Shelf Love: Romance Novel Discourse
Shelf Love is about romance novels and how they reflect, explore, challenge, and shape desire. Host Andrea Martucci invites experts from a variety of perspectives to critically engaging with romance novels. Listen for discussions of individual books, genre discourse, and scholarly topics.
- Update frequency
- every 14 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 170
- Years Active
- 2019 - 2025
010. Wallbanger by Alice Clayton with Kelly Reynolds (Boobies & Noobies)
Book: Wallbanger by Alice Clayton
Guest: Kelly Reynolds from Boobies & Noobies Podcast
Trope Town Recommendations: Neighbors to Lovers
- Cade by Liliana Hart
- Heat of…
009. Listener Requests and Mass Market Paperbacks
Questions from:
- Christina.us.uk
- HEA Apologist
- Kini Allen (episode 5 guest!)
- purlsquirrel
- JenniMReads
Books mentioned:
- Bollywood Bride by Sonali Dev
- A Midnight Feast by Emma Barry and Genevieve Turner (on up…
008. Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh with Alyssa Cole
Romance novelist Alyssa Cole joins the podcast to discuss Wolf Rain by Nalini Singh, which features emotional badasses. Also discussed: Using your Power. Systemic Oppression. Growing Your Circle. Sig…
007. The Heiress Effect by Courtney Milan with Erin Leafe (Learning the Tropes)
Erin Leafe (Learning the Tropes Podcast) and I get deep into a discussion of power, privilege, the patriarchy, and pretending to be someone you’re not after reading The Heiress Effect by Courtney Mil…
006. Halloween Boo? by Sarah Spade - with my BFF Becky
Guest Information
Guest Host: Andrea’s BFF Becky
Legit famous on Instagram: @bexburbs
Book Pick
Halloween Boo by Sarah Spade
https://www.amazon.com/Halloween-Boo-Holiday-Hunk-Book-ebook/dp/B07JGXPG5N
Contr…
005. Time Served by Julianna Keyes with Kini Allen
Kini Allen (Smexy Books) and Andrea discuss Time Served, a steamy second chance contemporary by Julianna Keyes: a lawyer who made it out of her rough neighborhood reconnects with her ex-con ex. We co…
004. Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean with Esme Brett
Esme Brett (Feminist Romance) and Andrea discuss Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean, plus-size representation in romance novels, ladies with skillz, and introduce a new game to Romancelandia: Hot …
003. Rebel by Beverly Jenkins with Bree Hill
Bree Hill (Falling For Romance) and Andrea discuss Rebel by Beverly Jenkins.
We chat about inspiring teachers, Pizza Hut’s link to many millennial’s love of reading, and heroes who give and give, and …
002. Jennifer Crusie's Oeuvre - guest Amanda Diehl
Amanda Diehl (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books; NPR Books) and Andrea discuss their favorite Jennifer Crusie novels and other reader favorites.
We discuss the rampant anti-butter bias in Crusie's maternal…
001. Lisa Kleypas Wallflowers Quartet with Amanda Diehl
Amanda Diehl (Smart Bitches, Trashy Books; NPR Books) and Andrea duke it out to select their favorite Wallflower from Lisa Kleypas’s memorable Wallflower quartet series.
During the Wallflower Rumble, …