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Jess and Trisha know that things are super weird and rough right now, but they’ve got some ideas and book recs for romance fans. They also discuss the annual Ripped Bodice report on the State of Racial Diversity in Romance Publishing.
This episode is sponsored by
TBR: Tailored Book Recommendations;
The Honey-Don’t List from the New York Times bestselling author of
The Unhoneymooners, Christina Lauren; and
My Way To You by Catherine Bybee.
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News
Book Riot has a
story stream collecting all of our bookish COVID-19 coverage.
If you want to support authors who have new releases out, the
Book Riot Insiders New Release Index can help you find them.
And if you want to (and can!) support local bookstores, lots are delivering and/or shipping. We mentioned
The Haunted Book Shop and
The Ripped Bodice, but there are others!
Speaking of The Ripped Bodice, the
annual racial diversity and inclusion report has been released, and Jess
offered some reflections on it.
Virgin River on Netflix may be the romance adaptation you need right now. And
these are the adaptations you may need ASAP.
Books Discussed
Hot and Badgered by Shelly Laurenston
The Widow of Rose House by Diana Biller
Rafe,
Xeni,
A Cowboy to Remember,
So Sweet, and
Treasure by Rebekah Weatherspoon
Team Phison by Chace Verity
Conventionally Yours by Annabeth Albert
And feel free to check out
this episode of WIR with Rebekah Weatherspoon for more fluffy reads.
Keep sending us your recs for what romance adaptations we should discuss, and let us know what you’re reading to take care of yourselves these days. As always, you can find Jess and Trisha at the WIR email address (
wheninromance@bookriot.com). You can also find us on Twitter (@jessisreading and @trishahaleybrwn), or Instagram (@jess_is_reading and @trishahaleybrown).
