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When In Romance

When In Romance is a biweekly romance podcast dedicated to romance novel news, enthusiasm, and romance book recommendations from Book Riot!

Episode 69 A Real Landmark

Jess and Trisha do some quick updates, talk about a complicated decision from Harlequin, and recommend romances with great friendships.

Episode 68 The Motion Train

Jess and Trisha talk about the end of Audible Escape, why the "all you can read" model is a challenge in romance, and books with bisexual characters.

Episode 67 We Eat Books

Jess and Trisha talk about the impacts of the pandemic on romance publishing and share favorite romances by Latinx authors.

Episode 66 A Side of Side Eye

Jess and Trisha discuss the impact Corey Alexander had on romance discourse and recommend romances involving sports.

Episode 65 Look for the Trains

Jess and Trisha discuss how we talk about who writes and reads romance, and recommend romance series in which you can completely immerse yourself.

Episode 64 Either A Month Or Seven Years

Jess and Trisha talk about things people love about reading romance and then offer some non-romance novel entertainment options that might share similar qualities.

Episode 63 Grown-up Humans Communicating

Jess and Trisha talk about Getting Schooled by Christina C. Jones and recommend some favorite romances from the year so far – to the extent that they’ve been able to read.

Episode 62 This is Chocolate, Not Broccoli

Jess and Trisha discuss takeaways from a Juneteeth Book Fest panel on writing Black romance and the delight for all readers in reading queer romance.

Episode 61 Clear and Not Weird

Jess and Trisha talk about the impact of anti-Black racism in publishing, an RWA awards decision, and books we love by Black authors.

Episode 60 “It Comes Down to Weather”: An Interview with Tosca Musk

Jess and Trisha talk with Passionflix founder Tosca Musk about romance adaptations, managing expectations, and what being a “producer” actually means.