Sarah sits down with Amanda, who reviews at Smart Bitches and was the very capable intern for both SBTB and for the DABWAHA. We talk about what books she brought with her to grad school in Boston, and the likely plot of her newly made-up New Adult Romantic Suspense: Robbed for Her Nutella. We also discuss Amanda learned about the New Adult from a recent webinar about the genre with several HarperCollins New Adult authors.
We discuss sex in YA literature, interpretations of New Adult, and New Adult novels that predate NA. If your'e curious about the webinar, you can still listen to it online.
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Just wanted to drop a line to let you know I’m happy that I discovered your podcasts, because I enjoy them. I’d also like to note that I also really enjoyed that book The Bees. It is a strange little book, but I read it in May and couldn’t stop thinking about bees for about 2 months. I highly recommend it 🙂
I remember reading the Decadent review when it came out, and, still to this day, that is the first thing my brain goes to when I hear either ‘How to Save a Life’ or ‘Someone Saved My Life Tonight.’
Fantastic podcast as always! Amanda, I’m glad to hear I’m not the only one who wasn’t immediately attracted to NA because it sounded so foreign from my own college experience. So far I’ve only tried a couple. I stayed away from Cara Cormack’s Losing it at first because my husband and I are both professors and the idea of a professor dating a student is just so strange from my experience. But I was pleasantly surprised when I finally picked it up. I’ve also read Sarina Bowen’s Ivy Years books and really enjoyed them. Though the whole “fictionalized version of Yale under a different name” thing was strange for me and it took me a few chapters to get past that.
I look forward to more recommendations in NA as I challenge myself to break free of my bubble of pre-conceived assumptions about the sub-genre!
I enjoyed Static very much, too. The pace slowed down a bit here and there, but the concept was so intriguing that I was willing to keep reading. It turned up on one of the services I subscribe to that notify me when books are available for low prices, and that is where I read the blurb and decided to take a chance on a book. I’m a buffet reader, and my TBR pile is huge, so I’m very picky about where I’m willing to risk reading time on an unknown writer. I was glad I gave Static the time of day.
I’m binge listening to all the old podcast after just discovering it last month. I know this is late but just in case it will help someone.
The brother/sister dynamic in Feed is great. The second book, Deadline is good. Skip Blackout (the 3rd book). It completely ruins the whole dynamic. Go check the 1 star reviews on Goodreads if you want details.
HONK! I live right near there. Amanda, let’s be friends in your copious free time!
[…] historical time periods. I’ve talked about the genre and how much it perplexes me on a previous Dear Bitches, Smart Authors podcast and attended a Publishers Weekly webcast last September titled “New Adult: A Genre is Born,” […]
[…] historical time periods. I’ve talked about the genre and how much it perplexes me on a previous Dear Bitches, Smart Authors podcast and attended a Publishers Weekly webcast last September titled “New Adult: A Genre is Born,” […]
Just wanted to add another sqee to the Kat Latham recommendation. I’ve read the whole series, and I LOVED it. There can never be enough rugby or hockey romances for my liking. After all, I married a hockey goalie/rugby full-back.