episode 202 - A Wizard’s Guide to Defensive Baking
- Let Them Eat Tropes: Why Romantasy Needs to Grow Beyond Trends
- Did a Best-Selling Romantasy Novelist Steal Another Writer’s Story?
- What is ‘romantasy,’ and why can’t readers get enough? (Interview with Christine Larson)
15 Romantasy books by BIPOC Authors:
Every month Book Club for Masochists: A Readers’ Advisory Podcast chooses a genre at random and we read and discuss books from that genre. We also put together book lists for each episode/genre that feature works by BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, & People of Colour) authors. All of the lists can be found here.
- This Monster of Mine by Shalini Abeysekara
- A Broken Blade by Melissa Blair
- Sing Me to Sleep by Gabi Burton
- Once More Upon a Time by Roshani Chokshi
- Faebound by Saara El-Arifi
- Immortal Longings by Chloe Gong
- The Hurricane Wars by Thea Guanzon
- The Maid and the Crocodile by Jordan Ifueko
- Sinner's Isle by Angela Montoya
- Witchmark by C.L. Polk
- Lore of the Wilds by Analeigh Sbrana
- Empire of Sand by Tasha Suri
- Trial of the Sun Queen by Nisha J. Tuli
- The Prince Without Sorrow by Maithree Wijesekara
- The Scorpion and the Night Blossom by Amélie Wen Zhao
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Join us again on Tuesday, April 15th for our Spring Media Update! We’ll let you know about the media we’ve been enjoying recently that we haven’t experienced for the podcast.
Then on Tuesday, May 6th we’ll be discussing the genre/topic of Linguistics and Language!