60 http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/ en-us 2009 Smart Bitches Trashy Books LLC and Dear Author Media Network LLC 2012-06-06T05:51+00:00 Romance novel reviews, interviews, and discussion By SB Sarah from SBTB and Jane from Dear Author This is a podcast devoted to the romance genre, the people behind it and the fabulous people reading it Sarah Wendell and Jane Litte sbj.podcast@gmail.com http://www.smartbitchestrashybooks.com/blog/feed_podcast/ SB Sarah Sarah and Jane interview author Kristen Ashley about her new book, her fans, and her writing process. In this week's podcast, Kristen Ashley talks with Sarah and Jane about writing younger characters, a departure from her usual writing, she says, and about her interactions with her fans. She also tells us about her favorite reader interactions, and what her writing life is like. This interview was a lot of fun, in part because she knows her characters, and her readers, so well. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/041713.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 24:35 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA, kristen ashley, contemporary romance SB Sarah More on the DABWAHA, plus reader mail about erotic triad romances. We start by taking a look at the reader nominations while they were still in the process of being decided, and we talk about the DAWBWAHA tournament and how it works. Then we answer a reader letter about erotic romance polyamory and triad romances. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/031913.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 54:00 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA, dabwaha SB Sarah Sarah and Jane discuss the DABWAHA, what they're reading, and answer email and voicemail from listeners! Sarah and Jane talk about the 2013 DABWAHA: what it is, what it means, and how it works! We also talk about what we're reading, plus we answer listener voicemail and email. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/022713.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 47:20 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah Cheating Romances and M/M Romances More reader mail! Jane and Sarah answer letters about cheating and infidelity in romances, and one reader's ethical concerns about male/male romance. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/020613.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 38:07 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, GLBT SB Sarah Jane and Sarah discuss plot device children, pets and what we're currently reading. We answer a reader letter from Elyse about kids and pets in romance - and how often they become matchmaking plot devices. We also talk about what we're currently reading, including a discussion of Lisa Kleypas' upcoming novel, Crystal Cove. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/012313.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 43:00 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, contemporary, SB Sarah Listener Mail - and A Quiz! Of DOOM! We start with a quiz that was entirely inspired by Linda Holmes' Television Pop Quiz on Pop Culture Happy Hour. Sarah challenges Jane to identify which book description is an actual book. Jane does abominably well - five correct, two wrong.Then we tackle reader mail. AWESOME reader mail. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/010913.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 35:15 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books,RWA SB Sarah Jane and Sarah discuss getting the habits and attitudes of billionaires right, or wrong, in romance fiction. Jane and Sarah discuss getting the habits and attitudes of billionaires right - and when depictions of wealth in some romances leave us laughing. We also talk about burgling Nalini Singh's home, and the books we're looking forward to in 2013. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/122712.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 32:28 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, billionaires SB Sarah Blue Collar Heroes in Romance In this episode, we attempt to define blue collar heroes - and figure out whether they really exist. We talk about what drives Sarah nuts about sex scenes and erotica. And then, can Jane convince Sarah not to read the Kristen Ashley books? http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/121212.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 43:55 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah Our favorite holiday-themed romance novels and novellas Sarah and Jane talk holiday romances! What we don't like about them (kind of a lot of things) and a few books that we do like. Plus, we attempt to answer the burning question, "How many Christmas brides are there?" Plus Jane tells us about one of her favorite old-style Regency romances. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/112812.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 33:43 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, gifts, SB Sarah Sarah sits down with Kat from BookThingo and talks about Australian romance authors and romance readers. Sarah sits down with Kat from BookThingo.com.au to talk about reading, reviewing and romance readers in Australia. She also shared some authors and book titles she was most excited about, particularly Australian authors. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/110712.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 55:55 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah In this episode, Sarah and Jane talk about books as gifts! We've crafted a mini book gift guide for different folks, talking about books we've given as gifts in the past. We've got suggestions if you're looking to give someone a book - and not just romances. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/101012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 41:30 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, gifts SB Sarah In this podcast, Jane and Sarah disagree mightily about a book they've both read, Study in Seduction by Nina Rowan. Jane liked it, Sarah did not, and we debate the reasons why some parts of the book worked for one but didn't work for the other. We also answer some more reader mail about our podcast episode on serial fiction, and Jane answers some of Sarah's questions about the Department of Justice settlement. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/09262012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 47:55 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah This episode is all about listener mail! We respond to email and voice mail messages and discuss humorous romance, romances with GLBT secondary characters, and recommendations for folks asking for ideas of what to read next. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/091212.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 29:57 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA, contemporary romance, SB Sarah Serial Fiction and What We're Reading Podcast time! This week, Jane and Sarah discuss serial fiction, whether it works for us as readers and why it's a trend that's happening now. We talk about what we're reading and reviewing, plus the podcast begins with one of the best opening lines we've recorded yet. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/082912.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 49:24 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah Sarah interviews authors Stephanie Doyle and Molly O'Keefe at RWA, a few hours prior to the RITA ceremonies. They discuss romance reading, reviewing, and the things that romance gets right - and oh, so very wrong - about sexuality. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/08152012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 53:12 sarah wendell, smart bitches, romance novels, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books,RWA, molly okeefe, stephanie doyle SB Sarah Sarah Wendell interviews Michelle Beidelspach, Serena McLemore, and Amy Pierpont from Grand Central, author Donna Alward, and aspiring author Taylor Reynolds. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/day2.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 59:29 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books,RWA SB Sarah SB Sarah interviews Sassy Outwater, her dog, Pratik Patel, and Laurel Montgomery about ebook accessibility and brussels sprouts. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/accessibility.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 30:28 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA, RWA SB Sarah Day One at RWA: Interviews with publicists, published authors and aspiring authors. SB Sarah is running amok at the Romance Writers of America National Conference, interviewing publicists from Sourcebooks, aspiring authors, published authors, and anyone who was willing to talk to her for a few minutes about RWA. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/RWADay1.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 41.47 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah Jane and Sarah discuss contemporary romance, especially those successful self-published books that are essentially category romances. Plus, book recommendations, and book characters that made us so irritated we had to stop reading. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/071712.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 36:31 smart bitches, dear author, romance novels, romance fiction, DBSA SB Sarah Sarah and Jane interview New York Times bestselling author Sylvia Day about her book "Bared to You," and about her upcoming presidency of RWA. Erin Galloway and Cindy Hwang are also part of the roundtable of much laughing, discussing how they brought Day's self-pubbed book to Penguin, and the response the book has received. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/07052012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 45:22 Bared to You, 50 Shades of Grey, Sylvia Day, Smart Bitches, Dear Author, Penguin, Sarah Wendell, Jane Litte SB Sarah n this podcast, we look at summer reading! Jane and Sarah sit down with Jane's ARC drawer (That's a real thing) and take a look at the books we're excited about coming this summer. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/5june2012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 39:47 sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches, romance novels, romance, dbsa, smart bitches trashy books, summer reading SB Sarah Sarah and Jane interview Nalini Singh Sarah and Jane interview Nalini Singh, who is trapped in their hotel room, unable to escape the questioning. The good news: we learn which US reality tv show Nalini is secretly addicted to. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/042312.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 42:14 nalini singh, romance novels, dbsa, sarah wendell, jane litte, dear author, smart bitches SB Sarah Sarah tunes in to the DBSA Podcast voicemail and adds listener messages to the podcast as we discuss what we're reading. Plus, there's an interview with Sarah's mother in law about audiobooks she loves. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/040312.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 25:31 romance novels, romance novel reviews, dbsa, dear bitches smart authors SB Sarah Sarah and Jane discuss the romance canon - what it is, who is in it, and why the term 'canon' might mean different things to different people. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/032212.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 1:04 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, historical romance, canon SB Sarah Sarah and Jane talk about the upcoming DABWAHA, A March Madness™ for romance novels, and discuss which books should be on the slate of nominees. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/DabwahaFINAL.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 29:03 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, historical romance, erotica, dabwaha SB Sarah Sarah and Jane take a look at your suggestions as to the best name for a book wherein a hymen is located in the incorrect place. We also talk about other things, like romance novels. No, really. Swear! http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Feb122012.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 38:48 dear author, smart bitches, old skool, romance novels, awesomesauce, dabwaha, SB Sarah Sarah and Jane discuss book buying, reading, and reviewing, and Jane attempts to recommend a book to Sarah. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/jan_22.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 41:58 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, self publishing SB Sarah Sarah & Jane talk about coltish legs, books that make us cry, being happy drunks, and werewolf fiction best-of. We also talk about Lisa Kleypas' upcoming 'Rainshadow Road.' http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/jan14.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 42:30 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, werewolf romance, contemporary romance, SB Sarah Jane and Sarah talk about the ridiculous threshold, where hyperbolic characters and plots become too much - and why that threshold varies for different readers depending on genre. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/122611.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 29:10 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, harlequin SB Sarah This week Sarah convinces Jane to talk about the Agony / Ecstasy Anthology, and we reminisce about old ebook stores and old reading devices. We also discuss schmoopy epilogues, were-bears, and books we're reading right now. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/161211.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 43:50 dear author, smart bitches, old skool, romance novels, awesomesauce, harlequin, romantic suspense, dbsa SB Sarah Sarah and Jane talk about what we're reading, whether there's more cursing in romance than there was previously, and what we wish for in a paranormal werewolf romance. We also talk about football. Really. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/25_Nov_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 41:56 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, werewolf romance, nfl SB Sarah Jane and Sarah interview Sarah Mayberry, talk about her books and her current work in progress, and make her try on an American accent. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/1_Nov_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 1:10:52 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, sarah mayberry, harlequin SB Sarah This week: we peek in the mailbox and answer listener email. Are paranormals and vampire romances on the way out? Have we reached saturation? What surprises does our email inbox hold for us? And what book will Sarah read aloud this time? All the answers are here for your enjoyment. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/18_Oct_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 40:49 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, erotic romance, historical romance SB Sarah Jane interviews Sarah and asks merciless questions about Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels, Sarah's new book, which is in stores and libraries now. We also talk about romance novels we love that feature wonderful female relationships. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/3_October_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 38:54 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, eikal SB Sarah We are all about romangst this week: angsty romances with a lot of emotion, strife, and (we hope) uplifting, believable endings. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/28_Sept_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 40:27 to be read, romance novels, romance SB Sarah Jane and Sarah talk about digital backlist, and old skool romances they love. We also discuss prices, and what we are willing to pay for older titles released digitally. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/15_Sept_2011.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 29:21 dear author, smart bitches, old skool, romance novels, awesomesauce SB Sarah We each interviewed historical romance author Stephanie Laurens in support of her new novel, "Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue," and learn more about Avon's KISS & Teal promotion this month. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/4Sept11.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 21:58 Stephanie Laurens, historical romance, romance novels, smart bitches, dear author, sarah wendell, jane litte SB Sarah Sarah Wendell, Jane Litte, Romances We're Reading We're back, talking about popular series, historical romance, streak reading, erotic romance, and Jane's term for small town contemporary romances. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/22Aug2011a.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 37:48 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, adirondack chairs, erotic romance, historical romance SB Sarah Sarah Wendell, Jane Litte, Romances We're Reading Sarah and Jane start the podcast up again with a discussion of what we're reading, and what Harlequin Presents novels we like. We also discuss at length a new book, "A Lady Awakened" by Cecilia Grant. Good Book Noise is made, and Sarah owes Jane a puppy. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/SBJPodcastA-110817.mp3 {gmt_entry_date} 21:51 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, harlequin, sarah morgan, Julie Cohen, Caitlin Crews, Cecilia Grant, SB Sarah Tropes, empowerment, women in history, and Carolyn Jewel Sarah and Jane talk about their favorite romantic tropes, from unrequited love to the smoldering hero. What are your faves? We also interview Carolyn Jewel about her book "Scandal," and the power, or lack thereof, that women had in historical time periods. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Podcast6.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 10:37 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, power, women, tropes, friends, lovers, makeovers SB Sarah Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty. Victoria Dahl, author of "Talk Me Down," joins us to talk about small towns, sexually intelligent heroines, and responding to reviews. Then Jane and Sarah talk about talking dirty- but don't actually get to it. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Podcast5-Feb24.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 10:16 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, sexuality, heroines, language SB Sarah Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines We have a delicious (and somewhat squeeful) chat with author Claudia Dain about romance heroines who are subversive, powerful, and deviously smart. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Podcast4.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 19:09 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, subversion, heroines, awesomeness SB Sarah Small Presses and eBooks, with guest Angela James The emergence of epublishing and small presses, and a discussion of market penetration, with special guest Angela James from Sam Hain publishing. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Podcast2-DBSAm4a.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 14:30 Smart bitches, dear author, SBTB LLC, Angela James, Samhain Publishing, ebooks, small press SB Sarah eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick We retread some of the economic discussion from our earlier podcast, but we have more to say about what's selling, most notably ebooks. We also have Malle Valick from Harlequin with us to discuss all things bright and digital from Harlequin. Enjoy! http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/Podcast_1-Smart_Bitch_Podcast_Real-Podcast.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 15:15 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, ebook readers, ebooks, economy, monsters, SB Sarah The very first podcast from Dear Bitches, Smart Authors. Sarah's too close to the phone, Jane is driving, and we're recording our conversation. As Jane says, we are the picture of amateurs. Come watch us grow! Or, listen, as the case may be. http://smartbitchestrashybooks.com/podcast/DB-SA-Podcast1.m4a {gmt_entry_date} 12:24 smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, dukes, serial killers, sbtbllc