CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, and colonization.Ahoy mateys! Let's set sail onto the Caribbean-blue waters of pirates in romance books. In this episode Jen and Jackie discuss what led to the Golden Age of Piracy, where pirates entered the literature, and what the differences between romantic pirates and popular pirates (Jack Sparrow anyone?) look like. Dive on in...the water's fine!Raging Romantics Book List!Email us ragingromantics@nopl.orgVocab:lestai - Greek for "thieves" - early reference to maritime piratespeirato - latin for "pirate"Buccaneer - From French "boucanier" meaning a pirate; a curer of wild meats, a user of a boucan, or a native grill for roasting meatPrivateer - a private merchant/ship owner who carried a letter of marque that gave them permission on behalf of their monarch/country to capture enemy merchant ships, take a profit, and then give the rest of the profit back to the state.Golden Age of Piracy - Appr. 1690-1730 CE and refers especially to European pirates who operated in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean theatersBooks/authors/poets/plays we mention:The Iliad and The OdysseyThe Buccaneers of America by Alexandre Exquemelin (1678)A General History of the Robbers and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by "Captain Johnson" (1724) "Blackbeard or The Captive Princess" (play/musical 1798)"The Corsair" by Lord Byron (1814)Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)Peter Pan by JM Barrie (1904 play, 1911 book)Longarm series by Tabor EvansThe Gift by Julie GarwoodGentle Rogue by Johanna LyndseyThe Flame and The Flower by Kathleen WoodiwissThe Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana GalenThe Other Miss Bridgerton (Rokesby series) by Julia QuinnCorsairs and Corsairs Brothers series by the queen, Ruby DixonFable duology by Adrienne YoungAll The Stars and Teeth duology by Adalyn GraceBridge Kingdom series by Danielle JensenSea of Ruin by Pam GodwinRogue Booty by Golden AngelA Worthy Opponent by Katee RobertHooked by Emily McEntireThe Reef by Nora RobertsSabrina JeffriesSources:"The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws" (Banerji, 2002)"History of Piracy" (abdn.co.uk)Greek inscribed marble fragment descr. CleomisPolycrates"Medieval Pirates" (Vallar)"The Lure of Piracy; Realty vs. Romanticism" (Vallar)"Golden Age of Piracy" (Cartwright, 2021)"8 Reasons Being in a Pirate Romance Novel Would Actually Be Awful" (Passell, 2014)"Ahoy, Romance! Pirates As A Romantic Hero In Fiction" (Harris, 2018)"Pirates: Romance Versus Reality" (Houston Museum of Natural Science2010)"The Radical Romanticism of Piracy" (Waite, 2019)"Why Do We Love Pirates?" (Kennedy, 2015)"The Timeless Allure of Pirates" (bbc.com)"The Sea Dogs - Queen Elizabeth's Privateers" (Cartwright, 2020)"A Brief History of the Age of Exploration" (Briney, 2020)"Letters of Marque" (Royal Museums Greenwich)"History of the Spanish Doubloon""A Glimpse of Genre: The Gothic Romance" (2017)"Fantasy or Reality: Analyzing Pirates in Peter Pan" (Krebs, Levine, 2011)"Why J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan" (Lane, 2004)TV shows/movies mentioned:Black SailsOur Flag Means DeathPirates of the CaribbeanFireflyInto The BlueRecommended reads/podcasts!:Under the Black Flag by David CordinglyBlack Flags, Blue Waters by Eric Jay DolinEmpire of Blue Water by Stephan TaltyCinnamon &amp; Gunpowder by Eli BrownThe Pirate History Podcast by Matt Albers

CONTENT WARNINGS: Discussion of slavery and the transatlantic slave trade, and colonization.Ahoy mateys! Let's set sail onto the Caribbean-blue waters of pirates in romance books. In this episode Jen and Jackie discuss what led to the Golden Age of Piracy, where pirates entered the literature, and what the differences between romantic pirates and popular pirates (Jack Sparrow anyone?) look like. Dive on in...the water's fine! <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eGAQ2LRg-s2jkB79Ux7lrNQJea8OGMoANaLxsOakIpo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raging Romantics Book List!</a><a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">Email us ragingromantics@nopl.org</a> Vocab:<ul><li>lestai - Greek for "thieves" - early reference to maritime pirates</li><li>peirato - latin for "pirate"</li><li>Buccaneer - From French "boucanier" meaning a pirate; a curer of wild meats, a user of a boucan, or a native grill for roasting meat</li><li>Privateer - a private merchant/ship owner who carried a letter of marque that gave them permission on behalf of their monarch/country to capture enemy merchant ships, take a profit, and then give the rest of the profit back to the state.</li><li>Golden Age of Piracy - Appr. 1690-1730 CE and refers especially to European pirates who operated in the Mediterranean, Atlantic, and Caribbean theaters</li></ul>Books/authors/poets/plays we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=1680670" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Iliad </a>and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=1398136" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Odyssey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.heritage-history.com/site/hclass/spanish_empire/ebooks/pdf/esquemeling_buccaneers.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Buccaneers of America by Alexandre Exquemelin (1678)</a></li><li><a href="https://digital.lib.ecu.edu/17002" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A General History of the Robbers and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates by "Captain Johnson" (1724) </a></li><li><a href="https://www.sjsu.edu/faculty/douglass/music/album-blackbeard.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Blackbeard or The Captive Princess" (play/musical 1798)</a></li><li><a href="https://americanliterature.com/author/lord-byron/book/the-corsair/summary" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Corsair" by Lord Byron (1814)</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1659387" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson (1883)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16/16-h/16-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Peter Pan by JM Barrie (1904 play, 1911 book)</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Evans,%20Tabor&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27146567%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Longarm series by Tabor Evans</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=857148" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Gift by Julie Garwood</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2373291" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gentle Rogue by Johanna Lyndsey</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1348578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flame and The Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss</a></li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/768082408?queryString=the%20rogue%20pirate%27s%20bride&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2234856" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Other Miss Bridgerton (Rokesby series) by Julia Quinn</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ruby-dixon/corsairs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corsairs </a>and <a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ruby-dixon/corsair-brothers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Corsairs Brothers</a> series by the queen, Ruby Dixon</li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/y/adrienne-young/fable/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fable duology by Adrienne Young</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/adalyn-grace/all-the-stars-and-teeth/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All The Stars and Teeth duology by Adalyn Grace</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/danielle-jensen/bridge-kingdom/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bridge Kingdom series by Danielle Jensen</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2414417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Rogue-Booty-MFM-Pirate-Romance-ebook/dp/B08Z46FLH7/ref=sr_1_1?crid=U887WLUS9OIS&amp;keywords=rogue+booty&amp;qid=1657830648&amp;s=digital-text&amp;sprefix=rogue+booty%2Cdigital-text%2C47&amp;sr=1-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogue Booty by Golden Angel</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/katee-robert/worthy-opponent.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Worthy Opponent by Katee Robert</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=3572266" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hooked by Emily McEntire</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=543659" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Reef by Nora Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/j/sabrina-jeffries/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sabrina Jeffries</a></li></ul>Sources:<ul><li><a href="https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/ching-shih-chinese-female-pirate#:~:text=Ching%20Shih%2C%20who%20lived%20and,most%20successful%20pirate%20in%20history.&amp;text=At%20the%20dawn%20of%20the,Sea%20in%20the%20Qing%20dynasty." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Chinese Female Pirate Who Commanded 80,000 Outlaws" (Banerji, 2002)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.abdn.ac.uk/web/dreamweaver/history.htm#:~:text=It%20appears%20that%20the%20word,ships%2C%20but%20also%20maritime%20cities" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"History of Piracy" (abdn.co.uk)</a></li><li><a href="https://usepigraphy.brown.edu/projects/usep/inscription/NY.NY.MMA.G.26.60.4/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Greek inscribed marble fragment descr. Cleomis</a></li><li><a href="https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/9780195397703/student/archives/herodotus_polycrates/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Polycrates</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cindyvallar.com/medieval.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Medieval Pirates" (Vallar)</a></li><li><a href="http://www.cindyvallar.com/romanticism.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Lure of Piracy; Realty vs. Romanticism" (Vallar)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Golden_Age_of_Piracy/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Golden Age of Piracy" (Cartwright, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/blog/8-reasons-being-in-a-pirate-romance-novel-would-actually-be-awful/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"8 Reasons Being in a Pirate Romance Novel Would Actually Be Awful" (Passell, 2014)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.silverpetticoatreview.com/ahoy-romance-pirates-in-period-dramas-and-literature/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Ahoy, Romance! Pirates As A Romantic Hero In Fiction" (Harris, 2018)</a></li><li><a href="https://blog.hmns.org/2010/11/pirates-romance-versus-reality/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Pirates: Romance Versus Reality" (Houston Museum of Natural Science2010)</a></li><li><a href="https://microform.digital/boa/posts/category/articles/352/the-radical-romanticism-of-piracy" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Radical Romanticism of Piracy" (Waite, 2019)</a></li><li><a href="https://sites.psu.edu/akennedyscollegeciviclife/2015/03/27/why-do-we-love-pirates/#:~:text=Each%20human%20being%20possesses%20a,any%20other%20profession%20throughout%20history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why Do We Love Pirates?" (Kennedy, 2015)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20170621-the-timeless-allure-of-pirates" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Timeless Allure of Pirates" (bbc.com)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1576/the-sea-dogs---queen-elizabeths-privateers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Sea Dogs - Queen Elizabeth's Privateers" (Cartwright, 2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.thoughtco.com/age-of-exploration-1435006#:~:text=The%20era%20known%20as%20the,routes%2C%20wealth%2C%20and%20knowledge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"A Brief History of the Age of Exploration" (Briney, 2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.rmg.co.uk/stories/topics/letters-marque#:~:text=A%20letter%20of%20marque%20was,courts%20for%20condemnation%20and%20sale" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Letters of Marque" (Royal Museums Greenwich)</a></li><li><a href="https://store.nwtmint.com/info/doubloon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"History of the Spanish Doubloon"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.toledolibrary.org/blog/a-glimpse-of-genre-the-gothic-romance#:~:text=Typically%2C%20the%20lead%20of%20a,find%20a%20way%20around%20him" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"A Glimpse of Genre: The Gothic Romance" (2017)</a></li><li>"<a href="https://cla.blog.ryerson.ca/fantasy-or-reality-analyzing-pirates-in-peter-pan/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fantasy or Reality: Analyzing Pirates in Peter Pan" (Krebs, Levine, 2011)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2004/11/22/lost-boys" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why J. M. Barrie Created Peter Pan" (Lane, 2004)</a></li></ul>TV shows/movies mentioned:<ul><li>Black Sails</li><li>Our Flag Means Death</li><li>Pirates of the Caribbean</li><li>Firefly</li><li>Into The Blue</li></ul>Recommended reads/podcasts!:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=1234771" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Under the Black Flag by David Cordingly</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=2211887" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Black Flags, Blue Waters by Eric Jay Dolin</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=363535" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Empire of Blue Water by Stephan Talty</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1155680" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cinnamon &amp; Gunpowder by Eli Brown</a></li><li><a href="https://piratehistorypodcast.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Pirate History Podcast by Matt Albers</a></li></ul>

#46 Lost Genres pt. 2 - Yo Ho Yo Ho a Podcast Life for Me

Let's keep it short, sweet, and simple with some of Jen and Jackie's favorite romance books they grew up with!Katie McAlister "Blow Me Down"McAlister's ren faire book "Hard Day's Knight" Highlander series by Karen Marie MoningEspecially "Spell of the Highlander"Viking series by Sandra HillSutherland Brothers series by Kresley ColeRaging Romantics booklist! 

Let's keep it short, sweet, and simple with some of Jen and Jackie's favorite romance books they grew up with! <ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=161476" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katie McAlister "Blow Me Down"</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1873639" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">McAlister's ren faire book "Hard Day's Knight"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/karen-marie-moning/highlander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Highlander series by</a> <a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/karen-marie-moning/highlander/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Karen Marie Moning</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1878695" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Especially "Spell of the Highlander"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/sandra-hill/viking-series-i/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Viking series by </a><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/sandra-hill/viking-series-i/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sandra Hill</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/kresley-cole/sutherland/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sutherland Brothers series by Kresley Cole</a></li></ul> <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eGAQ2LRg-s2jkB79Ux7lrNQJea8OGMoANaLxsOakIpo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raging Romantics booklist! </a>

Minisode 20: Vikings and Highlanders and Pirates, OH MY! 

Raging Romantics Booklist!Content Warnings: Discussion of dubious consent, non-consent and rape within novels, cultural appropriation, and minor language use at 24:52- 25:57 ; 28:55-29:32 ; 47:42 - 50:00Questions/Comments/concerns or suggestions for episodes? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Terms:Vikingr- Most likely meaning "pirate" or "raider," and potentially declining from Old Norse vik, meaning "creek." Used to delineate people of Scandinavian and Norse heritage who, during the early medieval period, were known for sailing and raiding other countries, primarily in the British Isles and Europe. This is where we get "Viking" fromValhalla - "hall of the Gods," a belief of the afterlife where those worthy of glory are able to dine and live in eternity with the godsC.E. - "Current Era" used in place of A.D. (anno domini)Saami - any member of a people speaking the Sami language who inhabit Lapland and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland, as well as the Kola Peninsula of Russia.Polytheistic - belief system with multiple godsNormans - A group of people that rose from the intermingling of Norse invaders with indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans during the 8th-11th century. They came to power in the Duchy of Normandy, and would be remembered for invading Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in 1066 and establishing an early English monarchy.Carolingians - The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.Anglo-Saxons -Any member of the Germanic peoples who, from the 5th c. C.E. to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are today part of England and Wales.Lindisfarne - A monastic isle off the coast of Northumberland that would become famous for the being the first site of a Viking raid in 793 C.E.dubious consent - "dubcon"non-con - "non-consent"Divine Right of Kings - the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimesAnabaptist Elevator -Authors/Books/Sagas we mention:Connie MasonShannon DrakeCatherine CoulterBeowulfThe Sagas of Ragnar LothbrokRiver Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road by Cat JarmanThe Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789-955 by Max AdamsPrince Valiant by Hal FosterEaters of the Dead by Michael CrichtonThe Flame and the Flower by Kathleen WoodiwissFires of Winter (Haardrad Brothers book 1) by Johanna LindseyViking's Ecstasy by Robin GideonTender Marauder by Linda Lang BartellThe Outlaw Viking by Sandra HillDokiri Brides (series) by Denali DayGathering of Dragons (series) by Milla VaneWitch's Heart by Genevieve GornichecGoddess of Nothing at All by Cat Rector**Hall of Smoke (series Jackie accidentally called Temple of No Gods) by HM LongBloodsworn saga (series) by John GwynneSisters in Hate by Seyward DarbyNeon Gods by Katee RobertArticles we read:Romancing the Dark Ages: The Viking Hero in Sentimental Narratives (Calderón, 2007)--Google search for a download of this! Warrior woman burialNo Nazis in Valhalla: Understanding the Use (and Misuse) of Nordic Cultural Markers in Third Reich Era GermanyWho Owns the Vikings? Pagans, Neo-Nazis and Advertisers Tussle Over SymbolsViking Romance Novels Will Win You Over and We're Here to HelpShield-maidens, Valkyries, and Immortal Warriors: Viking Romance Novel Recommendations (McCoy, 2017) How to write a Viking: Top tips from the Sons Of Sigurd Authors (2020)Viking (britannica.com)Vikings (history.com, 2019)English Women Fell in Love with Vain Vikings (ThorNews, 2014)The Five Boroughs Of Danelaw (Brain, n.d.)Medieval Scandinavia: Power Dynamics in the Viking Age (Larrea, n.d.)Norse Mythology (Groeneveld, 2017)Norman (britannica.com)Ireland's History in Maps (Walsh, 2007)

<a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eGAQ2LRg-s2jkB79Ux7lrNQJea8OGMoANaLxsOakIpo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raging Romantics Booklist!</a> Content Warnings: Discussion of dubious consent, non-consent and rape within novels, cultural appropriation, and minor language use at 24:52- 25:57 ; 28:55-29:32 ; 47:42 - 50:00 <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Questions/Comments/concerns or suggestions for episodes? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!</a> Terms:<ul><li>Vikingr- Most likely meaning "pirate" or "raider," and potentially declining from Old Norse vik, meaning "creek." Used to delineate people of Scandinavian and Norse heritage who, during the early medieval period, were known for sailing and raiding other countries, primarily in the British Isles and Europe. This is where we get "Viking" from</li><li>Valhalla - "hall of the Gods," a belief of the afterlife where those worthy of glory are able to dine and live in eternity with the gods</li><li>C.E. - "Current Era" used in place of A.D. (anno domini)</li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sami" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Saami </a>- any member of a people speaking the Sami language who inhabit Lapland and adjacent areas of northern Norway, Sweden, and Finland, as well as the Kola Peninsula of Russia.</li><li>Polytheistic - belief system with multiple gods</li><li>Normans - A group of people that rose from the intermingling of Norse invaders with indigenous West Franks and Gallo-Romans during the 8th-11th century. They came to power in the Duchy of Normandy, and would be remembered for invading Anglo-Saxon kingdoms in 1066 and establishing an early English monarchy.</li><li>Carolingians - The Carolingian Dynasty (751-887) was a family of Frankish nobles who ruled Francia and its successor kingdoms in Western and Central Europe during the Early Middle Ages.</li><li>Anglo-Saxons -Any member of the Germanic peoples who, from the 5th c. C.E. to the time of the Norman Conquest (1066), inhabited and ruled territories that are today part of England and Wales.</li><li>Lindisfarne - A monastic isle off the coast of Northumberland that would become famous for the being the first site of a Viking raid in 793 C.E.</li><li>dubious consent - "dubcon"</li><li>non-con - "non-consent"</li><li>Divine Right of Kings - the doctrine that kings derive their authority from God, not from their subjects, from which it follows that rebellion is the worst of political crimes</li><li>Anabaptist Elevator -</li></ul>Authors/Books/Sagas we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/connie-mason/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Connie Mason</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/shannon-drake/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shannon Drake</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/catherine-coulter/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Catherine Coulter</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/16328/16328-h/16328-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Beowulf</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gutenberg.org/files/20549/20549-h/20549-h.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sagas of Ragnar Lothbrok</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2446862" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">River Kings: A New History of the Vikings from Scandinavia to the Silk Road by Cat Jarman</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=7&amp;cn=2205904" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Viking Wars: War and Peace in King Alfred’s Britain: 789-955 by Max Adams</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2063607" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Prince Valiant by Hal Foster</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=9&amp;cn=312978" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eaters of the Dead by Michael Crichton</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1348578" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Flame and the Flower by Kathleen Woodiwiss</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/johanna-lindsey/fires-of-winter.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fires of Winter (Haardrad Brothers book 1) by Johanna Lindsey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/robin-gideon/viking-ecstasy.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Viking's Ecstasy by Robin Gideon</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/linda-lang-bartell/tender-marauder.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tender Marauder by Linda Lang Bartell</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/h/sandra-hill/outlaw-viking.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outlaw Viking by Sandra Hill</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/denali-day/dokiri-brides/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dokiri Brides (series) by Denali Day</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Vane,%20Milla.%20Gathering%20of%20dragons%20series.&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%27159778%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gathering of Dragons (series) by Milla Vane</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2374422" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Goddess-Nothing-Unwritten-Runes-Book-ebook/dp/B095HZGZTX/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=the+goddess+of+nothing+at+all&amp;link_code=qs&amp;qid=1656525459&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goddess of Nothing at All by Cat Rector</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/l/h-m-long/hall-of-smoke/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">**Hall of Smoke (series Jackie accidentally called Temple of No Gods) by HM Long</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/g/john-gwynne/bloodsworn/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bloodsworn saga (series) by John Gwynne</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2348276" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sisters in Hate by Seyward Darby</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2398769" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neon Gods by Katee Robert</a></li></ul>Articles we read:<ul><li>Romancing the Dark Ages: The Viking Hero in Sentimental Narratives (Calderón, 2007)--Google search for a download of this! </li><li><a href="https://allthatsinteresting.com/slavic-woman-warrior" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Warrior woman burial</a></li><li><a href="https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1113&amp;context=irj" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">No Nazis in Valhalla: Understanding the Use (and Misuse) of Nordic Cultural Markers in Third Reich Era Germany</a></li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/17/world/europe/vikings-sweden-paganism-neonazis.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Who Owns the Vikings? Pagans, Neo-Nazis and Advertisers Tussle Over Symbols</a></li><li><a href="https://www.women.com/kelleyobrien/lists/viking-romance-novel-032019" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Viking Romance Novels Will Win You Over and We're Here to Help</a></li><li><a href="https://bookriot.com/viking-romance-novels/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shield-maidens, Valkyries, and Immortal Warriors: Viking Romance Novel Recommendations (McCoy, 2017) </a></li><li><a href="https://www.writeforharlequin.com/how-to-write-a-viking-top-tips-from-the-songs-of-sigurd-authors/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">How to write a Viking: Top tips from the Sons Of Sigurd Authors (2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Viking-people" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Viking (britannica.com)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.history.com/topics/exploration/vikings-history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Vikings (history.com, 2019)</a></li><li><a href="https://thornews.com/2014/10/30/english-women-fell-in-love-with-vain-vikings/#:~:text=English%20sources%20describe%20the%20Vikings,strong%20impression%20on%20the%20ladies" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">English Women Fell in Love with Vain Vikings (ThorNews, 2014)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/The-Five-Boroughs-Of-Danelaw/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Five Boroughs Of Danelaw (Brain, n.d.)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.medievalists.net/2020/06/power-dynamics-viking-age/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Medieval Scandinavia: Power Dynamics in the Viking Age (Larrea, n.d.)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Norse_Mythology/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norse Mythology (Groeneveld, 2017)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Norman-people#ref54977" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Norman (britannica.com)</a></li><li><a href="http://sites.rootsweb.com/~irlkik/ihm/ire900.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ireland's History in Maps (Walsh, 2007)</a></li></ul>

#45 The Lost Genres pt. 1- Let's go a-Viking

We created a master list for you of ALL the books we've ever talked about! Check out the Raging Romantics Booklist for all the titles, series, and episode links your heart could ever desire as a romance reader. In the meantime, here's our little list of romantic suspense books to get you running. Enjoy!DID YOU LISTEN TO THE TESSA BAILEY EPISODE YET?!?!?!?!Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org &lt;3Books we mention:My Killer Vacation by Tessa BaileyProtecting What's His by Tessa Bailey (Line of Duty series)Crossing the Line series by Tessa BaileyColorado High Country series by Pamela ClareEspecially Falling Hard, Tempting Fate, and Holding On The McCloud Brothers series by Shannon McKennaEspecially Edge of MidnightWell Met by Jen DeLuca (Well Met series)The Lion's Den and The Siren by Katherine St. JohnRock Chick series and Chaos MC series by Kristen Ashley

We created a master list for you of ALL the books we've ever talked about! Check out the <a href="https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1eGAQ2LRg-s2jkB79Ux7lrNQJea8OGMoANaLxsOakIpo/edit?usp=sharing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Raging Romantics Booklist</a> for all the titles, series, and episode links your heart could ever desire as a romance reader. In the meantime, here's our little list of romantic suspense books to get you running. Enjoy! <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/86283490/43-gimme-those-tessa-bailey-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DID YOU LISTEN TO THE TESSA BAILEY EPISODE YET?!?!?!?!</a> Questions/Comments/Concerns/Recommendations? <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org </a>&lt;3 Books we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=3563762" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/line-of-duty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protecting What's His by Tessa Bailey (Line of Duty series)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ffadultsonly.com/b/tessa-bailey/crossing-the-line/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crossing the Line series by Tessa Bailey</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/pamela-clare/colorado-high-country/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colorado High Country series by Pamela Clare</a></li><li>Especially <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=2346897" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Falling Hard</a>, <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=2346898" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tempting Fate</a>, and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2346894" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Holding On </a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/shannon-mckenna/mccloud-brothers/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The McCloud Brothers series by Shannon McKenna</a></li><li>Especially <a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/shannon-mckenna/edge-of-midnight.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Edge of Midnight</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=2296987" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Well Met by Jen DeLuca (Well Met series)</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2345684" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Lion's Den</a> and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2393955" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Siren </a>by Katherine St. John</li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/kristen-ashley/rock-chick/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rock Chick </a>series and<a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/kristen-ashley/chaos/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Chaos MC </a>series by Kristen Ashley</li></ul>

Minisode 19: We Won't Keep You in Suspense

Hey romance nerds; join us for this quick episode where we talk romantic suspense! For a genre that is so widely popular and well-known, there's not that much to talk about with it. Do you have feelings/thoughts/opinions on romance books that feature suspenseful plotlines? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Don't forget to go check out our Tessa Bailey interview! Books/authors we mention:Madame Will You Talk by Mary StewartMy Killer Vacation by Tessa BaileyNightwork by Nora RobertsLegacy by Nora RobertsUnder Currents by Nora RobertsShelter in Place by Nora RobertsColorado High Country series by Pamela ClareJackie AshendenThe Hellbound Brotherhood by Shannon McKennaStillhouse Lake by Rachel CaineAmerican Queen by Sierra SimoneFever series by Karen Marie Moning

Hey romance nerds; join us for this quick episode where we talk romantic suspense! For a genre that is so widely popular and well-known, there's not that much to talk about with it. Do you have feelings/thoughts/opinions on romance books that feature suspenseful plotlines? <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!</a> Don't forget to go check out our <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/86283490/43-gimme-those-tessa-bailey-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tessa Bailey interview! </a> Books/authors we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/s/mary-stewart/madam-will-you-talk.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madame Will You Talk by Mary Stewart</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=3563762" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Killer Vacation by Tessa Bailey</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2443511" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Nightwork by Nora Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2397950" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legacy by Nora Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2285938" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Under Currents by Nora Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2097341" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shelter in Place by Nora Roberts</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/pamela-clare/colorado-high-country/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Colorado High Country series by Pamela Clare</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/a/jackie-ashenden/alaska-homecoming/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jackie Ashenden</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/shannon-mckenna/hellbound-brotherhood/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hellbound Brotherhood by Shannon McKenna</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/c/rachel-caine/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Stillhouse Lake by Rachel Caine</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=3564565" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Queen by Sierra Simone</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/karen-marie-moning/fever/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fever series by Karen Marie Moning</a></li></ul>

#44 This is Getting Suspenseful

Thank you to Nicki Greenwood for sitting down with us and talking independent and hybrid publishing in romancelandia! Make sure to check out her books, some of which are at the Northern Onondaga Public Library. We had so much fun chatting with all the authors these past two months, and we hope you listeners had a good time too. Don't forget to put all of these on hold at your Library or click Add to Cart!Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org.Nicki's links:Website nickigreenwood.comInstagram @nickigreenwood01Facebook @Nicki.Greenwood.AuthorTwitter @nickigreenwood

Thank you to Nicki Greenwood for sitting down with us and talking independent and hybrid publishing in romancelandia! Make sure to check out her books, some of which are at the Northern Onondaga Public Library. We had so much fun chatting with all the authors these past two months, and we hope you listeners had a good time too. Don't forget to put all of these on hold at your Library or click Add to Cart! Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a>. Nicki's links:<ul><li>Website <a href="https://www.nickigreenwood.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">nickigreenwood.com</a></li><li>Instagram <a href="https://www.instagram.com/nickigreenwood01/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nickigreenwood01</a></li><li>Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/pg/Nicki.Greenwood.Author/posts/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@Nicki.Greenwood.Author</a></li><li>Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/nickigreenwood" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@nickigreenwood</a></li></ul>

Minisode 18: Local Author Nicki Greenwood talks Indie Publishing!

We have such a treat for you with this episode, dear listener...we sat down with the Michelangelo of dirty talk herself, Tessa Bailey! Her newest book, My Killer Vacation, comes out June 6. The heroine is a podcast-lover herself, so how could we not get Tessa on the show?! We talk all things romantic suspense, as well as Tessa's writing influences, process, and how she manages to write so many amazing things in such a short amount of time.And, as usual, we here at Raging Romantics would like to apologize for the audio quality...Thank you for bearing with us, as you always do. We'll get this whole technology thing one day. We appreciate you!Questions/Comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Tessa Bailey books to read right now:Protecting What's HisMy Killer VacationIt Happened One SummerWindow ShoppingCrossing the Line seriesLine of Duty seriesHeat StrokeWorked UpGetaway GirlRenaissance ManHot &amp; Hammered seriesOther books/authors we mention:Hidden Fires by Sandra BrownSunset Embrace by Sandra BrownNight Secrets by Kat MartinDating Dr. Dil by Nisha SharmaKatee RobertPenelope DouglasRuby DixonThe American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas (Out September 6, 2022)Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn (out January 31, 2023)Podcasts we shout outMorbidMy Favorite Murder

We have such a treat for you with this episode, dear listener...we sat down with the Michelangelo of dirty talk herself, Tessa Bailey! Her newest book, My Killer Vacation, comes out June 6. The heroine is a podcast-lover herself, so how could we not get Tessa on the show?! We talk all things romantic suspense, as well as Tessa's writing influences, process, and how she manages to write so many amazing things in such a short amount of time. And, as usual, we here at Raging Romantics would like to apologize for the audio quality...Thank you for bearing with us, as you always do. We'll get this whole technology thing one day. We appreciate you!Questions/Comments/concerns/recommendations? <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!</a> Tessa Bailey books to read right now:<ul><li><a href="https://onlib.overdrive.com/onondaga-northernonondaga/content/media/1266383" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Protecting What's His</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=3563762" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Killer Vacation</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2406775" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It Happened One Summer</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2422980" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Window Shopping</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ffadultsonly.com/b/tessa-bailey/crossing-the-line/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crossing the Line series</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/line-of-duty/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Line of Duty series</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/heat-stroke.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heat Stroke</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/worked-up.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Worked Up</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2255255" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Getaway Girl</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/renaissance-man.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Renaissance Man</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/b/tessa-bailey/hot-and-hammered/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hot &amp; Hammered series</a></li></ul>Other books/authors we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=1979453" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hidden Fires by Sandra Brown</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1706392" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sunset Embrace by Sandra Brown</a></li><li><a href="https://www.amazon.com/Night-Secrets-Kat-Martin-ebook/dp/B00H0V04OE/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=night+secrets+kat+martin&amp;qid=1654199475&amp;sprefix=night+secrets+%2Caps%2C79&amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Night Secrets by Kat Martin</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2653615" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dating Dr. Dil by Nisha Sharma</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/r/katee-robert/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Katee Robert</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/penelope-douglas/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Penelope Douglas</a></li><li><a href="https://www.fantasticfiction.com/d/ruby-dixon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ruby Dixon</a></li><li>The American Roommate Experiment by Elena Armas (Out September 6, 2022)</li><li>Georgie All Along by Kate Clayborn (out January 31, 2023)</li></ul>Podcasts we shout out<ul><li><a href="https://audioboom.com/channel/morbid" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Morbid</a></li><li><a href="https://myfavoritemurder.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">My Favorite Murder</a></li></ul>

#43 Gimme Those Tessa Bailey Books! 

Ruby Dixon

It's time to announce the winners of the Ruby Dixon giveaway! Thank you to everyone who wrote in to enter! Winners, you will be contacted via email so you can get your goodies &lt;3Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Congratulations again to the winners. Make sure to keep your ears out for our next giveaway! Rage on!

It's time to announce the winners of the Ruby Dixon giveaway! Thank you to everyone who wrote in to enter! Winners, you will be contacted via email so you can get your goodies &lt;3 Questions/comments/concerns/recommendations? Email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org!</a> Congratulations again to the winners. Make sure to keep your ears out for our next giveaway! Rage on!

Ruby Dixon Giveaway Winner! 

Thank you to Tracy Brody for joining us on the podcast. We have a chat with her about her (myriad) experiences in the world of romance publishing!Tracy's websiteInstagram @TracybrodybooksTwitter @TracybrodybooksFacebook @TracybrodybooksBad Karma Special Ops seriesFaking It with the BachelorFaking It with the Green Beret (currently writing)

Thank you to Tracy Brody for joining us on the podcast. We have a chat with her about her (myriad) experiences in the world of romance publishing! <a href="https://www.tracybrody.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tracy's website</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/tracybrodybooks/?hl=en#:~:text=Tracy%20Brody%20(%40tracybrodybooks)%20%E2%80%A2%20Instagram%20photos%20and%20videos" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram @Tracybrodybooks</a><a href="https://twitter.com/tracybrodybooks?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter @Tracybrodybooks</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/TracyBrodyBooks/?ref=page_internal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook @Tracybrodybooks</a><ul><li><a href="https://www.tracybrody.com/books" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bad Karma Special Ops series</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tracybrody.com/faking-it-romantic-comedy-series" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Faking It with the Bachelor</a></li><li>Faking It with the Green Beret (currently writing)</li></ul>

Minisode 17: Self Publishing with Author Tracy Brody!

Join us for this (rather extended) talk about different publishing models in the romance world. We talk hybrid, small press, vanity presses, and independent publishing, and weigh a few of the pros and cons across the board. Long answer short, however you choose to pursue publishing, you're doing great sweetie!Questions/comments/concerns/something you want to rage about? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org ♡Books/authors we talk about:American Dirt by Jeanine CummingsFrom Blood and Ash (series) by Jennifer Lynn ArmentroutMinkAlexa RileyJesmyn WardCape May by Chip CreekToo Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen PetersenTessa BaileyGeneral links:"Bad Romance" (Jeong, 2018) (The Verge article Jen mentioned)"What is an indie author?" (Alliance of Independent Authors)"What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know" (Warner, 2016)"Hybrid Publishing: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know" (Probst, 2021)"How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know" (Friedman, 2017)"How to Publish an eBook" (Alliance of Independent Authors, 2021)"The Shaky Future of Self-Publishing and Romance"(Bloom, 2018)"Why Would Anyone Sell A Book For $0.99?" (Bloom, 2021)Reddit about Ruby Dixon and Amazon "Black authors are on all the bestseller lists right now. But publishing doesn’t pay them enough" (Grady, 2020)"The Disadvantage of Market Saturation" (chron.com, 2020)KDP:Kindle Direct PublishingRoyalties in Kindle Unlimited"How Authors Get Paid in Kindle Unlimited" (Adrienne C., 2021)"Why is Amazon Banning Thousands of Authors?" (Bloom, 2018)More info on vanity presses :"What is Vanity Publishing?" (Doppler, 2020)"Why it’s a bad idea to pay a vanity press to publish your writing" (Snyder, 2005)"Vanity Press: How to Dodge Scams and Self Publishing Companies to Avoid" (Allan, 2022)"Self Publishing Vs. Hybrid Publishing Vs. "Vanity Publishing"" (Hawk, 2021)Quora "Why are "vanity press" publishers viewed as such a bad thing?" (see discussion from Andrew Chapman specifically)Victoria Aveyard tiktok (@victoriaaveyard), website, and instagram (@victoriaaveyard) - lots of information on what the nitty gritty is like!

Join us for this (rather extended) talk about different publishing models in the romance world. We talk hybrid, small press, vanity presses, and independent publishing, and weigh a few of the pros and cons across the board. Long answer short, however you choose to pursue publishing, you're doing great sweetie!Questions/comments/concerns/something you want to rage about? Email us at <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org </a>♡ Books/authors we talk about:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2317693" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">American Dirt by Jeanine Cummings</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2406394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From Blood and Ash (series) by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout</a></li><li><a href="https://minkromance.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Mink</a></li><li><a href="https://alexariley.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Alexa Riley</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Ward,%20Jesmyn.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27507658%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jesmyn Ward</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2267264" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Cape May by Chip Creek</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2035492" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Too Fat, Too Slutty, Too Loud by Anne Helen Petersen</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Bailey,%20Tessa&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%2725888%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tessa Bailey</a></li></ul>General links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.theverge.com/2018/7/16/17566276/cockygate-amazon-kindle-unlimited-algorithm-self-published-romance-novel-cabal" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Bad Romance" (Jeong, 2018)</a> (The Verge article Jen mentioned)</li><li><a href="https://www.allianceindependentauthors.org/what-is-an-indie-author/#:~:text=What%20is%20an%20independent%20%E2%80%9Cindie,controls%20their%20own%20publishing%20rights" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"What is an indie author?" (Alliance of Independent Authors)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.writersdigest.com/self-publishing-by-writing-goal/what-is-hybrid-publishing-here-are-4-things-you-should-know" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"What is Hybrid Publishing? Here Are 4 Things All Writers Should Know" (Warner, 2016)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.janefriedman.com/everything-youve-always-wanted-to-know-hybrid-publishing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Hybrid Publishing: Everything You’ve Always Wanted to Know" (Probst, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.janefriedman.com/get-book-distributed-self-published-authors-need-know/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How to Get Your Book Distributed: What Self-Published Authors Need to Know" (Friedman, 2017)</a></li><li><a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/how-to-publish-an-ebook/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How to Publish an eBook" (Alliance of Independent Authors, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penelope-bloom.com/post/2018/03/22/the-shaky-future-of-self-publishing-and-romance" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Shaky Future of Self-Publishing and Romance"(Bloom, 2018)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penelope-bloom.com/post/why-would-anyone-sell-a-book-for-0-99" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why Would Anyone Sell A Book For $0.99?" (Bloom, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/ruijt6/apparently_amazon_removed_all_of_ruby_dixons/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Reddit about Ruby Dixon and Amazon </a></li><li><a href="https://www.vox.com/culture/2020/6/17/21285316/publishing-paid-me-diversity-black-authors-systemic-bias" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Black authors are on all the bestseller lists right now. But publishing doesn’t pay them enough" (Grady, 2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://smallbusiness.chron.com/disadvantage-market-saturation-69967.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"The Disadvantage of Market Saturation" (chron.com, 2020)</a></li></ul>KDP:<ul><li><a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kindle Direct Publishing</a></li><li><a href="https://kdp.amazon.com/en_US/help/topic/G201541130" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Royalties in Kindle Unlimited</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/the-business-of-writing/how-authors-get-paid-in-kindle-unlimited-efbec9facac4" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How Authors Get Paid in Kindle Unlimited" (Adrienne C., 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.penelope-bloom.com/post/2018/07/19/why-is-amazon-banning-thousands-of-authors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why is Amazon Banning Thousands of Authors?" (Bloom, 2018)</a></li></ul>More info on vanity presses :<ul><li><a href="https://selfpublishingadvice.org/what-is-vanity-publishing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"What is Vanity Publishing?" (Doppler, 2020)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.lucysnyder.com/index.php/why-its-a-bad-idea-to-pay-a-vanity-press-to-publish-your-writing/#:~:text=Some%20vanity%20presses%20will%20take,author%20becomes%20their%20best%20customer." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Why it’s a bad idea to pay a vanity press to publish your writing" (Snyder, 2005)</a></li><li><a href="https://self-publishingschool.com/vanity-press/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Vanity Press: How to Dodge Scams and Self Publishing Companies to Avoid" (Allan, 2022)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.tiffanyhawk.com/blog/self-publishing-vs-hybrid-publishing-vs-vanity-publishing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Self Publishing Vs. Hybrid Publishing Vs. "Vanity Publishing"" (Hawk, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-are-vanity-press-publishers-viewed-as-such-a-bad-thing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Quora "Why are "vanity press" publishers viewed as such a bad thing?"</a> (see discussion from Andrew Chapman specifically)</li></ul> Victoria Aveyard<a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@victoriaaveyard?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> tiktok (@victoriaaveyard)</a>, <a href="https://victoriaaveyard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">website</a>, and<a href="https://www.instagram.com/victoriaaveyard/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> instagram (@victoriaaveyard)</a> - lots of information on what the nitty gritty is like!

#42 A Frank Discussion about Publishing in Romancelandia      

Join your favorite local librarians as we talk all things related to romance books. We release two full-length episodes per month, and keep an eye out for bonus minisodes too, featuring book recommendations, reviews, and mini interviews! We can always be contacted at Ragingromantics@nopl.org. Rage on!

Carrie Nichols

Thank you so much to Carrie Nichols (aka Carol Opalinski) for sitting down with us and talking about what it's like to publish with romance super-brand Harlequin!Carrie's website Bookbub @carolopalInstagram @authorcarrienicholsFacebook authorcarrienicholsTwitter @carolopalThere's still time to enter the Ruby Dixon giveaway! Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org by May 23, 2022 to be entered to win a new edition of Ice Planet Barbarians plus some gorgeous fanart.

Thank you so much to Carrie Nichols (aka Carol Opalinski) for sitting down with us and talking about what it's like to publish with romance super-brand Harlequin! <a href="http://carrienichols.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Carrie's website </a><a href="https://www.bookbub.com/authors/carrie-nichols" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bookbub @carolopal</a><a href="https://www.instagram.com/authorcarrienichols/?hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram @authorcarrienichols</a><a href="https://www.facebook.com/authorCarrieNichols" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook authorcarrienichols</a><a href="https://twitter.com/carolopal?lang=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter @carolopal</a> There's still time to enter the Ruby Dixon giveaway! Email us at <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org </a>by May 23, 2022 to be entered to win a new edition of Ice Planet Barbarians plus some gorgeous fanart.

Minisode 16: Talking Publishing with Harlequin Author Carrie Nichols! 

Christina Lauren

Prepare your ears for some major fangirling. Why? Because we got to talk publishing and romance books with dynamic writing duo Christina Lauren! Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings released their first book, Beautiful Bastard, in 2013, and have been an unstoppable force ever since. In this episode we talk about what traditional publishing looks like in romancelandia today, and what their own experience being bestsellers is like. We also have a brief discussion about traditional publishing as a whole, and touch on some of the issues that persist throughout the publishing world.Thank you again CLo! You guys were awesome, and everyone needs to go get their mits on Something Wilder (May 17), ASAP!Books we mention:In a HolidazeSomething WilderThe Honey Don't ListSoulmate EquationMerchants of culture : the publishing business in the twenty-first century (Thompson, 2012)Terms:Traditionally published - referring to when a book is published by an established publishing house, with a team of professionals to take care of the book design, sales, marketing, and more.Querying - The process by which an author seeks an agent for representationQuery letter - An authorial cover letter which details the manuscript the author is seeking representation forSubmitting/On submission - After gaining representation, an agent will place their author out on submission to publishing houses, meaning they are seeking a publisher who will buy the manuscript to publish itAgents - A middle man/representor for the authorOn Contract - When an author has signed with a publishing house for multiple books/seriesSynopsis - a short description of the book/manuscriptWebsites/journals/articles we read:"The Myth of Gatekeepers" (Coffey, 2014)"Disregard the Gatekeepers" (Berner, 2019)"Querying is a numbers game" (Baldwin, 2017)"Traditional Publishing vs. Self Publishing: Pros and Cons" (MasterClass, 2021)"How To Publish a Book: An Overview of Traditional &amp; Self-Publishing" (Writersdigest.com, n.d.)

Prepare your ears for some major fangirling. Why? Because we got to talk publishing and romance books with dynamic writing duo <a href="https://christinalaurenbooks.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Christina Lauren</a>! Christina Hobbs and Lauren Billings released their first book, Beautiful Bastard, in 2013, and have been an unstoppable force ever since. In this episode we talk about what traditional publishing looks like in romancelandia today, and what their own experience being bestsellers is like. We also have a brief discussion about traditional publishing as a whole, and touch on some of the issues that persist throughout the publishing world.Thank you again CLo! You guys were awesome, and everyone needs to go get their mits on Something Wilder (May 17), ASAP! Books we mention:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2366299" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">In a Holidaze</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2443555" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Something Wilder</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2329883" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Honey Don't List</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2377590" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Soulmate Equation</a></li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/1159068187?queryString=no%3A%201159068187" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Merchants of culture : the publishing business in the twenty-first century (Thompson, 2012)</a></li></ul>Terms:<ul><li>Traditionally published - referring to when a book is published by an established publishing house, with a team of professionals to take care of the book design, sales, marketing, and more.</li><li>Querying - The process by which an author seeks an agent for representation</li><li>Query letter - An authorial cover letter which details the manuscript the author is seeking representation for</li><li>Submitting/On submission - After gaining representation, an agent will place their author out on submission to publishing houses, meaning they are seeking a publisher who will buy the manuscript to publish it</li><li>Agents - A middle man/representor for the author</li><li>On Contract - When an author has signed with a publishing house for multiple books/series</li><li>Synopsis - a short description of the book/manuscript</li></ul>Websites/journals/articles we read:<ul><li>"<a href="https://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/columns-and-blogs/soapbox/article/62413-the-myth-of-the-gatekeepers.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Myth of Gatekeepers" (Coffey, 2014)</a></li><li><a href="https://medium.com/the-writer-shed/disregard-the-gatekeepers-661f41f32d0d" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Disregard the Gatekeepers" (Berner, 2019)</a></li><li><a href="https://thinkingthroughourfingers.com/2017/08/30/querying-is-a-numbers-game/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Querying is a numbers game" (Baldwin, 2017)</a></li><li><a href="https://www.masterclass.com/articles/traditional-publishing-vs-self-publishing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"Traditional Publishing vs. Self Publishing: Pros and Cons" (MasterClass, 2021)</a></li><li><a href="https://writersdigestshop.com/pages/how-to-publish-a-book-an-overview-of-traditional-self-publishing" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">"How To Publish a Book: An Overview of Traditional &amp; Self-Publishing" (Writersdigest.com, n.d.)</a></li></ul>

#41 The One Where We Talk Romance Books With Christina Lauren

May is Mental Health Awareness month! Since we have a full slate for all of our episodes, our wonderful intern Madi joined Jackie to talk about some of our favorite romance books that look at mental health.Mental Health Resources:NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)Suicide Prevention LifelineNational Institute of Mental HealthCrisis Text LineWe here at Raging Romantics love and support you. If you ever need someone to talk to (even if it's not about books, we're always here for you too. Email us here to talk)Books we recommend:The Heart Principle by Helen HoangAlso Kiss Quotient and The Bride TestSilent Sins by Audrey Carlan (Lotus House series)Content warnings: cutting, attempted suicide, anxiety, and depressionThe Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis GravesBarbarian's Beloved by Ruby Dixon (Arianna's story)

May is Mental Health Awareness month! Since we have a full slate for all of our episodes, our wonderful intern Madi joined Jackie to talk about some of our favorite romance books that look at mental health. Mental Health Resources:<a href="https://nami.org/help" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness)</a><a href="https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/talk-to-someone-now/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Suicide Prevention Lifeline</a><a href="https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/find-help" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">National Institute of Mental Health</a><a href="https://www.crisistextline.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crisis Text Line</a> We here at Raging Romantics love and support you. If you ever need someone to talk to (even if it's not about books, we're always here for you too. Email us <a href="mailto:%20ragingromantics@nopl.org">here </a>to talk) Books we recommend:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2411887" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Heart Principle by Helen Hoang</a></li><li>Also<a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2102381" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Kiss Quotient</a> and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=2268044" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bride Test</a></li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/1017760670?queryString=no%3A%201017760670" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silent Sins by Audrey Carlan </a>(Lotus House series)</li><li>Content warnings: cutting, attempted suicide, anxiety, and depression</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2261394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Girl He Used to Know by Tracey Garvis Graves</a></li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/1027793708?queryString=barbarian%27s%20beloved&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Barbarian's Beloved by Ruby Dixon</a> (Arianna's story)</li></ul>

Minisode 15: Mental Health and Romance Recs

Content warning for brief discussion of sexual assault in fantasy books at 9:24 - 9:56Thanks again to our awesome intern Madi for joining us with this discussion about Young Adult Romance books! Don't forget to email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org by April 30 to be entered in our Ruby Dixon giveaway; let us know your favorite Ice Planet couple/factoid/books/etc.! Winners will be announced on the first full-length episode in May!*May* the odds be ever in your favor.Authors from Jackie's rantSarah J MaasSilvia Moreno GarciaNK JemisenOctavia E. ButlerGeorge RR MartinJRR TolkienEnemies to LoversSerpent and Dove by Shelby MahurinThe Wrath and the Dawn by Renee AhdiehBetter than the Movies by Lynn PainterA Curse So Dark and Lonely (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid KemmererThe Guinevere Deception (Camelot Rising #1) by Kiersten WhiteEmber in the Ashes by Sabaa TahirFriends to LoversShadow and Bone series by Leigh BardugoAnna and the French Kiss by Stephanie PerkinsPumpkinheads by Rainbow RowellHeartstopper by Alice OsemanStar-Crossed LoversStrange the Dreamer (duology) by Laini TaylorDaughter of Smoke and Bone (also) by Laini TaylorLike No Other by Una LaMarcheThe Sun is Also a Star by Nicola YoonThese Violent Delights (duology) by Chloe GongThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenTwilight by Stephanie MeyersShadowhunter Chronicles/ Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareLove TrianglesThe Red Queen series by Victoria AveyardClockwork Angel by Cassandra ClareLegendborn by Tracy DeonnIron Widow by Xiran Jay ZhaoDaughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn TanMeet CuteThe Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight by Jennifer E. SmithA Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares by Krystal SutherlandA Far Wilder Magic by Allison SaftWhat if it's us by Becky Albertalli and Adam SilveraWhen Dimple Met Rishi by Sandhya MenonFangirl and Eleanor and Park by Rainbow RowellKatie McGarryStuck TogetherSix of Crows duology by Leigh BardugoLove and Other Train Wrecks Leah KonenTwo Way Street by Lauren BernholdtFake DatingTo All the Boys I've Loved Before (series) by Jenny HanFrankly in Love by David YoonThings I Hate About Pinky by Sandhya MenonMeet Cute Diary by Emery Lee

Content warning for brief discussion of sexual assault in fantasy books at 9:24 - 9:56Thanks again to our awesome intern Madi for joining us with this discussion about Young Adult Romance books! Don't forget to email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a> by April 30 to be entered in our Ruby Dixon giveaway; let us know your favorite Ice Planet couple/factoid/books/etc.! Winners will be announced on the first full-length episode in May! *May* the odds be ever in your favor. Authors from Jackie's rant<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Maas,%20Sarah%20J.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27293769%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sarah J Maas</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Moreno-Garcia,%20Silvia&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27331459%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Silvia Moreno Garcia</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Jemisin,%20N.%20K.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27237265%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">NK Jemisen</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Butler,%20Octavia%20E.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%2770629%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Octavia E. Butler</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Martin,%20George%20R.%20R.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27304276%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">George RR Martin</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Tolkien,%20J.%20R.%20R.%201892-1973.&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27481332%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">JRR Tolkien</a></li></ul> Enemies to Lovers<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2294064" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Serpent and Dove</a> by Shelby Mahurin</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1723366" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wrath and the Dawn</a> by Renee Ahdieh</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=3238808" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Better than the Movies</a> by Lynn Painter</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2440787" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Curse So Dark and Lonely</a> (Cursebreakers #1) by Brigid Kemmerer</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2308629" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Guinevere Deception </a>(Camelot Rising #1) by Kiersten White</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1848031" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ember in the Ashes by</a> Sabaa Tahir</li></ul> Friends to Lovers<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1050981" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shadow and Bone</a> series by Leigh Bardugo</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=920737" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Anna and the French Kiss</a> by Stephanie Perkins</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2294206" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pumpkinheads</a> by Rainbow Rowell</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2342573" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heartstopper</a> by Alice Oseman</li></ul> Star-Crossed Lovers<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2012531" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Strange the Dreamer </a>(duology) by Laini Taylor</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1560211" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of Smoke and Bone</a> (also) by Laini Taylor</li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/888283434?queryString=no%3A%20888283434" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Like No Other </a>by Una LaMarche</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1901471" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Sun is Also a Star</a> by Nicola Yoon</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2368809" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">These Violent Delights</a> (duology) by Chloe Gong</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1607962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fault in Our Stars</a> by John Green</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2314142" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twilight </a>by Stephanie Meyers</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=2231692" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Shadowhunter Chronicles/ Mortal Instruments</a> series by Cassandra Clare</li></ul> Love Triangles<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=1695155" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Red Queen</a> series by Victoria Aveyard</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=890586" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Clockwork Angel</a> by Cassandra Clare</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2353267" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legendborn </a>by Tracy Deonn</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2415221" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Iron Widow </a>by Xiran Jay Zhao</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2423089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of the Moon Goddess</a> by Sue Lynn Tan</li></ul> Meet Cute<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=997196" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Statistical Probability of Love at First Sight</a> by Jennifer E. Smith</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2047644" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Semi-Definitive List of Worst Nightmares</a> by Krystal Sutherland</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2457848" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Far Wilder Magic </a>by Allison Saft</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2219408" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">What if it's us</a> by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2023749" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">When Dimple Met Rishi </a>by Sandhya Menon</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1254590" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fangirl </a>and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1420608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eleanor and Park </a>by Rainbow Rowell</li><li>Katie McGarry</li></ul> Stuck Together<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1964916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Six of Crows </a>duology by Leigh Bardugo</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2078131" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Love and Other Train Wrecks</a> Leah Konen</li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/150373994?dataStatsReason=2cbf180bb0457b7d4c57b4a888209b905bfe11cf7713da0dd10fb118c64e48a6&amp;queryString=9781416913184&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Two Way Street</a> by Lauren Bernholdt</li></ul> Fake Dating<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1685044" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To All the Boys I've Loved Before</a> (series) by Jenny Han</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2295142" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Frankly in Love</a> by David Yoon</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2343602" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Things I Hate About Pinky</a> by Sandhya Menon</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2396461" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Meet Cute Diary </a>by Emery Lee</li></ul>

#40 What the Trope? Some of our favorite YA romance books

YOU READ THAT TITLE RIGHT. WE HAVE A GIVEAWAYYYYYY.  What you'll win: New edition of Ice Planet Barbarians book 1Ice Planet Barbarians Stickers by Bonkyconk*Bookmarks  Plus a bonus giveaway! You'll win as a second place prize: Ice Planet Barbarians Stickers by BonkyconkBookmarks  How to enter! Follow Ruby on her social media**Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org by April 30th, 2022 with your favorite IPB fact/couple/etc.  Good luck! And in the meantime, go take a look at Fireblood Dragon series by Ruby! It's postapocalyptic dragon shifters. What's not to love?!  *(to be clear, the stickers are not NSFW. The account of the artist is! Look up bonkyconk at your own risk) ** (if you don't have socials, that's okay, tell us what you love about Ruby/IPB, or if you've never read her before but really want to, tell us what attracts you most to the series!)

YOU READ THAT TITLE RIGHT. WE HAVE A GIVEAWAYYYYYY. What you'll win: <ul><li>New edition of Ice Planet Barbarians book 1</li><li>Ice Planet Barbarians Stickers by Bonkyconk*</li><li>Bookmarks</li></ul> Plus a bonus giveaway! You'll win as a second place prize: <ul><li>Ice Planet Barbarians Stickers by Bonkyconk</li><li>Bookmarks</li></ul> How to enter! <ul><li>Follow Ruby on her social media**</li><li><a href="mailto:%20Ragingromantics@nopl.org">Email us at Ragingromantics@nopl.org</a> by April 30th, 2022 with your favorite IPB fact/couple/etc.</li></ul> Good luck! And in the meantime, go take a look at <a href="https://www.hoopladigital.com/series/fireblood-dragon/2501612985" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fireblood Dragon series by Ruby</a>! It's postapocalyptic dragon shifters. What's not to love?! *(to be clear, the stickers are not NSFW. The account of the artist is! Look up bonkyconk at your own risk) ** (if you don't have socials, that's okay, tell us what you love about Ruby/IPB, or if you've never read her before but really want to, tell us what attracts you most to the series!)

Minisode 14: Ruby Dixon giveaway

Hey romance nerds, bear with us for the audio on this one. Three voices + two mics does not add up to good math. But please join us in welcoming Madi this month! Madi leads us in a discussion about young adult (YA) romance books. We’ll touch upon the history of Young Adult (YA) fiction and YA romance, as well as the YA “craze” of the 2010’s and why adults continue to read YA fiction! News on current book bans and book censorship campaigns Books mentioned:Bloody Jack series by L.A. MeyerDaughters of the Moon series by Lynne EwingThe Princess Diaries by Meg CabotThe Mediator series by Meg CabotHarry Potter series by J.K. RowlingThe Outsiders by S. E. HintonLittle House books by Laura Ingalls WilderHeinlein juveniles series by Robert A. Heinlein The Catcher and the Rye by J.D. Salinger A Wrinkle in Time by Madeleine L’Engle I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya AngelouThe Friends by Rosa GuyThe Bell Jar by Sylvia PlathBless the Beasts and Children by Glendon SwarthoutDeathwatch by Robb WhiteTwilight saga by Stephenie MeyerThe Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne CollinsUglies series by Scott WesterfeldDivergent trilogy by ‎Veronica RothThe Fault in Our Stars by John GreenAn Abundance of Katherines by John Green Me and Earl and the Dying Girl by Jesse Andrews Everything, Everything by Nicola YoonMidnight Sun by Trish CookFive Feet Apart by Rachael LippincottA Walk to Remember by Nicholas SparksTo All the Boys I’ve Loved Before trilogy by Jenny HanGrisha trilogy by Leigh Bardugo Grishaverse is also expanded into Six of Crows/Crooked Kingdom duologyThe Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra ClareThe Wolf and the Woodsman by Ava Reid Books being adapted: The Selection by Kiera CassRed Queen by Victoria AveyardThe Wicked Deep by Shea ErnshawChildren of Blood and Bone (Legacy of Orisha series) by Tomi Adeyemi Articles/websitesDefinition and History of Young Adult fictionHistory of YA RomanceWhy Do Adults Read Young Adult Books? (Hay, 2019)All the Young Adult Book-to-Screen Adaptations in the Works Right Now (Epicreads.com, 2019)Why the YA dystopia craze finally burned out (Oladele, 2021)We Need Diverse Books (diversebooks.org)Is YA Leading Diversity in Publishing? (Nuttall, 2021)#Publishing Paid Me informationTikTok·        @The_Asian_Librarian – amplifies Asian authors!·        @sapphichobbit – recommends primarily Jewish and sapphic fics!

Hey romance nerds, bear with us for the audio on this one. Three voices + two mics does not add up to good math. But please join us in welcoming Madi this month! Madi leads us in a discussion about young adult (YA) romance books. We’ll touch upon the history of Young Adult (YA) fiction and YA romance, as well as the YA “craze” of the 2010’s and why adults continue to read YA fiction! <a href="https://bookriot.com/category/censorship/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">News on current book bans and book censorship campaigns</a> Books mentioned:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Meyer,%20L.%20A.%20(Louis%20A.),%201942-%20Bloody%20Jack%20adventure&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2786713%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bloody Jack series</a> by L.A. Meyer</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Daughters%20of%20the%20moon&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2734038%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughters of the Moon series</a> by Lynne Ewing</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Cabot,%20Meg.%20Princess%20diaries&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2722144%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Princess Diaries</a> by Meg Cabot</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1972859" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mediator series</a> by Meg Cabot</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2281042" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Harry Potter series</a> by J.K. Rowling</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=512182" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Outsiders</a> by S. E. Hinton</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Little%20house&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2780388%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little House books</a> by Laura Ingalls Wilder</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heinlein_juveniles" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Heinlein juveniles</a> series by Robert A. Heinlein </li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1872226" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Catcher and the Rye</a> by J.D. Salinger </li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1626707" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Wrinkle in Time</a> by Madeleine L’Engle </li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1431920" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings</a> by Maya Angelou</li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/oclc/422812449" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Friends</a> by Rosa Guy</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=342442" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bell Jar</a> by Sylvia Plath</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=104896" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bless the Beasts and Children</a> by Glendon Swarthout</li><li><a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/9352863?queryString=au%3D%22White%2C%20Robb%22%20AND%20au%3D%221909-1990%22&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deathwatch </a>by Robb White</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2314142" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twilight saga</a> by Stephenie Meyer</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Hunger%20Games&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2769503%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Hunger Games trilogy</a> by Suzanne Collins</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Uglies&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%27136629%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Uglies series</a> by Scott Westerfeld</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Divergent&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2737000%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Divergent trilogy </a>by ‎Veronica Roth</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1607962" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Fault in Our Stars </a>by John Green</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1360813" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Abundance of Katherines</a> by John Green </li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1775286" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Me and Earl and the Dying Girl </a>by Jesse Andrews </li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=1853613" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Everything, Everything</a> by Nicola Yoon</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2416005" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midnight Sun</a> by Trish Cook</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2246054" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Five Feet Apart</a> by Rachael Lippincott</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=6&amp;cn=42310" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Walk to Remember</a> by Nicholas Sparks</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=To%20all%20the%20boys%20I%27ve%20loved%20before&amp;by=TI&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MTE=%2767753144%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before</a> trilogy by Jenny Han</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Grisha%20trilogy&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2761920%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Grisha trilogy</a> by Leigh Bardugo </li><li>Grishaverse is also expanded into <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1964916" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Six of Crows</a>/<a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1889741" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crooked Kingdom</a> duology</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Mortal%20instruments&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2788876%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Mortal Instruments series</a> by Cassandra Clare</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2403338" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wolf and the Woodsman</a> by Ava Reid</li></ul> Books being adapted: <ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Selection%20novel.&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%27112494%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Selection </a>by Kiera Cass</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Red%20queen&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%27106290%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Red Queen</a> by Victoria Aveyard</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2079170" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Wicked Deep</a> by Shea Ernshaw</li><li>Children of Blood and Bone (<a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Legacy%20of%20Orisha.&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%2778339%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legacy of Orisha series</a>) by Tomi Adeyemi</li></ul> Articles/websites<ul><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_fiction" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Definition and History of Young Adult fiction</a></li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Young_adult_romance_literature#:~:text=Young%20adult%20romances%20were%20very,brand%20rather%20than%20individual%20authors." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">History of YA Romance</a></li><li><a href="https://pdxscholar.library.pdx.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1036&amp;context=eng_bookpubpaper#:~:text=Adults%2C%20and%20specifically%20adult%20women,than%20adult%20fiction%3B%20and%20lastly%2C" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why Do Adults Read Young Adult Books?</a> (Hay, 2019)</li><li><a href="https://www.epicreads.com/blog/book-to-movie-adaptations-progress/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">All the Young Adult Book-to-Screen Adaptations in the Works Right Now</a> (<a href="http://Epicreads.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Epicreads.com</a>, 2019)</li><li><a href="https://www.polygon.com/22449675/ya-dystopia-fad-ended" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Why the YA dystopia craze finally burned out</a> (Oladele, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://diversebooks.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">We Need Diverse Books</a> (<a href="http://diversebooks.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">diversebooks.org</a>)</li><li><a href="https://bookriot.com/is-ya-leading-diversity-in-publishing/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Is YA Leading Diversity in Publishing?</a> (Nuttall, 2021)</li><li><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PublishingPaidMe#:~:text=%23PublishingPaidMe%20is%20a%20hashtag%2C%20used,was%20created%20by%20writer%20L.L." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#Publishing Paid Me information</a></li></ul>TikTok·        <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@the_asian_librarian" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@The_Asian_Librarian</a> – amplifies Asian authors!·        <a href="https://www.tiktok.com/@sapphichobbit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">@sapphichobbit</a> – recommends primarily Jewish and sapphic fics!

#39 I wanna be forever young with YA romance

In case you couldn't tell....these two sparkly romance nerds absolutely LOVE retellings in romancelandia. Here's some of our favorites in the collection right now.Jackie's recs:Katee Robert's Dark Olympus seriesBook 1: Neon Gods (Hades/Persephone)Book 2: Electric Idol (Eros/Psyche)Book 3: Wicked Beauty (Achilles/Patroclus/Helen, available June 7, 2022)Also KR's Wicked Villains seriesSea of Ruin by Pam GodwinJen's recs:Eloisa James Once Upon a TowerWant more? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!

In case you couldn't tell....these two sparkly romance nerds absolutely LOVE retellings in romancelandia. Here's some of our favorites in the collection right now. Jackie's recs:<ul><li>Katee Robert's Dark Olympus series</li><li>Book 1: <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2398769" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neon Gods</a> (Hades/Persephone)</li><li>Book 2: <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2423070" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Electric Idol</a> (Eros/Psyche)</li><li>Book 3: Wicked Beauty (Achilles/Patroclus/Helen, available June 7, 2022)</li><li>Also KR's <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Wicked%20villains&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MSE=%27159693%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Wicked Villains series</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2414417" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Sea of Ruin by Pam Godwin</a></li></ul> Jen's recs:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1434511" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Eloisa James Once Upon a Tower</a></li></ul> Want more? Email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a>!

Minisode 13: Romance Retellings We Stan

Content warning for discussion of sexual assault in mythology and romance novels at times: 1:00:58 -1:11:36This is a long one, you sparkly romance nerds. Buckle in! We're diving into Cinderella, Beauty &amp; the Beast, Pride &amp; Prejudice, and Hades &amp; Persephone! If you haven't listened to part one, go click #37 for some information on the different categories of retellings. Questions/Comments/Concerns? Don't forget to email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org!Terms:Folktale - a fictional story passed down by generations, generally starting as an oral tradition, and with the purpose of relating a moral or life lesson to the listener.Tale Type - a self-sufficient narrativeMotif - the smallest descriptive unit within the narrative. These motifs combined together create the building blocks that lead us up to a narrativeMyth - a legendary story that usually explains some historical or religious phenomenonLiterature - in this episode, this refers to fictional writings that serve no larger purpose than just to tell a storyTrope - a narrative within the larger literary narrative; a path built of motifs that leads to an understood outcomeThe Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification of folktales - abbreviated to ATU, this is a classification system of tale types and motifs. The ATU groups together multiple tales that represent an independent type which has been documented amongst at least three ethnic groups or over a long time period.Cinderella linksATU Tale Types 510: Persecuted Heroine storiesTale of RhodopsisTale of Ye XianPentamarone by Giambattista Basile "Cenerentola" (1634)Histoires ou contes du temps passé by Charles Perrault "Cendrillon; ou la petite pantoufle du verre" (1697)Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm (1812)"The History of Cinderella" (Abilene Public Library)Cinderella Across cultures (ed. by de la Rochère, 2016)"A Girl, A Shoe, A Prince: The Endlessly Evolving Cinderella"(Holmes for NPR, 2015)RetellingsA Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa JamesIf the Shoe Fits by Julia MurphyA Princess in Theory by Alyssa ColeMidnight in the Garden of the Prince by Catherine KeatonRogue Princess by BR MeyersThe Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen WangIf the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa DareOne Night with You by Sophie JordanBeauty and the Beast linksATU tale type 425 A-C: The Search for the Enchanted Lost Husband"The Woman Who Married the Snake" from the Panchatantra (1199 CE, possibly as early as 200BCE)"Cupid and Psyche" as written by Lucius Apuleius in The Golden Ass (1st and 2nd c. CE)La Jeune Americaine et les Contes Marins by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot, Dame de Villeneuve in her work (1740)Magasin des enfants by Jean-Marie le Prince de Beaumont (1756)“Beauty and the Beast; visions and revisions of an old tale” by Betsy Hearne (1991)"Beauty and the Beast, Old And New" (Windling, 2007)"Beauty and the Beast" (Pook Press, 2018a)"7 Variants of Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tales – A Tale as Old as Time" (Pook Press, 2018b)RetellingsA Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid KemmererThe Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare Romancing the Duke ALSO by Tessa DareEntreat Me by Grace DravenThe Beast by Katee RobertPride &amp; Prejudice links'"Pride and Prejudice" Jane Austen Society of America""Pride and Prejudice" Remains Timeless and Delightful, More than 200 Years Later" (Rogerson, 2020)"Why are we still so passionate about 'Pride &amp; Prejudice'?" (Donahue, 2013)RetellingsThe Soulmate Equation by Christina LaurenAyesha at Last by Uzma JalaluddinPride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali DevPride and Premeditation by Tirzah PricePride by Ibi ZoboiUnmarriageable by Soniah KamalThe Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-KubiHades &amp; Persephone linksHomeric Hymn to Demeter"The Story of Hades and Persephone: Rape and Romance" (Warner, 2020)"Hades and Persephone story" (Athens Beyond, 2021)"Persephone: Queen of the Underworld" (Greekmythology.com, 2021)"Homer" (Britannica)"Homerids" (Britannica)"Homerics Hymns 1-3" (Classical Texts Library)"Persephone" (wikipedia)Makowski, John F. “Persephone, Psyche, and the Mother-Maiden Archetype.” The Classical Outlook, vol. 62, no. 3, American Classical League, 1985, pp. 73–78 (jstor)Mylonas, George E. “The Hymn to Demeter.” The Classical Weekly, vol. 38, no. 23, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1945, pp. 180–82 (jstor)Parker, Robert. “The ‘Hymn to Demeter’ and the ‘Homeric Hymns.’” Greece &amp; Rome, vol. 38, no. 1, Cambridge University Press, 1991, pp. 1–17 (jstor)RetellingsNeon Gods by Katee RobertTouch of Darkness by Scarlett St. ClairLore Olympus (vol.1) by Rachel SmytheA Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas Promises and Pomegranates by Sav r. MillerKore by Ambrosia R. HarrisPestilence by Lauren ThelassaThe Power of Hades by Eliza RaineIt Ain’t Me Babe by Tillie COleDeal with the Elf King by Elisa KovaFrom Blood and Ash series and book by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout Punderworld by Linda SejicCirce by Madeleine MillerOther links:"The uses and limitations of the Folklorist's toolkit for fiction" (Lemberg, 2015)"The Evolution of the Disney Princess Franchise: Catching Up and Moving Forward" (Maier, 2016)"Why Romance Will Never Stop Retelling Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast" (Popp, 2021)"Legendary Literary Couples Live on in Countless Retellings" (Cybil, 2019)da Silva, Sara Graça, and Jamshid J Tehrani. “Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales.” Royal Society open science vol. 3,1 150645. 20 Jan. 2016,Other retellings:Omegaverse retellings Bleeding Red and Sullied Cinders by DE ChapmanThe Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy (King Midas, but Midas isn't endgame)Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (myth of Chang E)A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow (Sleeping Beauty)Anything by Madeleine Miller, Pat Barker, or Jennifer L Saint!#sasquatchexists

Content warning for discussion of sexual assault in mythology and romance novels at times: 1:00:58 -1:11:36This is a long one, you sparkly romance nerds. Buckle in! We're diving into Cinderella, Beauty &amp; the Beast, Pride &amp; Prejudice, and Hades &amp; Persephone! If you haven't listened to part one, go click <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/83998831/37-an-homage-to-retellings-in-romance-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#37</a> for some information on the different categories of retellings. Questions/Comments/Concerns? Don't forget to email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a>! Terms:<ul><li>Folktale - a fictional story passed down by generations, generally starting as an oral tradition, and with the purpose of relating a moral or life lesson to the listener.</li><li>Tale Type - a self-sufficient narrative</li><li>Motif - the smallest descriptive unit within the narrative. These motifs combined together create the building blocks that lead us up to a narrative</li><li>Myth - a legendary story that usually explains some historical or religious phenomenon</li><li>Literature - in this episode, this refers to fictional writings that serve no larger purpose than just to tell a story</li><li>Trope - a narrative within the larger literary narrative; a path built of motifs that leads to an understood outcome</li><li><a href="https://sites.ualberta.ca/~urban/Projects/English/Content/ATU_Tales.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Aarne-Thompson-Uther classification of folktales</a> - abbreviated to ATU, this is a classification system of tale types and motifs. The ATU groups together multiple tales that represent an independent type which has been documented amongst at least three ethnic groups or over a long time period.</li></ul> Cinderella links<ul><li>ATU Tale Types 510: Persecuted Heroine stories</li><li><a href="https://www.perankhgroup.com/cinderella.htm" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tale of Rhodopsis</a></li><li><a href="https://www.slps.org/cms/lib03/MO01001157/Centricity/Domain/4081/Cinderella--Ye%20Xian--China%20ancient%20and%20modern.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Tale of Ye Xian</a></li><li>Pentamarone by Giambattista Basile "Cenerentola" <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Pentamerone,_or_The_Story_of_Stories/Cenerentola" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1634)</a></li><li>Histoires ou contes du temps passé by Charles Perrault "Cendrillon; ou la petite pantoufle du verre" <a href="https://www.pookpress.co.uk/cendrillon-french-cinderella-perrault/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1697)</a></li><li>Aschenputtel by the Brothers Grimm <a href="https://www.pookpress.co.uk/aschenputtel-german-cinderella/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1812)</a></li><li>"The History of Cinderella" <a href="https://abilenetx.gov/1013/History-of-Cinderella#:~:text=Charles%20Perrault%20from%20France%20wrote,godmother%2C%20and%20the%20glass%20slipper" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Abilene Public Library)</a></li><li>Cinderella Across cultures <a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/961007542?queryString=cinderella%20across%20cultures&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(ed. by de la Rochère, 2016)</a></li><li>"A Girl, A Shoe, A Prince: The Endlessly Evolving Cinderella"<a href="https://www.npr.org/2015/03/13/392358854/a-girl-a-shoe-a-prince-the-endlessly-evolving-cinderella" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Holmes for NPR, 2015)</a></li><li>Retellings</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=7&amp;cn=917355" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Kiss at Midnight by Eloisa James</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2416952" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If the Shoe Fits by Julia Murphy</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=7&amp;cn=2078100" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Princess in Theory by Alyssa Cole</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/58502131-midnight-in-the-garden-of-the-prince?from_search=true&amp;from_srp=true&amp;qid=pcARTHjcGY&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midnight in the Garden of the Prince by Catherine Keaton</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=10&amp;cn=2319360" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Rogue Princess by BR Meyers</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2075752" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Prince and the Dressmaker by Jen Wang</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2367559" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">If the Boot Fits by Rebekah Weatherspoon </a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=1396608" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Any Duchess Will Do by Tessa Dare</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2333658" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">One Night with You by Sophie Jordan</a></li></ul>Beauty and the Beast links<ul><li>ATU tale type 425 A-C: The Search for the Enchanted Lost Husband</li><li>"The Woman Who Married the Snake" from the Panchatantra <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Panchatantra_(Purnabhadra%27s_Recension_of_1199_CE)/Book_1/The_Girl_Who_Married_a_Snake#:~:text=free%20online%20library-,The%20Panchatantra%20(Purnabhadra's%20Recension%20of%201199%20CE)%2FBook%201,Girl%20Who%20Married%20a%20Snake&amp;text=In%20Palace%20City%20lived%20a,Forget%20your%20sorrow%2C%20mother%20dear." rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1199 CE, possibly as early as 200BCE)</a></li><li>"Cupid and Psyche" as written by <a href="https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/Latin/Apuleiushome.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lucius Apuleius in The Golden Ass (1st and 2nd c. CE)</a></li><li>La Jeune Americaine et les Contes Marins by Gabrielle-Suzanne Barbot, Dame de Villeneuve in her work <a href="http://www.humanitiesresource.com/ancient/articles/Beauty_and_Beast-Final.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1740)</a></li><li>Magasin des enfants by Jean-Marie le Prince de Beaumont <a href="https://play.google.com/books/reader?id=w8hSAAAAcAAJ&amp;pg=GBS.PA6&amp;hl=en" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1756)</a></li><li>“Beauty and the Beast; visions and revisions of an old tale” by Betsy Hearne <a href="https://onondagacountypl.on.worldcat.org/search/detail/23807564?queryString=%E2%80%9CBeauty%20and%20the%20Beast%3B%20visions%20and%20revisions%20of%20an%20old%20tale%E2%80%9D%20by%20Betsy%20Hearne&amp;clusterResults=true&amp;groupVariantRecords=false" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(1991)</a></li><li>"Beauty and the Beast, Old And New" (<a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20140728194002/http://www.endicott-studio.com/articleslist/beauty-and-the-beast-old-and-new-lll-by-terri-windling.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Windling, 2007)</a></li><li>"Beauty and the Beast" <a href="https://www.pookpress.co.uk/project/beauty-and-the-beast-history/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Pook Press, 2018a)</a></li><li>"7 Variants of Beauty and the Beast Fairy Tales – A Tale as Old as Time" <a href="https://www.pookpress.co.uk/7-variants-of-beauty-and-the-beast/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Pook Press, 2018b)</a></li><li>Retellings</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2440787" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Curse so Dark and Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2046419" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Duchess Deal by Tessa Dare </a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=5&amp;cn=1315557" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romancing the Duke ALSO by Tessa Dare</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18811222-entreat-me?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=xHJrIkuBbg&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Entreat Me by Grace Draven</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2413571" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Beast by Katee Robert</a></li></ul>Pride &amp; Prejudice links<ul><li>'"Pride and Prejudice" <a href="https://jasna.org/austen/works/pride-prejudice/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane Austen Society of America</a></li><li>""Pride and Prejudice" Remains Timeless and Delightful, More than 200 Years Later" <a href="https://litreactor.com/columns/pride-and-prejudice-remains-timeless-and-delightful-more-than-200-years-later" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Rogerson, 2020)</a></li><li>"Why are we still so passionate about 'Pride &amp; Prejudice'?" <a href="https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/books/2013/01/27/pride-and-prejudice-200th-anniversary-jane-austen/1859183/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Donahue, 2013)</a></li><li>Retellings</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2377590" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Soulmate Equation by Christina Lauren</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2274573" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2278475" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pride, Prejudice and Other Flavors by Sonali Dev</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2419824" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pride and Premeditation by Tirzah Price</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2402640" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pride by Ibi Zoboi</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2252024" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Unmarriageable by Soniah Kamal</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=2401838" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Bennet Women by Eden Appiah-Kubi</a></li></ul>Hades &amp; Persephone links<ul><li><a href="https://uh.edu/~cldue/texts/demeter.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Homeric Hymn to Demeter</a></li><li>"The Story of Hades and Persephone: Rape and Romance" <a href="https://blogs.dickinson.edu/classicalstudies/2020/05/06/the-story-of-hades-and-persephone-rape-and-romance/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Warner, 2020)</a></li><li>"Hades and Persephone story" <a href="https://athensandbeyond.com/hades-and-persephone-story/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Athens Beyond, 2021)</a></li><li>"Persephone: Queen of the Underworld" <a href="https://www.greekmythology.com/Other_Gods/Persephone/persephone.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Greekmythology.com, 2021)</a></li><li>"Homer" <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Homer-Greek-poet" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Britannica)</a></li><li>"Homerids"<a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Homerids" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> (Britannica)</a></li><li>"Homerics Hymns 1-3" <a href="https://www.theoi.com/Text/HomericHymns1.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Classical Texts Library)</a></li><li>"Persephone" <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persephone#Origins" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(wikipedia)</a></li><li>Makowski, John F. “Persephone, Psyche, and the Mother-Maiden Archetype.” The Classical Outlook, vol. 62, no. 3, American Classical League, 1985, pp. 73–78 (<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/43934919" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jstor</a>)</li><li>Mylonas, George E. “The Hymn to Demeter.” The Classical Weekly, vol. 38, no. 23, Johns Hopkins University Press, 1945, pp. 180–82 (<a href="https://doi.org/10.2307/4342123" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jstor</a>)</li><li>Parker, Robert. “The ‘Hymn to Demeter’ and the ‘Homeric Hymns.’” Greece &amp; Rome, vol. 38, no. 1, Cambridge University Press, 1991, pp. 1–17 (<a href="http://www.jstor.org/stable/64310" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jstor</a>)</li><li>Retellings</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2398769" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Neon Gods by Katee Robert</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2426375" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Touch of Darkness by Scarlett St. Clair</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2422461" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lore Olympus (vol.1) by Rachel Smythe</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1850811" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Court of Mist and Fury by Sarah J Maas </a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/55921330-promises-and-pomegranates?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=UlCNmjstTZ&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Promises and Pomegranates by Sav r. Miller</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/59002814-kore?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=NIDuqUGTB3&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kore by Ambrosia R. Harris</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/41831210-pestilence?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=Ex5gopCENq&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pestilence by Lauren Thelassa</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/53328768-the-power-of-hades?ac=1&amp;from_search=true&amp;qid=08GQ6FFuMN&amp;rank=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Power of Hades by Eliza Raine</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=1823041" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">It Ain’t Me Babe by Tillie COle</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2411255" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Deal with the Elf King by Elisa Kova</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2406394" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">From Blood and Ash series and book by Jennifer Lynn Armentrout </a></li><li><a href="https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/punderworld/list?title_no=312584&amp;page=1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Punderworld by Linda Sejic</a></li><li>Circe by Madeleine Miller</li></ul>Other links:<ul><li>"The uses and limitations of the Folklorist's toolkit for fiction" <a href="http://strangehorizons.com/non-fiction/articles/the-uses-and-limitations-of-the-folklorists-toolkit-for-fiction/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Lemberg, 2015)</a></li><li>"The Evolution of the Disney Princess Franchise: Catching Up and Moving Forward" <a href="https://blog.animationstudies.org/?p=1381" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Maier, 2016)</a></li><li>"Why Romance Will Never Stop Retelling Cinderella and Beauty and the Beast" <a href="https://bookriot.com/cinderella-and-beauty-and-the-beast-romance-retellings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Popp, 2021)</a></li><li>"Legendary Literary Couples Live on in Countless Retellings" <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/blog/show/1481-legendary-literary-couples-live-on-in-countless-retellings?ref=book-show" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Cybil, 2019)</a></li><li>da Silva, Sara Graça, and Jamshid J Tehrani. “Comparative phylogenetic analyses uncover the ancient roots of Indo-European folktales.”<a href="https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.150645" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"> Royal Society open science vol. 3,1 150645. 20 Jan. 2016,</a></li></ul>Other retellings:<ul><li>Omegaverse retellings <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/300502-twisted-tales" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Bleeding Red and Sullied Cinders</a> by DE Chapman</li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2415902" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Plated Prisoner series by Raven Kennedy (King Midas, but Midas isn't endgame)</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2423089" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Daughter of the Moon Goddess by Sue Lynn Tan (myth of Chang E)</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2418606" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Spindle Splintered by Alix Harrow (Sleeping Beauty)</a></li><li>Anything by <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Miller,%20Madeline&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%27323901%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Madeleine Miller,</a> <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Browse&amp;term=Barker,%20Pat&amp;by=AU&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=&amp;query=MAH=%2729984%27&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=0" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pat Barker</a>, or <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=43.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2393956" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jennifer L Saint</a>!</li></ul> #sasquatchexists

#38 A GRIMM Understanding of Retellings

We finally get to order books for the library again, and we wanted to let you know about some of the fresh new romance books we have at NOPL!Jen's recommendations:The Other Man by Farhad J. DadyburjorHidden Treasures by Michelle AdamsJackie's recommendations:The Roughest Draft by Emily WibberlyMust Love Books by Shauna RobinsonStop by anytime to check them out, or if you want further suggestions, email ragingromantics@nopl.org. We’d love to give you more to read! Curious about our book club? Go to our library events and look for Between the Covers. Not in the area? It's available as a Zoom event too! All readers and romance lovers welcome :)

We finally get to order books for the library again, and we wanted to let you know about some of the fresh new romance books we have at NOPL!Jen's recommendations:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2431114" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Other Man by Farhad J. Dadyburjor</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2420723" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Hidden Treasures by Michelle Adams</a></li></ul> Jackie's recommendations:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2447314" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">The Roughest Draft by Emily Wibberly</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2423065" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Must Love Books by Shauna Robinson</a></li></ul> Stop by anytime to check them out, or if you want further suggestions, email <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a>. We’d love to give you more to read! Curious about our book club? Go to our <a href="https://onlibnopl.evanced.info/signup" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">library events</a> and look for <a href="https://www.nopl.org/book-discussion-groups/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Between the Covers</a>. Not in the area? It's available as a Zoom event too! All readers and romance lovers welcome :)

Minisode 12: New romance books at the library

Once upon a time, in a library not so far away, two librarians sat down to talk about retellings in romancelandia. We ask what makes an original tale? What even is a retelling? Join us as we break down some of the different layers of these types of stories!Did you catch how many times we said the buzzword? Email us at ragingromantics@nopl.org with your best guess!Jackie's proposed retelling schema:Original talesThese may not be the very first instance of the tale/trope/motif, but they are often accredited as being the source of inspiration for derivative worksRetellingsa derivative work where an author takes a classic story, and reworks the characters, plot, setting/situation, in a new way, thus creating a completely new versino of the originalWill often claim direct influence from the original tale by keeping the characters names/plot points/other identifiable fixturesHomageA derivative work that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another, original work. They may retain the names or the plot arc, or they may not. However they still claim influence from the original story.Rip-offDerivative works that pay no deference to original work. Can go all the way from ignoring their source of inspiration, to straightforward plagiarism where they rip pieces of another story and repackage it for their own monetary gainWorks/authors/books mentioned:Fifty Shades of Grey by EL JamesTwilight by Stephanie MeyersRomeo + Juliet and Midsummer Night's Dream by William ShakespeareLegend of Good Women by Geoffrey ChaucerPyramus + Thisbe by Ovid in MetamorphosesPride &amp; Prejudice by Jane AustenAn Offer from a Gentleman by Julia QuinnGoose Girl by Shannon HaleLittle Thieves by Margaret OwensLunar Chronicles series by Marissa MeyerTouch of Darkness/Hades &amp; Persephone series by Scarlett St. ClairDark Olympus series by Katee RobertBrazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLeanJane Eyre by Charlotte BronteA Court of Thorns and Roses and Crescent City series by Sarah J MaasOther podcasts listened to:S03.27: Retellings in Romance Novels with Kate ClaybornOmegaverse episode - #28 Shifting into Werewolf Romance + OmegaverseScandals episode- #30 the Drama with RWA, Omegaverse and Bad BooksLinks:"A More Inclusive Happy Ending: Romance Novels that Diversify the Classics" (Brown, 2021)"Fairy Tale Retellings? Or Fantasy Romances?" (Reddit)"What is a Retelling?" (bookseriesrecaps.com)"Homage or rip off?" (reddit)"Pyramus and Thisbe" (Britannica.com)"Disney didn't invent Cinderella. Her story is at least 2,000 years old" (McKinney, 2015)"Why We’ll Never Get Tired of Literary Retellings" (Donohue, 2019)Why do you think "retellings" are currently so popular, particularly in young adult literature?" (Quora)"Why is publishing Plagiarism Still Possible?" (Nuttall, 2022)

Once upon a time, in a library not so far away, two librarians sat down to talk about retellings in romancelandia. We ask what makes an original tale? What even is a retelling? Join us as we break down some of the different layers of these types of stories! Did you catch how many times we said the buzzword? Email us at <a href="mailto:ragingromantics@nopl.org">ragingromantics@nopl.org</a> with your best guess! Jackie's proposed retelling schema:<ol><li>Original tales</li><li>These may not be the very first instance of the tale/trope/motif, but they are often accredited as being the source of inspiration for derivative works</li><li>Retellings</li><li>a derivative work where an author takes a classic story, and reworks the characters, plot, setting/situation, in a new way, thus creating a completely new versino of the original</li><li>Will often claim direct influence from the original tale by keeping the characters names/plot points/other identifiable fixtures</li><li>Homage</li><li>A derivative work that shows respect or attests to the worth or influence of another, original work. They may retain the names or the plot arc, or they may not. However they still claim influence from the original story.</li><li>Rip-off</li><li>Derivative works that pay no deference to original work. Can go all the way from ignoring their source of inspiration, to straightforward plagiarism where they rip pieces of another story and repackage it for their own monetary gain</li></ol> Works/authors/books mentioned:<ul><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1045001" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Fifty Shades of Grey by EL James</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2314142" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Twilight by Stephanie Meyers</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=529288" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Romeo + Juliet</a> and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1630508" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Midsummer Night's Dream</a> by William Shakespeare</li><li><a href="https://www.poetryintranslation.com/PITBR/English/GoodWomen.php" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Legend of Good Women</a> by Geoffrey Chaucer</li><li><a href="https://cmes.arizona.edu/sites/cmes.arizona.edu/files/The%20Love%20Story%20of%20Pyramus%20and%20Thisbe.pdf" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pyramus + Thisbe</a> by Ovid in <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=1575096" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Metamorphoses</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=642220" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Pride &amp; Prejudice by Jane Austen</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2398509" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">An Offer from a Gentleman by Julia Quinn</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=10&amp;cn=521685" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Goose Girl by Shannon Hale</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2416276" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Little Thieves by Margaret Owens</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=lunar%20chronicles&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=(TOM=bks)%20AND%20AB=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=10" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Lunar Chronicles series by Marissa Meyer</a></li><li><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/series/261299-hades-persephone" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Touch of Darkness/Hades &amp; Persephone series by Scarlett St. Clair</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/searchresults.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;type=Keyword&amp;term=dark%20olympus&amp;by=SE&amp;sort=MP&amp;limit=(TOM=bks)%20AND%20AB=*&amp;query=&amp;page=0&amp;searchid=12" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dark Olympus series by Katee Robert</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=3&amp;cn=2288789" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Brazen and the Beast by Sarah MacLean</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=4&amp;cn=1394851" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte</a></li><li><a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=1&amp;cn=2323669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">A Court of Thorns and Roses</a> and <a href="https://catalog.onlib.org/polaris/search/title.aspx?ctx=1.1033.0.0.6&amp;pos=2&amp;cn=2393075" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Crescent City</a> series by Sarah J Maas</li></ul> Other podcasts listened to:<ul><li><a href="https://fatedmates.net/episodes/2021/2/24/s0327-retellings-in-romance-novels-with-kate-clayborn" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">S03.27: Retellings in Romance Novels with Kate Clayborn</a></li><li>Omegaverse episode - <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/81670966/28-shifting-into-werewolf-romance-omegaverse/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#28 Shifting into Werewolf Romance + Omegaverse</a></li><li>Scandals episode- <a href="https://blubrry.com/nopl/82889875/30-the-drama-with-rwa-omegaverse-and-bad-books/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">#30 the Drama with RWA, Omegaverse and Bad Books</a></li></ul> Links:<ul><li>"A More Inclusive Happy Ending: Romance Novels that Diversify the Classics" <a href="https://bookriot.com/diverse-romance-retellings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Brown, 2021)</a></li><li>"Fairy Tale Retellings? Or Fantasy Romances?" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/RomanceBooks/comments/i4sm4r/fairy_tale_retellings_or_fantasy_romances/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Reddit)</a></li><li>"What is a Retelling?" <a href="https://www.bookseriesrecaps.com/tag/retellings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(bookseriesrecaps.com)</a></li><li>"Homage or rip off?" <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/writing/comments/3jw2am/homage_or_rip_off/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(reddit)</a></li><li>"Pyramus and Thisbe" <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Pyramus" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Britannica.com)</a></li><li>"Disney didn't invent Cinderella. Her story is at least 2,000 years old" <a href="https://www.vox.com/2015/3/15/8214405/cinderella-fairy-tale-history" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(McKinney, 2015)</a></li><li>"Why We’ll Never Get Tired of Literary Retellings" <a href="https://lithub.com/why-well-never-get-tired-of-literary-retellings/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Donohue, 2019)</a></li><li>Why do you think "retellings" are currently so popular, particularly in young adult literature?" <a href="https://www.quora.com/Why-do-you-think-retellings-are-currently-so-popular-particularly-in-young-adult-literature" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Quora)</a></li><li>"Why is publishing Plagiarism Still Possible?" <a href="https://bookriot.com/publishing-plagiarism/?utm_source=Sailthru&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=Check%20Your%20Shelf%20022222&amp;utm_term=BookRiot_CheckYourShelf_DormantSuppress" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">(Nuttall, 2022)</a></li></ul>

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