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<copyright>2009 Smart Bitches Trashy Books LLC and Dear Author Media Network LLC</copyright>
<itunes:subtitle>Romance novel reviews, interviews, and discussion</itunes:subtitle>
<itunes:author>By SB Sarah from SBTB and Jane from Dear Author</itunes:author>
<itunes:summary>This is a podcast devoted to the romance genre, the people behind it and the fabulous people reading it</itunes:summary>
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<itunes:name>Sarah Wendell and Jane Litte</itunes:name>
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<title>#24. An Interview with Nalini Singh</title>

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<itunes:subtitle>Sarah and Jane interview Nalini Singh</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>42:14</itunes:duration>
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<title>23. What Are You Reading?</title>

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<itunes:summary>Sarah tunes in to the DBSA Podcast voicemail and adds listener messages to the podcast as we discuss what we&apos;re reading. Plus, there&apos;s an interview with Sarah&apos;s mother in law about audiobooks she loves.</itunes:summary>


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<title>22. The Romance Canon</title>

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<itunes:summary>Sarah and Jane discuss the romance canon &#45; what it is, who is in it, and why the term &apos;canon&apos; might mean different things to different people.</itunes:summary>


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<title>21. It&#8217;s DABWAHA Time!</title>

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<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>29:03</itunes:duration>
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<title>20. The Mysterious Hymen</title>

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<itunes:summary>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!</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>38:48</itunes:duration>
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<title>19. Buying, Reading and Reviewing</title>

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<itunes:summary>Sarah and Jane discuss book buying, reading, and reviewing, and Jane attempts to recommend a book to Sarah.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>41:58</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, paranormal romance, contemporary romance, self publishing</itunes:keywords>
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<title>18. Coltish! A visit with our listener email.</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>Sarah &amp; Jane talk about coltish legs, books that make us cry, being happy drunks, and werewolf fiction best&#45;of. We also talk about Lisa Kleypas&apos; upcoming &apos;Rainshadow Road.&apos;</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>42:30</itunes:duration>
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<title>17. Ridiculousness Threshold: 29 December 2011</title>

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<itunes:summary>Jane and Sarah talk about the ridiculous threshold, where hyperbolic characters and plots become too much &#45; and why that threshold varies for different readers depending on genre.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>29:10</itunes:duration>
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<title>16. Shopping, Reading, and Renaming the Podcast: 16 December 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>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&#45;bears, and books we&apos;re reading right now.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>43:50</itunes:duration>
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<title>15. What We&#8217;re Reading: November 28, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>Sarah and Jane talk about what we&apos;re reading, whether there&apos;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.</itunes:summary>


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<title>14. Sarah Mayberry Interview: November 15, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>Jane and Sarah interview Sarah Mayberry, talk about her books and her current work in progress, and make her try on an American accent.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>1:10:52</itunes:duration>
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<title>13. Reader Mail: October 18, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>40:49</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, contemporary romance, paranormal romance, erotic romance, historical romance</itunes:keywords>
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<title>12. Getting Cross&#45;Examined About Everything I Know About Love &#45; Oct. 3, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>Jane interviews Sarah and asks merciless questions about Everything I Know About Love, I Learned from Romance Novels, Sarah&apos;s new book, which is in stores and libraries now. We also talk about romance novels we love that feature wonderful female relationships.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>38:54</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, eikal</itunes:keywords>
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<title>11. Romangst: September 22, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>We are all about romangst this week: angsty romances with a lot of emotion, strife, and (we hope) uplifting, believable endings.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>40:27</itunes:duration>
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<title>10. Digital backlist, prices, and old skool romances we love: September 14, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>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.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>29:21</itunes:duration>
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<title>9. Stephanie Laurens and KISS and Teal: September 6, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


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<itunes:summary>We each interviewed historical romance author Stephanie Laurens in support of her new novel, &quot;Viscount Breckenridge to the Rescue,&quot; and learn more about Avon&apos;s KISS &amp; Teal promotion this month.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>21:58</itunes:duration>
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<title>8: Adirondack Chair Pr0n, historical romance, and streak reading: August 30, 2011</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Sarah Wendell, Jane Litte, Romances We&apos;re Reading</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>We&apos;re back, talking about popular series, historical romance, streak reading, erotic romance, and Jane&apos;s term for small town contemporary romances.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>37:48</itunes:duration>
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<title>7. We&#8217;re back! And we&#8217;re talking about Romance!</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Sarah Wendell, Jane Litte, Romances We&apos;re Reading</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>Sarah and Jane start the podcast up again with a discussion of what we&apos;re reading, and what Harlequin Presents novels we like. We also discuss at length a new book, &quot;A Lady Awakened&quot; by Cecilia Grant. Good Book Noise is made, and Sarah owes Jane a puppy.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>21:51</itunes:duration>
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<title>6. Tropes, empowerment, women in history, and Carolyn Jewel: March 9, 2009</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Tropes, empowerment, women in history, and Carolyn Jewel</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>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 &quot;Scandal,&quot; and the power, or lack thereof, that women had in historical time periods.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>10:37</itunes:duration>
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<title>5. Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty: February 23, 2009</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Victoria Dahl, responding to reviews, and talking dirty.</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>Victoria Dahl, author of &quot;Talk Me Down,&quot; joins us to talk about small towns, sexually intelligent heroines, and responding to reviews. Then Jane and Sarah talk about talking dirty&#45; but don&apos;t actually get to it.</itunes:summary>


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<title>4. Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines &#45; February 10, 2009</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Claudia Dain, subversive women, and empowering heroines</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>We have a delicious (and somewhat squeeful) chat with author Claudia Dain about romance heroines who are subversive, powerful, and deviously smart.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>19:09</itunes:duration>
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<title>3. Small Presses and eBooks, with Angela James &#45; Dear Bitches, Smart Authors: Jan 27, 2009</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>Small Presses and eBooks, with guest Angela James</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>The emergence of epublishing and small presses, and a discussion of market penetration, with special guest Angela James from Sam Hain publishing.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>14:30</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>Smart bitches, dear author, SBTB LLC, Angela James, Samhain Publishing, ebooks, small press</itunes:keywords>
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<title>2. eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick &#45; Dear Bitches, Smart Authors Podcast: Jan 12 2009</title>

<itunes:author>SB Sarah</itunes:author>


<itunes:subtitle>eBooks, the Economy, with guest Malle Vallick</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>We retread some of the economic discussion from our earlier podcast, but we have more to say about what&apos;s selling, most notably ebooks. We also have Malle Valick from Harlequin with us to discuss all things bright and digital from Harlequin. Enjoy!</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:duration>15:15</itunes:duration>
<itunes:keywords>smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, ebook readers, ebooks, economy, monsters,  </itunes:keywords>
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<title>1. Our First Episode</title>

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<itunes:subtitle>The very first podcast from Dear Bitches, Smart Authors.</itunes:subtitle>


<itunes:summary>Sarah&apos;s too close to the phone, Jane is driving, and we&apos;re recording our conversation. As Jane says, we are the picture of amateurs. Come watch us grow! Or, listen, as the case may be.</itunes:summary>


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<itunes:keywords>smartbitches, dear author, romance novels, dukes, serial killers, sbtbllc</itunes:keywords>
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